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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1987
Yoshiharu Adachi, Gamagoori, JP;
Fumio Fujimori, Anjo, JP;
Toshio Kondo, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroshi Uemura, Okazaki, JP;
Juichi Shibatani, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A disc brake assembly includes a stationary support member mounted on a vehicle body structure and having at least one support pin fixed thereto, a caliper member slidably supported on the support pin to be movable in an axial direction, and a tubular elastic boot arranged in surrounding relationship with the support pin to enclose a sliding portion on the same. To protect the elastic boot, a cylindrical elastic protector is arranged to contain therein the elastic boot, the elastic protector having one end coupled with a member such as a washer or a cup-shaped member fixed to the outer end of the support pin and the other end pressed into contact with an end face of the support portion of the caliper member.