CPC F16D 65/126 (2013.01) [B60B 27/0052 (2013.01); B64C 25/36 (2013.01); F16D 65/123 (2013.01); F16D 55/36 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1392 (2013.01); F16D 2250/0084 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A clip for a rotor disk of a brake assembly, the clip comprising: a first half comprising a first sheet metal strip having a body portion and a first end and a second end bent in a first direction relative to the body portion; and a second half comprising a second sheet metal strip having a body portion having a length the same as the length of the body portion of the first sheet metal strip, the second sheet metal strip having a first end and a second end bent in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, relative to the body portion of the second sheet metal strip; and wherein one of the first end of the first sheet metal strip and the first end of the second sheet metal strip is provided with a first pin protruding from the end and the other of the first end of the first sheet metal strip and the second sheet metal strip is provided with a first aperture configured to receive the first pin when the first and second sheet metal strips are assembled such that their first ends overlap; and wherein one of the second end of the first sheet metal strip and the second end of the second sheet metal strip is provided with a second pin protruding from the end and the other of the second end of the first sheet metal strip and the second sheet metal strip is provided with a second aperture configured to receive the second pin when the first and second sheet metal strips are assembled such that their second ends overlap.
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