Patent ID: 7334666
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: B62L,F16D

Abstract:
1. A disk brake comprising: friction pads disposed opposite to a brake disk; a bracket provided with support portions for movably supporting said friction pads so as to permit sliding along an axial direction of said brake disk; and a retainer interposed between each of said friction pads and said support portions, each of the retainers including a pair of clamping pawls for clamping outer side surfaces of each of the support portions, the clamping pawls extending away from the friction pads in a direction toward ends of the bracket, wherein the clamping pawls are substantially identical in shape and are provided with curved portions, and the clamping pawls spring-clamp each of the support portions from both sides by springy forces generated by bending the curved portions, and wherein of a pad holding force with which said retainer holds said friction pad and a retainer supporting force for supporting said retainer on said support portions, at least said retainer supporting force is set to be not less than a received force exerted on said friction pad due to vibration.