Abstract: A housing for a brake system for attachment to an axle of a vehicle, the brake system comprising a braking mechanism having a rotor attached to a hub, and a caliper for receiving a portion of the outer circumference of the rotor permitting stopping rotation of the rotor, the housing comprising a body defining the space for containment of the braking mechanism, and a circular portion having an outer periphery configured to divert debris generated during operation of the vehicle from the outer periphery, wherein the outer periphery comprises a plurality of channels arranged in a spaced apart relationship with respect to each other, the channels extending transversally from one side of the housing to the other side of the housing to divert the debris away from the outer periphery.

Abstract: A wet disc brake system is described which includes a housing assembly and brake callipers. The housing assembly is provided with openings for seating cylinders of respective brake callipers. The callipers are coupled to a structural component of a vehicle to which the system is fitted and in particular a flange of an axle housing. This enables reactive forces created during a braking operation to be transmitted via the callipers to the flange and axle housing rather than being carried by housing assembly. As the housing assembly does not bear any substantive load, it may be made of a relatively light weight construction or material.

Abstract: A wet disc brake system is described which includes a housing assembly and brake callipers. The housing assembly is provided with openings for seating cylinders of respective brake callipers. The callipers are coupled to a structural component of a vehicle to which the system is fitted and in particular a flange of an axle housing. This enables reactive forces created during a braking operation to be transmitted via the callipers to the flange and axle housing rather than being carried by housing assembly. As the housing assembly does not bear any substantive load, it may be made of a relatively light weight construction or material.