Brake Dust Filter Assembly for Cooling-Compatible Particle Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brake devices cannot effectively encapsulate brake discs for air-cooling, leading to the release of harmful particles into the air, which pose serious health and environmental concerns.
Innovation Solution
A filter system for brake devices comprising a case, a cylindrical tubular filtering element, and a dismantlable axial fastening system, which encases the brake device and captures harmful particles, allowing for easy replacement or washing of the filtering element.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-generated harmful factors
If the brake disc is encapsulated to filter particles, then particle pollution is reduced, but air cooling of the brake disc is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
A filtering element is introduced as an intermediary component between the brake disc and the external environment. This filter allows air to pass through while capturing brake particles, thus mediating between the need for cooling and the need for particle containment. The filter acts as a selective barrier that permits thermal management while preventing pollution.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtering element utilizes porous material structure that allows air flow for cooling purposes while trapping brake particles. The porous nature of the filter enables selective permeability - allowing gases to pass through while retaining solid particles, thus resolving the contradiction between cooling requirements and particle containment.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If the brake disc is fully encapsulated to contain particles, then particle release is prevented, but heat dissipation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The filtering element employs porous material that provides selective permeability - allowing air and heat to pass through while trapping brake particles. This resolves the contradiction by enabling both particle containment and heat dissipation simultaneously through the material's structural properties.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If a fixed filtering system is used, then particle capture is effective, but maintenance and replacement are difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The filtering system is segmented into modular components, with the filtering element designed as a separate, independently replaceable unit. This segmentation allows the filter to be easily removed and replaced without dismantling the entire brake assembly, thus maintaining effective particle capture while significantly improving maintenance ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtering element is designed with dynamic characteristics - it can be easily inserted and removed from the brake device. This dynamic design allows the filter to transition between being securely in place during operation (for effective particle capture) and being easily accessible for maintenance (for simple replacement).
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
The filter system effectively captures and contains all harmful particles released from the brake device, preventing them from entering the air and ensuring a healthier environment, while also allowing for easy maintenance and replacement of the filtering element.
Implementation Method 1
a cylindrical tubular filtering element... configured for retaining contaminating particles that are released from the brake device
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a filter for a brake device, comprising a case, a cylindrical tubular filtering element and a dismantlable axial fastening system. The filtering element is located inside the case and the case includes a cylindrical tubular lateral wall having two opposite end edges, a first and a second. The filtering element sits on an internal surface of the lateral wall of the case. The dismantlable axial fastening system provides axial fastening of the filter when same is assembled in the brake device, axial fastening of the filtering element inside the case, and means for assembling and dismantling the filter. The purpose of the filter is to collect all the particles harmful to health that are released each time the brake device brakes, preventing said particles from being transferred to the air that is breathed.