Patent ID: 8151951

Claim:
In a disc brake caliper for installation astride a brake disc having a rotation axis, said caliper having a caliper body comprising a suspension side portion facing, relative to the rotation axis, a suspension element to support said caliper, a wheel side portion facing, relative to the rotation axis, a wheel associable with said brake disc, said wheel side and suspension side portions both comprising cylinders suitable to house pistons facing pads for braking the brake disc, at least one connecting bridge between said suspension side and wheel side portions, extending astride the brake disc, said portions and said connecting bridge defining a housing recess for a brake disc portion and the pads, said caliper body having an outer surface opposite said housing recess suitable to house a disc portion, the improvement comprising at least one casing connected to said outer surface of said caliper body opposite said housing recess, the casing forming a half shell and the outer surface of the caliper body forming a counter half shell, the half shells defining therebetween a duct extending between said suspension side and wheel side portions of the caliper body, remaining remote from said brake disc, said duct having at least one inlet arranged outside the caliper on the side of the suspension side portion so as to receive a cooling air stream from venting means outside said caliper, and cooling means on said suspension side and wheel side portions, for delivering said air stream near thrust portions of said pads affected by the respective pistons, said duct being connected to said cooling means, wherein said cooling means comprise ventilation ducts at least partially running through said suspension side and wheel side portions, leading to said housing recess, such as to direct cooling air towards said thrust portions of the pads being affected by the respective pistons, whereby the cooling air reaches the brake pads before contacting the brake disc.