Patents by Inventor ANDREA MECOCCI

ANDREA MECOCCI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240141960
    Abstract: A brake pad and thrust device assembly for a brake caliper may have at least one brake pad and at least one thrust device, where each thrust device is reversibly connectable to the brake pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Davide D'ALESSIO, Andrea MECOCCI, Andrea TERUZZI, Cristian CRIPPA
  • Publication number: 20230417298
    Abstract: A pad-holding and pad return spring assembly has a pad-holding spring arranged between a guiding ear of a brake pad and a support, and a pad return spring. The pad-holding spring has a C-shaped section having a central portion adapted to be inserted into a recess of the support and to accommodate the guiding ear. The pad return spring has an anchoring portion connected to the C-shaped section extending in axial direction in a first orientation opposite to a brake disc, and an elastic return arm connected to the anchoring portion and having an elastic return arm end for engaging the brake pad. The elastic return arm develops along an elastic return arm longitudinal direction oriented in the axial direction with a second orientation concordant with the brake disc, is elastically movable between an advanced position and a resting position and in operation is spaced from the pad-holding spring and the anchoring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto BOSIS, Cristian CRIPPA, Davide D'ALESSIO, Mauro MAMBRETTI, Andrea MECOCCI
  • Patent number: 11852207
    Abstract: An assembly has two pads having a support plate and a friction material coating, each pad being accommodated in a pocket of a caliper and positionable on a side of a brake disc. At least one spring applies an elastic bias on the pads so as to elastically bias the pads away from the brake disc. The support plate has a plate coupling portion having an inner lower edge, facing the brake disc in a radially inward direction or towards the rotation axis, an inner upper edge, facing the brake disc in a radially outward direction or opposite to the rotation axis, the inner upper edge continuing on a direct upper surface according to the axial direction (A-A), forming an upper spring-coupling plate portion edge. The spring is always in contact exclusively with the inner lower edge and the upper spring-coupling plate portion edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mauro Mambretti, Andrea Mecocci, Alberto Pendesini, Giuseppe Spigapiena, Alberto Bosis
  • Patent number: 11802601
    Abstract: A spring for friction pads which can be associated with a caliper of a disc brake to bias the friction pads elastically away from a brake disc may have a central stretch and two opposite transverse stretches, extending from the central stretch in two opposite transverse directions and each forming a supporting stretch, a resting stretch and a wing stretch extending between the supporting stretch and the resting stretch. The supporting stretches lie on the same supporting plane and the wing stretch may have an ascending wing stretch and a descending wing stretch. The spring may also have one or more fixing stretches connected to the central stretch and forming at least two opposite fixing stretches for elastic snap fixing to corresponding fixing seats of the caliper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Davide D'Alessio, Alberto Pendesini, Andrea Mecocci, Mauro Mambretti
  • Patent number: 11773932
    Abstract: A pad return spring for a caliper body. The caliper body has an elongated element connecting bridge connecting a first elongated wheel-side element to a second elongated wheel-side element and having a middle connecting bridge defining an outer middle bridge side, an inner middle bridge side, a middle bridge disc inlet side, and an opposite middle bridge disc outlet side. The pad return spring has a first and a second pad retraction elements, each defining a middle stretch, a first side stretch influencing the first pad, and an opposite second side stretch influencing the second pad to move the first and second pads away from the first and second braking surfaces at the end of a braking action, and an elongated connecting element connecting the first and second pad retraction elements to each other, and an anchoring device to removably restrain the pad return spring to the middle connecting bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Fumagalli, Mauro Mambretti, Andrea Mecocci, Alberto Pendesini
  • Publication number: 20230193964
    Abstract: A disc brake caliper has a caliper body arranged straddling a brake disc having a rotation axis defining an axial direction and opposite friction surfaces, pads accommodated in the caliper body, a cylinder forming a cylindrical wall and a bottom wall, a piston, and a parking-braking system having a rotating member accommodated within a rotation housing formed in the bottom wall. The cylinder defines a first annular housing and a second annular housing both made in the bottom wall, and extending in a direction transverse to the axial direction and leading into the rotation housing. The second annular housing is distinct from the first annular housing and positioned in a direction opposite to an inner surface of the bottom wall. The first annular housing accommodates a first seal. The second annular housing accommodates a second seal. The first and second seals act between the rotating member and the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco RADAELLI, Raffaele MILANESE, Andrea MECOCCI, Tomasz WOLOSZYN, Alberto BOSIS
  • Publication number: 20230073353
    Abstract: A brake pad may have at least one plate and at least one friction material supported by the plate. The friction material surface may have a barycenter. The plate may have a first slot and a second slot. The first slot may have a first slot edge adapted to accommodate a first pin mounted on the caliper body. The second slot may have a second slot edge adapted to accommodate a second pin mounted on the caliper body. In a forward braking condition, the brake pad rests on the first pin with a first slot first portion, and the brake pad rests on the second pin with a second slot first portion. The first slot is arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the barycenter and the second slot is arranged in a radially inner position with respect to the barycenter. The first slot and the second slot may be radially external with respect to a barycenter circumference centered on a rotation axis and passing through a barycenter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea MECOCCI, Stefano ZAGHI, Nicolas MINUCCI, Alberto PENDESINI
