Multi-piston caliper
First Claim
1. A caliper comprising:
- a. an inboard side including three or more bores, wherein one or more of the three or more bores is radially staggered relative to two or more of the three or more bores;
b. an outboard side including three or more bores, wherein one or more of the thee or more bores on the outboard side is radially staggered relative to two or more of the three or more bores on the outboard side; and
c. a pocket located within a central region of the inboard side, the outboard side, or both;
d. a bisecting line that extends through the pocket;
wherein the three or more bores on the inboard side, the outboard side, or both are positioned so that;
i. all of the three or more bores are located entirely radially below the pocket;
ii. none of the three or more bores are located entirely or partially radially below the pocket;
iii. one or more of the three or more bores are located partially radially below the pocket;
iv. one or more of the three or more bores are located entirely radially below the pocket;
v. one or more of the three or more bores are not located partially or entirely radially below the pocket;
orvi. a combination of (iii) through (v), andwherein the pocket is a single pocket, and all of the three or more bores on the inboard side, the outboard side, or both are located entirely circumferentially spaced from the bisecting line, and the pocket is asymmetrically located between the three or more bores on the inboard side, the outboard side, or both.
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Abstract
A caliper comprising: (a) an inboard side; (b) an outward side, wherein the inboard side and the outboard side include three or more bores that are radially staggered relative to two or more of the bores; and (c) a pocket located within a central region of the inboard side, the outboard side, or both; wherein the bores on the inboard side, the outboard side, or both are positioned so that: (i) all of the bores are located entirely radially below the pocket; (ii) none of the bores are located below the pocket; (iii) one or more of the bores are located partially radially below the pocket; (iv) one or more of the bores are located entirely radially below the pocket; (v) one or more of the bores are not located partially or entirely radially below the pocket; or (vi) a combination of (iii) through (v).
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17 Claims
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1. A caliper comprising:
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a. an inboard side including three or more bores, wherein one or more of the three or more bores is radially staggered relative to two or more of the three or more bores; b. an outboard side including three or more bores, wherein one or more of the thee or more bores on the outboard side is radially staggered relative to two or more of the three or more bores on the outboard side; and c. a pocket located within a central region of the inboard side, the outboard side, or both; d. a bisecting line that extends through the pocket; wherein the three or more bores on the inboard side, the outboard side, or both are positioned so that; i. all of the three or more bores are located entirely radially below the pocket; ii. none of the three or more bores are located entirely or partially radially below the pocket; iii. one or more of the three or more bores are located partially radially below the pocket; iv. one or more of the three or more bores are located entirely radially below the pocket; v. one or more of the three or more bores are not located partially or entirely radially below the pocket;
orvi. a combination of (iii) through (v), and wherein the pocket is a single pocket, and all of the three or more bores on the inboard side, the outboard side, or both are located entirely circumferentially spaced from the bisecting line, and the pocket is asymmetrically located between the three or more bores on the inboard side, the outboard side, or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A caliper comprising:
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a. an inboard side including three or more bores, wherein one or more of three or more bores is radially staggered, and partially or entirely radially stacked relative to one or more of the three or more bores; and b. an outboard side including three or more bores on the outboard side, wherein one or more of the three of more bores on the outboard side is radially staggered and partially or entirely radially stacked relative to one or more of the three or more bores on the outboard side; and wherein the inboard side and the outboard side include; i. a top; ii. a bottom, iii. a trailing side connecting the inboard side and the outboard side, and iv. a leading side connecting the inboard side and the outboard side; wherein the one or more bores that are radially staggered and partially or entirely stacked on the inboard side, the outboard side, or both are located proximate to the top and one or more bores are located proximate to the bottom, and the one or more bores located proximate to the top have a larger diameter than the one or more bores located proximate to the bottom. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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