Disc brake support and caliper mounting

Claim 2

In a brake, a rotor having a pair of friction faces, a pair of friction elements, one of said elements being disposed adjacent each of said friction faces, a support member mounted adjacent one of said friction faces, said support member having a pair of circumferentially spaced arms defining a recess therebetween, a member straddling said rotor and engaging each of said friction elements for urging the latter into braking engagement with their corresponding friction faces when a brake application is effected, at least one of the friction elements being secured to the straddling member, means slidably mounting said straddling member on said support member for transverse relative movement with respect to said rotor, said slidably mounting means including a socket on the outer edge of one of said arms, and pin means connected to said straddling member and received in said socket whereby braking torque is transmitted from the straddling member to the support member through the pin means and said socket when braking during rotation of said rotor in one direction, the edge of said one arm facing into said recess having a bearing surface cooperating with a corresponding bearing surface on said straddling member whereby braking torque is transmitted from the straddling member to said torque member through said bearing surfaces upon braking during rotation of said rotor in the opposite direction, and means operatively connecting the other arm of the support member and the straddling member for inhibiting rotation of said straddling member about said pin means.

Claim 3

The invention of claim 1, said means inhibiting rotation of said straddling member including a manually releasable connection between said members whereby upon release of said releasable connection the straddling member may be pivoted about said pin means to expose said friction elements for servicing.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 1, said means inhibiting rotation of said straddling member including a tongue-and-groove connection between said support member and said straddling member, and releasable means for permitting removal of one edge of said groove to allow rotation of said straddling member about said pin means to expose said friction elements for servicing.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 1, said pin means including a sleeve, and a pin element connected to said straddling member and extending through said sleeve, said socket slidably receiving said sleeve.

Claim 6

The invention of claim 4, said socket being a recess in said one arm embracing a portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve, said recess being open at one side thereof whereby a portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve projects from said recess to permit limited movement of said pin means out of said recess.

Claim 7

The invention of claim 5; and resilient means yieldably urging said sleeve into said recess.

Claim 8

The invention of claim 6, said resilient means being a spring clip, one end of said clip engaging said one arm, the body of said clip engaging the portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve projecting from said recess.

Claim 9

The invention of claim 4, said socket being a recess in said one arm embracing a portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve, said recess being open at one side thereof whereby a portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve projects from said recess to permit limited movement of said pin means out of said recess, the extent of said limited movement of the pin means out of said recess being controlled by engagement of the bearing surface on said straddling member with the bearing surface on said one arm.

Claim 10

The invention of claim 1, one of said frIction elements being received in the recess defined between said arms, said one friction element having anchoring areas on opposite ends thereof to cooperate with corresponding anchoring areas on each of said arms to transmit braking torque generated by engagement of said one friction element with its corresponding friction face directly to said support member whereby only the braking torque generated by engagement of the other friction element with its corresponding friction face is transmitted through said straddling member.

Claim 11

In a brake, a rotor having a pair of friction faces, a pair of friction elements, one of said elements being disposed adjacent each of said friction faces, a support member mounted adjacent one of said friction faces, said support member having a pair of circumferentially spaced arms defining a recess therebetween, a member straddling said rotor and engaging each of said friction elements for urging the latter into braking engagement with their corresponding friction faces when a brake application is effected, means slidably mounting said straddling member on said support member for transverse relative movement with respect to said rotor, said slidably mounting means including a socket on the outer edge of one of said arms, and pin means connected to said straddling member and received in said socket whereby braking torque is transmitted from the straddling member to the support member through the pin means and said socket when braking during rotation of said rotor in one direction, the edge of said one arm facing into said recess having a bearing surface cooperating with a corresponding bearing surface on said straddling member whereby braking torque is transmitted from the straddling member to said torque member through said bearing surfaces upon braking during rotation of said rotor in the opposite direction, and means operatively connecting the other arm of the support member and the straddling member for inhibiting rotation of said straddling member about said pin means, said pin means including a sleeve, and a pin element connected to said straddling member and extending through said sleeve, said socket slidably receiving said sleeve, said socket being a recess in said one arm embracing a portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve, said recess being open at one side thereof whereby a portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve projects from said recess to permit limited movement of said pin means out of said recess, resilient means yieldably urging said sleeve into said recess, a detent defined in said one arm on the side of the latter opposite said recess, said resilient means being a spring clip, one end of said clip engaging said detent, said clip including a body portion extending from the first end around the end of said one arm, said body portion including another portion engaging the portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve projecting from said recess.

Claim 12

In a brake, a rotor having a pair of friction faces, a pair of friction elements, one of said elements being disposed adjacent each of said friction faces, a support member mounted adjacent one of said friction faces, said support member having a pair of circumferentially spaced arms defining a recess therebetween, a member straddling said rotor and engaging each of said friction elements for urging the latter into braking engagement with their corresponding friction faces when a brake application is effected, means slidably mounting said straddling member on said support member for transverse relative movement with respect to said rotor, said slidably mounting means including a socket on the outer edge of one of said arms, and pin means connected to said straddling member and received in said socket whereby braking torque is transmitted from the straddling member to the support member through the pin means and said socket when braking during rotation of said rotor in one direction, the edge of said one arm facing into said recess having a bearing surface cooperating with a corresponding bearing surface on said straddling member whereby braking torque is transmitted from the straddling member to said torque member through said bearing surfaces upon braking during rotation of said rotor in the opposite direction, and means operatively connecting the other arm of the support member and the straddling member for inhibiting rotation of said straddling member about said pin means, said pin means including a sleeve, and a pin element connected to said straddling member and extending through said sleeve, said socket slidably receiving said sleeve, said socket being a recess in said one arm embracing a portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve, said recess being open at one side thereof whereby a portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve projects from said recess to permit limited movement of said pin means out of said recess, resilient means yieldably urging said sleeve into said recess, a detent defined in said one arm on the side of the latter opposite said recess, said resilient means being a spring clip, one end of said clip engaging said detent, said clip including a body portion extending from the first end around the end of said one arm, said body portion including another portion engaging the portion of the outer circumferential surface of said sleeve projecting from said recess.