Modular Disc Brake Caliper Body for Radial and Axial Mounting
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing caliper bodies for vehicles are designed and produced individually for either radial-mount or axial-mount configurations, lacking flexibility in assembly and increasing production costs.
Innovation Solution
A caliper body that can be selectively assembled by joining either a radial-mount or axial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body to a vehicle-body-side caliper half-body, with hydraulic fluid introduction holes and seal grooves that allow communication between the half-bodies, enabling shared use of the same vehicle-body-side caliper half-body for different types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If caliper bodies are designed individually for radial-mount or axial-mount configurations, then each mounting type can be optimized for its specific application, but the device complexity and production costs increase due to multiple unique designs
Solution Approach 1:
The caliper body is designed with a universal structure where the vehicle-body-side caliper half-body can be paired with either a radial-mount opposing half-body or an axial-mount opposing half-body. This multi-functional design allows a single base component to serve multiple mounting configurations, reducing the need for entirely separate designs for each mounting type while maintaining optimization for both applications
Solution Approach 2:
The caliper body is divided into modular half-bodies that can be selectively assembled. The vehicle-body-side caliper half-body serves as a common module, while the opposing half-bodies are segmented into radial-mount and axial-mount variants. This segmentation allows flexibility in assembly while reducing overall design complexity through component standardization
2Adaptability or versatility
If different types of caliper bodies are produced individually, then each type can be optimized for its specific mounting requirements, but productivity decreases due to separate production processes
Solution Approach 1:
The universal vehicle-body-side caliper half-body can be used in both radial-mount and axial-mount configurations, allowing a single production process to produce components for multiple mounting types. This reduces the need for separate production lines or processes for each mounting configuration, thereby improving productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The hydraulic fluid introduction holes are pre-formed in the vehicle-body-side caliper half-body at positions that will communicate with cylinder holes regardless of which opposing half-body is used. This preliminary action ensures that the same base component can be used for different mounting types without requiring post-production modifications, streamlining the production process
3Ease of manufacture
If the same vehicle-body-side caliper half-body is used for both radial-mount and axial-mount configurations, then production costs are reduced through component standardization, but hydraulic fluid supply reliability must be maintained across different assembly configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The hydraulic fluid introduction holes are strategically positioned and oriented in the vehicle-body-side caliper half-body to ensure proper communication with cylinder holes in both radial-mount and axial-mount configurations. The local geometry and orientation of these holes are specifically designed to maintain hydraulic fluid supply reliability regardless of which opposing half-body is assembled, while allowing the use of a common base component
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle-body-side caliper half-body is designed as a universal component that maintains hydraulic fluid supply functionality across different mounting configurations. The hydraulic fluid introduction holes are positioned and oriented to ensure proper fluid communication in both radial and axial mount arrangements, allowing a single component design to reliably serve multiple assembly configurations
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
AI summary
A caliper body formed by selectively assembling either one of a radial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body and an axial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body to a vehicle-body-side caliper half-body, wherein: a hydraulic fluid introduction hole for introducing a hydraulic fluid into a cylinder hole from a joint surface toward a bottom portion side of the cylinder hole is formed in each of a vehicle-body-side caliper half-body 5, a radial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body 6, and the axial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body; the introduction hole formed in the radial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body 6 and the introduction hole formed in the axial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body each communicate with the introduction hole formed in the vehicle-body-side caliper half-body 5 at the joint surfaces; and either one of the radial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body 6 and the axial-mount vehicle-body-side-opposing caliper half-body can be selectively assembled to the vehicle-body-side caliper half-body 5 by being joined thereto via the respective joint surfaces.