Return spring, brake pad equipped with return spring, and brake caliper equipped with brake pad
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorJong Min Lee
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a return spring for a brake caliper, a brake pad equipped with the return spring, and a brake caliper equipped with the brake pad. The return spring includes a main plate formed as a flat plate, a returning portion connected to the main plate and providing a return force resulted from elasticity of the returning portion when the brake pad moves, a load supporting portion connected to the main plate and elastically supporting a load of the brake pad, and a sliding portion connected to the main plate and rubbing against an inner surface of the guide groove when the brake pad moves.
Claims19
A return spring connected to a brake pad moving along a guide groove defined in a brake caliper, the return spring comprising:
- a main plate formed as a flat plate;
- a returning portion connected to the main plate and providing a return force resulted from elasticity of the returning portion when the brake pad moves;
- a load supporting portion connected to the main plate and elastically supporting a load of the brake pad;
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- a sliding portion connected to the main plate and rubbing against an inner surface of the guide groove when the brake pad moves, wherein the returning portion includes a first end portion extending from the main plate and a second end portion supporting a fixed area of the brake caliper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.