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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takehisa Inoue, Iwatsuki, JP;
Yutaka Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Sugita, Gyoda, JP;
Namio Watanabe, Kuki, JP;
Assignee:
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 734 ; 188 736 ;
Abstract
A disc brake of a type having a pair of main and auxiliary guide pins for guiding a caliper in the axial direction of a rotor. The main guide pin is secured to a support while the auxiliary guide pin is removably screwed to the caliper. For replacing a pair of friction pads, the auxiliary guide pin is removed and the caliper is turned round on the main guide pin to expose the friction pads to the outside to permit access thereto.