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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2019
Federal-mogul Motorparts Llc, Southfield, MI (US);
Gregory Michael Vyletel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John David Holme, Llaneilian, GB;
FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle brake component for collecting brake dust that includes a body having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion, and a magnet having a collection side, an adherence side, and one or more side edges separating the collection side and the adherence side. The collection side is configured to collect brake dust by directly facing the rotor, and the adherence side is directly coupled to the body at the trailing edge portion. In one embodiment, the body of the vehicle brake component is a backing plate body of a brake pad, and in another embodiment, the body of the vehicle brake component is a caliper housing or a caliper bracket.