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US 12,338,865 · App. 17/752,838 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Brake caliper for a disk brake system

Inventor: Hatem Shahin (Pfaffenhofen, DE)
Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
F16D65/0068F16D65/0056F16D65/0087F16D2055/0008F16D2055/0016F16D2250/0084
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Patent No.
US 12,338,865
App. No.
17/752,838
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The application relates to a brake caliper for a disk brake system comprising a caliper bracket, a caliper housing, a first connecting means and a second connecting means, wherein the first connecting means and the second connecting means may each be configured to mount the caliper bracket to the caliper housing or wherein the first connecting means and the second connecting means may each be configured to mount the caliper bracket to an axle assembly, characterized in that a mass of the first connecting means is different from a mass of the second connecting means.

Claims (18)

1. A brake caliper for a disk brake system, comprising

a caliper bracket and a caliper housing,

a first connecting means and a second connecting means,

wherein the first connecting means and the second connecting means are each configured to mount the caliper bracket to the caliper housing

or

wherein the first connecting means and the second connecting means are each configured to mount the caliper bracket to an axle assembly,

wherein a mass of the first connecting means is different from a mass of the second connecting means, and

wherein a bolt of the first connecting means and/or a bolt of the second connecting means has a bolt head that is off-center.

2. The brake caliper of claim 1 , characterized in that a mass of the first connecting means is at least 10 g larger than a mass of the second connecting means.

3. The brake caliper of claim 1 , characterized in that the first connecting means and/or the second connecting means comprises a bolt.

4. The brake caliper of claim 1 , characterized in that the first connecting means and the second connecting means each comprise a corresponding body, wherein the corresponding body of the first connecting means has a mass that is different from a mass of the corresponding body of the second connecting means.

5. The brake caliper of claim 4 , characterized in that the corresponding body of the first connecting means as well as the corresponding body of the second connecting means are each one of a bolt, a screw, a nut, a washer, and a threaded rod.

6. The brake caliper of claim 4 , characterized in that the corresponding body of the first connecting means is made of a first material, wherein the corresponding body of the second connecting means is made of second material, wherein the first material has a different density than the second material.

7. The brake caliper of claim 4 , characterized in that the corresponding body of the first connecting means has a different shape and/or dimension than the corresponding body of the second connecting means.

8. The brake caliper of claim 1 , characterized in that a body of the first connecting means and/or a body of the second connecting means has an asymmetric mass distribution.

9. The brake caliper of claim 1 , characterized in that a washer of the first connecting means and/or a washer of the second connecting means has an asymmetric mass distribution.

10. The brake caliper of claim 1 , characterized in that the first connecting means and the second connecting means are each configured to mount the caliper bracket to the axle assembly.

11. The brake caliper of claim 1 , characterized in that the first connecting means and the second connecting means are each configured to slidably mount the caliper bracket to the caliper housing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 18, 2022
From: MANDO CORPORATION
To: HL MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062152/0127 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2022
From: SHAHIN, HATEM
To: MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060187/0431 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102022200922.3 · Jan 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230235800A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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