Disc brake friction pad support and biasing assembly

摘要

In a vehicle disc brake, a friction pad having a radially outer tab slidably supported on circumferentially spaced edges of a caliper aperture and biased against a force transmitting plate by a spring seated against the heads of fasteners secured to the force transmitting plate and having shanks extending through apertures in the backing plate tab which permit lateral movement of the friction pad relative to the force transmitting plate.