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Disc brakes

Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1962-10-17
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Granted: 1964-08-25
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Expires: 1982-10-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Desvignes Jean Lucien
  • 👤 Gancel Pierre

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 13:05
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D55/00; F16D55/02; F16D55/22; F16D55/224; F16D55/225; F16D55/2255

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 181 words
A DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE, INCLUDING A ROTATABLE BRAKE DISC FIXED AGAINST AXIAL MOVEMENT, ANNULAR FLAT FRICTION SURFACES ON OPPOSITE FACES OF SAID DISC, A PAIR OF SEPARATELY MOVABLE SEGMENTAL FRICTIONMEMBERS COVERING AN ANGULAR PORTION ONLY OF SAID FRICTION SURFACES, A FIRST CYLINDER HOUSING SECURED TO A STATIONARY PART OF THE VEHICLE, A SECOND CYLINDER HOUSING, A PAIR OF C-SHAPED YOKE MEMBERS STRADDLING SAID DISC TO INTERCONNECT THE CORRESPONDING LATERAL FACES OF SAID HOUSINGS, THE ARMS OF SAID YOKE MEMBERS EXTENDING CLOSELY TO SAID DISC TO PROVIDE ANCHORING SURFACES ENGAGEABLE BY THE ENDS OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS, A REINFORCING PLATE HAVING CONNECTIONS WITH SAID YOKE MEMBERS, AXIAL LINKS RECEIVED IN ALIGNED OPENINGS OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS AND REINFORCING PLATE FOR GUIDING SAID FRICTION MEMBERS, SAID AXIAL LINKS BEING MOUNTED FOR SLIDABLE MOVEMENT BIASING SAID SEGMENTAL FRICTION MEMBERS AGAINST THE FLAT FRICTION SURFACES ON THE OPPOSITE FACES OF SAID DISC, COMMUNICATING HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND HOUSINGS, AND COAXIAL PISTON RECIPROCABLY RECEIVED IN SAIDY HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS FOR URGING SAID FRICTION MEMBERS AGAINST THE OPPOSITE FACES OF SAID DISC.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 181 words
A DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE, INCLUDING A ROTATABLE BRAKE DISC FIXED AGAINST AXIAL MOVEMENT, ANNULAR FLAT FRICTION SURFACES ON OPPOSITE FACES OF SAID DISC, A PAIR OF SEPARATELY MOVABLE SEGMENTAL FRICTIONMEMBERS COVERING AN ANGULAR PORTION ONLY OF SAID FRICTION SURFACES, A FIRST CYLINDER HOUSING SECURED TO A STATIONARY PART OF THE VEHICLE, A SECOND CYLINDER HOUSING, A PAIR OF C-SHAPED YOKE MEMBERS STRADDLING SAID DISC TO INTERCONNECT THE CORRESPONDING LATERAL FACES OF SAID HOUSINGS, THE ARMS OF SAID YOKE MEMBERS EXTENDING CLOSELY TO SAID DISC TO PROVIDE ANCHORING SURFACES ENGAGEABLE BY THE ENDS OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS, A REINFORCING PLATE HAVING CONNECTIONS WITH SAID YOKE MEMBERS, AXIAL LINKS RECEIVED IN ALIGNED OPENINGS OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS AND REINFORCING PLATE FOR GUIDING SAID FRICTION MEMBERS, SAID AXIAL LINKS BEING MOUNTED FOR SLIDABLE MOVEMENT BIASING SAID SEGMENTAL FRICTION MEMBERS AGAINST THE FLAT FRICTION SURFACES ON THE OPPOSITE FACES OF SAID DISC, COMMUNICATING HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND HOUSINGS, AND COAXIAL PISTON RECIPROCABLY RECEIVED IN SAIDY HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS FOR URGING SAID FRICTION MEMBERS AGAINST THE OPPOSITE FACES OF SAID DISC.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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