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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake Llc, Elyria, OH (US);
Inventor:
Robert S. Tekesky, Elyria, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/097 (2006.01); F16D 55/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/0978 (2013.01); F16D 55/225 (2013.01); F16D 65/0972 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for mounting, removing and retaining brake pads in disc brakes, such as air-operated disc brakes utilized on commercial vehicles. A preferred embodiment includes a brake pad carrier having features to fixedly receive spring retaining elements, such as bushings, which in turn retain spring elements, such as spring clips, having features that cooperate with corresponding brake pad surfaces to resist radially-outward motion of the brake pad.