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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin P. Weber, Montrose, MI (US);
Thomas V. Valvano, Saginaw, MI (US);
Martin J. Reder, Essexville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/512 ;
Abstract
A disc brake rotor is retained on a bearing hub assembly during handling, shipping and installation of the wheel by a retaining clip. The clip is snapped into a machined groove on the bearing pilot hub after the disc brake rotor is assembled to the bearing and gauged for optimal runout. The retaining clip acts as a physical block thereby keeping the rotor positioned on the bearing hub and eliminates the need for specific orientation of a retention device or removal of material from the disc rotor or wheel as in prior systems.