Patent ID: 6971486
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. In a disc brake assembly including: a rotor having an inboard friction surface, an outboard friction surface, and a peripheral edge; a bracket supported proximate to the peripheral edge of the rotor, the bracket defining a pair of first, radially-disposed surfaces and at least one second, axially-disposed surface; an outboard brake pad slidably supported by the bracket opposite the outboard friction surface of the rotor for movement along a reference axis; a caliper slidably supported by the bracket for movement along the reference axis and bridging the peripheral edge of the rotor, the caliper having an outboard portion adapted to urge the outboard brake pad toward the rotor; and a spring clip having a body portion coupled to the outboard portion of the caliper, and a pair of first flexible arms extending diametrically from the body portion, each of the first flexible arms flexing resiliently within a first reference plane generally normal to the reference axis to abuttingly engage a respective first surface on the bracket, the improvement wherein the spring clip further includes at least one second flexible arm extending from the body portion, each of the at least one second flexible arm flexing resiliently within a second reference plane generally parallel to the reference axis to abuttingly engage a respective second surface on the bracket, whereby the spring clip resiliently biases the outboard portion of the caliper along the reference axis away from the rotor.