Patent ID: 9677628
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B23K,F16C,F16D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A brake assembly comprising: a bracket assembly that receives a camshaft for actuating a brake pad assembly, the bracket assembly including: wherein the brake wing, the mounting flange, and the tube portion cooperate to define a hole that receives the camshaft, wherein the brake wing, the mounting flange, and the tube portion each form a portion of a perimeter of the hole, and the tube portion has a lubricant passage that is spaced apart from the hole and that extends from the mounting flange to the brake wing, wherein the lubricant passage routes lubricant between the brake wing and the mounting flange; and wherein a first bearing disposed in the hole in the mounting flange, a second bearing is disposed in the hole in the brake wing, first and second seals are disposed in the hole that inhibit lubricant from entering the portion of the hole defined by the tube portion, the first and second bearings rotatably support the camshaft, the lubricant passage is fluidly connected to the mounting flange between the first bearing and the first seal, and the lubricant passage is fluidly connected to the brake wing between the second bearing and the second seal.