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US 9,429,203 B2Granted
Disc brake rotor
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsEtsuyoshi Watarai, Masashi Goto, Takuya Edamura
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Abstract
A disc brake rotor including a friction portion and a cooling fin located radially offset from the friction portion is provided. The cooling fin is configured to deflect due to a change in temperature in the friction portion.
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A disc brake rotor comprising:
- a friction portion;
- and
- a cooling fin located radially offset from the friction portion,
- the cooling fin being configured with a temperature sensitive portion to deflect due to a change in temperature in the friction portion such that additional airflow is provided to the disc brake rotor.
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A disc brake rotor comprising:
- a friction portion;
- a cooling fin located radially offset from the friction portion;
- and
- a temperature sensitive portion operatively connected to the cooling fin to enable deflection of the cooling fin.
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A disc brake rotor comprising:
- a friction portion;
- a mounting portion configured to be mounted on a hub of a wheel;
- a connecting portion connecting the mounting portion to the friction portion;
- and
- a cooling fin provided on the connecting portion and configured with a temperature sensitive portion to deflect due to a change in temperature in the friction portion such that additional airflow is provided to the disc brake rotor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.