US 12,379,007 B2
Pad axle and brake caliper
Yusuke Hosomi, Sakai (JP)
Assigned to SHIMANO INC., Sakai (JP)
Filed by SHIMANO INC., Sakai (JP)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/710,898.
Application 17/710,898 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/403,882, filed on Aug. 17, 2021, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057181 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. F16D 65/18 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 66/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 65/0087 (2013.01) [F16D 65/18 (2013.01); F16D 2066/001 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pad axle for a brake caliper, comprising:
an axle body including a first mounting part and a second mounting part and extends along a longitudinal axis between the first mounting part and the second mounting part, both of the first mounting part and the second mounting part being configured to be coupled to a caliper body of the brake caliper; and
a support body being a different member from the axle body and attached to the axle body to movably support a brake pad of the brake caliper relative to both the support body and the caliper body, the support body being provided between the first mounting part and the second mounting part of the axle body, the support body being made of a non-metallic material, wherein
the support body includes a through-hole,
the axle body includes
a first axle body having a first outer diameter,
a second axle body having a second outer diameter, and
a third axle body having a third outer diameter,
the second outer diameter is smaller than the first outer diameter and the third outer diameter, and
the second axle body is provided between the first axle body and the third axle body to define an attachment recess between the first axle body and the third axle body.