A brake piston is described. The brake piston is configured for use in a disk brake system, the piston comprising: a body having an outside width perpendicular to a central axis; a footing disposed at a distal end of the piston; wherein the footing is configured to exert force on a brake pad during actuation of the disk brake system; the footing having a face configured to contact the brake pad, the face having a length and a width, wherein the length is longer than the outside width of the body, and the length is greater than the width.
OVERSIZED BRAKE PISTON FOOTING
2018-10-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English