Abstract: A coil wire for suppressing electromagnetic interference is introduced. A connecting cable for bridging a computer host and a peripheral devicc includes a signal line for data transmission and a power cable. A portion of the power cable is wrapped around the signal line to form the coil wire. Thereby, rapid noise variation of a braided wire on the signal line can pass the coil wire to induce a rapid change of magnetic flux and then further to generate a reverse induced current for eliminating the noise intensity on the power cable. Therefore, the object of suppressing high-frequency electromagnetic interference on the connecting cable can be obtained.

Abstract: A switchgear cabinet with two profiled frame sections, assigned to one side of the switchgear cabinet, wherein the open side of the switchgear cabinet is partially closed or can be partially closed by at least one wall element. A horizontal cross brace is arranged between the vertical profiled frame sections, against which the wall element rests in an area of one of its horizontal lateral edges. An open transition area in the side of the switchgear cabinet between the cross brace and the cover and/or the bottom area of the switchgear cabinet is covered by a shield. For simplification, the shield is fastened on a fastening section of a holder from the direction of the interior of the switchgear cabinet. With the shield in an unmounted position, the holder is maintained by a locking element in a prepared mounting position.

Abstract: The mold for a thin package uses a gate which has a high aspect ratio, e.g. about 30 degrees or greater throughout the length of the gate. Additionally, the depth of the gate goes to zero at a point outside of the area of the finished package, but within the dam bars, so that the leadframe space acts as a virtual gate. This reduces the need for trimming and lowers stress on the finished package.

Abstract: A package tape for testing a chip assembled by a packaging method such as a micro-ball grid array (BGA) package, whereby the chip is designed to face downward. The package tape includes one or more taps, disposed on a guard area other than an area where a semiconductor chip is attached, for testing the semiconductor chip. One or more pads are disposed on the area where the semiconductor chip is attached and are attached to corresponding test pads on the semiconductor chip. One or more leads which electrically connect the taps with the pads. The package tape advantageously enables easy testing of the electric characteristics of the semiconductor chip, which in a typical BGA package tape cannot be tested by probing since the circuit thereof faces down.

Abstract: 100 parts by weight of a polyamide-imide resin, 1 to 5 parts by weight of a lubricant, 1 to 200 parts by weight of a masking agent-stabilized isocyanate, and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a silane coupling agent are dissolved or dispersed in a solvent to prepare a coating composition. The coating composition is then coated directly or through other insulator on the circumference of a conductor, and the coating is then baked to form a lubricating layer. Thus, a self-lubricating enameled wire is prepared which has excellent lubricity, abrasion resistance, and adhesion to varnish as a treating agent.

Abstract: A new method for fabricating silver or silver alloy tube stock is described. The method provides silver or silver alloy tube stock with a structure that is substantially free of defects, has a fine grain size, and is amenable to uniform deformation. The silver or silver alloy tube stock is used to make silver-superconductor monofilament or multifilament precursor articles and composites.

Abstract: An elongate object (e.g., a cable) with at least one transmission element arranged in a core thereof, in which an outer sheath (3) of insulation material is applied over the core. To achieve specific properties of the sheath (3), the sheath is provided with a coating (4) of a cross-linkable insulating material, which is very thin compared to the thickness of the sheath, and the individual properties of which are adjusted to the particular application of the object.

Abstract: A wire fixing portion (70) prevents an electric wire (4) from withdrawing from a wire receiving groove (61). The wire fixing portion (70) includes retaining pawls (71), an engagement member (72), etc. The retaining pawl (71) is elastically deformable between a restriction position in which the retaining pawl (71) retains the electric wire (4) to thereby restrict the electric wire from withdrawing from the wire receiving groove (61), and an allowable position in which the electric wire is allowed to withdraw from the wire receiving groove (61). The engagement member (72) engages with the retaining pawls (71) to thereby hold the retaining pawls (71) at the restriction position. When the engagement member engages between the retaining pawls (71), a gap (81) between the pair of the retaining pawls (71) extended upward from the both edges of the wire receiving groove (61) becomes narrower.

Abstract: An insulator substrate or printed circuit board (PCB) having a filled and plated via. A sidewall of the via and preferably opposite sides of the insulator substrate are first plated with a conductive material. The plated via is then filled with an electrically conductive fill composition. A conductive cap layer is preferably formed over both ends of the conductive fill composition and the opposite surfaces of the insulator substrate, and can be bonded to a surface mount contact as a land or a pad.

