Disk Brake With Guard Screen

A disk brake for a vehicle comprising:

• a protective panel having a bracket which is 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, wherein the bracket and the brake caliper engage around at least one brake disk;
• said brake caliper having a housing limb with at least one actuating device, a further housing limb with at least one housing finger, and a housing bridge;
• and
• a spring arrangement which 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 spring arrangement comprises a spring element and the protective panel,
• wherein the housing finger, the spring element and the protective panel are arranged axially with respect to one another such that the spring element is positioned between the housing finger and the protective panel,
• wherein the protective panel serves as a caliper panel and covers most of the spring arrangement.

A disk brake for a vehicle comprising:

• a brake caliper;
• a bracket fixed with respect to the vehicle;
• at least two brake linings being mounted in the disk brake so as to be movable in an axial direction, wherein the brake caliper engages around at least one brake disk which can be acted on axially by the brake linings;
• the brake caliper having a housing limb with at least one actuating device and a housing bridge;
• and
• at least one protective panel provided on the disk brake such that most of the brake disk is covered.