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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (Uk) Limited, Cwmbran, Gwent, GB;
Inventors:
Sanjeev Kulkarni, Gwent, GB;
Martin Taylor, Gwent, GB;
Assignee:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited, Cwmbran, Gwent, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/46 (2006.01); F16D 65/42 (2006.01); F16D 65/52 (2006.01); F16D 55/227 (2006.01); F16D 65/18 (2006.01); F16D 65/097 (2006.01); F16D 125/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/42 (2013.01); F16D 55/227 (2013.01); F16D 65/0972 (2013.01); F16D 65/183 (2013.01); F16D 65/52 (2013.01); F16D 2125/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disc brake that includes a housing, a piston, and a manual adjuster apparatus. The piston may be mounted within the housing and may have a rotatable portion defining an axis of rotation. The manual adjuster apparatus may be drivingly connected to the rotatable portion and may have a first element and a universal joint drivingly connecting the first element to the rotatable portion such that the first element extends away from the rotatable portion at an angle that is oblique to the axis of rotation.