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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (Uk) Limited, Cwmbran, Gwent, GB;
Inventors:
Mathew Morris, Gwent, GB;
Vadiraj Pavaman, Gwent, GB;
Norman Breakwell, Gwent, GB;
Sanjeev Kulkarni, Gwent, GB;
Sean Cleary, Gwent, GB;
Assignee:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited, Cwmbran, Gwent, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/02 (2006.01); F16D 55/226 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 55/00 (2006.01); F16D 55/2265 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/02 (2013.01); F16D 55/226 (2013.01); F16D 65/0068 (2013.01); F16D 55/2265 (2013.01); F16D 2055/002 (2013.01); F16D 2055/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disc brake assembly having a carrier having a first formation on an inboard surface thereof and a caliper slideably mounted to the carrier having a second formation that is proximate to the first formation in use. The relative positions of the first formation and the second formation may be indicative of an amount of wear of a brake friction element and/or a rotor.