Patent ID: 11913507
Assignee: ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. A disc brake for utility vehicles comprising:
a brake disc (13);
a first brake lining (14) on a first side of the brake disc (13);
a second brake lining (16) on a second side of the brake disc (13) opposite the first side; and
a spreading device (28, 30; 42, 44; 48, 50), wherein the spreading device (28, 30;
42, 44; 48, 50) is configured to generate a force to move the first brake lining (14) and the second brake lining (16) away from one another, wherein the spreading device (28, 30;
42, 44; 48, 50) includes a first elastic element and a second elastic element, both of which are retained on a common retainer bracket (18) extending across the first and the second brake lining (14, 16);
wherein the retainer bracket (18) extends axially across the first and the second brake lining (14, 16);
wherein the first and second elastic elements each bear directly against first and second sheets (32, 34), wherein the first and second sheets are disposed at opposite ends of each of the first and second elastic elements, wherein the first sheet is disposed axially between the first and second elastic elements and a first backing plate of the first brake lining, and the second sheet is disposed axially between the first and second elastic elements and a second backing plate of the second brake lining.