Abstract: A connection method and a connection structure, using solder bumps, for component-side pad electrodes and substrate-side pad electrodes, and inspecting methods for the connection state thereof which are adaptable to high density mounting, and which allow the miniaturization of the product formed by mounting a surface-mount component onto a substrate. Substrate-side pad electrodes are arranged inside a component-corresponding region A; the length of the substrate-side pad electrodes is set to be larger than that of the corresponding component-side pad electrode; an IC chip (surface-mount component) is placed on the substrate so that each of the solder bumps is opposed to a predetermined substrate-side pad electrode; and the solder bumps are melted by heating, thereby connecting each of the component-side pad electrodes and one of the substrate-side pad electrodes through the solder.

Abstract: A method of selectively adjusting surface tension of a soldermask material. Specifically, a method of selectively adjusting the surface tension of a soldermask material to promote adhesion of a molding compound in a ball grid array package while maintaining a low surface tension on the ball attach area to prevent bridging between the solder balls. Solder balls require a low surface tension soldermask to minimize bridging, while the molding compound requires a high surface tension to provide adequate adhesion to the surface of the soldermask. By exposing selected portions of the soldermask to an activation method, such as ultra-violet radiation, the surface tension of the soldermask can be varied such that different areas of the package exhibit different surface tensions.

Abstract: A lead-free super-highly conductive plastic is formed of a conductive resin composition which includes a thermoplastic resin, a lead-free solder that melts during plasticization, and metal powder or a mixture of metal powder and metal short fibers that promotes the fine dispersion of particles of the lead-free solder within the thermoplastic resin. In the lead-free super-highly conductive plastic, since particles of the lead-free solder are connected with each other via solder melted within the plastic, the particles of the lead-free solder are mutually joined, so that high conductivity is attained.

Abstract: A multilayered wiring board comprising, at least, two wiring layers and an interlaminar insulating layer, in which said wiring board further has, incorporated therein, at least one capacitor element which comprises a sandwiched structure of a lower electrode-forming metallic layer having formed thereon at least one recess portion, a dielectric layer formed over the lower electrode-forming metallic layer, and an upper electrode-forming metallic layer formed over the dielectric layer, and its production process. The semiconductor device comprising the multilayered wiring board having mounted thereon a semiconductor element is also disclosed.

Abstract: A technique for attaining a large capacity of a memory card type semiconductor device is disclosed. A Cu pattern is formed centrally of a bending portion (BAL) on a flexible substrate and Cu patterns are formed at end portions of mounting areas (MAL, MAC) located on both sides of the bending portion. When the flexible substrate is bent along the bending portion (BAL), only film exposed portions present on both sides of the Cu pattern are bent with a small radius of curvature and the end portions of the mounting areas (MAL, MAC) and the vicinities thereof are kept flat.

Abstract: Semiconductor package support elements including cover members attached to one or more reject die sites are provided. Methods for making the support elements of the present invention and for making semiconductor packages using the same are also provided. Reject die sites on defective substrates of a support element are covered prior to the encapsulation process using a cover member. The cover member comprises, for example, pressure-sensitive or temperature-activated tape, reject dies, or the like. The support elements and methods of the present invention virtually eliminate bleeding or flashing during encapsulation due to the presence of reject die sites. The support elements and methods of the present invention further ensure that functional dice are not sacrificed by being attached to reject die sites, thereby decreasing manufacturing costs while increasing yield of functional semiconductor packages.

Abstract: A low-cost printed circuit board for a semiconductor package having the footprint of a ball grid array package has an integral heat sink, or “slug,” for the mounting of one or more semiconductor chips, capable of efficiently conducting away at least five watts from the package in typical applications. It is made by forming an opening through a sheet, or substrate, of B-stage epoxy/fiberglass composite, or “pre-preg,” then inserting a slug of a thermally conductive material having the same size and shape as the opening into the opening. The slug-containing composite is sandwiched between two thin layers of a conductive metal, preferably copper, and the resulting sandwich is simultaneously pressed and heated between the platen of a heated press.

Abstract: A load compensator is disclosed for use in connection with a pipe running tool. The load compensator includes an outer housing connected to the portion of the pipe running tool that holds the pipe segment. A piston is disposed within the housing, and is connected to a top drive system of the pipe running tool. The housing is formed with a first port through which pressurized air is delivered inside the housing to drive the piston within the housing. A second port is disposed at a selected location on the housing, such that when the piston is advanced past the second port, pressurized air passes through the port, and causes the control circuit to stop delivering air through the first port. Once pressurized air no longer flows through the second port, the control circuit causes air to be delivered to the first port.

