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US 8,905,200 B2Granted
Bracketless caliper
OwnerKenneth Eric Guteliusinventor
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Abstract
A device comprising: a caliper comprising: one or more piston bores housing a piston; an outboard pad retainer; a bridge; and a shoulder; wherein the caliper is attached directly to a knuckle of an automobile via the shoulder.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a. a caliper comprising:
- i. one or more piston bores housing a piston that is extendable along a piston bore axis;
- ii. an outboard pad retainer;
- iii. a bridge;
- and
- iv. a shoulder having one or more attachment features forming a through hole in the shoulder;
- wherein the caliper is configured to be attached directly to a knuckle of an automobile via the shoulder and one or more fasteners;
- and
- wherein the one or more attachment features are larger in the piston bore axis direction than the one or more fasteners so that the caliper when attached to the knuckle is capable of being displaceable along the piston bore axis.
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A disc brake system comprising:
- a. a caliper comprising:
- i. one or more piston bores horsing a piston;
- ii. an outboard pad retainer;
- iii. a bridge having a rail so that an inboard brake pad moves along the rail during a brake apply, a brake off, or a condition thereof;
- iv. an inboard pad retainer;
- v. a shoulder including one or more attachment features forming an oblong through hole that extend through the shoulder;
- and
- vi. one or more tabs;
- b. a rotor connected to a knuckle of an automobile, wherein the bridge extends over the rotor;
- wherein the caliper is attached directly to the knuckle via the shoulder and one or more fasteners and the caliper is free of attachment to a support bracket;
- wherein the one or more tabs are located between the caliper and the knuckle;
- and
- wherein the caliper when attached to the knuckle via the one or more fasteners extending through the oblong through hole in the one more attachment features is capable of rotationally moving and moving along an axis of the rotor.
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A device comprising:
- a caliper comprising:
- i. one or more piston bores housing a piston;
- ii. an outboard pad retainer;
- iii. a bridge;
- iv. one or more fasteners;
- v. a shoulder that is configured to be attached directly to a knuckle of an automobile via the shoulder and the one or more fasteners;
- vi. one or more tabs including:
- 1. a body;
- 2. a deflection arm;
- and
- 3. a sleeve having one or more flares;
- wherein the deflection arm and sleeve extend from the body, and the one or more fasteners extend through the sleeve and the one or more flares so that the one or more tabs accommodate the one or more fasteners and connect the caliper to the knuckle, and the one or more tabs fit within an attachment feature of the knuckle;
- wherein the one or more tabs are located between the one or more fasteners and the shoulder, the knuckle, or both so that the one or more tabs provide a load on the caliper, the knuckle, or both and align the caliper with the knuckle;
- and
- wherein a gap is located between the knuckle and the shoulder so that the caliper is capable of rotating during a brake apply, a brake off, or a condition therebetween.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.