Brakes – Wheel – Axially movable brake element or housing therefor
Patent
1993-08-27
1995-08-29
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Brakes
Wheel
Axially movable brake element or housing therefor
188264CC, 1921133, F16D 65853
Patent
active
054452422
ABSTRACT:
A disc brake caliper with auxiliary system to cool brake fluid for use in a high performance automobile includes a brake caliper (12) and a cooling system (14). The brake caliper (12) has a housing (34), a first conduit (60), and a second conduit (74). The first conduit (60) conveys a hydraulic fluid to first and second bores (48, 50), whereby pistons received within the bores (48, 50) may be activated to press friction pads (22, 26) against a rotor (16) and provide a braking action. The second conduit (74) conveys a coolant through the housing (34) to a region proximal the first conduit (60). The cooling system (14) comprises the second conduit (74), a pump (94), and a radiator (96) connected in series via connective plumbing (92) to form a fluid circuit. The pump (94) forces coolant to flow through the circuit such that heat is exchanged from the hydraulic fluid to the coolant in the region of the housing (34) where the first conduit (60) and the second conduit (74) are proximal, conveyed by the coolant to the radiator (96), and transferred out of the cooling system (14) through the radiator (96) to the surrounding environment.
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Pogorzelski Thomas J.
Sinnett Kevin B.
Muratori Alfred
Oberleitner Robert J.
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