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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Irving R Ritsema, South Bend, IN (US);
Assignee:
The Bendix Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 7343 ; 188 724 ; 188 7345 ; 188 7347 ;
Abstract
A disc brake assembly includes a caliper assembly (20) which is movably mounted on a torque plate (14) to engage a pair of friction elements (26, 28) with a rotor (12). The caliper assembly defines a central opening (30) with abutment surfaces (32, 34) and the torque plate extends into the central opening to engage one of the abutment surfaces.