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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Giovanni Gotti, Alme', IT;
Alessandro Ciotti, Ponte San Pietro, IT;
Assignee:
Freni Brembo S.p.A., Bergamo, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 724 ; 188 7347 ;
Abstract
This is an invention of an improved disc brake for motor vehicles. The disc brake is of a floating caliper design with a U-shaped caliper-holder body extending through a floating caliper. Two brake pads are seated on flanges of the floating caliper. The floating caliper is a single piece, substantially rectangular, rigid frame having a hydraulic cylinder with a piston for urging the brake pads towards each other.