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

Claim 27:
28. 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 female mounting portions to engage the end portions of the spring pins, the female mounting portions including pairs of partial keyways configured to receive 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 male mounting portions each including a partial keyway configured to fit intermediate one of the pairs of partial keyways of the female mounting portions and form a keyway to receive one of the spring pins with the one pair of partial keyways receiving the end portions of the one spring pin and the partial keyway of the male mounting portion receiving the intermediate portion of the one spring pin; and
the spring pins configured to transfer torque from the disc brake rotor to the wheel hub during a braking operation with the 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.