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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1986
Gabriel Gregoire, Asnieres Sur Oise, FR;
Robert Beilleau, Saint Ouen L'Aumone, FR;
Jean-Marc Dick, Epinay-Sur-Seine, FR;
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A sliding-caliper disc brake assembly includes an H-shaped anti-rattle spring for a brake backing plate that is movable directly by a brake apply piston and an electrical lining wear indicator comprising a mounting portion molded from electrically insulating plastics material with an embedded loop of electrical contact wire fastened on to a central region of the anti-rattle spring. A leg of the mounting portion extends into a recess formed in a layer of friction material carried by the brake backing plate. The mounting block is formed with an internal recess a pair of lateral locating arms and a snap-over detent tongue for co-operation with the anti-rattle spring to ensure secure retention of the mounting portion in position on the spring.