IP Library Granted Patent US 10,480,598
Granted Patent B2
US 10,480,598 · App. 15/509,209 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Guide device for the brake caliper of a floating caliper disc brake

Inventor: Marco Becker (Oberduerenbach, DE)
Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
F16D55/22655F16D55/2265F16D65/0087
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Patent No.
US 10,480,598
App. No.
15/509,209
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A disc brake assembly for a motor vehicle braking system comprising a backing plate which has at least one borehole that defines a first longitudinal axis, and a guide pin which is arranged in the borehole and is designed to movably mount the brake caliper relative to the backing plate, wherein the guide pin defines a second longitudinal axis and the disc brake assembly further comprises a protective bellows which at least partially surrounds the regions of the guide pin that project from the borehole. The protective bellows has a guide section which is designed to displaceably guide the guide pin in such a way that the second longitudinal axis of the guide pin is offset relative to the first longitudinal axis of the borehole.

Claims (27)

1. A disc brake arrangement for a motor vehicle braking system comprising a brake carrier, which has at least one bore defining a first longitudinal axis, and a guide pin, which is arranged in the bore and is configured to support the brake caliper slidably relative to the brake carrier, wherein the guide pin defines a second longitudinal axis,

wherein the disc brake arrangement further comprises a protective bellows, which at least partially surrounds regions of the guide pin protruding from the bore,

wherein the protective bellows has a guide portion, which is configured to guide the guide pin displaceably in such a way that the second longitudinal axis of the guide pin is offset relative to the first longitudinal axis of the bore;

wherein the guide portion extends substantially about a third longitudinal axis;

wherein the third longitudinal axis of the guide portion is offset relative to the first longitudinal axis of the bore.

2. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the guide pin is guided by the guide portion in such a way that the second longitudinal axis of the guide pin substantially coincides with the third longitudinal axis of the guide portion.

3. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the guide portion has a guide region that interacts with the guide pin and is formed at least in some sections with an asymmetrical cross section.

4. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the guide region comprises an inner circumferential area of the guide portion.

5. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the protective bellows is arranged on the brake carrier such that the protective bellows is taken up at least in some sections in a recess on the brake carrier.

6. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the protective bellows is arranged via an external circumferential area of the guide portion on the brake carrier.

7. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein, when arranging the protective bellows on the brake carrier, a pretensioning force can be introduced into the guide portion so that this is pretensioned in contact to the guide pin.

8. A protective bellows for the disc brake arrangement according to claim 1 .

9. A disc brake arrangement for a motor vehicle braking system comprising a brake carrier, which has at least one bore defining a first longitudinal axis, and a guide pin, which is arranged in the bore and is configured to support the brake caliper slidably relative to the brake carrier, wherein the guide pin defines a second longitudinal axis,

wherein the disc brake arrangement further comprises a protective bellows, which at least partially surrounds regions of the guide pin protruding from the bore,

wherein the protective bellows has a guide portion, which is configured to guide the guide pin displaceably in such a way that the second longitudinal axis of the guide pin is offset relative to the first longitudinal axis of the bore;

wherein the guide portion extends substantially about a third longitudinal axis;

wherein the guide portion has a guide region that interacts with the guide pin and is formed at least in some sections with an asymmetrical cross section;

wherein the third longitudinal axis of the guide portion substantially coincides with the first longitudinal axis of the bore.

10. A disc brake arrangement for a motor vehicle braking system comprising a brake carrier, which has at least one bore defining a first longitudinal axis, and a guide pin, which is arranged in the bore and is configured to support the brake caliper slidably relative to the brake carrier, wherein the guide pin defines a second longitudinal axis,

wherein the disc brake arrangement further comprises a protective bellows, which at least partially surrounds regions of the guide pin protruding from the bore,

wherein the protective bellows has a guide portion, which is configured to guide the guide pin displaceably in such a way that the second longitudinal axis of the guide pin is offset relative to the first longitudinal axis of the bore;

wherein the guide portion extends substantially about a third longitudinal axis;

wherein the guide portion has a guide region that interacts with the guide pin and is formed at least in some sections with an asymmetrical cross section;

wherein the guide portion has at least one offset portion projecting radially inwards relative to the guide region.

11. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one offset portion spans a defined circumferential area of the inner circumferential area.

12. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one offset portion is configured corresponding to the regions of the guide pin with which it interacts.

13. The disc brake arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one offset portion extends axially over more than half of the longitudinal extension of the guide region, and in particular that the offset portion extends axially substantially over the entire longitudinal extension of the guide region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2017
From: BECKER, MARCO
To: LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 041521/0084 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 013 535 · Sep 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170261051A1 · Sep 14, 2017
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