Patent ID: 6131706
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A disk brake comprising:a U-shaped caliper-holder having opposed flanges, said U-shaped caliper-holder being adapted to be disposed astride of a disk with said opposed flanges facing first and second braking disk surfaces, said opposing flanges having respective seats for housing respective pads adapted to work on said braking disk surfaces; anda rectangular unitary rigid floating caliper body having a seat for housing a hydraulic piston for urging the pads towards one another, said rectangular unitary floating caliper body having a pair of first opposed sides disposed transversely to said opposed flanges, a pair of second opposed sides disposed parallel to said opposed flanges, said hydraulic piston mounted in one of said second opposed sides, and an opened top region, wherein said rectangular unitary rigid floating caliper body is positioned along an axis to engagingly enclose said U-shaped caliper-holder so that when said caliper-holder is coupled with said rectangular unitary rigid floating caliper body, said opposed flanges of said U-shaped caliper-holder are peripherally surrounded by said sides of said rectangular unitary rigid floating caliper body.