Abstract: The invention relates to a brake pad (12,13) of a disc brake (2) comprising a support plate (15) having a thrust surface (18) to receive the thrust of at least one piston, and a friction surface (19) to which a friction portion (16) is associated, associated to said support plate (15) to rest on a friction surface (4,5) of said brake disc (2), said pad comprising a support plate edge (17) which delimits said thrust surface (18) and friction surface (19), said thrust plate edge (17) comprising an upper edge portion (28), substantially facing or directed outwards in the outward sense (RE) of said radial direction (R-R), said thrust plate edge (17) comprising an upper edge portion (20), substantially facing or directed in the inward sense (RI) of said radial direction (R-R), said thrust plate edge (17) comprising two lateral edge portions (21, 22) opposite each other and substantially facing or directed in the tangential direction (T-T), said lateral edge portions (21, 22) each comprising a lower lateral edge su

Abstract: Caliper assembly for a disc brake comprising a caliper body and at least one pin; wherein said pin shank is suitable for being inserted in said at least one pin seat through said second seat opening; and wherein said pin shank comprises a first shank portion, suitable for being received in said at least one pin seat when in operative conditions, and a second shank portion, suitable for projecting canti-levered with respect to said at least one first surface, when in operative conditions; and wherein said first shank portion comprises at least one perimetric protuberance of greater extension along the transversal direction with respect to the adjacent shank portions; and wherein said at least one perimetric protuberance is suitable for forming a friction-fit between said first shank portion and said pin seat; and wherein said pin head comprises at least one under-head portion that extends from said pin head towards said pin shank to form a collar; and wherein said first shank portion comprises at least one gro

Abstract: A caliper body of a caliper for a disc brake adapted to be arranged astride a disc of the disc brake associable with the caliper having opposite braking surfaces. The caliper body may have two opposite elongated portions, each adapted to face one of the two opposite braking surfaces of the disc of disc brake. The two opposite elongated portions are connected to each other by at least one caliper bridge. At least one of the two opposite elongated portions may have seat walls which delimit at least one seat, adapted to house at least one portion of a thrusting element. The thrusting element may be adapted to determine a thrusting action against at least one brake pad associable with the caliper body to press the at least one brake pad against one of the two opposite braking surfaces. The seat walls may have at least one seat bottom wall, in which the axial thickness of the seat bottom wall is less than 5 mm.

Abstract: A pad assembly adapted to be mounted in a caliper body for a disc brake has a pad-housing pocket. The disc brake defines an axial direction, either coinciding or parallel with the direction of the rotation axis of the brake disc associable with the caliper body, a radial direction (R-R), orthogonal to the axial direction, and a tangential (T-T) or circumferential (T-T) direction, orthogonal both to the axial direction and to the radial direction (R-R). The pad-housing pocket has at least one pocket wall to form a tangential abutment for a brake pad associable with the caliper body. The pad assembly has a brake pad having a support plate, adapted to form a support for at least one associable friction material, where the support plate has a main extension along the radial (R-R) and tangential (T-T) directions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a caliper for disc brake comprising a caliper body which defines a housing compartment for an associated brake disc and houses at least one pair of pads arranged on opposite sides of the housing compartment along an axial direction. The caliper body comprises at least one thrust piston axially operable against the pad, at least one axial guide which supports and guides the pad in the axial direction and a first thrust spring which exerts a thrust on the pad. Said thrust has a first axial component, axially directed in a direction of approach to the pistons, and a first radial component, perpendicular to the axial direction. Advantageously, the caliper body comprises at least one compensation spring which exerts an axial thrust on the pad in a direction of approach to the pistons. The second axial component annuls the momentum given by the friction force exchanged between the pad and the axial guide with respect to the point of application of the first axial component on the pad.

Abstract: A disc brake calliper body adapted to be arranged straddling a brake disc. The calliper body includes at least one elongated element connecting bridge which connects a first wheel side elongated element to a second wheel opposite side elongated element adapted to be arranged straddling the brake disc. The calliper body includes at least one air conveying channel which extends longitudinally as a connecting bridge which connects the first wheel side elongated element to said second wheel opposite side elongated element so as to be adapted to be arranged straddling the brake disc. The disc outlet channel side includes a disc outlet channel side portion free edge, a channel bottom includes a channel bottom portion free edge, a disc inlet channel side free edge, a disc outlet channel side portion free edge and a channel bottom portion free edge defining a cooling air collection and conveying inlet.

Abstract: A disc brake caliper (1) comprises a caliper body (2) and a pair of pads (20) and, in each side portion (2a,2b) of the caliper body (2), a distal piston (22a) and a proximal piston (22b), having radially distanced and aligned pressure centers (22a?,22b?).

Abstract: A heat shield element for a brake caliper of a disc brake, capable of providing complete radial and axial protection for the brake caliper, which is arranged straddling a disc brake disc and having a vehicle-side elongated portion and an opposite wheel-side elongated portion connected to each other by at least one caliper bridge. The element has a heat shield element body having at least two opposite snap engagement tongues adapted to snap-engage a portion of the brake caliper to interpose the heat shield element body between the brake caliper and the disc brake disc and support the heat shield element engaged with the brake caliper.

