Brake Caliper Cover Plate Assembly With Adjustable Threaded Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for coupling a covering plate to a brake caliper body fail to ensure secure and easy mounting, often leading to accidental disassembly and difficulties in precise positioning, especially during maintenance, where small deformations occur.
Innovation Solution
A brake caliper body and covering plate assembly featuring a coupling protuberance with a threaded member and screw mechanism that allows adjustable positioning and secure locking through a protuberance groove and screw coupling, ensuring the plate remains firmly attached during use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If hooks are used to couple the covering plate to the brake caliper body, then the mounting is simplified, but the connection becomes insecure and allows accidental disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
A threaded rod acts as an intermediary element between the covering plate and brake caliper body. The rod engages with threaded holes in both components, providing a secure mechanical connection that prevents accidental disassembly while maintaining ease of mounting and removal through simple rotational motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism is segmented into distinct functional elements: threaded holes in the covering plate, threaded holes in the brake caliper body, and a separate threaded rod. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates easy assembly and disassembly by simply rotating the rod to engage or disengage the connection.
2Reliability
If the covering plate is designed for secure attachment, then reliability improves, but the positioning precision during assembly deteriorates due to construction tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system incorporates dynamic adjustment capability through the threaded rod mechanism. During assembly, the threaded rod can be rotated to precisely adjust the position of the covering plate relative to the brake caliper body, compensating for construction tolerances. Once positioned correctly, the threaded connection maintains secure attachment.
3Reliability
If a threaded rod with washer and nut is used for coupling, then the connection security improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The threaded rod is designed as a single integrated component that combines the functions of a screw, positioning element, and fastening mechanism. The integrated design eliminates the need for separate washers and nuts, reducing the number of parts while maintaining secure connection through the threaded engagement with both the covering plate and brake caliper body.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution simplifies the mounting process while providing a secure connection that prevents accidental separation of the covering plate from the brake caliper body, ensuring stability and ease of assembly, even during maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
at least one coupling protuberance (4) which, when said covering plate (2) is separated from said brake caliper body (3), extends in a cantilevered manner from said covering plate (2); said brake caliper body (3) comprises at least one caliper housing (5) accommodating said coupling protuberance (4), in which said coupling protuberance (4) can take a plurality of positions when not fixed; said assembly (1) further comprises connecting means (6) moving from a disengaging position, which allows modifying the relative position between said coupling protuberance (4) and said caliper housing (5), to an engaging position, in which the connecting means (6) make said coupling protuberance (4) integral with said caliper housing (5); said connecting means (6) move from said disengaging position to said engaging position by means of a threaded member (7)
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AI summary
An assembly may have at least one plate and a caliper body. The plate may have at least one protuberance which, when the plate is separated from the brake caliper body, extends in a cantilevered manner from the plate. The caliper body may also have at least one housing accommodating the protuberance, which can take a plurality of positions. The assembly may also have connecting means, which move from a disengaging position, which allows modifying the relative position between the protuberance and the housing, to an engaging position, in which the connecting means make the protuberance integral with the housing. The connecting means move from the disengaging position to the engaging position by means of a threaded member.