Dual disk brake
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1. A disk comprising:
- a disk hub adapted to be mounted to a wheel;
a plurality of flat, annularly shaped rotors or disks;
means, formed by the disk hub and rotors for attaching the rotors to the disk hub such that the rotors rotate with disk hub and are free to slide in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the wheel rotation;
a plurality of pairs of opposing situated brake pads, one pair associated with each rotor and means for urging the brake pads into frictional engagement with their respective rotors,wherein the attaching means includes a plurality of grooves, extending in the first direction and a like plurality of mating teeth slidably received within corresponding grooves, andwherein each groove comprises a flat bottom and walls angularly situated, and outwardly extending from the bottom, andwherein the attaching means further includes an insert or linear between each groove and corresponding tooth, andwherein the insert comprises a thin walled structure including a bottom adapted to seat upon the bottom of the groove and walls extending outwardly therefrom, andwherein one of the walls of the insert is arcuately shaped to bias corresponding teeth towards an opposite wall of its corresponding groove.
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Abstract
A disk brake comprising of a disk hub adapted to be mounted to a wheel; a plurality of annularly shaped rotors or disks; a support for mounting the rotors to the disk hub such that the rotors rotate with disk hub and are free to slide in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of rotation; a pair of opposing situated brake pads, one associated with each rotor, and a device for urging the brake pads into frictional engagement with the rotors. Specially shaped liners interposed grooves of the hub and teeth of the rotors. A second set of liners is fitted between a brake caliper and the brake pads.
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5 Claims
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1. A disk comprising:
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a disk hub adapted to be mounted to a wheel; a plurality of flat, annularly shaped rotors or disks; means, formed by the disk hub and rotors for attaching the rotors to the disk hub such that the rotors rotate with disk hub and are free to slide in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the wheel rotation; a plurality of pairs of opposing situated brake pads, one pair associated with each rotor and means for urging the brake pads into frictional engagement with their respective rotors, wherein the attaching means includes a plurality of grooves, extending in the first direction and a like plurality of mating teeth slidably received within corresponding grooves, and wherein each groove comprises a flat bottom and walls angularly situated, and outwardly extending from the bottom, and wherein the attaching means further includes an insert or linear between each groove and corresponding tooth, and wherein the insert comprises a thin walled structure including a bottom adapted to seat upon the bottom of the groove and walls extending outwardly therefrom, and wherein one of the walls of the insert is arcuately shaped to bias corresponding teeth towards an opposite wall of its corresponding groove. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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