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US 9,267,557 B2Granted
Heat transfer preventer
AssigneeAkebono Brake Corporation
InventorBrian Lewis Boyle
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Abstract
An article comprising: a heat transfer preventer, the heat transfer preventer comprising: a body portion and one or more convection plates, the one or more convection plates being connected to and extending from the body portion; wherein the body portion includes one or more unitary attachment devices extending therefrom for attachment to a piston, a brake pad, or both.
Claims19
An article comprising:
- a heat transfer preventer comprising:
- a. a body portion that includes one or more center holes;
- b. one or more convection plates that are directly connected to and extend from an external edge of an outer periphery of the body portion for moving heat away from the body portion, a piston, a brake pad, brake fluid or a combination thereof;
- c. one or more unitary attachment devices including;
- internal fingers that are directly connected to and extend from an inside edge of the one or more center holes so the internal fingers are juxtaposed to an inside wall of the piston;
- and one or more external fingers that connect the body portion to the inside wall of the piston, a fastener, or both
- wherein at least one of the one or more unitary attachment devices provide for attachment of the heat transfer preventer to the piston, the brake pad, a shim or a combination thereof.
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A brake system comprising:
- a. an article comprising:
- i. a heat transfer preventer comprising:
- 1. a body portion and
- 2. one or more convection plates that are connected to and extend from an external edge of an outer periphery of the body portion;
- wherein the body portion includes one or more unitary attachment devices for attachment to a piston, a brake pad, a shim, or a combination thereof;
- b. a caliper housing including:
- i. one or more fingers;
- ii. one or more piston bores that each include:
- 1. a piston and
- 2. brake fluid;
- iii. a bridge connecting the one or more fingers and the one or more piston bores;
- iv. one or more windows in the bridge of the caliper housing;
- wherein the heat transfer preventer is attached to the piston via the one or more unitary attachment devices so that the heat transfer preventer and the piston move in unison during a brake apply, a brake retract, or any time therebetween;
- wherein one of the one or more convection plates of the heat transfer preventer extends through one window in the bridge of the caliper housing;
- one of the one or more convection plates extends around an outside of the caliper housing;
- and
- one of the one or more convection plates extends into a center recess in the caliper housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.