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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1979
Tetsuo Haraikawa, Funabashi, JP;
Koichi Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tokico Ltd., Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A disc brake of the type including a stationary supporting member, a pair of friction pads supported on the supporting member and slidable in the direction of the axis of a rotatable disc, a caliper supported on the supporting member and slidable in the direction of the axis of the disc, a piston provided in the caliper for acting on one of friction pads to urge it against one surface of the disc, and a pad spring disposed between the caliper and the friction pads. The other of the friction pads is mounted on the supporting member such that the pad can be removed from the supporting member by displacing the friction pad and the caliper on the supporting member a predetermined distance past the normal operational range. The pad spring engages with the supporting member and with the other friction pad thereby limiting the displacement of the other friction pad with respect to the supporting member.