Patent ID: 7011185

Claim:
A brake pad comprising: a backing plate formed of a metal and having at least one hole extending therethrough; a friction material formed on a first outer surface of said backing plate, said friction material having a hole aligned with said at least one hole in said backing plate; and a sensor extending through said at least one hole in said backing plate, said sensor having an enlarged shoulder with an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of said at least one hole in said backing plate and abutting a second outer surface of said backing plate opposite said first outer surface, wherein said enlarged shoulder is integrated with an outer periphery of said sensor, and wherein said second outer surface of said backing plate comprises an outermost rear surface of said backing plate facing away from said friction material, a locking member attached to said sensor on said first outer surface of said backing plate and extending through said hole in said friction material, said locking member locking said sensor to said backing plate, said locking member having a bore, and a sensor portion that passes through said at least one hole in said backing plate and said hole in said friction material, wherein said sensor portion has a greatest outer diameter that can be inserted through said bore in said locking member to mount said locking member onto said sensor, wherein said locking member has an outer diameter that is greater than said inner diameter of said at least one hole in said backing plate such that said locking member abuts said first outer surface of said backing plate, and wherein said locking member is comprised of a material having similar wear characteristics as said sensor portion.