Patent ID: 8272484
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A hydraulic caliper brake comprising a housing having a first half and a second half; a first bore in said first half, a second bore in said second half, said first bore having a first fluid chamber therein, and said second bore having a second fluid chamber therein; a piston in each said bore; and a fluid network including an inlet port, a first bleed port and a second bleed port in said first half of said housing, said first bleed port being in fluid communication with said first fluid chamber, a first channel extending through said first half of said housing and into said second half of said housing and in fluid communication with said inlet port and said first and second fluid chambers, a second channel extending through said first half of said housing and into said second half of said housing and in fluid communication with said second fluid chamber and said second bleed port, wherein said first bleed port is used to bleed said first fluid chamber and said second bleed port is used to bleed said second fluid chamber.