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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Manuel Barbosa, Novi, MI (US);
Charles T. Layton, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Muhammad Farooq Ansari, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Manuel Barbosa, Novi, MI (US);
Charles T. Layton, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Muhammad Farooq Ansari, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Akebono Corporation (North America), Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Abstract
A disc brake return spring comprises a V-shaped spring having two spring members, with each member ending in an engagement leg. Each engagement leg is angled with respect to the spring legs in a fashion so that the spring applies a moment to the friction pad to counteract rotation that occurs about the backing plate supports. The return spring is employed in a disc brake assembly having friction pads with backing plates that are disposed on either side of a rotor for braking purposes.