Patent ID: 6315087
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
A disc brake arrangement comprising:a bracket adapted to be fixed to a vehicle; anda brake caliper member;one of said bracket and said brake caliper member comprising first and second guide pins affixed thereto and the other of said bracket and said brake caliper member comprising first and second seats that each receive a respective one of said first and second guide pins, said first guide pin and said first seat being structured so that said first guide pin is received in said first seat when said brake caliper member and said bracket have a first relative position in which said second guide pin is spaced from said second seat,said second guide pin and said second seat being structured so that said second guide pin is received in said second seat when said brake caliper member is pivoted about said first guide pin to a second relative position in which said first guide pin is in said first seat and said second guide pin is in said second seat, said brake caliper member being fixed in said second relative position by gravity, andsaid bracket and said brake caliper member each comprising screw holes that are in registration when said brake caliper member and said bracket are in said second relative position.