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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Brad Robert Lethorn, Northville, MI (US);
Scott Alan Dubay, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Keqin Xu, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A caliper housing having a) an inboard side; b) an outboard side distanced from the inboard side so that a rotor gap is formed between the inboard side and the outboard side; c) a bridge structure which extends from both the inboard side and the outboard side over the rotor gap and connects the inboard side with the outboard side; d) a damper bore passing through the caliper housing from the inboard side into the bridge structure; and e) a mass damper residing within the damper bore; wherein the mass damper is adapted to dampen vibrations occurring during use of the caliper housing.