Patent ID: 6684982
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B62L,F16D

Abstract:
A disc brake pad adjustment mechanism comprising:a caliper housing portion; an adjusting axle movably coupled to said caliper housing portion to rotate about a longitudinal axis of said adjusting axle; an adjusting plate being movably coupled to said caliper housing portion by said adjusting axle to move axially along said longitudinal axis of said adjusting axle relative to said caliper housing portion and said adjusting axle upon rotation of said adjusting axle relative to said caliper housing portion about said longitudinal axis of said adjusting axle; and a biasing member operatively disposed between said caliper housing portion and said adjusting axle and arranged to axially urge said adjusting axle against said caliper housing portion, said adjusting axle and said caliper housing portion being configured with an indexing arrangement therebetween to selectively retain said adjusting axle in a predetermined angular position about said longitudinal axis of said adjusting axle relative to said caliper housing portion such that the indexing arrangement regulates an amount of axial movement of the adjusting plate relative to said caliper housing portion in the axial direction along said longitudinal axis of said adjusting axle during rotation of said adjusting axle.