US 12,442,629 B2
Gauge for measuring wear of a brake pad
Charles Brodie, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Thomas Corcoran, Leonard, MI (US); Donald Ford, Auburn Hills, MI (US); and Kathryn Paul, Lapeer, MI (US)
Assigned to ZF CV Systems Europe BV, Brussels (BE)
Filed by ZF CV Systems Europe BV, Brussels (BE)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/349,691.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/398,824, filed on Aug. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0060764 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G01B 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC G01B 5/06 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gauge for measuring wear of a brake pad of a brake, the gauge comprising:
a first component having a first longitudinal portion extending in a longitudinal direction;
said first component further having a jaw extending transversely from said first longitudinal portion;
said jaw having a first contact region configured to contact a first side of a brake assembly;
a second component having a second longitudinal portion extending in the longitudinal direction and a scale portion;
a slide configured to longitudinally slide along said scale portion of said second component;
said slide having a second contact region configured to contact a second side of the brake assembly;
said first component and said second component being interconnectable in a first relative position and a second relative position; and,
wherein said first contact region and said second contact region define a mutual distance indicative of a thickness of the brake pad when applied to a brake caliper with the brake applied.