Heat shields and brake calipers including one or more heat shields

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9903432-B2
Application number	US-201514793796-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2015
Priority date	Jul 8, 2015
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

A brake caliper may include a housing having a cavity. The brake caliper also includes a brake pad and a heat shield disposed in the cavity. The heat shield may be positioned substantially orthogonal to the brake rotor and include a slot to receive a portion of a brake rotor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat shield for a brake caliper, comprising:
a first portion;
a second portion spaced apart from the first portion;
a third portion extending between the first portion and the second portion, the heat shield configured to dispose the first portion and the second portion on opposing sides of a brake rotor; and
a heat dissipation structure,
wherein the first portion is a first leg, the second portion is a second leg, and the third portion is a bridge connecting the first leg to the second leg so as to provide a space between the first leg and the second leg for the brake rotor to rotate therethrough.

2. The heat shield of claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation structure comprises a fin disposed on the bridge.

3. The heat shield of claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation structure comprises an aperture on the bridge.

4. The heat shield of claim 1 further comprising a first protrusion extending from the heat shield, the first protrusion dimensioned to be received in a receptacle.

5. The heat shield of claim 4 further comprising a second protrusion extending from the heat shield, the first protrusion and the second protrusion support the heat shield on opposing sidewalls of the brake caliper.

6. The heat shield of claim 1 further comprising an attachment mechanism to couple the heat shield to the brake caliper.

7. The heat shield of claim 6 , wherein the attachment mechanism comprises a clip to couple the heat shield to the brake caliper.

Assignees

• Sram Llc

Inventors

• Gallagher Paul D

Classifications

• B62L1/00

  Brakes {(back-pedalling brakes B62L5/00)}; Arrangements thereof · CPC title

• B60T5/00

  Vehicle modifications to facilitate cooling of brakes · CPC title

• F16D65/0068

  Brake calipers · CPC title

• F16D55/228

  with a separate actuating member for each side · CPC title

• F16D2065/785

  Heat insulation or reflection · CPC title