Brake carrier mounting arrangement

摘要

A mounting arrangement for a disc brake is provided, in which a torque plate affixed to a vehicle axle and a brake caliper mounting frame affixed to the torque plate have corresponding opposing projections and recesses provided to laterally and circumferentially limit relative motion between the torque plate and the mounting frame. A wedge element with at least one angled face is located between correspondingly-angled faces of the mounting frame and/or the torque plate to generate lateral and/or circumferential loading in response to tightening of vertically-oriented fasteners. The use of the angled components substantially reduces the amount of loading required to be applied by the vertical fasteners to resist relative motion between the torque plate and the mounting frame.

主权项

1. A disc brake mounting arrangement, comprising:
a torque plate configured to be mounted on a vehicle axle; a caliper mounting frame configured to be mounted on the torque plate; at least one alignment device; and at least one wedge element; wherein
the torque plate and the mounting frame are configured to receive the at least one alignment device to secure the mounting frame to the torque plate,at least one of the torque plate and the mounting frame includes a planar mounting surface with a raised projection projecting above a plane at which the planar mounting surface of the at least one of the torque plate and the mounting plate abuts a corresponding planar mounting surface of the other of the at least one of the torque plate and the mounting frame, and the corresponding planar mounting surface of the other of the at least one of the torque plate and the mounting frame includes a recess corresponding to the raised projection, the recess being recessed from the plane when the mounting frame is in an installed position on the torque plate,at least one of the raised projection and the recess has an angled lateral face arranged at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the at least one alignment device when the at least one alignment device is in an installed position,the at least one wedge element has at least one angled wedge face corresponding to the angled lateral face of the at least one of the raised projection and the recess, andthe at least one wedge element is configured to be located between the raised projection and the recess with the at least one angled wedge face facing the angled lateral face when the mounting frame is located on the torque plate and the at least one alignment device is in an installed position.