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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1980
Hiroshi Ito, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichi Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tokico Ltd., Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A disc brake including a pair of friction pads disposed on opposite sides of a rotatable disc, a cliper straddling a portion of the circumference of the disc and incorporating therein an actuator for applying the friction pads against the disc, a stationary holder slidably mounting thereon the caliper, and a pad spring interposed between the caliper and the friction pads for biassing the friction pads in the radially inward direction with respect to the disc. The pad spring comprises two engaging portions which respectively extend in the direction of the axis of the disc for engaging with respective friction pads, and there are provided relief portions respectively between either one of the friction pads and either one of the engaging portions of the pad springs so that either one of the friction pads solely engaging with the other of the engaging portions.