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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Applicants:
Kelsey-hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Lucas Automotive Gmbh, Koblenz, DE;
Inventors:
Kraig E. Gerber, Plymouth, MI (US);
Markus Mallmann, Pfalzfeld, DE;
Assignees:
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Lucas Automotive GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 55/2265 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/0006 (2013.01); F16D 55/2265 (2013.01); F16D 65/0087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle disc brake assembly includes a brake caliper. The brake caliper has a lug through which a bore extends, the bore having an axis. A guide rod fastener extends through the bore and is secured to a guide rod. An elastic bushing is in the bore between the lug and the guide rod fastener, wherein a circumference of the bushing contacts the lug. A radial clearance is between the lug and the guide rod fastener. The radial clearance is perpendicular to the axis.