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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gene P Baynes, Kettering, OH (US);
Wolfgang Melinat, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 7339 ; 188 7338 ; 188 7343 ;
Abstract
The disc brake caliper housing is fully mounted on, supported and retained by the brake shoes of the brake pad assemblies. All brake torque forces are transmitted from the shoes to the fixed mounting bracket. The caliper housing is subjected only to axially clamping forces. In one embodiment no bolts or pins are required to support the caliper assembly, including the brake pad assemblies, on the mounting bracket. In another embodiment an uncomplicated roll pin arrangement supports and retains the shoes and the caliper housing on the mounting bracket.