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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1999
Kenneth J. Bunker, Leicester, GB;
Federal-Mogul Technology Limited, Rugby, GB;
Abstract
A reduction in size and weight of a vehicle wheel suspension is achieved by locating a brake force applicator at a top portion of a stub axle and adjacent a wheel turning axis and providing a pair of axially slidable brake discs engageable by four floating brake pads. Preferably, the force applicator is disposed within an opening or bore in a top portion of the stub axle adjacent the vertical turning axis which also passes through the stub axle. This is in contrast to the conventional sliding caliper that is mounted at either the front or the rear of a fixed brake disc and projects substantially further outward with respect to the vertical turning axis. The inclusion of the brake force applicator such as a hydraulically operated piston in the stub axle and the use of the pair of slidable brake discs provides better operational characteristics in addition to lighter weight, decreased size, and decreased turning circle relative to a conventional sliding caliper, fixed brake disc assembly