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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ji Y Woo, South Bend, IN (US);
Irving R Ritsema, South Bend, IN (US);
Assignee:
The Bendix Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 718 ; 188 723 ; 1881 / ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
A disc brake 10 has a caliper 34 including apparatus 52 for retracting the piston 68 of the fluid motor portion 44 of the caliper to a non-braking position when the brake is not applied. Consequently, runout, wobble, or axial movement of the brake disc 12 may space the friction elements 62, 64 of the brake from the friction faces 18, 20 of the brake disc so that the friction elements do not drag on the disc when the brake is not applied.