Disc brake rotor mounting system
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1. A wheel assembly comprising:
- a hub;
a plurality of drive pins mounted on said hub;
a rotor having a plurality of slots; and
a plurality of alignment bushings, each said alignment bushing slidably inserted in one of said slots in said rotor, each said alignment bushing slidably held by one of said drive pins.
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Abstract
A mounting system for disc brake rotors. Drive pins are mounted to a wheel hub. Alignment bushings having outer flanges defining a channel are slidably held in slots in a disc brake rotor, with the rotor engaging the bushing channel. The alignment bushings are each mounted on a drive pin inserted through a hole in the alignment bushing. Drag rings prevent unwanted movement between the alignment bushings and the drive pins. The drag rings can be mounted in grooves in the alignment bushings or, alternatively, in grooves on the drive pins. Retaining rings on the drive pins prevent the bushings from coming off of the drive pins.
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1. A wheel assembly comprising:
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a hub;
a plurality of drive pins mounted on said hub;
a rotor having a plurality of slots; and
a plurality of alignment bushings, each said alignment bushing slidably inserted in one of said slots in said rotor, each said alignment bushing slidably held by one of said drive pins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A disc brake rotor mounting system comprising:
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a rotor having a plurality of slots;
a plurality of alignment bushings, each configured to be slidably insertable into one of said slots in said rotor and each having a drive hole therein; and
a plurality of drive pins, each configured to be mountable on a hub and to be slidably insertable into the drive hole of one of said alignment bushings. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of installing a disc-drive rotor onto a hub comprising:
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mounting a plurality of drive pins on said hub;
inserting a plurality of alignment bushings into respective slots in a rotor;
mounting said rotor onto said hub by inserting each of said drive pins into a hole in a respective alignment bushing; and
securing said rotor to said hub by installing a retaining ring on each of said drive pins. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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