Abstract: An erectable arm assembly for use in a borehole, the erectable arm assembly comprising a main body and an arm member, the arm member being able to move between a collapsed position in which the assembly can be removed from the borehole and an erected position, the erectable arm assembly being adapted to house a fluid drilling assembly comprising a fluid cutting device and a flexible hose drill string such that the arm member during erection can contain at least part of the fluid drilling assembly, and when in the erected position the arm member is able to guide the fluid cutting device towards the borehole wall, the assembly further including at least one sensor for monitoring the arm member or the fluid drilling assembly.

Abstract: A coal formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. An average temperature and/or pressure within the formation may be controlled to inhibit production of hydrocarbons that have carbon numbers greater than 25. A small amount of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than 25 may be entrained in vapor produced from the formation.

Abstract: A drill head for an apparatus for directional boring according to the invention includes a bit, a holder for a device for detecting angular orientation of the bit, and a hammer including a striker for delivering impacts to the bit, wherein the bit assembly, holder and hammer are connected head to tail with the bit at a front end. The bit of the invention has a frontwardly facing main cutting surface having a plurality of main cutting teeth disposed thereon and a gage tower extending radially outwardly from the main cutting surface, which gage tower has at least one frontwardly facing gage cutting tooth thereon suitable for cutting over an angle defined by less than a full rotation of the bit. The device for detecting angular orientation is in a predetermined alignment with the gage tower so that it determines the orientation of the gage tower relative to the axis of rotation of the drill head.

Abstract: An insert for a drill bit is disclosed which includes an exposed surface having a contact portion adapted to periodically contact earthen formation. The contact portion includes a polycrystalline diamond material having a hardness in the range of about 2000 HV to about 3000 HV. In some embodiments, the polycrystalline diamond material includes a composite having a first phase material including polycrystalline diamond and a second phase material selected from the group of oxide particulates metal carbides, and metallic particulates, nitrides, and mixtures of thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a rock drilling bit with a plurality of cutting teeth raked into the cut of the drilling bit. Such teeth are oriented at an angle of at least about 30 degrees relative to an imaginary line normal to a front surface of the cutting head from which the cutting teeth project. Such an arrangement provides the desired shear cutting force against the rock face while simultaneously reducing the shock and vibration applied to sonde housing and the drill string. The bit according to the invention may further incorporate a rear, frustoconical crushing surface that defines a space or zone crescent-shaped in cross-section that narrows from front to rear, and an improved replacable tooth for use on a rock drilling bit.

Abstract: A power source attachment, and a method of manufacture, that runs only off the auxiliary hydraulics of a skid-steer loader or other prime mover. It can run lights and still have extra power to run one or more electrically operated tools on a construction or other jobsite, such as but not limited to welders, jackhammers, air compressors, saws, drills, grinders, and the like. The preferred embodiment comprises a frame, hydraulic hoses, an hydraulic motor, a generator with 110v and 220v plug-ins, and a hydraulic fluid flow control assembly. Optionally, the present invention can be adapted to hydraulically operate devices such as pumps and compressors simultaneously with the electrically powered tools. Since the present invention uses only the hydraulic power and engine horsepower of the prime mover to operate or be moved between locations, it does not require a diesel motor, ignition system, fuel tank, cooling system, or wheels.

Abstract: An engine of a hybrid vehicle that is to be preheated before being started is connected to a heat accumulator that stores a portion of a cooling water that is kept warmed. During cold start of the vehicle, when a temperature of the cooling water in the heat accumulator is equal to or higher than a temperature of the cooling water in the engine by a preset amount, the cooling water kept warmed in the heat accumulator is fed into the engine. The motor is driven to operate the vehicle until the engine is sufficiently preheated.

Abstract: A patient support apparatus for transporting a patient along a floor includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame, a wheel supported relative to the frame and engaging the floor, and a drive assembly that operates to drive the wheel to propel the patient support apparatus along the floor.

Abstract: An all terrain vehicle has a cooling pump that is driven off a balancer shaft. The balancer shaft, in turn, is driven off a crankshaft. The cooling pump is preferably recessed inside of an outer surface of a crankcase cover member. Additionally, a lubricant pump is also driven off the balancer shaft and arranged inwardly from the cooling pump. The cooling pump is arranged to one side of the all terrain vehicle while a variable speed transmission is arranged to the other side of the all terrain vehicle.

Abstract: The passenger compartment air-conditioning apparatus has a second heat exchanger disposed adjacent to and in front of a first heat exchanger for cooling a cooling liquid of a battery. When the temperature of the battery is increased at the time the battery is charged in a quick charge mode, a compressor of the passenger compartment air-conditioning apparatus is actuated by a coaction of a battery ECU and an air-conditioning ECU to supply a refrigerant to the second heat exchanger. A fan is rotated to cool external air with the second heat exchanger. The cooled external air is introduced into the first heat exchanger, which cools the cooling liquid of the battery.

