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US 8,418,817 B2Granted
Brake assembly having a mounting clip
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsMichael A. Visca, Deepak R. Sheelvant, Scott A. Jenkinson
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Abstract
A brake assembly having a hub, a rotor, and a mounting clip. The hub has a mounting boss and first and second pockets disposed on opposite sides of the mounting boss. The rotor is disposed on the hub and has a first tooth and a second tooth disposed in the first and second pockets, respectively. The mounting clip has a first arm that is disposed in the first pocket between the first tooth and the mounting boss and the second arm is disposed in the second pocket between the second tooth and the mounting boss.
Claims20
A brake assembly comprising:
- a hub having a mounting boss and first and second pockets disposed on opposite sides of the mounting boss;
- a rotor disposed on the hub, the rotor having a first tooth and a second tooth disposed in the first and second pockets, respectively;
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- a unitary mounting clip having a first arm and a second arm that extend from opposite ends of a cross member;
- wherein the first arm is disposed in the first pocket between the first tooth and the mounting boss and the second arm is disposed in the second pocket between the second tooth and the mounting boss and wherein the first arm has a first bend portion that extends from a first end of the cross member and a second bend portion that is spaced apart from the first bend portion, wherein the first arm engages the cross member between the first and second bend portions.
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A brake assembly comprising:
- a hub having a center hole, a mounting boss that is spaced apart from the center hole and that at least partially defines first and second pockets that are disposed on opposite sides of the mounting boss;
- a rotor having a first tooth and a second tooth that engage the hub and are disposed in the first and second pockets, respectively;
- a unitary mounting clip including:
- a cross member that engages the mounting boss and is spaced apart from the rotor;
- a first arm having a bend portion that extends from a first end of the cross member, a second bend portion that is spaced apart from the bend portion of the first arm, and a first elongate portion that extends from the second bend portion and away from the cross member;
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- a second arm having a bend portion that extends from a second end of the cross member disposed opposite the first end;
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- a fastener that couples the mounting clip to the mounting boss;
- wherein the bend portion of the first arm engages the first tooth, the bend portion of the second arm engages the second tooth, the first arm is disposed in the first pocket and engages the first tooth and the mounting boss, and the second arm is disposed in the second pocket and engages the second tooth and the mounting boss.
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A brake assembly comprising:
- a hub that includes:
- a mounting boss having a first surface that defines a mounting hole;
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- first and second pockets disposed on opposite sides of the mounting boss;
- a rotor having an opening that receives the hub and a first tooth and a second tooth disposed in the first and second pockets, respectively;
- a mounting clip having a first arm and a second arm that extend from opposite ends of a cross member;
- and
- a fastener that extends through the mounting clip and engages the mounting hole;
- wherein the cross member engages the first surface and is spaced apart from the rotor;
- and
- wherein the first arm has first and second elongate portions that are disposed in the first pocket, wherein the first elongate portion engages the mounting boss and is spaced apart from the rotor and the second elongate portion engages the first tooth and is spaced apart from the hub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.