Abstract: Provided are, among other things, pistons and piston noses. One representative embodiment involves a brake piston that includes a piston body and a top surface, in which the top surface is wider than the piston body and has a small portion that is slightly raised, relative to the rest of the top surface, so that when in use only the small raised portion makes contact with a backing plate of a brake pad.

Abstract: Provided are, among other things, pistons and piston noses. One representative embodiment involves a brake piston that includes a piston body and a top surface, in which the top surface is wider than the piston body and has a small portion that is slightly raised, relative to the rest of the top surface, so that when in use only the small raised portion makes contact with a backing plate of a brake pad.

Abstract: Provided are, among other things, pistons and piston noses. One representative embodiment involves a brake piston that includes a piston body and a top surface, in which the top surface is wider than the piston body and has a small portion that is slightly raised, relative to the rest of the top surface, so that when in use only the small raised portion makes contact with a backing plate of a brake pad.

Abstract: Provided are, among other things, systems, apparatuses, components and methods related to drive pin assemblies. One such assembly includes: a first pin component and a second pin component, each having an engagement end that opens to an interior space and has an angled surface that extends for at least a portion of the width and a portion of the length of such first pin component; and a tightening mechanism at least partially disposed within the interior spaces of the first pin component and the second pin component, for drawing the first pin component and the second pin component closer together, where the angled surface of the first pin component matches the angled surface of the second pin component such that the first pin component and the second pin component slide both vertically and laterally along each other when drawn together.

Abstract: Provided are, among other things, systems, apparatuses, components and methods related to drive pin assemblies. One such assembly includes: a first pin component and a second pin component, each having an engagement end that opens to an interior space and has an angled surface that extends for at least a portion of the width and a portion of the length of such first pin component; and a tightening mechanism at least partially disposed within the interior spaces of the first pin component and the second pin component, for drawing the first pin component and the second pin component closer together, where the angled surface of the first pin component matches the angled surface of the second pin component such that the first pin component and the second pin component slide both vertically and laterally along each other when drawn together.

Abstract: Provided is, among other things, a disc brake caliper that includes: a unitary main housing, a leading reinforcement element and a trailing reinforcement element. The unitary main housing is made of a first material and includes: (a) an inner portion, (b) an outer portion, (c) a leading crossover section that extends between the inner portion and the outer portion, forward of both the inner opening and the outer opening, and over the brake rotor when in use, and (d) a trailing crossover section that extends between the inner portion and the outer portion, behind both the inner opening and the outer opening, and over the brake rotor when in use.

Abstract: Provided are, among other things, pistons and piston noses. One representative embodiment involves a brake piston that includes a piston body and a top surface, in which the top surface is wider than the piston body and has a small portion that is slightly raised, relative to the rest of the top surface, so that when in use only the small raised portion makes contact with a backing plate of a brake pad.

Abstract: The invention includes a mounting hat for a brake rotor having a lower section connected to an upper section. Also included is a plurality of aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top and a bottom connected to the upper section. Further, a plurality of vents are formed between adjacent aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes. The vents are circumferentially distributed on the upper section. Air flow is induced to flow through the plurality of vents. Alternatively included is a mounting hat for a brake rotor having a lower section connected to an upper section. Also included is a plurality of first aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top and a bottom connected to the upper section. Further, a plurality of second aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a top connected to the upper section is included.

Abstract: The invention includes a mounting hat for a brake rotor having a lower section connected to an upper section. Also included is a plurality of aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top and a bottom connected to the upper section. Further, a plurality of vents are formed between adjacent aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes. The vents are circumferentially distributed on the upper section. Air flow is induced to flow through the plurality of vents. Alternatively included is a mounting hat for a brake rotor having a lower section connected to an upper section. Also included is a plurality of first aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top and a bottom connected to the upper section. Further, a plurality of second aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a top connected to the upper section is included.

Abstract: A ventilated brake rotor having vents disposed between two discs. The vents are defined by an adjacent pair of vanes distributed around the first disc and disposed below the second disc. Each vane is defined by a camber. The camber, in turn, is parallel to a curve that is defined by two camber lines. The curve is tangent to the leading end of a first camber line and tangent to a trailing end of the second camber line. The first and the second camber lines intersect where the first camber line is defined from a point on the interior radius of one of the two discs that intersects a datum. Moreover, the first camber line extends at a throat angle from the datum.

Abstract: A ventilated brake rotor having vents disposed between two discs. The vents are defined by an adjacent pair of vanes distributed around the first disc and disposed below the second disc. Each vane is defined by a camber. The camber, in turn, is parallel to a curve that is defined by two camber lines. The curve is tangent to the leading end of a first camber line and tangent to a trailing end of the second camber line. The first and the second camber lines intersect where the first camber line is defined from a point on the interior radius of one of the two discs that intersects a datum. Moreover, the first camber line extends at a throat angle from the datum.

Abstract: A stiffening bracket for a brake caliper that includes an aperture. The aperture has a diagonal length. The bracket includes a support having a first end and a second end. The bracket also includes a first extension attached to the first end and a second extension attached to the second end of the support. A length measured from the first extension to the second extension of the bracket is less than or equal to the diagonal length of the aperture.