Patent ID: 8286759

Claim:
A pneumatic disc brake having a brake disc, comprising: a caliper configured to straddle the brake disc; a brake application device arranged in a housing section of the caliper for applying an application-side brake pad against the brake disc, the brake application device having a rotary lever; a brake cylinder pressurizable with compressed air, the brake cylinder being fastened to a flange of the caliper; wherein the brake cylinder engages the rotary lever of the brake application device via a cylinder plunger, a return spring of the brake cylinder being operatively configured to return the cylinder plunger to an unloaded position, the return spring bearing against one of the flange of the caliper and a base of a thin wall cover requiring support on the flange of the caliper; and wherein the flange of the caliper forms an abutment for operational use of the return spring of the brake cylinder.