ROTOR CLIP FOR BRAKE ASSEMBLY

DRIVE April 17, 2024
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A clip for a rotor disk of a brake assembly, the clip comprising: a first half comprising a first sheet metal strip (30) having a body portion (30') and a first end (31) and a second end (32) bent in a first direction relative to the body portion; and a second half comprising a second sheet metal strip (40) having a body portion (40') having a length the same as the length of the body portion (30') of the first sheet metal strip (30), the second sheet metal strip having a first end (41) and a second end (42) bent in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, relative to the body portion (40') 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 (33) 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 (43) 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 (34) 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 (44) 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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