Patent ID: 7661515

Claim:
A friction member assembly for a disc brake comprising: a plurality of lining members; a guide plate having a number of hole portions, wherein the respective lining members are held through the hole portions; a plurality of torque transmitting rings with a spherical outer shape portion so that the each of the torque transmitting rings is pivotable in the each of the hole portions, wherein an outer shape portion of each of the torque transmitting rings brought into contact with a cylindrical inner peripheral surface of each of the hole portions; a plurality of fastening members; a plurality of spring members; and one of a plurality of link plates; wherein the torque transmitting rings are fitted inside the hole portions by the fastening members by interposing the torque transmitting rings between the lining members and the spring members, and the respective lining members are pivotable and capable of being pushed toward a face of a disc rotor by one of the link plates.