Pad-holding spring and pad return spring assembly, pad assembly, brake caliper

A pad-holding spring and pad return spring assembly for a brake caliper, said brake caliper comprising a caliper body adapted to be arranged straddling a disc brake, wherein said assembly defines an axial direction, a radial direction perpendicular to said axial direction and a circumferential or tangential direction perpendicular to both said axial direction and said radial direction, said assembly comprising:

• at least one pad-holding spring configured to be arranged between at least one guiding ear of a brake pad housed in said caliper body and said caliper body so as to bias said brake pad in radial direction and circumferential direction, and
• a pad return spring configured to bias said brake pad in the axial direction away from a brake disc,
• wherein said pad-holding spring and said pad return spring are made as separate pieces and are operatively connected,
• wherein said pad-holding spring has a prevailing extension in radial and circumferential directions and comprises at least:
• a C-shaped section comprising a central portion which extends at least in a radial direction from which an upper portion and a lower portion extend from its radially opposite ends, wherein said upper portion and said lower portion develop at least partially in a circumferential direction away from said central portion, wherein said C-shaped section is adapted to be inserted in a recess of said caliper body and is adapted to accommodate said guiding ear,
• wherein said pad return spring comprises:
• an anchoring portion operatively connected to said C-shaped section,
• a coupling portion configured to couple said brake pad, and
• a linking arm operatively connected to said anchoring portion and to said coupling portion, wherein said coupling portion is elastically movable relative to said anchoring portion in the axial direction between a retracted resting position and at least one advanced position, towards said disc, and vice versa,
• wherein said pad return spring is made from at least one wire,
• wherein said pad return spring comprises at least one winding portion connecting said linking arm to said anchoring portion, wherein said at least one winding portion comprises said at least one wire, wound as a spiral about a winding axis so as to constantly bias said coupling portion elastically at least along said axial direction towards said retracted resting position.