| 摘要 |
<p>The anti-rattle spring (44) provides for resilient loading between a pin mounted friction element carrier (39) and a pin (40) of a disc brake assembly (10). The disc brake assembly (10) includes a friction element carrier (39) having two ear tabs (33, 35) with apertures (36, 37) therein. The apertures (36, 37) receive axial pins (40) inserted therethrough for mounting the friction element carrier (39) to the disc brake assembly (10). One aperture (36) communicates with a positioning recess (43) disposed in the ear tab (33), the positioning recess (43) providing an area for positioning the anti-rattle spring (44) relative to the aperture (36) and friction element carrier (39). The anti-rattle spring (44) comprises a body portion (46) defining a loop with legs (50, 54) extending outwardly therefrom, one leg (50) being bent over in a U-shaped portion received in the positioning recess (43) and having a projection part (61) extending from one end of an aperture (57) to engage the surface of the friction element carrier (39), and the other leg (54) having a trough-shaped portion (55) extending toward the center of the aperture (36). The trough-shaped portion (55) engages the pin (40) inserted into the one aperture (36) and is bent downwardly to be positioned over the positioning recess (43). The resilient loading between the friction element carrier (39) and pin (40) eliminates any noise-generating movement during the braking cycle and travel over uneven terrain.</p> |
