Guide assembly for a disc brake
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Dec 19, 2017
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Mar 10, 2015
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Abstract
A guide assembly for a disc brake, the guide assembly comprising a bore disposed in a disc brake caliper for receiving a guide pin. The bore comprises a first bore portion with a substantially circular cross-sectional profile and a second bore portion with a substantially circular cross-sectional profile arranged sequentially along the length of the bore and tangentially offset such that the bore is defined by the overlap of the first bore portion and second bore portion and has a lens-shaped cross-sectional profile.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED | CWMBRAN GWENT NP44 3XU |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- B23B Class
- 549 Applications Filed
- 457 Patents Issued To-Date
- 83.25 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Thomas, Paul | Gwent, GB | 88 | 1263 |
# of filed Patents : 88 Total Citations : 1263 |
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- 4 Citation Count
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