Disk brake and connecting assembly therefor

In a disc brake having a torque plate fixedly disposed adjacent a rotor to be braked, a pair of friction elements engageable with the rotor during braking, a caliper movably carried relative to the torque plate via a connecting assembly, the caliper cooperating with the pair of friction elements to urge the latter into engagement with the rotor during braking characterized by said connecting assembly comprising a first part fastened to said torque plate and disposed within matching slots on said torque plate and said caliper and a second part engageable with said caliper, said first part defining a channel for movably receiving said second part, said channel including end walls limiting the movement of said second part relative to said first part, said first and second parts having surfaces which are movably engageable with each other to generate a first friction force opposing movement therebetween and said caliper and second part having surfaces which are movably engageable with each other to generate a second friction force opposing movement therebetween, and said first friction force being different than said second friction force.

In a disc brake, a torque plate disposed adjacent a rotor to be braked, a caliper cooperating with a pair of friction elements to urge the latter into engagement with the rotor during braking, the torque plate and caliper defining substantially matching slots, a pin assembly disposed within the matching slots, the pin assemby movably mounting the caliper relative to the torque plate, the pin assembly including a first part secured to the torque plate and a second part engageable with the caliper, the second part being movable with the caliper during braking through a predetermined clearance defined by the first part, the first part cooperating with the second part during braking to generate a first friction force opposing movement of the second part relative to the first part, and the second part cooperating with the caliper to generate a second friction force opposing movement of the caliper relative to the second part, the first friction force being less than the second friction force.