Patent ID: 8006812

Claim:
A disc brake caliper for a rail vehicle, comprising: a mounting bracket for rigid attachment to the rail vehicle; brake pad holders pivotably suspended, at either side of a brake disc to be braked, from said mounting bracket and moveable only in a plane perpendicular to a substantially horizontal center-line of the caliper; an elastic joint, wherein members of the caliper for transmitting movements from a brake unit to the brake pad holders are suspended from the vehicle via only elements of rubber-elastic material in the elastic joint allowing movements to a certain extent of said members in all directions; wherein the members of the caliper include a bridge piece and first and second levers for transmitting movements from the brake unit to the brake pad holders, the first and second levers being pivotally connected to the bridge piece; and wherein the elastic joint comprises at least one plate-shaped rubber-elastic element, which is substantially horizontally mounted in compression between the mounting bracket and the bridge piece.