Patent ID: 6155650
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
An anti-dust and cooling cover adapted for being positionable between a wheel and a brake assembly of a vehicle and being in rotation with the wheel and the brake assembly, said cover comprising:a plate having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a perimeter,said outer surface of said plate being adjacent to the wheel and said inner surface of said plate being adjacent to the assembly when said cover is positioned between the wheel and the assembly; anda wall having an outer surface, an inner surface, a plurality of openings located at predetermined locations along said wall, and a plurality of louvers fixed at predetermined locations along said outer surface of said wall, said wall projecting perpendicularly from said plate along said perimeter of said plate to form said cover wherein said cover is adapted for being in communication with the assembly, and is dimensioned and configured for substantially surrounding the assembly whereby a chamber is formed therebetween,each of said louvers forming a hood over a corresponding opening of said openings in said wall wherein air about said louvers and said openings in said will is scooped up by said louvers and is drawn into said chamber though said openings of the wall when the wheel, the assembly, and said cover are in rotation relative to one another.