Patent ID: 8973240
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B23P,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for installing a brake pad into a disc brake comprising a brake caliper, a brake pad carrier and a brake disc, the caliper being configured to straddle the carrier and the disc, the brake pad having a radially outer and a radially inner edge and opposing lateral edges between the radially outer and inner edges, comprising the acts of: aligning the brake pad with at least one radially-oriented brake pad insertion feature in the disc brake, the brake pad being oriented as when the brake pad is in an installed position and having at least one pad retention feature on at least one lateral edge of the brake pad, the at least one pad retaining feature on at least one lateral edge of the brake pad being configured to retain the brake pad against radially outward motion when the brake pad is in the installed position; moving the brake pad in a radially-inward direction through a brake pad opening of the brake caliper when the brake caliper is in an operating position on the disc brake while maintaining the brake pad oriented as when in the installed position until the at least one pad retention feature of the brake pad is aligned with at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature of the disc brake oriented parallel to a brake disc rotation axis; moving the brake pad toward the brake disc to engage the at least one brake pad retention feature with the at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature.