Disc brake

A disc brake comprising:

• a brake carrier which is fastenable to a vehicle frame and provided with studs for guiding at least one brake lining axially with respect to a brake disc;
• wherein the brake lining includes U-shaped recesses for the studs into which the studs engage, and the brake lining during braking exerts tensile forces and/or compressive forces via inner surfaces of the U-shaped recesses upon the studs;
• wherein the inner surface in at least one of the U-shaped recesses is provided with flat side faces which are connected to an upper flat base face by rounded off transition radii;
• wherein one of the flat side surfaces bears against a respective stud during a brake actuation so as to define a line of contact with the respective stud which is inclined at an angle with respect to a central plane of the brake which extends parallel to a central plane of symmetry of the brake lining, such that a component of the force acting at the inner surface presses the brake lining into a stable position with respect to the stud;
• wherein the U-shaped recesses are opened radially downwardly to enable the brake lining to be mounted radially downwardly from above onto the studs;
• and
• wherein the line of contact with the respective stud also extends radially inwardly of a plane that spans a central axis of the studs.