Brakes – Wheel – Axially movable brake element or housing therefor
Patent
1974-08-16
1976-02-10
Halvosa, George E. A.
Brakes
Wheel
Axially movable brake element or housing therefor
188 725, F16D 55228, F16D 6500
Patent
active
039373045
ABSTRACT:
The present specification discloses and claims an opposed piston disc brake caliper of the fixed type together with a pad anti-rattle spring for use therewith. The caliper is formed in two halves, each half having a machined surface in which a pad recess is formed. The caliper halves when clamped together with the machined surfaces engaging each other, leave part of a machined surface exposed at least at one side of a friction pad locating aperture formed by the two pad recesses. This exposed part of the machined surface acts as a datum surface against which part of the pads anti-rattle spring can engage. The pad anti-rattle spring has a generally rectangular configuration and is dimensioned to fit into the pad locating aperture. At least one window is cut in the spring to allow for inspection of pad wear, and a lateral tag is provided on the spring in the region of the or each datum surface. The tag or tags can be engaged with the datum surface on the caliper to correctly locate the spring and allow accurate inspection of the pads through the at least one window.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3298469 (1967-01-01), Robinette
patent: 3517777 (1970-06-01), Beller
patent: 3625316 (1971-12-01), Mori
Girling Limited
Halvosa George E. A.
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