Braking pad for vehicles, and assembling method for making such a braking pad

A method for making a braking pad for vehicles, the braking pad including:

• a support backplate suitable for connection to a braking member and having a first and a second face opposite to each other, and a lateral edge between said first and second faces;
• a block of friction material coupled in a fixed position to said first face;
• a sensor comprising a detection head engaging a hole made in said support backplate;
• a coupling assembly configured to retain the detection head in a reference position that is fixed relative to said support backplate, the coupling assembly including:
• a plate retention element comprising an annular portion having an inner edge that is coaxial to said hole and is coupled to said detection head by friction and/or by interference coupling and/or by snap coupling, the inner edge is defined by a plurality of retention lugs, which are alternated in a circumferential direction with a plurality of radial recesses;
• and
• at least one engagement portion, which is part of one of said support backplate and said plate retention element, and is engaged directly to the other of said support backplate and said plate retention element;
• wherein the method comprises
• inserting said detection head into said hole, until said reference position is reached;
• and
• engaging said plate retention element directly to said support backplate, so as to have said inner annular edge in a position coaxial to said hole, before inserting said detection head;
• during insertion of said detection head, said detection head couples to said inner edge by friction and/or by interference and/or by snap coupling.

A braking pad for vehicles, comprising:

• a support backplate suitable for connection to a braking member and having a first and a second face opposite to each other, and a lateral edge between said first and second faces;
• a block of friction material coupled in a fixed position to said first face;
• a sensor comprising a detection head engaging a hole made in said support backplate;
• a coupling assembly configured to retain the detection head in a reference position that is fixed relative to said support backplate, the coupling assembly including:
• a plate retention element comprising an annular portion having an inner edge that is coaxial to said hole and is coupled to said detection head by friction and/or by interference coupling and/or by snap coupling;
• and
• two engagement portions that are part of one of said support backplate and said plate retention element, and are engaged directly to the other of said support backplate and said plate retention element;
• wherein said plate retention element includes two arms, which extend radially from an outer edge of said annular portion and end, respectively, with said engagement portions;
• said engagement portions being hook-shaped and being coupled to said lateral edge.