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US 9,068,610 B2Granted
Brake caliper assembly having a spacer tape and a method of manufacture
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorDaniel Philpott
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Abstract
A brake caliper assembly having a spacer tape and a method of manufacture. The brake caliper assembly may include a carrier, a housing assembly disposed on the carrier, and a spacer tape. The spacer tape may engage the carrier and the housing assembly. The spacer tape may have a perforation that severs to permit movement of the housing assembly with respect to the carrier.
Claims20
A brake caliper assembly comprising:
- a carrier configured to be coupled to a vehicle;
- a housing assembly that is moveably disposed on the carrier and defines an opening;
- first and second brake pad assemblies that are disposed on the housing assembly in the opening;
- and
- a spacer tape that engages the carrier and the housing assembly, wherein the spacer tape has a perforation that severs to permit movement of the housing assembly with respect to the carrier, wherein the perforation divides the spacer tape into first and second portions that are disposed on opposite sides of the perforation, wherein the first portion is affixed to the carrier and the second portion is affixed to the housing assembly and the perforation is provided before the spacer tape is affixed to the carrier and the housing assembly.
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A brake caliper assembly comprising:
- a carrier;
- a housing assembly that is moveably disposed on the carrier;
- first and second brake pad assemblies that are disposed on the housing assembly;
- and
- a spacer tape that extends from the carrier to the housing assembly, wherein the spacer tape has a perforation and the spacer tape severs along the perforation when the first and second brake pad assemblies are actuated toward each other, wherein the spacer tape includes a foil layer that defines an external surface of the spacer tape, wherein markings are provided on the spacer tape that are indented into the foil layer.
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A method of manufacturing a brake caliper assembly comprising:
- providing a housing assembly that is moveably disposed on a carrier, wherein the housing assembly receives first and second brake pad assemblies;
- and
- affixing a spacer tape to the carrier and the housing assembly to inhibit movement of the housing assembly with respect to the carrier;
- wherein the spacer tape is provided with a perforation before being affixed to the carrier and the housing assembly and the perforation divides the spacer tape into first and second portions that are disposed on opposite sides of the perforation, wherein the step of affixing the spacer tape includes affixing the first portion to the carrier and the second portion to the housing assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.