Patent ID: 8505699
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake pad assembly for a disc brake apparatus, said brake pad assembly comprising: a backing plate having an inner face and an outer face oriented opposite to said inner face; a friction member having an outer face that faces and is fixed to said inner face of said backing plate; and an anti-squeal shim immovably attached to said outer face of said backing plate; said anti-squeal shim including a support plate attached to said outer face of said backing plate and a straight flat flange plate; said support plate of said anti-squeal shim having an outer peripheral edge surrounding said support plate, said outer peripheral edge of said support plate including opposite outer and inner edges; said flange plate being in the form of a flexible cantilever formed integrally with said support plate of said anti-squeal shim and extending from an entire length of an edge selected from the group consisting of said outer, inner and opposite side edges of said support plate of said anti-squeal shim in a direction perpendicularly away from said outer face of said friction member.