Abstract: A pad-holding and pad return spring assembly has a pad-holding spring arranged between a guiding ear of a brake pad and a support, and a pad return spring. The pad-holding spring has a C-shaped section having a central portion adapted to be inserted into a recess of the support and to accommodate the guiding ear. The pad return spring has an anchoring portion connected to the C-shaped section extending in axial direction in a first orientation opposite to a brake disc, and an elastic return arm connected to the anchoring portion and having an elastic return arm end for engaging the brake pad. The elastic return arm develops along an elastic return arm longitudinal direction oriented in the axial direction with a second orientation concordant with the brake disc, is elastically movable between an advanced position and a resting position and in operation is spaced from the pad-holding spring and the anchoring portion.

Abstract: An assembly has two pads having a support plate and a friction material coating, each pad being accommodated in a pocket of a caliper and positionable on a side of a brake disc. At least one spring applies an elastic bias on the pads so as to elastically bias the pads away from the brake disc. The support plate has a plate coupling portion having an inner lower edge, facing the brake disc in a radially inward direction or towards the rotation axis, an inner upper edge, facing the brake disc in a radially outward direction or opposite to the rotation axis, the inner upper edge continuing on a direct upper surface according to the axial direction (A-A), forming an upper spring-coupling plate portion edge. The spring is always in contact exclusively with the inner lower edge and the upper spring-coupling plate portion edge.

Abstract: A spring for friction pads which can be associated with a caliper of a disc brake to bias the friction pads elastically away from a brake disc may have a central stretch and two opposite transverse stretches, extending from the central stretch in two opposite transverse directions and each forming a supporting stretch, a resting stretch and a wing stretch extending between the supporting stretch and the resting stretch. The supporting stretches lie on the same supporting plane and the wing stretch may have an ascending wing stretch and a descending wing stretch. The spring may also have one or more fixing stretches connected to the central stretch and forming at least two opposite fixing stretches for elastic snap fixing to corresponding fixing seats of the caliper.

Abstract: A pad return spring for a caliper body. The caliper body has an elongated element connecting bridge connecting a first elongated wheel-side element to a second elongated wheel-side element and having a middle connecting bridge defining an outer middle bridge side, an inner middle bridge side, a middle bridge disc inlet side, and an opposite middle bridge disc outlet side. The pad return spring has a first and a second pad retraction elements, each defining a middle stretch, a first side stretch influencing the first pad, and an opposite second side stretch influencing the second pad to move the first and second pads away from the first and second braking surfaces at the end of a braking action, and an elongated connecting element connecting the first and second pad retraction elements to each other, and an anchoring device to removably restrain the pad return spring to the middle connecting bridge.

Abstract: A spring for a caliper body where the spring may be shaped to be arranged straddling a brake disc for applying an elastic action on at least one brake pad to bias it away from said brake disc. The spring may have a first thrust portion and a second thrust portion adapted to apply an elastic action on at least one brake pad, biasing the brake pad at least away from the brake disc. The spring may also have a first coupling portion adapted to couple the spring with a first side bridge. The spring may also have a second coupling portion adapted to couple the spring with the second side bridge on a tangentially opposite part with respect to the first coupling portion. The spring may also have a backing portion. The spring may also have at least one concave spring portion.

Abstract: A caliper body for a brake caliper for a disc brake, arranged straddling a disc, has a first elongated portion configured to face a first braking surface of the disc by interposing at least one first brake pad, a second elongated portion, opposite the first elongated portion and configured to face a second braking surface of the disc by interposing at least one second brake pad. A caliper bridge connects the first and second elongated portions. At least either the first or second elongated portion has a thrust device housing receiving at least one portion of a thrust device, configured to apply a thrust action on at least one brake pad to abut the at least one brake pad against a braking surface of the disc. A first annular housing radially opens into the thrust device housing and receives an elastic retraction element that applies a retracting action on the thrust device.

Abstract: A pad-and-spring assembly has a supporting plate supporting friction material. The supporting plate has a disc facing surface, a plate back, and facing thrust structure. The friction material has a radially inner edge, and a radially outer edge, radially opposite to the radially inner edge, and defining the outer radial dimension level of the friction material with its tangential extension on the disc facing surface. The disc facing surface has a free surface located radially inside with respect to the tangential extension of the radially outer edge of the friction and having a through opening edge delimiting a through opening. An elastic device of the assembly has a body having at least one connecting portion, connecting to the body of the brake caliper and a supporting portion, axially crossing the through opening to apply elastic biasing action directly in axial direction to the through opening edge.

Abstract: An assembly has two pads having a support plate and a friction material coating, each pad being accommodated in a pocket of a caliper and positionable on a side of a brake disc. At least one spring applies an elastic bias on the pads so as to elastically bias the pads away from the brake disc. The support plate has a plate coupling portion having an inner lower edge, facing the brake disc in a radially inward direction or towards the rotation axis, an inner upper edge, facing the brake disc in a radially outward direction or opposite to the rotation axis, the inner upper edge continuing on a direct upper surface according to the axial direction (A-A), forming an upper spring-coupling plate portion edge. The spring is always in contact exclusively with the inner lower edge and the upper spring-coupling plate portion edge.

Abstract: A pad return spring for a caliper body. The caliper body has an elongated element connecting bridge connecting a first elongated wheel-side element to a second elongated wheel-side element and having a middle connecting bridge defining an outer middle bridge side, an inner middle bridge side, a middle bridge disc inlet side, and an opposite middle bridge disc outlet side. The pad return spring has a first and a second pad retraction elements, each defining a middle stretch, a first side stretch influencing the first pad, and an opposite second side stretch influencing the second pad to move the first and second pads away from the first and second braking surfaces at the end of a braking action, and an elongated connecting element connecting the first and second pad retraction elements to each other, and an anchoring device to removably restrain the pad return spring to the middle connecting bridge.

Abstract: A spring for friction pads which can be associated with a caliper of a disc brake to bias the friction pads elastically away from a brake disc may have a central stretch and two opposite transverse stretches, extending from the central stretch in two opposite transverse directions and each forming a supporting stretch, a resting stretch and a wing stretch extending between the supporting stretch and the resting stretch. The supporting stretches lie on the same supporting plane and the wing stretch may have an ascending wing stretch and a descending wing stretch. The spring may also have one or more fixing stretches connected to the central stretch and forming at least two opposite fixing stretches for elastic snap fixing to corresponding fixing seats of the caliper.

Abstract: A brake caliper and a pad assembly may have a pad retention device securely attached to a brake pad. The brake caliper may have an actuation device of movement and application of a braking action, along a thrust direction, to the brake pad to abut it against a braking surface of a disc. The actuation device may have an actuation device seat having a seat opening, where the seat receives a retention device coupling portion of the retention device through the seat opening. The assembly may have a coupling ring accommodated in the seat, leaving a radial clearance, free to move in a radial direction and leaving an axial clearance, free to move in an axial direction parallel to the thrust device thrust direction and limited in its stroke so as not to escape from the seat during use.

Abstract: A brake caliper and a pad assembly may have a pad retention device securely attached to a brake pad. The brake caliper may have an actuation device of movement and application of a braking action, along a thrust direction, to the brake pad to abut it against a braking surface of a disc. The actuation device may have an actuation device seat having a seat opening, where the seat receives a retention device coupling portion of the retention device through the seat opening. The assembly may have a coupling ring accommodated in the seat, leaving a radial clearance, free to move in a radial direction and leaving an axial clearance, free to move in an axial direction parallel to the thrust device thrust direction and limited in its stroke so as not to escape from the seat during use.