Abstract: An instrument panel to be mounted at a driver's section of a working vehicle such as a tractor is secured to a frame member which extends upwardly from a vehicle frame. A panel cover for covering a steering-wheel peripheral section of the machine includes an opening through which the instrument panel is exposed to the outside and this panel cover is detachably attached to the frame member.

Abstract: A frame of a motorcycle is designed to allow for a simplified layout of an intake passageway. The frame includes left and right main frames. Rear ends of the left and right main frames are connected to upper parts of left and right pivot plates. Upper parts of the pivot plates have left and right upwardly extending sections jutting up higher than the rear ends of the main frames. A rear cross member is suspended between the left and right upwardly extending sections. An upper surface of the rear cross member supports a rear section of a fuel tank. A rear shock absorber bracket is provided on the rear cross member for supporting an upper part of a rear shock absorber. A space is defined beneath the rear cross member. An intake passageway, including a carburetor and a connecting tube, as well as an exhaust pipe and the rear shock absorber, are arranged in this space.

Abstract: A motorcycle includes a frame, and an engine and transmission mounted to the frame. A swingarm is pivotably mounted to the frame, and a rear wheel is rotatably mounted to the swingarm. An output shaft of the transmission is coupled to the rear wheel to cause rotation of the rear wheel under power of the engine. A stationary tensioner is mounted to the frame such that as the rear wheel bounces up and down with respect to the frame, the tensioner maintains substantially constant tension and belt path length in the belt without requiring the tensioner to move in a translational or pivotal sense.

Abstract: An obstruction inference apparatus for a vehicle, for inferring the type of an obstruction which the vehicle has hit, which comprises a member deformable in correspondence with an impact force with which the vehicle hits the obstruction, deformation rate detecting means for detecting the deformation rate of this deformable member, timer starting means for starting a timer when the deformation rate detected by the deformation rate detecting means reaches a preset first reference rate in the course of increasing, second reference rate generating means for setting as a second reference rate a value equivalent to a value obtained by multiplying the maximum deformation rate by a preset constant, elapsed time calculating means for stopping the timer when the deformation rate reaches the second reference rate and obtaining the elapsed time from the timer being started to the timer being stopped, and inference signal generating means for, when the elapsed time is within a preset time range, inferring that the obstruc

Abstract: Disclosed is a hood raising mechanism of a motor vehicle. The hood raising mechanism comprises a sensor installed at a front part of a vehicle body for sensing hitting of the motor vehicle against an obstacle; a plunger member received in a receiving portion which is formed in a fender of the vehicle body, in a manner such that the plunger member can be moved upward to raise a rear end of the hood, the plunger member being defined at a lengthwise middle portion thereof with an engaging groove; a compression spring for elastically biasing upward the plunger member; a locking pin capable of being moved in such a way as to be engaged into or disengaged from the engaging groove defined in the plunger member; and an actuator for moving the locking pin in response to a signal inputted from the sensor, so that the locking pin is disengaged from the engaging groove to allow the plunger member to be moved upward.

Abstract: In a motor vehicle with a clutch that is operable in an automated mode, parts (204) of the clutch-actuator and/or the control device of the actuator system are integrated in a carrier element (202) that is installed in an intermediate area between the clutch bell housing (203) and the transmission housing (201).

Abstract: A street sweeper for cleaning municipal streets and commercial parking lots uses a single engine with a modified torque converter on the automatic transmission. The torque converter is designed to lock up or engage higher than on a standard torque converter. This increases the horsepower and torque output of the engine for driving the sweeping apparatus without propelling the vehicle at speeds too high for the sweeping function. As engine rotational speeds increase further, the modified torque converter engages fully and drives the vehicle at desired road speeds.

Abstract: A structure for mounting an engine on a front side member of a vehicle is disclosed. First and second reinforcing brackets are first welded to an upper surface of the side member with a predetermined spacing therebetween, a mounting bracket is disposed between the first and second reinforcing brackets and then welded to them and the side member, the mounting bracket is welded at its rear portion to an apron side panel, and a support panel is welded between the first reinforcing bracket and the apron side panel. The structure enables an engine to be normally mounted even when a mounting point is raised from the side member due to variation of body configuration inside an engine room and specification of an engine, and enables load of an engine to be transmitted to the apron panel as well as the side member, thereby achieving stable support for an engine.

