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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Tomohiro Yokoyama, Toyota, JP;
Kazuya Hamaguchi, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A disc brake includes: an inner pad and an outer pad respectively located on opposite sides of a rotor; a pressing device that presses the inner pad and the outer pad against the rotor; and a housing holding the pressing device. The pressing device includes: at least one first pressing member movable toward the rotor and at least one second pressing member movable away from the rotor; and a driving member movable relative to the housing in an axial direction parallel with a rotation axis of the rotor and configured to be moved by movement of the at least one second pressing member to press the outer pad against the rotor. The housing is provided with a torque receiver that receives torque acting on the outer pad in operation of the disc brake.