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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Manuel Barbosa, Novi, MI (US);
Eric John Roszman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Muhammed Farooq Ansari, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Manuel Barbosa, Novi, MI (US);
Eric John Roszman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Muhammed Farooq Ansari, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Akebono Corporation (North America), Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Abstract
A pad clip () for a disc brake includes a first part configured to engage a brake pad support bracket (). The clip further includes a spring leg that is positioned to engage the brake pad () and apply a force to the brake pad that generates an axial friction force on the brake pad. The clip has a support for receiving a pad return spring () and the support for the pad return spring is positioned so that it holds the pad return spring such that the pad return spring applies a return force that is in substantial alignment with the axial friction force. The disc brake is further arranged so that the center of gravity of the brake pads lies between the pad abutment force and the axial friction force.