Braking device, system and method
First Claim
1. A braking apparatus for collecting brake dust caused by braking a vehicle, the braking apparatus comprising:
- a braking mechanism having one or more brake pads;
a shroud coupled with the braking mechanism and forming a hollow cavity having a shroud inlet aperture and a shroud outlet aperture with an air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture; and
a hollow catch canister coupled with the shroud below the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud output aperture, the hollow catch canister having a catch inlet aperture wherein the brake dust deviates from the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture and falls from the shroud before the shroud outlet aperture through the catch inlet aperture into the hollow catch canister.
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Abstract
A braking system for safely collecting brake dust produced by operation of a braking mechanism. The braking system comprises a collector apparatus coupled with a braking mechanism. The collector apparatus is able to include a shroud that surrounds the braking mechanism and a catch element coupled with the shroud for collecting brake dust exiting the shroud. As a result, when coupled with the braking mechanism, the collector apparatus is able to ensure that most or all brake dust, such as copper or other particles from the braking mechanism that break off from the breaking mechanism during operation of the braking mechanism, are removed from the braking mechanism and collected by the filter/catch of the collector mechanism.
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33 Claims
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1. A braking apparatus for collecting brake dust caused by braking a vehicle, the braking apparatus comprising:
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a braking mechanism having one or more brake pads; a shroud coupled with the braking mechanism and forming a hollow cavity having a shroud inlet aperture and a shroud outlet aperture with an air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture; and a hollow catch canister coupled with the shroud below the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud output aperture, the hollow catch canister having a catch inlet aperture wherein the brake dust deviates from the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture and falls from the shroud before the shroud outlet aperture through the catch inlet aperture into the hollow catch canister. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A brake dust collector for coupling with a braking mechanism and collecting brake dust caused by braking a vehicle, the brake dust collector comprising:
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a shroud forming a hollow cavity having a shroud inlet aperture and a shroud outlet aperture with an air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture; and a hollow catch canister coupled with the shroud below the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud output aperture, the hollow catch canister having a catch inlet aperture wherein the brake dust deviates from the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture and falls from the shroud before the shroud outlet aperture through the catch inlet aperture into the hollow catch canister. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing a braking apparatus, the method comprising:
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coupling a shroud with a braking mechanism having one or more brake pads by positioning the braking mechanism at least partially within a hollow cavity formed by the shroud, wherein the shroud has a shroud inlet aperture and a shroud outlet aperture with an air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture; and coupling a hollow catch canister with the shroud below the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture, wherein the hollow catch canister comprises a catch inlet aperture wherein the brake dust deviates from the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture and falls from the shroud before the shroud outlet aperture through the catch inlet aperture into the hollow catch canister. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A braking apparatus for collecting brake dust caused by braking a vehicle, the braking apparatus comprising:
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a braking mechanism having one or more brake pads; a shroud coupled with the braking mechanism and forming a hollow cavity having a shroud inlet aperture and a shroud outlet aperture with an air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture, wherein the hollow cavity comprises an extended cavity below both the brake pads and the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture; and a hollow catch canister coupled with the extended cavity of the shroud below the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud output aperture, the hollow catch canister having a catch inlet aperture wherein the brake dust deviates from the air path between the shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture and falls from the shroud before the shroud outlet aperture through the catch inlet aperture into the hollow catch canister, wherein the extended cavity causes eddy currents to form in the shroud which aid capturing of the brake dust within the hollow catch canister.
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