Pad and disc brake using it

A braking device for a motor vehicle comprising:

• first and second friction pads;
• first and second brake elements which move with respect to each other, said first brake element being a caliper which straddles a brake disc and said second brake element being a carrier which is fixed to said vehicle;
• clamping means including a cylinder which bears on said caliper and engaging a first face of first and second faces of said brake disc;
• a piston located in and closing an opening in said clamping means;
• guide means for allowing said caliper to slide with respect to said carrier in response to pressurized fluid being supplied to said opening in said clamping means, said first and second friction pads each having a central region, first and second lateral ears and connecting zones between said central region and said first and second lateral ears, said lateral ears each having a first width in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a second direction joining said lateral ears, said connecting zones each having a second width smaller than said first width in said first direction, said first and second lateral ears on each of said first and second friction pads being set into respective housings of said carrier, said first and second friction pads pointing respectively toward said first and second faces of said disc and being trapped between said piston and said caliper, said first and second friction pads being moved in a third direction by actuation of said clamping means in order to be applied to said first and second faces of said disc, said housing of said carrier extending in said third direction and having an opening pointing in a second direction, said housing opening having a size which is less than said first width, said caliper being fastened removably to said second pad in said first direction and radially with respect to said disc.