| CPC F16D 65/18 (2013.01) [F16D 2121/04 (2013.01); F16D 2125/587 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. A brake piston system comprising:
a piston configured to be movable within a caliper during braking operations;
an articulating joint located between the piston and a brake pad, wherein the braking force passes through the articulating joint during a braking operation; and
a footing located between the piston and the brake pad, wherein the articulating joint joins the piston to the footing,
wherein:
the articulating joint comprises:
a convex outward bearing surface; and
a concave outward bearing surface that slidably interfaces with the convex outward bearing surface, wherein the convex outward bearing surface is affixed to or a part of the footing, and the concave outward bearing surface is affixed to or a part of the piston,
a protruded portion of the piston extends into an opening comprised in the articulating joint, and
the footing has one or more holes for attaching the footing to the piston.
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