Disc brake

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12181008-B2
Application number	US-202017637578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2020
Priority date	Aug 28, 2019
Publication date	Dec 31, 2024
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024

Abstract

This disc brake includes an attachment member having a pad guide part, a pair of friction pads, a caliper, and a pad spring. The pad guide part includes a recessed part, which is recessed in a disc rotation direction with respect to a bottom surface in a region on a disc radial direction outer side, in a region of a bottom part of the pad guide part on a disc radial direction inner side. The pad spring includes a guide part provided to be able to come into contact with a wall surface and the bottom surface of the pad guide part on the disc radial direction outer side and configured to guide movement of a protruding part in a disc axial direction, and a fitting part protruding in the disc rotation direction from the guide part and configured to elastically fit into the recessed part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A disc brake which brakes rotation of a disc rotating together with wheels of a vehicle, and when a rotation direction of the disc is a disc rotation direction, a direction in which a central axis of the disc extends is a disc axial direction, a center side of the disc in a radial direction is a disc radial direction inner side, and a side opposite to the center side of the disc in the radial direction is a disc radial direction outer side, the disc brake comprising:
an attachment member configured to be attached to a non-rotating portion of the vehicle and including a pad guide part having a shape recessed in the disc rotation direction;
a pair of friction pads each including a protruding part inserted into the pad guide part and configured to be movable in the disc axial direction by the protruding part being guided by the pad guide part;
a caliper provided to be slidable with respect to the attachment member and configured to press the pair of friction pads against both sides of the disc; and
a pad spring attached to the attachment member and elastically supporting each of the friction pads, wherein
the pad guide part includes a recessed part, which is recessed in the disc rotation direction with respect to a bottom surface in a region on the disc radial direction outer side, in a region of a bottom part of the pad guide part on the disc radial direction inner side, and
the pad spring includes:
a guide part provided to be able to come into contact with a wall surface and the bottom surface of the pad guide part on the disc radial direction outer side and configured to guide movement of the protruding part in the disc axial direction; and
a fitting part protruding in the disc rotation direction from the guide part and configured to elastically fit into the recessed part,
wherein the recessed part is recessed to be inclined with respect to the bottom surface, and
wherein the fitting part protrudes to be inclined with respect to a bottom surface contact part of the guide part which is able to come into contact with the bottom surface.

2. The disc brake according to claim 1 , wherein the fitting part has a curl shape which extends in the disc rotation direction from the guide part and then is folded toward the disc radial direction inner side, and applies an elastic force to a side surface on the disc radial direction outer side and a side surface on the disc radial direction inner side of the recessed part by being elastically deformed in the disc radial direction and fitted into the recessed part.

Assignees

• Hitachi Astemo Ltd

Inventors

• Inoue Hayuru
• Hashimoto Kumi

Classifications

• F16D55/226

  in which the common actuating member is moved axially {, e.g. floating caliper disc brakes} · CPC title

• B60T1/065

  employing disc (B60T1/062 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16D55/227

  by two {or more} pins · CPC title

• F16D65/0976 Primary

  acting on one pad only · CPC title

• F16D65/0972 Primary

  transmitting brake reaction force, e.g. elements interposed between torque support plate and pad · CPC title