Patent ID: 8167096

Claim:
A disc brake having a brake disc on each side of which are arranged a respective brake pad having a brake lining, comprising: a caliper which straddles the brake disc; a brake application device arranged in the caliper for applying braking force via at least one brake piston which bears against a respective brake pad; at least one electromechanically drivable wear adjustment device for adjusting an air play between the brake pads and the brake disc, wherein an electric motor is operatively coupled to the brake piston for operating the wear adjustment device; a spring element deflectable in a displacement direction of the brake piston, the spring element being operatively configured to bias the brake piston away from engaging the associated brake pad; wherein the spring element is preloaded against the brake piston, a preload force of the spring element being lower than a return force of the electric motor which actuates the brake piston.