US 12,135,064 B2
Brake rotors for bicycles
Henrik Braedt, Hambach (DE); Brian Jordan, Highland Park, IL (US); Charles Dunlap, Manitou Springs, CO (US); and Sebastian Heyna, Hambch (DE)
Assigned to SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/125,029.
Prior Publication US 2022/0196090 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. F16D 65/12 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01); B62L 1/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 65/123 (2013.01) [B60B 27/0052 (2013.01); B62L 1/005 (2013.01); F16D 65/128 (2013.01); B60B 27/0026 (2013.01); B60B 2200/47 (2013.01); B60B 2320/10 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1328 (2013.01); F16D 2065/136 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1384 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1392 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0021 (2013.01); F16D 2200/003 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0043 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0047 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0052 (2013.01); F16D 2200/006 (2013.01); F16D 2250/0084 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brake rotor for a bicycle, the brake rotor comprising:
a carrier to be coupled to a hub of the bicycle, the carrier having an arm with an end portion, the end portion having a protrusion extending in a circumferential direction; and
a brake track having braking surfaces to be engaged by brake pads, the brake rotor having a rotational axis defining a coordinate reference, the brake track disposed radially outward of the carrier, the brake track having an inner peripheral edge with a notch, the end portion of the arm disposed in the notch, the brake track being axially slidable on the end portion, the notch of the brake track at least partially defined by a lip that is disposed radially inward relative to the protrusion of the end portion to radially constrain the brake track relative to the carrier.