FLOATING ROTOR DISC WITH COMPRESSIBLE RETENTION RING FASTENER

摘要

A floating disc brake assembly having a disc brake rotor secured to a mounting assembly, such as a hat or a hat with a retention ring structured and arranged to fit within retention ring flanges of a plurality of rotor mounting tabs uniformly distributed about the mounting assembly. A method of uniformly transferring braking forces from a rotor of a brake assembly about a wheel hat component of the brake assembly and a kit of parts are also provided

主权项

1. A floating disc brake assembly, comprising:
a disc brake rotor comprising an inner circumferential aperture having a plurality of rotor tabs spaced about the aperture; a mounting assembly comprising a cylindrical axial body having axially opposed first and second ends, a rotor mounting flange extending radially at or near the first end of the axial body, a plurality of mounting assembly tabs having retention ring flanges, the plurality of mounting assembly tabs spaced about the rotor mounting flange and forming slots interspersed therebetween, the slots structured and arranged for receiving the rotor tabs; and a retention ring for securing the rotor tabs between the mounting assembly tabs and the rotor mounting flange, the retention ring including a continuous spiral ring having substantially flat or planar axial faces and an inner wave spring portion, the retention ring structured and arranged to fit within the retention ring flanges of the plurality of mounting assembly tabs.