US 2025/0215940 A1 · PAD-HOLDING PIN AND SLIDING GUIDE ASSEMBLY, FLOATING BRAKE CALIPER

Abstract

It is the object of the present invention a pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly 4, 5 for a brake caliper 1 of the floating type of a disc brake, wherein the brake caliper 1 comprises a caliper body or floating element 2, a bracket or support element 3 configured to be connected to a vehicle, in which the pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly 4, 5 is connectable in a fixed manner to the bracket 3 and in a sliding manner to the caliper body 2 to allow for a relative sliding between the caliper body 2 and the bracket 3 along an axial direction A-A, in which the pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly 4, 5 comprises a pad-holding pin 13, 13′ and a sliding guide 10, 10′ made in separate, reversibly connectable pieces, in which the pad-holding pin 13, 13′ is configured to support at least one brake pad 52, 53 and in which the sliding guide 10, 10′ is at least partially housable in a respective sliding seat 11, 12, in which the respective sliding seat 11, 12 is made in said caliper body 2; in which the pad-holding pin 13, 13′ and the sliding guide 10, 10′ comprise a pin connecting portion 17 and a guide connecting portion 24, respectively, connectable to each other by threaded connection to connect the pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly 4, 5 in a fixed manner to the bracket 3 by tightening the bracket 3 on axially opposite sides between the pad-holding pin 13, 13′ and the sliding guide 10, 10′ avoiding having connecting threads between the at least one pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly 4, 5 and the bracket 3.

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Dependent claims

A pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) for a brake caliper (1) of the floating type of a disc brake, wherein the brake caliper (1) comprises a caliper body or floating element (2), a bracket or support element (3) configured to be connected to a vehicle,

wherein the pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) is connectable in a fixed manner to the bracket (3) and in a sliding manner to the caliper body (2) to allow for a relative sliding between the caliper body (2) and the bracket (3) along an axial direction (A-A),
wherein the pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) comprises a pad-holding pin (13, 13′) and a sliding guide (10, 10′) made in separate, reversibly connectable pieces,
wherein the pad-holding pin (13, 13′) is configured to support at least one brake pad (52, 53) and wherein the sliding guide (10, 10′) is at least partially housable in a respective sliding seat (11, 12), wherein the respective sliding seat (11, 12) is made in said caliper body (2);
characterized in that
the pad-holding pin (13, 13′) and the sliding guide (10, 10′) comprise a pin connecting portion (17) and a guide connecting portion (24), respectively, connectable to each other by threaded connection to connect the pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) in a fixed manner to the bracket (3) by tightening the bracket (3) from axially opposite sides between the pad-holding pin (13, 13′) and the sliding guide (10, 10′) avoiding having connecting threads between the at least one pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) and the bracket (3).

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A brake caliper (1) of the floating type of a disc brake comprising

a caliper body or floating element (2),
a bracket or support element (3) configured to be connected to a vehicle,
at least one pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5), wherein the pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) is connected in a fixed manner to the bracket (3) and in a sliding manner to the caliper body (2) to allow for a relative sliding between the caliper body (2) and the bracket (3) along an axial direction (A-A),
wherein each pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) comprises a respective pad-holding pin (13, 13′) and a respective sliding guide (10, 10′) made in separate, reversibly connectable pieces, wherein each pad-holding pin (13, 13′) is configured to support at least one brake pad (52, 53) and wherein each sliding guide (10, 10′) is at least partially housed in a respective sliding seat (11, 12), wherein the respective sliding seat (11, 12) is made in said caliper body (2);
characterized in that
each respective pad-holding pin (13, 13′) and each respective sliding guide (10, 10′) comprise a pin connecting portion (17) and a guide connecting portion (24) respectively, mutually connected by threaded connection,
connecting the at least one pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) in a fixed manner to the bracket (3) by tightening the bracket (3) from axially opposite sides between each respective pad-holding pin (13, 13′) and each respective sliding guide (10, 10′) avoiding having threaded connections between the at least one pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly (4, 5) and the bracket (3).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pad-holding pin and sliding guide assembly, floating brake caliper

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