IP Library Granted Patent US 11,892,043
Granted Patent B2
US 11,892,043 · App. 17/372,377 · Granted Feb 6, 2024

Boot for caliper brake and caliper brake including the same

Inventor: Kihoon Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
F16D55/2265F16D65/0087
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Patent No.
US 11,892,043
App. No.
17/372,377
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a boot for a caliper brake and the caliper brake including the same. The boot, which is provided to be installed on a guide rod to allow a caliper housing to be slidably coupled to a carrier during braking, includes a first coupling part coupled to the guide rod at one end thereof, and a second coupling part coupled to the carrier at the other end thereof, wherein the second coupling part is provided with an elastic protrusion provided to be in contact with an outer surface of the guide rod so that a reaction force is generated by the guide rod moving together with the caliper housing during braking.

Claims (47)

1. A boot comprising:

a first coupling part coupled to a guide rod at one end of the boot for a caliper brake provided to be installed on the guide rod to allow a caliper housing to be slidably coupled to a carrier during braking; and

a second coupling part coupled to the carrier at the other end of the boot,

wherein the second coupling part is provided with one or more elastic protrusions provided to be in contact with an outer surface of the guide rod so that a reaction force is generated by the guide rod moving together with the caliper housing during braking,

wherein an inner diameter of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part facing the guide rod is gradually decreased toward an outside of the guide hole, and

wherein a surface of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part facing the guide rod is obliquely slanted in only one direction such that an elastic force of the elastic protrusion is generated in a direction oblique to a radial direction of the boot for the caliper brake.

2. The boot according to claim 1 , further comprising

a corrugate part provided to connect the first coupling part and the second coupling part and to extend or contract when the guide rod moves.

3. The boot according to claim 1 , wherein

the elastic protrusion is formed to protrude obliquely in a moving direction of the guide rod moving during braking.

4. The boot according to claim 1 , wherein

the second coupling part is formed in a ring shape, and

the elastic protrusion is integrally formed to protrude from an inner circumferential surface of the second coupling part.

5. The boot according to claim 4 , wherein

a plurality of the elastic protrusions is provided to be spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals along the inner circumferential surface of the second coupling part.

6. The boot according to claim 4 , wherein

a plurality of the elastic protrusions is formed in a moving direction of the guide rod.

7. The boot according to claim 1 , wherein one end formed at an innermost part of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part is a thickest part of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part, and the another end formed at an outmost part of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part is a thinnest part of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part.

8. The boot according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of elastic protrusions of the second coupling part, each formed along a circumferential direction of the boot, are arranged one by one in an axial direction of the boot.

9. The boot according to claim 1 , wherein the guide rod is coupled to the caliper housing and the carrier is coupled to a vehicle body.

10. A caliper brake comprising:

a carrier fixed to a vehicle body;

a caliper housing installed on the carrier to advance and retreat;

a guide rod having one end fixed to the caliper housing and the other end slidably coupled to a guide hole provided on the carrier to slidably couple the caliper housing to the carrier; and

a boot mounted on the guide rod and the carrier to prevent foreign substances from being introduced into the guide hole,

wherein the boot comprises a first coupling part coupled to the guide rod at one end of the boot, and a second coupling part coupled to the carrier at the other end of the boot,

wherein the second coupling part is provided with one or more elastic protrusions provided to be in contact with an outer surface of the guide rod so that a reaction force is generated by the guide rod moving together with the caliper housing during braking,

wherein an inner diameter of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part facing the guide rod is gradually decreased toward an outside of the guide hole, and

wherein a surface of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part facing the guide rod is obliquely slanted in only one direction such that an elastic force of the elastic protrusion is generated in a direction oblique to a radial direction of the boot.

11. The caliper brake according to claim 10 , wherein

the boot further comprises a corrugate part provided to connect the first coupling part and the second coupling part and to extend or contract when the guide rod moves.

12. The caliper brake according to claim 10 , wherein

the elastic protrusion is formed to protrude obliquely in a moving direction of the guide rod moving during braking.

13. The caliper brake according to claim 10 , wherein

the second coupling part is formed in a ring shape, and

the elastic protrusion is integrally formed to protrude from an inner circumferential surface of the second coupling part.

14. The caliper brake according to claim 13 , wherein

a plurality of the elastic protrusions is provided to be spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals along the inner circumferential surface of the second coupling part.

15. The caliper brake according to claim 13 , wherein

a plurality of the elastic protrusions is formed in a moving direction of the guide rod.

16. The caliper brake according to claim 10 , wherein

a fastening groove to which the second coupling part is coupled is provided in the guide hole, and

a protrusion protruding toward the fastening groove to be seated on and coupled to the fastening groove is provided at a coupling end of the second coupling part coupled to the fastening groove.

17. The caliper brake according to claim 10 , wherein

the guide rod is provided with a locking groove provided such that the first coupling part is fitted and fixed thereto.

18. The caliper brake according to claim 10 , wherein one end formed at an innermost part of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part is a thickest part of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part, and another end formed at an outmost part of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part is a thinnest part of the elastic protrusion of the second coupling part.

19. The caliper brake according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of elastic protrusions of the second coupling part, each formed along a circumferential direction of the boot, are arranged one by one in an axial direction of the boot.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2023
From: KIM, KIHOON
To: MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064395/0320 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 18, 2022
From: MANDO CORPORATION
To: HL MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062152/0127 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0087237 · Jul 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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