Abstract: A disc brake which allows immediate visual checking of the wear of the pad includes a caliper body straddling a disc, a pad supported in the caliper body by a metal plate in a position facing the disc, an indicator rod attached to the plate and extending outside the caliper body, and a visible reference associated with the caliper body and facing the indicator rod.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 8, 1996
Date of Patent:
October 21, 1997
Assignee:
Freni Bremo - S.p.A.
Inventors:
Alberto Giorgetti, Giovanni Paolo Pacchiana