Brake assembly
DCFirst Claim
1. A brake having an outermost surface adapted to be mounted to an axle housing flange of an axle housing including a plurality of holes therethrough, the brake comprising a stationary plate, a plurality of threaded holes in said stationary plate, a longitudinally extending mounting sleeve positioned longitudinally adjacent the axle housing flange on a side opposite said stationary plate and immediately laterally adjacent to the axle housing, a plurality of holes through said mounting sleeve, and a plurality of bolts, said bolts extending in a longitudinal direction and having a threaded portion and a head, said bolts being received in said holes in said mounting sleeve, said holes through the axle housing flange, and said threaded holes in said stationary plate to secure the brake to the axle housing, and wherein said heads of said bolts are spaced from said axle housing, said mounting sleeve having an outer surface, at least a portion of said outer surface of said mounting sleeve being devoid of a component positioned laterally adjacent thereto, and forming at least a part of the outermost surface of the brake assembly, said outer surface of said mounting sleeve being devoid of teeth.
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Abstract
A brake assembly adapted to be mounted to the flange of an axle housing. The brake assembly includes a stationary plate having a plurality of threaded holes therein. The brake assembly also includes a mounting sleeve positioned adjacent to the axle housing flange opposite the stationary plate. A plurality of holes are provided through the mounting sleeve and are aligned with the threaded holes in the stationary plate. A bolt is received through each of the holes in the mounting sleeve and the aligned holes in the axle housing flange and the threaded holes in the stationary plate to secure the brake to the axle housing. The mounting sleeve may be provided in two or more separate pieces in order to facilitate installation.
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- 1. A brake having an outermost surface adapted to be mounted to an axle housing flange of an axle housing including a plurality of holes therethrough, the brake comprising a stationary plate, a plurality of threaded holes in said stationary plate, a longitudinally extending mounting sleeve positioned longitudinally adjacent the axle housing flange on a side opposite said stationary plate and immediately laterally adjacent to the axle housing, a plurality of holes through said mounting sleeve, and a plurality of bolts, said bolts extending in a longitudinal direction and having a threaded portion and a head, said bolts being received in said holes in said mounting sleeve, said holes through the axle housing flange, and said threaded holes in said stationary plate to secure the brake to the axle housing, and wherein said heads of said bolts are spaced from said axle housing, said mounting sleeve having an outer surface, at least a portion of said outer surface of said mounting sleeve being devoid of a component positioned laterally adjacent thereto, and forming at least a part of the outermost surface of the brake assembly, said outer surface of said mounting sleeve being devoid of teeth.
- 10. A wheel hub assembly comprising an axle, a unitary axle housing having a flange, and a brake assembly secured to said axle housing flange near the end of said axle, a hub being rotationally secured to said axle, an end of said hub including a plurality of lug bolts adapted to receive a vehicle wheel thereon, said brake assembly including a stationary plate, a plurality of threaded channels in said stationary plate, a longitudinally extending mounting sleeve positioned longitudinally adjacent said axle housing flange on a side opposite said stationary plate and immediately laterally adjacent to said unitary axle housing, a plurality of holes through said mounting sleeve, and a plurality of bolts, said bolts extending in a longitudinal direction and having a threaded portion and a head, said bolts being received in said holes in said mounting sleeve, said holes through the axle housing flange, and said threaded channels to secure the brake to the axle housing, wherein said mounting sleeve includes at least two separate arcuate pieces that together form a generally annular mounting sleeve, and wherein said heads of said bolts are spaced from said axle housing, said bolts having a longitudinal length, said mounting sleeve having a longitudinal length, said longitudinal length of said mounting sleeve being approximately half of said longitudinal length of said bolts.
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