Brake Caliper Cover

• US 20130095278A1
• Filed: 10/13/2011
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Collura, Samuel F.
• Original Assignee: Collura, Samuel F.
• Inventors: Collura, Samuel F.
• Granted Patent: US 9,278,498 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/99
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/06 for securing layers together; for attaching the product to another member, e.g. to a support , or to another product, e.g. groove/tongue, interlocking
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2055/002 assembled from a plurality of parts
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2055/0037 Protective covers
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 55/225 the braking members being brake pads
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24008 including fastener for attaching to external surface

Abstract

A brake caliper cover system for enclosing an existing brake caliper assembly in a vehicle. The brake caliper cover system has a front cover and a back cover. The front cover and back cover are disposed on the front and back sides of a brake caliper assembly. The front cover and back cover are bolted together and secured to the brake caliper assembly. The front cover has a cushioning layer on the inner surface to minimize vibration and movement of the front cover over the front side of the brake caliper assembly. The back cover may also include a layer of foam on an inner surface for the same purpose. Each cover has an inner surface facing the brake disk configured to enclose the contours of the brake caliper assembly such that each cover can be disposed securely over the brake caliper assembly.

Claims

1. A brake caliper cover system for a brake disk braking system having a caliper housing, a brake bracket, and a piston housing extending from the caliper housing, the caliper housing and brake bracket each having a front side, a back side, and a spine side, comprising:

a front cover having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface facing the caliper housing; and

a back cover disposed on the side of the brake disc opposite the front cover, said front and back covers fastened together.

2. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the inner surface comprises a cushioning layer.

3. The brake caliper cover system of claim 2 wherein the cushioning layer is a foam layer.

4. The brake caliper cover system of claim 2 wherein the cushioning layer is disposed over at least a portion of the inner surface.

5. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the front and back covers are fastened at regions above and below the caliper housing.

6. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the front and back covers are fastened by bolts.

7. The brake caliper cover system of claim 6 wherein the front cover has regions recessed to receive the head of the bolts.

8. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the front cover encloses at least a front side of the caliper housing and at least a front side of the brake bracket.

9. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the front cover extends above and below the caliper housing to enclose a region of the brake disc above and below the caliper housing.

11. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the inner surface of the front cover is configured to complement the contours of at least a portion of the caliper housing and at least a portion of the brake bracket.

12. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the back cover comprises a recessed edge portion such that portions of the front cover in contact with the back cover fits over the recessed edge.

13. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the front cover extends to enclose at least a portion of the spine side of the caliper housing.

14. The brake caliper cover system of claim 1 wherein the back cover has an edge which contours around the piston housing.

15. The brake caliper cover system of claim 14 wherein one end of the edge extends into an upper lip extension, and one end of the edge extends into a lower lip extension, said upper lip extension fits around a top portion of the spine side of the caliper housing, and said lower lip extension fits around a bottom portion of the spine side of the caliper housing.

16. The brake caliper cover system of claim 15 wherein the back cover has an upper tab which extends towards the brake disk, and a lower tab which extends towards the brake disk, said upper tab extending towards the brake disk above the back brake bracket, and said lower tab extending towards the brake disc below the back brake bracket.

10. The brake caliper cover system 1 wherein the front cover is configured to simulate a brake system that is different from the disc brake system.

17. A brake caliper cover system for a disk brake system having a caliper, a caliper housing, and a rotatable disk, comprising:

a front cover having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface facing the caliper housing; and

a back cover disposed on the side of the brake disc opposite the front cover, said front and back covers connected to cover at least a portion of a front side and a backside of the caliper front about the disk.

18. The brake caliper cover system of claim 17 wherein the inner surface comprises a heat resistant cushioning layer.

19. A method of enclosing a front and back portion of a brake caliper of a disk brake system, comprising the steps of:

covering a front or rear side of a brake caliper with a corresponding front brake caliper cover or a back brake caliper cover;

covering the other of the front or rear side of a brake caliper with the other of the corresponding front brake caliper cover or a back brake caliper cover;

fastening the front brake caliper cover to the back brake caliper cover to form an at least partial enclosure of the brake caliper on at least the front and back sides of the brake caliper.