Patent · US Expired

Disc brake for a vehicle

US4055237A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
2References
3Claims
0Family size

Assignees

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 25, 1977
Grant dateOct 25, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 25, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2055/007
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a disc brake for a vehicle comprising a hydraulic mechanism, a pair of friction pads disposed to face, respectively, both working surfaces of a brake disk to be rotated integrally with a wheel axis of the vehicle, a loosely fitted annular caliper plate disposed around the hydraulic mechanism and the friction pads and a pair of torque receiving arms arranged between the pads along the direction parallel to the wheel axis. A bridge member is spanned between free ends of the arms. An anti-rattle spring is disposed between the bridging member and the caliper plate.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.