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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Tomohiro Yokoyama, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A disc brake of a floating type includes: an inner pad and an outer pad respectively located on opposite sides of a rotor rotatable with a wheel; a pressing device configured to press the inner pad and the outer pad against the rotor; and a housing mounted on a non-rotating member and holding the pressing device. The pressing device includes: a first pressing member movable toward the rotor; a second pressing member movable away from the rotor; and a frame having a substantially frame shape and including (i) a first side portion opposed to the second pressing member and (ii) a second side portion engaged with the outer pad and movable together with the outer pad in a direction parallel with a rotation axis of the rotor. The disc brake includes a return spring provided between the frame and one of the housing and the inner pad.