Patent ID: 6170617
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B60T,B62L,F16D

Abstract:
A method of cooling a bicycle disc brake caliper which selectively stops rotation of a bicycle wheel relative to a bicycle frame, comprising the steps of:rotating said bicycle wheel with a brake disc fixedly coupled thereto for rotation therewith;operating a brake caliper including a housing and a piston unit movably coupled to said housing to selectively engage said disc brake;cooling said housing by providing coolant in a coolant member having an internal coolant area for receiving coolant therein to create a coolant heat sink for transferring heat from said housing; andsaid cooling of said housing occurring solely at a downstream end of a disc receiving slot extending through said housing adjacent said piston unit to receive the brake disc therein, such that the brake disc rotates from an upstream end of said slot to said downstream end of said slot.