FLOATING CALIPER DISC BRAKE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

摘要

To withstand the peripheral force and guide the brake pads (6, 7), a floating caliper disc brake for motor vehicles has a brake bearer integrated into the stub axle of the vehicle. In order to simplify final fitting to the vehicle as much as possible and facilitate automatic fitting, the floating caliper (3) with the brake pads (6, 7) fitted to it is supplied as a preassembled unit. The brake pads (6, 7) are releasably secured to the floating caliper (3) by leaf springs (10) fitted on their back-plates (8). According to the invention, the leaf spring (10) of the outer brake pad (7) also helps to prestress the floating caliper radially in relation to the bearer arms (1, 2) of the brake bearer. It is thus possible to dispense with another spring provided for this purpose fitting of the floating caliper (3) to the vehicle is simplified because this additional spring does not have to be fitted.