Disk brake using a pad which is urged to rotate
US5881848A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D65/0979
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disk brake for a motor vehicle having a caliper (1), a carrier (2) which fixed to the vehicle and a pad (41) located between a tip (10) on the caliper (1) and a disk (D). The pad (41) being fitted with a spring (5) which holds the pad against the tip (10) of the caliper (1). The spring (5) bears elastically on inclined surfaces of the tip (10) of the caliper (1) and is subjected to a torque (C--C) which urges the spring (5) to rotate about an axis (X) and to continually urge the spring (5) against the carrier (2).
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