Patent ID: 6695099
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A brake caliper apparatus for applying a braking force to a brake rotor that is rotatable about a rotor axis and defines an inboard side and an outboard side of the brake rotor, the caliper apparatus comprising,a caliper housing including a cylinder bore defining a bore axis extending parallel to the rotor axis; and a first and a second piston slidably disposed in a back-to-back relationship in the cylinder bore and defining a space between them in the cylinder bore for receipt of a pressurized fluid; the caliper housing including a bracket for fixedly attaching the housing to a support structure operatively connected to the rotor in a manner precluding movement of the housing toward or away from the rotor; the first piston being slidably disposed in the cylinder bore for movement in a first direction along the bore axis toward the inboard side of the rotor for applying a braking force to the inboard side of the rotor, and the second piston being slidably disposed in the cylinder bore for movement in a second direction opposite the first direction along the bore axis for applying a braking force to the outboard side of the rotor.