FLOATING CALIPER DISC BRAKE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP94/01824 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 5, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 5, 1995 PCT Filed Jun. 6, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/29611 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 22, 1994A floating caliper-type disk brake for automotive vehicles, for supporting the circumferential forces and for guiding the brake pads including a brake carrier integrated into the steering knuckle of the vehicle. To insure a simple final assembly on the vehicle and to facilitate an automatic assembly, the floating caliper with brake pads attached thereto is supplied as a pre-assembled unit. The brake pads by means of leaf springs secured to their back plates are detachably fixed to the floating caliper. In the practice of the invention, the leaf spring of the outer brake pad, additionally serves to radially prestress the floating caliper vis-+E,gra a+EE -vis the carrier arms of the brake carrier, thereby eliminating another spring provided for this purpose. The assembly of the floating caliper on the vehicle is simplified because there is no need to assemble the said additional spring.