Patent ID: 11920647
Assignee: CONSOLIDATED METCO, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 45:
46. A disc brake rotor assembly comprising:
a disc brake rotor;
a wheel hub;
a plurality of spring pins to connect the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub, each spring pin having opposite end portions and an intermediate portion between the end portions;
one of the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub having a pair of female mounting portions to engage the end portions of the spring pins;
the other of the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub having male mounting portions to cooperate with the female mounting portions and engage the intermediate portions of the spring pins;
the spring pins configured to transfer torque from the disc brake rotor to the wheel hub during a braking operation with the pair of female mounting portions of the one of the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub engaging the end portions of the spring pins and the male mounting portions of the other of the disc brake rotor and the wheel hub engaging the intermediate portions of the spring pins;
wherein the pair of female mounting portions include partial keyways to receive the end portions of the spring pins and the male mounting portions include partial keyways to receive the intermediate portions of the spring pins;
wherein each of the spring pins has a circumference; and
wherein at least one of the partial keyways of the female mounting portions and the partial keyways of the male mounting portions extends around the entirety of the circumference of the spring pins.