Disc brake system with spring clip pad holders
US6318514A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2127/02
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disc brake assembly includes an improved pad holder for holding a brake pad in the brake assembly. The pad holder takes the form of a simple spring clip, preferably a wire form, that holds the rear surface of the pad tightly against the front surface of the piston or pistons of the associated caliper to prevent brake drag and brake rattle. The clip is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and can be easily installed without removing the disc or the caliper from the brake assembly. Indeed, the pad/pad holder subassembly can be removed from the brake assembly, without using any special tools, simply by imposing sufficient upward vertical retraction forces on the pad/pad holder subassembly to deflect the spring clip and to remove the pad holder from the pistons to which it is attached.
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