Akebono Corporation (north America)

Akebono Corporation

Sean C Barrett

Philip Nathanael Jedele

Manuel Barbosa

Eric John Roszman

Seiji Nishimura

Takashi Matsumoto

Chris William Henley

A disc brake caliper assembly is provided including a support bracket, a pair of slide pins, and a caliper body. The support bracket includes an inboard rail and an outboard rail. The inboard rail defines a pair of engagement bores. The pair of slide pins engage the pair of engagement bores. The caliper body slidably engages the pair of slide pins. The caliper body includes an inboard portion and an outboard portion. The inboard and outboard portions balance each other such that the caliper body has a center of gravity that is substantially axially aligned with the location of engagement between the slide pins and the engagement bores.

Wide caliper assembly design

A boot-type seal having a seal and a valve. The seal has a first seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a first surface, and a second seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a second surface. The valve is coupled to the seal and is operable in a first condition, which inhibits fluid communication therethrough, and a second condition, which permits fluid communication therethrough. The condition of the valve changes from the first condition to the second condition in response to a fluid pressure exerted on a side of the seal that exceeds a predetermined threshold pressure. A brake assembly that incorporates the boot-type seal is also provided.

Pressure bleeding boot-type seal

Opening in a brake caliper

Brake caliper

A mechanism for a sliding-pin type disc brake assembly provides a gap between a brake pad and the rotor. The mechanism includes a bushing that receives a sliding pin and a resilient element between the end of the pin and the end of the bushing. The pin reciprocates in the bushing during operation of the brakes, and the bushing moves along the bore as the brake pads wear.

Automatic adjustment for disc brake pad

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Sean C Barrett