Patent ID: 6340074
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A pad wear compensation apparatus for a disc brake caliper, the disc brake caliper having a housing containing a pair of opposing brake pad assemblies configured to reside on opposite sides of a disc operatively associated therewith, at least one brake pad assembly being advanced and retracted relative to the disc by a drive mechanism along an advancement axis to effect braking, the pad wear compensation apparatus being operatively associated with at least one of the brake pad assemblies to advance the brake pad assembly along the advancement axis as it wears, the pad wear compensation apparatus comprising:an adjustment knob attached to the housing for rotation about a rotation axis but fixed against axial movement; and a rotary to linear linkage between the at least one brake pad assembly and the knob providing axial advancement of the brake pad assembly relative to the housing upon axial rotation of the knob in a select direction.