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US3182753A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Swingable caliper, spot type disc brake

Assignee: DBA SA
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Filing: 1961-12-27
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1981-12-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gancel Pierre

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 08:36
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 236 words
A DISC BRAKE COMPRISING: A ROTAR HAVING OPPOSED FRICTION SURFACES THEREON, A SWINGABLE HOUSING COMPRISING A PAIR OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED CALIPER MEMBERS STRADDLING SAID ROTOR, ACTUATING MEANS SECURED TO SAID CALIPER MEMBERS OPPOSITE PNE OF SAID ROTOR FRICTION SURFACES, A FIRST FRICTION MEMBER SLIDABLE RELATIVE TO SAID CALIPER MEMBERS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ONE FRICTION SURFACE, A SECOND FRICTION MEMBER LOCATED OPPOSITE THE OTHER OF SAID FRICTION SURFACES SAID OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OTHER FRICTION SURFACE, A FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CALIPER MEMBERS, SAID SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING ANCHORING AND GUIDING SURFACES AT CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ENDS THEREOF, EACH OF SAID CALIPER MEMBERS BEING OPPOSITE A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER ANCHORING AND GUIDING SURFACES AND HAVING A SURFACE SLIDABLY ENGAGING ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPORT MEMBER ANCHORING AND GUIDING SURFACE, MEANS SEPARATE FROM SAID ANCHORING AND GUIDING SURFACES SWINGABLY CONNECTING SAID CALIPER MEMBERS TO SAID FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT OF SAID HOUSING ABOUT AN AXIS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID FRICTION SURFACES, SAID SWINGABLE CONNECTION BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED RELATIVE TO SAID ANCHORING SURFACES THAT ONE CALIPER WILL ANCHOR ON ONE OF SAID CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ANCHORING SURFACES OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER DURING ONE DIRECTION OF ROTOR ROTATION AND THE OTHER CALIPER MEMBER WILL ANCHOR ON THE OTHER OF SAID CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ANCHORING SURFACES OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER DURING ROTOR ROTATION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
A DISC BRAKE COMPRISING: A ROTAR HAVING OPPOSED FRICTION SURFACES THEREON, A SWINGABLE HOUSING COMPRISING A PAIR OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED CALIPER MEMBERS STRADDLING SAID ROTOR, ACTUATING MEANS SECURED TO SAID CALIPER MEMBERS OPPOSITE PNE OF SAID ROTOR FRICTION SURFACES, A FIRST FRICTION MEMBER SLIDABLE RELATIVE TO SAID CALIPER MEMBERS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ONE FRICTION SURFACE, A SECOND FRICTION MEMBER LOCATED OPPOSITE THE OTHER OF SAID FRICTION SURFACES SAID OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OTHER FRICTION SURFACE, A FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CALIPER MEMBERS, SAID SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING ANCHORING AND GUIDING SURFACES AT CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ENDS THEREOF, EACH OF SAID CALIPER MEMBERS BEING OPPOSITE A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER ANCHORING AND GUIDING SURFACES AND HAVING A SURFACE SLIDABLY ENGAGING ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPORT MEMBER ANCHORING AND GUIDING SURFACE, MEANS SEPARATE FROM SAID ANCHORING AND GUIDING SURFACES SWINGABLY CONNECTING SAID CALIPER MEMBERS TO SAID FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT OF SAID HOUSING ABOUT AN AXIS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID FRICTION SURFACES, SAID SWINGABLE CONNECTION BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED RELATIVE TO SAID ANCHORING SURFACES THAT ONE CALIPER WILL ANCHOR ON ONE OF SAID CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ANCHORING SURFACES OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER DURING ONE DIRECTION OF ROTOR ROTATION AND THE OTHER CALIPER MEMBER WILL ANCHOR ON THE OTHER OF SAID CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ANCHORING SURFACES OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER DURING ROTOR ROTATION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

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