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Disc brake with a spring attachment

US9422992B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13References

21Claims

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Assignee

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG · DE

Inventors

Uwe Bach · Niedernhausen, DE
Hans Bungert · Geisenheim, DE
Jürgen Bauer · Pocking, DE
Ahmed Sefo · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 13, 2005
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D65/0979
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A disc brake includes brake pads (7), which are slidably received on either side of a brake disc within guide portions (6) of the disc brake, and including a spring arrangement (10) for spring cushioning the brake pads (7). Disc brakes of this type are frequently used in motor vehicles. To improve the spring cushioning of the brake pads, the spring arrangement (10) is equipped with at least one radial spring element (11) for radially clamping the brake pads (7) with respect to the guide portions (6), at least one axial spring element (22) for axially clamping the brake pads (7) in relation to each other, and at least one tangential spring element (18) for tangentially clamping the brake pads (7) in relation to the guide portions (6). The three spring elements (11, 18, 22) act in different spatial dimensions and can be embodied as separate components which are independent of each other.

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