Floating caliper for a disk brake, and disk brake

US6708802B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Peter Stahl · Oppenweiler, DE
• Hans-Martin Giese · Polch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 3, 2002
• Grant date: Mar 23, 2004
• Expiry date: Dec 3, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2055/0091
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The floating caliper of a disk brake has three bridge arms, which extend over the brake disk, wherein one of the bridge arms, preferably the middle arm (34), is bifurcated into two branches (34a, 34b).