Brake calipers
First Claim
1. A brake caliper body comprising a pair of spaced limbs, a pair of bridging members each joining together a respective end of each limb, an intermediate bridging portion between the bridging members, a longitudinal dimension across its ends, a lateral direction across its limbs and a normal direction orthogonal to each of the longitudinal and lateral dimensions, wherein each limb comprises a hydraulic circuit including two or more fluidly connected hydraulic cylinders for receiving respective pistons and the hydraulic circuits are fluidly connected together by a channel at least part of which is formed in the intermediate bridging portion, the channel extending across the space between the limbs and between the bridging members, wherein the channel is fluidly connected to one hydraulic circuit at a different longitudinal position than the other hydraulic circuit.
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Abstract
A brake caliper (1) including a caliper body (2) with a pair of spaced limbs (3), a pair of end bridging members (4) each joining together a respective end of each limb (3) and an intermediate bridging portion (5) between the bridging members (4) and joining together a respective intermediate portion of each limb (3). Each limb (3) includes a hydraulic circuit (30) including fluidly connected hydraulic cylinders (31a, 31b, 31c) within which respective pistons (6a, 6b, 6c) are received. The hydraulic circuits (30) are fluidly connected together by a fluid channel (7). Part of the fluid channel (7) is formed in the intermediate bridging portion (5) and extends diagonally across the space between the limbs (3) and between the bridging members (4).
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- 1. A brake caliper body comprising a pair of spaced limbs, a pair of bridging members each joining together a respective end of each limb, an intermediate bridging portion between the bridging members, a longitudinal dimension across its ends, a lateral direction across its limbs and a normal direction orthogonal to each of the longitudinal and lateral dimensions, wherein each limb comprises a hydraulic circuit including two or more fluidly connected hydraulic cylinders for receiving respective pistons and the hydraulic circuits are fluidly connected together by a channel at least part of which is formed in the intermediate bridging portion, the channel extending across the space between the limbs and between the bridging members, wherein the channel is fluidly connected to one hydraulic circuit at a different longitudinal position than the other hydraulic circuit.
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17. A brake caliper body comprising a pair of spaced limbs, a pair of bridging members each joining together a respective end of each limb, a longitudinal dimension across its ends, a lateral dimension across its limbs and a normal dimension orthogonal to each of the longitudinal and lateral dimensions, each limb comprising a hydraulic circuit including one or more hydraulic cylinders, wherein the hydraulic circuits are fluidly connected together by a channel extending across the space between the limbs and between the bridging members, wherein the channel intersects one hydraulic circuit at a different longitudinal position than the other hydraulic circuit.
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18. A brake caliper body comprising a pair of spaced limbs, a pair of bridging members each joining together a respective end of each limb, a longitudinal dimension across its ends, a lateral dimension across its limbs and a normal dimension orthogonal to each of the longitudinal and lateral dimensions, each limb comprising a hydraulic circuit including one or more hydraulic cylinders, wherein the hydraulic circuits are fluidly connected together by a channel extending across the space between the limbs and between the bridging members, wherein the channel intersects one limb at a different normal position than the other limb such that it extends at an angle relative to the lateral dimension.
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