Patent ID: 7331431

Claim:
A pneumatically or electromotively operable disc brake, comprising: a brake caliper which straddles a brake disc when in use; at least one brake application device for applying the disc brake via a displaceably guided cross-member, the displaceably guided cross-member having at least one threaded hole, into which an adjusting spindle is screwed which bears a pressure piece, the pressure piece pressing a brake lining against the brake disc, a wear adjusting device which is operatively connected to the adjusting spindle for adjusting a play; and a securing element, which acts on the adjusting spindle so as to impede rotation of the adjusting spindle up to a defined torque; wherein the securing element is configured as a spring ring having a plurality of spring clips which are distributed over a circumference of the spring ring and are in frictional contact with the adjusting spindle outside an internal thread of the displaceably guided cross-member.