Brake Hub Adapter for Incompatible Disc and Hub Interfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brake systems face compatibility issues between hubs and brake disc assemblies, requiring the removal and replacement of hubs to accommodate different types of friction rings, leading to inefficiencies in maintenance and repair.
Innovation Solution
An adapter system that includes a body with hub and brake disc coupling features, allowing incompatible wheel hubs and brake disc assemblies to be indirectly coupled, enabling the use of different brake discs with existing hubs without direct compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the existing hub is removed and replaced with a new hub to accommodate different friction rings, then compatibility with new brake disc assemblies is improved, but device complexity and maintenance time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an adapter as an intermediary component between the existing hub and the new brake disc assembly. The adapter includes a hub interface that couples with the existing hub and a brake disc interface that couples with the new brake disc assembly, enabling compatibility without replacing the original hub. This mediator component resolves the incompatibility while maintaining the existing hub structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter is designed with universal coupling features that can interface with both the existing hub and various types of brake disc assemblies. The hub interface and brake disc interface are configured to accommodate different configurations, allowing a single adapter design to work with multiple hub and brake disc combinations, thereby providing multi-functionality and broad compatibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the existing hub is removed and replaced to use different friction rings, then operational flexibility is improved, but loss of time during maintenance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter serves as a pre-fabricated intermediary component that enables quick installation between the existing hub and new brake disc assembly. Rather than performing complex hub removal and installation procedures, the adapter provides a standardized interface that reduces maintenance time while enabling operational flexibility to use different brake disc types.
3Device complexity
If incompatible hub and brake disc assembly are forced to be directly coupled, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter provides a reliable coupling mechanism with specifically designed hub interface and brake disc interface features that ensure proper alignment and secure connection. The intermediary adapter absorbs any dimensional or configurational mismatches between incompatible components, ensuring reliable operation without forcing direct coupling of incompatible parts.
Data Source
AI summary
An adapter of a brake system includes a body that extends around a portion of an axle of a vehicle system. The body may include an interior portion that is positioned between a center passage of the body and an exterior portion of the body in a radial direction away from the center passage. A hub coupling feature is positioned on the interior portion of the body and may be coupled with a portion of a wheel hub of the vehicle system. A brake disc coupling feature is positioned on the exterior portion of the body and may be coupled with a portion of a brake disc assembly. The wheel hub and the brake disc assembly are incompatible such that the wheel hub is prohibited from being directly coupled with the brake disc assembly.