Dampening clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9267559-B2
Application number	US-201314036624-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2013
Priority date	Sep 25, 2013
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

A dampening clip comprising: a body portion and a connecting portion extending from the body portion, the connecting portion being configured to connect the dampening clip to an adjacent component, and wherein the dampening clip includes a portion made of a supporting material and a portion made of a dampening material.

First claim

I claim:

1. A dampening clip comprising:
a body portion and
a connecting portion extending from the body portion, the connecting portion being configured to connect the dampening clip to an adjacent component, and
wherein the dampening clip includes a portion made of a supporting material and a portion made of a dampening material,
wherein the adjacent component is a pad clip that includes two or more arms that are generally parallel and generally symmetrical to each other, each of the two or more arms includes a lip on an outside of each arm and a locator on an inside of each arm, and
wherein the connecting portion of the dampening clip extends at least partially around the lip of the pad clip to form a first connection, and in a rearward region the dampening clip includes a locking portion that extends at least partially around the locator.

2. The dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is generally “C” shaped.

3. The dampening clip of claim 1 wherein the rearward region and the locking portion are located on an opposite side of the body portion as the connecting portion.

4. The dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein the locking portion is shaped so that the locking portion extends around one or both edges of a portion of the adjacent component.

5. The dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein the supporting material is completely encased by the dampening material.

6. The dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein a forward surface of the supporting material includes the dampening material and a rearward surface of the supporting material is free of dampening material or vice versa.

7. The dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein the body portion is generally planar.

8. The dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein the body portion, the connecting portion, or both substantially mirror the shape of the adjacent component.

9. The dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein the supporting material is stainless steel and the dampening material is an elastomeric material.

10. The dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein the supporting material is located in contact with the pad clip and the dampening material is free of contact with the pad clip.

11. A brake system comprising the dampening clip of claim 1 , wherein the brake system includes a support bracket and two brake pads and the pad clip is located between the support bracket and the two brake pads on each end of the two brake pads, and
wherein each of the dampening clips are located between the support bracket and the pad clip.

12. A brake system comprising;
a) a plurality of dampening clips, each of the dampening clips comprise:
a body portion and
a connecting portion extending from the body portion, the connecting portion configured to connect each of the dampening clips
to an adjacent component,
wherein each of the dampening clips include a portion made of a supporting material and a portion made of a dampening material,
wherein the adjacent component is a pad clip that includes two or more arms that are generally parallel and generally symmetrical to each other, each of the two or more arms include an angled bracket having a bias tab, and
wherein the connecting portion extends over a portion of the angled bracket and a locking tab of each of the dampening clips extends into the bias tab forming a fixed connection,

b) a support bracket and two brake pads,
wherein the pad clips are located between the support bracket and the two brake pads on each end of the two brake pads, and
wherein each of the dampening clips are located between the pad clip and an ear of the two brake pads.

13. A dampening clip comprising:
a body portion and
a connecting portion extending from the body portion, the connecting portion being configured to connect the dampening clip to an adjacent component,
wherein the dampening clip includes a portion made of a supporting material and a portion made of a dampening material,
wherein the adjacent component is a pad clip that includes two or more arms that are generally parallel and generally symmetrical to each other, each of the two or more arms includes an angled bracket having a bias tab,
wherein the connecting portion of the dampening clip extends over a portion of the angled bracket and a locking tab of the dampening clip extends into the bias tab forming a fixed connection.

14. The dampening clip of claim 13 , wherein the connection portion includes two or more fingers that assist in creating the connection with the adjacent component,
wherein at least one of the two or more fingers is the locking tab that extends into the bias tab so that the dampening clip does not move relative to the adjacent component.

15. The dampening clip of claim 14 , wherein the locking tab extends below the other fingers so that the locking tab forms a connection with the pad clip.

16. The dampening clip of claim 14 , wherein the connection portion includes three fingers, one of which is the locking tab.

17. The dampening clip of claim 13 , wherein the dampening material is located in contact with the pad clip and the supporting material is free of contact with the pad clip.

18. The dampening clip of claim 13 , wherein the connecting portion is generally “C” shaped.

19. The dampening clip of claim 13 , wherein the body portion, the connecting portion, or both substantially mirror the shape of the adjacent component.

Assignees

• Akebono Brake Corp
• Akebono Brake Ind

Inventors

• Boyle Brian Lewis

Classifications

• F16D2055/0008

  Brake supports · CPC title

• F16D65/0978

  acting on one pad only · CPC title

• F16D65/0006 Primary

  Noise or vibration control · CPC title