Patent ID: 7380644

Claim:
A brake system comprising: a brake disc including a first disc face and a second disc face on a first side and a second side, respectively, of the brake disc, and the brake disc is mounted to be rotatably fixed with and longitudinally slidable on a rotatable shaft, wherein the brake disc is clampable between a first friction surface of a fixed brake pad positioned on the first side of the brake disc and a second friction surface of a moveable brake pad positioned on the second side of the brake disc; a disc positioner operable to define a running clearance between the first disc face and the first friction surface, wherein the disc positioner is adjustable to maintain the running clearance as the fixed brake pad wears; a biasing member located on the second side of the brake disc, wherein the biasing member biases the first disc face of the brake disc towards the disc positioner to maintain contact between the disc positioner and the first disc face of the brake disc; and a resilient element located on the second side of the brake disc and contacting the second disc face of the brake disc, the resilient element restraining axial movement of the brake disc towards the second friction surface of the moveable brake pad.