Caliper housing retaining spring key

Claim 2

In a disc brake: a rotor having a pair of friction face; a pair of friction elements, one disposed adjacent each of said friction faces; a support member having a pair of circumferentially spaced arms defining a recess therebetween; a caliper member slidable in said recess bridging said rotor; said caliper member being operatively connected to each of said friction elements; one of said members having groove means formed therein; the other of said members having outwardly projecting ledge means slidably received in said groove means; and a resilient member carried in said groove means engaging said ledge means for urging the caliper member toward said support member; said groove means having a pair of intersecting sides extending through said one member; said resilient member being a V-shaped key presenting a pair of intersecting legs; each of said legs engaging a corresponding one of said sides.

Claim 3

The invention of claim 1: said groove means being formed in said support member and extending therethrough in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of said rotor.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 2: one of said legs having resilient fingers formed therein; said fingers urging the caliper toward said fixed support.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 3: said key having an axial length greater than that of the groove to present a portion projecting from said one member; one of said legs having resilient fingers projecting therefrom; one of said fingers projecting from said portion and engaging the side of said fixed support to prevent movement of the key in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor. ; the other fingers engaging said caliper member for urging the latter toward the fixed support.

Claim 6

In a disc brake: a rotor having a pair of friction faces; a pair of friction elements, one disposed adjacent each of said friction faces; a support member having a pair of circumferentially spaced arms defining a recess therebetween; a caliper member slidable in said recess bridging said rotor; said caliper being operatively connected to each of said friction elements; one of said members having groove means formed therein; the other of said members having outwardly projecting ledge means slidably received in said groove means; and a resilient member carried in said groove means engaging said ledge means for urging the caliper member toward said support member; said groove means being a pair of circumferentially spaced grooves formed in the support member extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor; said grooves having upper and lower intersecting sides to present V-shaped channels through said one member; there being a pair of said resilient members, one of said resilient members being disposed in each of said grooves; said resilient members being V-shaped keys presenting a pair of intersecting legs; one leg of each of said keys having resilient fingers projecting therefrom; said one leg of one of said keys being disposed between the upper side of one of said grooves and the corresponding side of the caliper whereby the resiliency of the fingers urges said corresponding side of the caliper radially inwardly with respect to the rotor; said one leg of the other key being disposed between the lower side of the other groove and the other side of the caliper whereby the resiliency of said fingers urges said other side of said caliper radially outwardly with respect to the rotor.

Claim 7

In a disc brake: a rotor having a pair of friction faces; a pair of friction elements, one disposed adjacent each of said friction faces; a support member having a pair of circumferentially spaced arms defining a recess therebetween; a caliper member slidable in said recess bridging said rotor; said caliper being operatively connected to each of said friction elements; one of said members having groove means formed therein; the other of said members having outwardly projecting ledge means slidably received in said groove means; and a resilient member carried in said groove means engaging said ledge means for urging the caliper member toward said support member; said groove means being a pair of circumferentially spaced grooves formed in the support member extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor; said grooves having upper and lower intersecting sides to present V-shaped channels through said one member; there being a pair of said resilient members, one of said resilient members being disposed in each of said grooves; said resilient members being V-shaped keys presenting a pair of intersecting legs; one leg of each of said keys having resilient fingers projecting therefrom; said one leg of one of said keys being disposed between the upper side of one of said grooves and the corresponding side of the caliper whereby the resiliency of the fingers urges said corresponding side of the caliper radially inwardly with respect to the rotor; said one leg of the other key being disposed between the lower side of the other groove and the other side of the caliper whereby the resiliency of said fingers urges said other side of said caliper radially outwardly with respect to the rotor.

Claim 8

In a disc brake: a rotor having a pair of friction faces; a pair of friction elements, one of said friction elements being disposed adjacent each of said friction faces; a support member; a caliper member slidably mounted on said support member and extending across the periphery of the rotor, said caliper member engaging each of said friction elements for urging the latter into braking engagement with their corresponding friction faces when a brake application is effected; groove means having upper and lower surfaces provided in one of said members; ledge means having upper and lower surfaces extending from the other member and received within said groove means; and removable means disposed between said groove means and said ledge means for retaining the caliper member on the support member; said removable means having upper and lower interconnected legs, the upper leg being disposed between the upper surface of the ledge means and the upper surface of the groove means, the lower leg being disposed between the lower surface of the ledge means and the lower surface of the groove means.

Claim 9

In a disc brake: a rotor having a pair of friction faces; a pair of friction elements, one of said friction elements being disposed adjacent each of said friction faces; a support member; a caliper member slidably mounted on said support member and extending across the periphery of the rotor, said caliper member engaging each of said friction elements for urging the latter into braking engagement with their corresponding friction faces when a brake application is effected; groove means having upper and lower surfaces provided in one of said members; ledge means having upper and lower surfaces extending from the other member and received within said groove means; and removable means disposed between said groove means and said ledge means for retaining the caliper member on the support member; said removable means having upper and lower interconnected legs, the upper leg being disposed between the upper surface of the ledge means and the upper surface of the groove means, the lower leg being disposed between the lower surface of the ledge means and the lower surface of the groove means.

Claim 10

The invention of claim 6: said removable means being removable from between said caliper member and said support member in a direction generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor to permit said caliper member to be removed from said support member radially outwardly with respect to said rotor.

Claim 11

The invention of claim 7: one of said legs having resilient fingers provided thereon to urge said caliper member toward said support member.