Patent ID: 7028812
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake caliper adapted for use in a disc brake assembly including: a brake caliper having an inboard leg portion and an outboard leg portion which are interconnected by an intermediate bridge portion, the brake caliper having a first locating surface provided on the inboard leg portion, a second locating surface provided on the outboard leg portion and a third locating surface provided on the outboard leg portion, the inboard leg portion including a pair of ears and a piston bore having an opened outer end, each ear having an opening formed therethrough, wherein the first locating surface provided on the inboard leg portion is an elongated groove formed wholly within the inboard leg of the caliper, the groove having first opened end located adjacent an innermost end of the inboard leg and extending toward the outboard leg and terminating at a second closed end located wholly within the inboard leg and not extending past at least one of the pair of ears and the opened outer end of the piston bore so as to not extend into the intermediate bridge portion of the caliper, the groove having a generally uniform cross-section along substantially the entire length thereof.