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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (Uk) Limited, Cwmbran Gwent, GB;
Inventors:
Dietmar Knoop, Cwmbran Gwent, GB;
Sean Cleary, Cwmbran Gwent, GB;
Assignee:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited, Cwmbran Gwent, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/42 (2006.01); F16D 55/2255 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/40 (2006.01); F16D 65/52 (2006.01); F16D 66/02 (2006.01); F16D 55/00 (2006.01); F16D 55/226 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/42 (2013.01); F16D 55/2255 (2013.01); F16D 65/0043 (2013.01); F16D 65/40 (2013.01); F16D 65/52 (2013.01); F16D 66/021 (2013.01); F16D 66/027 (2013.01); F16D 55/226 (2013.01); F16D 2055/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjuster assembly for manually adjusting the position of a brake pad relative to a brake rotor of a disc brake, the assembly comprising: a continuous wear sensor; and a manual rewind apparatus to manually reset the position of the brake pad when replacement thereof is required; the manual rewind apparatus comprising a shaft arranged to extend into a housing of the disc brake; wherein the continuous wear sensor is arranged to be located within the housing of the disc brake and is located proximate to the shaft.