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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2004
Applicant:
Dale Lee Hartsock, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventor:
Dale Lee Hartsock, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D055/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A brake assembly including a brake pad; a selectively movable rotor, a backing plate which is coupled to the brake pad, at least a first roller which is coupled to the backing plate, a caliper, at least a second roller which is coupled to the caliper, a wedge member which is positioned between and which engages the at least first and the at least second roller, and a motor which is coupled to the wedge member and which selectively moves the wedge member, effective to brake a selectively movable assembly.