Patent ID: 7316301

Claim:
A brake caliper comprising: an actuator; a stationary brake pad; a moveable brake pad including a brake pad backplate having a generally planar portion, a first lug projecting from the generally planar portion towards the stationary brake pad, the first lug having a first lug surface and a tapered portion, wherein a first pad abutment is defined on the first lug surface to limit rotation of the moveable brake pad in a circumferential direction; a friction material secured to the brake pad backplate, wherein the friction material is generally arcuate in shape and defines a friction material outer radius, the friction material includes a friction face for engagement with a brake disc, the moveable brake pad defines a wear limit of the friction material at a wear limit plane that is substantially parallel to the friction face, and the first lug surface is located at a first radius that is larger than the friction material outer radius, and the first lug surface is positioned on a friction face side of the wear limit plane such that at least a portion of the first lug surface is spaced away from the wear limit plane and on the friction face side of the wear limit plane, wherein the first pad abutment includes the at least a portion of the first lug surface; and a frame including a housing region for receiving the actuator, a reaction side portion for receiving the stationary brake pad in an axially static manner, and a first bridge arm including a first bridge abutment connecting the housing region to the reaction side portion, wherein the actuator is operable to move the moveable brake pad towards the stationary brake pad, and the first pad abutment engages the first bridge abutment on the first bridge arm to limit rotation of the moveable brake pad in the circumferential direction.