Disc Brake for a Utility Vehicle

A disk brake for a utility vehicle, comprising:

• a brake caliper which engages over a brake disk in use and is held axially displaceable, in relation to the brake disk, on guide rods which are connected to a vehicle-side brake carrier, wherein
• in the case of a braking operation, an action-side brake pad, which is mounted in the brake carrier and has a pad support plate and a friction lining fastened thereon, is pressed against the brake disk by an application device which has a pivotable brake lever and a central brake ram,
• the brake ram has an actuating spindle and a pressure piece contacting the pad support plate,
• a contact region between the brake ram and the pad support plate is inclined toward an entry side of the brake disk, in relation to a forward direction of travel of the utility vehicle.

A brake ram of an application device of a disk brake, comprising:

• an actuating spindle;
• and
• a pressure piece which is attached to a front face of the actuating spindle and which has a contact surface on a side facing away from the actuating spindle,
• wherein the contact surface is inclined in relation to the longitudinal axis of the actuating spindle.