Patent ID: 6427810
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
Spot-type disc brake assembly for automotive vehicles, comprising:a floating caliper displaceably borne on a vehicle-fixed brake support and bridging a brake disc as well as brake pads arranged on both sides of the brake disc, wherein the brake pads are axially displaceably guided in the brake support, wherein at least one brake pad is radially fixed in the brake support, wherein the floating caliper is radially supported on this brake pad, wherein the floating caliper includes a first housing leg with at least one actuation unit on one side of the brake disc and a second housing leg with an adjacent brake pad on the other side, wherein both housing legs are connected to each other by way of a bridge section and the second housing leg is radially supported on the brake support through the brake pad, wherein the floating caliper is radially fixed on the brake pad by means of at least one locking pin arranged on the second housing leg.