Patent ID: 7331430

Claim:
A multi-disc brake for a vehicle comprising: a knuckle for supporting a wheel of a vehicle; a hub mounted for rotation on said knuckle about a rotation axis; an inboard disc mounted for rotation with said hub and for sliding movement on said hub along said rotation axis and having a first inboard engaging surface and a first outboard engaging surface; an outboard disc mounted for rotation with said hub and for sliding movement on said hub along said rotation axis and having a second inboard engaging surface and a second outboard engaging surface; an inboard brake pad assembly disposed adjacent to said inboard engaging surface of said inboard disc for sliding movement along said rotation axis relative to said hub; an outboard brake pad assembly disposed adjacent to said outboard engaging surface of said outboard disc for sliding movement along said rotation axis relative to said hub; a center brake pad assembly disposed between said outboard engaging surface of said inboard disc and said inboard engaging surface of said outboard disc; a caliper having an inboard wall and a bridge portion extending from said inboard wall around said discs and said brake pad assemblies to an outboard wall adjacent to said outboard brake pad assembly; an actuator for urging said inboard brake pad assembly toward said outboard wall and for urging said outboard brake pad assembly toward said inboard wall to urge said brake pad assemblies and said discs together to slow rotation of said hub; and a guide fixed relative to said knuckle for guiding sliding movement of said inboard brake pad assembly and said outboard brake pad assembly wherein said center brake pad assembly being fixed to said guide for limiting taper of said brake pad assemblies.