Patent ID: 7926627

Claim:
A pad set for a disk brake comprising: a pad having an engaging groove formed in the pad; a shim positioned between a back face of the pad and a pressing member for pressing the pad toward a disk rotor, the shim including a first engaging member and a second engaging member, each engaging member having an inner part facing away from the center of the shim and an opposing outer part facing toward the center of the shim, wherein: the shim has a hook engaged with the engaging groove of the pad, the pad has a first convex portion projected from one portion of the back face and a second convex portion projected from another portion of the back face, the first and second convex portions are not covered by the shim, and movement of the pad is restrained by the first and second convex portions each contacting a side end of the first and second engaging members, respectively, of the shim when the pad is moved with respect to the shim, the first convex portion is provided at one end portion of the pad and the second convex portion is provided at an opposite end portion of the pad, the first engaging member is provided at one end portion of the shim and the second engaging member is provided at an opposite end portion of the shim, when the pad is moved with respect to the shim in a direction from the one end portion of the shim toward the opposite end portion of the shim, the first convex portion at the one end portion of the pad hits against the inner part of the first engaging member at the one end portion of the shim and pushes the inner part of the first engaging member at the one end portion of the shim toward the center of the shim without pushing against the opposing outer part of the second engaging member at the opposite end of the shim, and when the pad is moved in a direction with respect to the shim from the opposite end portion of the shim to the one end portion of the shim, the second convex portion at the opposite end portion of the pad hits against the inner part of the second engaging member at the opposite end portion of the shim and pushes the inner part of the second engaging member at the opposite end portion of the shim toward the center of the shim without pushing against the opposing outer part of the first engaging member at the one end of the shim.