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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Philip Nathanael Jedele, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/18 (2006.01); F16D 121/02 (2012.01); F16D 125/06 (2012.01); F16D 125/40 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/18 (2013.01); F16D 2121/02 (2013.01); F16D 2125/06 (2013.01); F16D 2125/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake system comprising: (a) a caliper housing connected to or formed with a piston housing; (b) a piston having a piston face seated in a piston main, wherein the piston is at least partially secured within the piston housing; and (c) a ball and nut assembly (BNA) adapted to move the piston face relative to the piston main to engage a brake pad of the brake system.