  • Publication number: 20230076059
    Abstract: A brake pad may have at least one plate. The plate may be provided with a first slot. The first slot may have a first slot edge adapted to accommodate a first pin. The first slot edge may have a first portion and a second portion, in which the brake pad has a tangential center-of-gravity plane. The first and second portions may be crossed by the tangential center-of-gravity plane so that under a reverse braking condition the brake pad rests against the first pin in at least a first contact point of the first slot. Under a forward braking condition the brake pad rests against the first pin in at least a second contact point of the first slot in which the second contact point of first slot lies in the tangential center-of-gravity plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea MECOCCI, Stefano ZAGHI, Nicolas MINUCCI, Alberto PENDESINI
  • Publication number: 20220213942
    Abstract: A caliper body for a brake caliper for a disc brake, arranged straddling a disc, has a first elongated portion configured to face a first braking surface of the disc by interposing at least one first brake pad, a second elongated portion, opposite the first elongated portion and configured to face a second braking surface of the disc by interposing at least one second brake pad. A caliper bridge connects the first and second elongated portions. At least either the first or second elongated portion has a thrust device housing receiving at least one portion of a thrust device, configured to apply a thrust action on at least one brake pad to abut the at least one brake pad against a braking surface of the disc. A first annular housing radially opens into the thrust device housing and receives an elastic retraction element that applies a retracting action on the thrust device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea MECOCCI, Giuseppe SPIGAPIENA, Mauro MAMBRETTI
  • Publication number: 20220065312
    Abstract: A pad-and-spring assembly has a supporting plate supporting friction material. The supporting plate has a disc facing surface, a plate back, and facing thrust structure. The friction material has a radially inner edge, and a radially outer edge, radially opposite to the radially inner edge, and defining the outer radial dimension level of the friction material with its tangential extension on the disc facing surface. The disc facing surface has a free surface located radially inside with respect to the tangential extension of the radially outer edge of the friction and having a through opening edge delimiting a through opening. An elastic device of the assembly has a body having at least one connecting portion, connecting to the body of the brake caliper and a supporting portion, axially crossing the through opening to apply elastic biasing action directly in axial direction to the through opening edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.
    Inventors: CRISTIAN CRIPPA, MARCO FUMAGALLI, MAURO MAMBRETTI, ANDREA MECOCCI
  • Publication number: 20220056969
    Abstract: A pad return spring for a caliper body. The caliper body has an elongated element connecting bridge connecting a first elongated wheel-side element to a second elongated wheel-side element and having a middle connecting bridge defining an outer middle bridge side, an inner middle bridge side, a middle bridge disc inlet side, and an opposite middle bridge disc outlet side. The pad return spring has a first and a second pad retraction elements, each defining a middle stretch, a first side stretch influencing the first pad, and an opposite second side stretch influencing the second pad to move the first and second pads away from the first and second braking surfaces at the end of a braking action, and an elongated connecting element connecting the first and second pad retraction elements to each other, and an anchoring device to removably restrain the pad return spring to the middle connecting bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.
    Inventors: MARCO FUMAGALLI, MAURO MAMBRETTI, ANDREA MECOCCI, ALBERTO PENDESINI
  • Publication number: 20220056970
    Abstract: An assembly has two pads having a support plate and a friction material coating, each pad being accommodated in a pocket of a caliper and positionable on a side of a brake disc. At least one spring applies an elastic bias on the pads so as to elastically bias the pads away from the brake disc. The support plate has a plate coupling portion having an inner lower edge, facing the brake disc in a radially inward direction or towards the rotation axis, an inner upper edge, facing the brake disc in a radially outward direction or opposite to the rotation axis, the inner upper edge continuing on a direct upper surface according to the axial direction (A-A), forming an upper spring-coupling plate portion edge. The spring is always in contact exclusively with the inner lower edge and the upper spring-coupling plate portion edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.
    Inventors: MAURO MAMBRETTI, ANDREA MECOCCI, ALBERTO PENDESINI, GIUSEPPE SPIGAPIENA, ALBERTO BOSIS
  • Publication number: 20210270335
    Abstract: A spring for friction pads which can be associated with a caliper of a disc brake to bias the friction pads elastically away from a brake disc may have a central stretch and two opposite transverse stretches, extending from the central stretch in two opposite transverse directions and each forming a supporting stretch, a resting stretch and a wing stretch extending between the supporting stretch and the resting stretch. The supporting stretches lie on the same supporting plane and the wing stretch may have an ascending wing stretch and a descending wing stretch. The spring may also have one or more fixing stretches connected to the central stretch and forming at least two opposite fixing stretches for elastic snap fixing to corresponding fixing seats of the caliper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: FRENI BREMBO S.P.A.
    Inventors: DAVIDE D'ALESSIO, ALBERTO PENDESINI, ANDREA MECOCCI, MAURO MAMBRETTI