Patent ID: 8307957

Claim:
A disk brake for a vehicle comprising: a protective panel; a bracket fixed with respect to the vehicle and on which brake linings and at least one brake caliper are mounted so as to be movable in an axial direction; and the at least one brake caliper having a spring arrangement comprising at least one fastening section, a spring arm having at least one finger, and a bridge section; wherein contact between the at least one finger of the spring arm and the bracket generates an elastic preload between the brake caliper and the bracket such that the preload is aligned substantially perpendicular to a movement direction of the brake caliper, wherein the at least one finger, the spring arm, and the protective panel are arranged axially with respect to one another such that the spring arm is positioned between the finger and the protective panel, and wherein the protective panel covers the fastening section and the bridge section of the spring arrangement.