Abstract: A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a wheel rim suitable to rotate around an axis of rotation (a-a), defining an axial direction (A-A) parallel or coincident with the axis of rotation (a-a), an orthogonal radial direction (R-R), and a circumferential direction locally coincident with a tangential direction (T-T) orthogonal to the axial direction (A-A) and the radial direction (R-R), the wheel rim having a radially outer side, opposite the axis of rotation (a-a), and a radially inner side facing the axis of rotation (a-a), the rim being suitable to receive externally a tire, and wherein the wheel rim forms internally a cylindrical chamber of the rim delimited radially from the inner side; a motor comprising a rotor and a stator; the rotor being supported, free to rotate, on the stator; said stator being fixed to a stator support; the motor being housed in the cylindrical wheel rim chamber of the wheel rim; the rotor is selectively, removably and rigidly connected to the inner side of the wheel rim, avoidin

Abstract: Caliper assembly for a disc brake comprising a caliper body and at least one pin; wherein said pin shank is suitable for being inserted in said at least one pin seat through said second seat opening; and wherein said pin shank comprises a first shank portion, suitable for being received in said at least one pin seat when in operative conditions, and a second shank portion, suitable for projecting canti-levered with respect to said at least one first surface, when in operative conditions; and wherein said first shank portion comprises at least one perimetric protuberance of greater extension along the transversal direction with respect to the adjacent shank portions; and wherein said at least one perimetric protuberance is suitable for forming a friction-fit between said first shank portion and said pin seat; and wherein said pin head comprises at least one under-head portion that extends from said pin head towards said pin shank to form a collar; and wherein said first shank portion comprises at least one gro

Abstract: The invention relates to a disc brake caliper (100) comprising: a caliper body (10) placed astride the disc of a disc brake, fitted with a pair of half-bodies (11, 12) connected to each other by means of a first and a second end bridge (20, 21) adapted to delimit a central aperture (22) of the caliper body (10), and by means of a first (13) and a second (14) connection bridge placed astride the disc of the disc brake at such a central aperture (22). The caliper body (10) houses brake pads (2, 3) supported by suspension pins for pads (4, 4?, 5, 5?) arranged in an axial direction (X-X) of the caliper body; said pads have a first side (42) facing the disc of the disc brake connected to an opposite second side (44) by means of a corner (43) facing said central aperture (22).

Abstract: Floating calliper for disc brake comprising a calliper body and a bracket, wherein the calliper body is suitable for being positioned astride the disc brake, extending from an inner side to an outer side of the calliper, the bracket comprises means of attachment of the calliper for disc brake to a relative support, the calliper body sliding in relation to the bracket in an axial direction, the calliper comprising means of coupling between the calliper body and the bracket, suitable to permit the relative sliding between these parallel to the axial direction. The bracket extends only on the inner side of the calliper and delimits a first seat housing at least a first pad to exert the braking action on an inner side of the disc brake. The calliper body delimits a second seat, axially opposite the first seat, so as to house at least a second pad exerting a braking action on an outer side of the disc brake facing the outer side of the calliper.

Abstract: A pad for a brake caliper for a disc brake of a vehicle having a caliper body and a brake disc adapted to abut against a braking band of the brake disc. The pad has at least one plate and one friction material supported by the plate. The plate has a first side and a second side arranged at opposite tangential ends of the plate. The plate also has at least a first side ear and at least a second side ear. The two ears are each provided with slots. The two slots are adapted to accommodate corresponding associable pins mounted to the caliper body with clearance.

Abstract: A system for injecting semisolid metal into a mold, the system including a mold having a mold chamber, at least one press device having a cylinder, an injection chamber, and a thrust piston, a positioning device supporting a blending device having an active portion and a cover, and an actuating device that selectively injects the semisolid metal into the mold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a disc brake caliper (100) comprising: a caliper body (10) placed astride the disc of a disc brake, fitted with a pair of half-bodies (11, 12) connected to each other by means of a first and a second end bridge (20, 21) adapted to delimit a central aperture (22) of the caliper body (10), and by means of a first (13) and a second (14) connection bridge placed astride the disc of the disc brake at such a central aperture (22). The caliper body (10) houses brake pads (2, 3) supported by suspension pins for pads (4, 4?, 5, 5?) arranged in an axial direction (X-X) of the caliper body; said pads have a first side (42) facing the disc of the disc brake connected to an opposite second side (44) by means of a corner (43) facing said central aperture (22).

Abstract: A disc brake caliper, has a caliper body having a pair of half-calipers which define a housing compartment for a portion of an associable brake disc. The half-calipers being placed on opposite sides to the housing compartment in an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis of the associable brake disc. At least one half-caliper is fitted with at least one housing seat for a piston suitable to press a pad against the associable brake disc, in the axial direction. The housing seat passes through the respective half-caliper so as to extend between an inner wall facing the housing compartment and an outer wall of the half-caliper, axially opposite the housing compartment. A cup-shaped hollow insert is housed inside the housing seat so as to present a closed end wall, placed on the side of the outer wall of the half-caliper, and a cavity having an aperture facing axially towards the housing compartment.