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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Akebono Brake Corporation, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Galus Chelaidite, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
AKEBONO BRAKE CORPORATION, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/097 (2006.01); F16D 65/092 (2006.01); F16D 55/226 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/092 (2013.01); F16D 55/2262 (2013.01); F16D 65/0972 (2013.01); F16D 65/0975 (2013.01); F16D 65/0977 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device comprising one or more movable links adjacent to and spanning between two opposing brake pads along an axis, wherein the one or more movable links connect the two opposing brake pads so that the brake pads remain in a substantially parallel relationship as the two opposing brake pads move relative to each other along the axis when contacted by a rotor during a free running condition, and wherein dimensions of the one or more movable links remain constant during a brake apply, a brake retract, the free running condition, or a time therebetween.