Brake caliper assembly
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1. A brake caliper assembly, comprising:
- a) a caliper body including;
i) an inboard wall;
ii) an outboard wall; and
iii) a brake piston supported in the inboard wall or the outboard wall;
b) a support member adapted to connect the brake caliper assembly to a vehicle;
wherein the support member comprises two or more bores that are each configured to receive a respective fastener to connect the support member to the caliper body,wherein one of the two or more bores is configured so that the respective fastener is received into the bore from a first direction, and one of the two or more bores is configured so that the respective fastener is received into the bore from a second direction that is generally opposite the first direction, andwherein the first direction and the second direction are generally perpendicular to an axis along which the brake piston is configured to move.
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Abstract
A brake caliper assembly that includes a caliper body and a support member. The caliper body includes an inboard wall; an outboard wall; and a transverse wall connecting the inboard wall and the outboard wall. The support member is adapted to connect the brake caliper assembly to a vehicle. The support member is connected to the inboard wall at more than two support connections.
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1. A brake caliper assembly, comprising:
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a) a caliper body including; i) an inboard wall; ii) an outboard wall; and iii) a brake piston supported in the inboard wall or the outboard wall; b) a support member adapted to connect the brake caliper assembly to a vehicle; wherein the support member comprises two or more bores that are each configured to receive a respective fastener to connect the support member to the caliper body, wherein one of the two or more bores is configured so that the respective fastener is received into the bore from a first direction, and one of the two or more bores is configured so that the respective fastener is received into the bore from a second direction that is generally opposite the first direction, and wherein the first direction and the second direction are generally perpendicular to an axis along which the brake piston is configured to move. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A support bracket comprising:
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a longitudinal section comprising; a first bore; a second bore; and a third bore; wherein the first bore, the second bore, and the third bore are each configured to receive a fastener, each of the fasteners are configured to engage a brake caliper to connect the support bracket to the brake caliper; wherein the first bore and the second bore are located within a common plane, and the third bore is located within a different plane; and wherein the third bore is configured to receive the respective fastener from a first direction, and the first bore and the second bore are configured to receive the respective fastener from a second direction that is opposite first direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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