Pad liner and brake assembly including the same
AssigneeHl Mando Corporation
InventorRaeung JEONG
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Abstract
A brake pad liner and a brake assembly including the same are disclosed. The brake assembly may include: at least one brake pad configured to generate a braking force by contacting a disc, a front side of the brake pad facing the disc; a bracket on which the brake pad is slidably installed; a caliper slidably mounted on the bracket to operate the brake pad; and one or more brake pad liners disposed between the bracket and the brake pad to slidably support the brake pad, wherein the brake pad liner includes: a body disposed such that a front side thereof faces a side portion of the brake pad; and a spring configured to extend from the body, advance toward a front side from a rear side of the brake pad to contact the brake pad, and press the brake pad rearward.
Claims20
A brake assembly comprising:
- at least one brake pad configured to generate a braking force by contacting a disc, a front side of the brake pad facing the disc;
- a bracket on which the brake pad is slidably installed;
- a caliper slidably mounted on the bracket to operate the brake pad;
- and
- one or more brake pad liners disposed between the bracket and the brake pad to slidably support the brake pad,
- wherein the brake pad liner includes:
- a body disposed such that a front side thereof faces a side portion of the brake pad;
- and
- a spring configured to extend from the body, advance toward a front side from a rear side of the brake pad to contact the brake pad, and press the brake pad rearward.
A brake pad liner comprising:
- a body including
- a base,
- a lower leg configured to protrude forward from a lower end of the base, and
- an upper leg configured to protrude forward from an upper end of the base;
- and
- a spring including
- a first extending arm configured to extend forward from one side of the upper leg and
- a second extending arm that is bent from the first extending arm and extends rearward toward the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.