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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toshitaka Izumihara, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew Robere, Novi, MI (US);
Masayuki Ueda, Satte, JP;
Ishiguro Isao, Kazo, JP;
Tadasuke Fujiwara, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/095 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/0006 (2013.01); F16D 65/0971 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake component comprising: (a) one or more tie bars, and (b) one or more open spaces on each side of the tie bar, wherein during a brake apply the one or more tie bars each allow a brake pad to rotate into the open spaces of the brake component while the tie bar remains an only point of contact of the brake component.