Abstract: A recreational all terrain vehicle has a set of rear wheels attached to a frame assembly with a swing arm. The rear wheels are driven by a flexible transmitter, such as a chain. To tension the chain, a pair of laterally extending bolts are loosened while a generally longitudinally extending member is adjusted to move an axle associated with the rear wheels. The housing portion of the swing arm that receives the axle is substantially enclosed.

Abstract: There is provided a control unit for an electric power steering apparatus that controls a motor for giving a steering assist force to a steering mechanism based on a current control value calculated from a steering assist command value calculated based on a steering torque generated in a steering shaft, and a current value of the motor. The control unit has a center responsiveness improving section that differentiates a signal of the steering torque, adds the differentiated value to the steering assist command value, and carries out a phase advancement compensation to the differentiation.

Abstract: A damper for a speaker includes an auxiliary damper 12 impregnated with a thermosetting resin, a laminate film 121 laminated on the auxiliary damper 12, and a primary damper formed on the auxiliary damper 12 or the laminate film 121. Alternatively, the damper may include the auxiliary damper 12 impregnated with the thermosetting resin (phenol) and coated with a coating agent, and the primary damper formed on the auxiliary damper and the coating agent 122. Thus, the dual damper which has enhanced reliability in resisting a high power and can be produced at a low cost without variation in the production can be obtained.

Abstract: A working platform assembly, includes a platform, and a scissor-type mechanism for extending and retracting the platform. The scissor-type mechanism has a plurality of superimposed pairs of arm members, thereby defining a lower first pair of arm members and at least one further second pair of arm members being positioned thereabove. The arm members of the first and second pairs of arm members have a cross section which decreases in upward direction, wherein the second pair of arm members has an upper end and includes an inner side formed with an outwardly directed slope which is realized by attaching the upper end of the arm members at a slanted angle.

Abstract: The kit is used for the assembly of a modular ladder assembly in an ascending mine raise having a peripheral wall.

Abstract: A mounting system mounts a work platform to a ladder that includes a plurality of rungs, such that the work platform is elevated a distance above the ground. The mounting system includes a support system, a rod, and a suspension mount. The support system includes a plurality of members, wherein the members include at least a first member and a second member. The first member is mounted substantially perpendicularly to the second member and includes a first end and a second end. The first member first and second ends include a plurality of first openings that extend therethrough. The second member is configured to attach to the work platform, and includes a first end and a second end. The second member first and second ends include a plurality of second openings that extend therethrough. The support system is configured to attach to the ladder. The rod is configured to secure the support system to the ladder, and is further configured to extend through one of the ladder rungs.

Abstract: Two ladders are connected together with cross-braces to form a scaffold. Platforms of the scaffold are supported on rungs of the ladders. A C-shaped bracket connects to the ladder legs. The bracket has an ear for connecting a brace.

Abstract: A suspendible container for holding items that is capable of being attached to holes on a horizontal surface. The container is particularly adaptable to being attached to the top cap of a ladder. The container includes at least one prong which attaches to the container and is removably insertable into a hole in the horizontal surface. The container is particularly suited for holding items such as tools and paint cans that would be needed by the user of a ladder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tree stand and/or climbing device of multiple designs preferably using industrial machinery style belts to provide maximum strength and gripping power. The belts are preferably made of tough rubber compounds and inlaid with various high strength fibers and other materials. The belts preferably have a uniform teeth pattern, which provide flexibility and allow the belt to conform to uneven surfaces on a tree. The teeth and flexible nature of the industrial belts provide a means for securing the belts and adjusting the length for a wide-range of tree diameters. Dual or multiple belt or fastening device designs allow individuals to climb past limbs or other obstacles and maneuver around forks in trees. The belts used are very quiet, light in weight, and will not reflect light. In combination with the locking devices, the inventions provides simple methods of adjusting belt or fastening device length and securing the climbing devices of the invention to the structure to be climbed.

Abstract: A method for assembling a step stool includes the step of providing a frame including a front leg and a rear leg coupled to the front leg for pivotable movement between an opened use position and a collapsed storage position, a step coupled to the front leg for pivotable movement between a horizontal use position and a storage position, and a link including a body, a pivot coupled to the body and the step, and a connector coupled to the body. The method further includes the step of snapping the connector into engagement with the rear leg for movement of the rear leg from its opened use position to its closed storage position in response to movement of the step from its horizontal use position to its storage position.

Abstract: A sawhorse with the horizontal rail having an inner chamber housing a plurality of linearly aligned, upwardly projecting work support elements above a laterally moveable skid. The skid has a plurality of linearly aligned upwardly projecting ramps. The ramps elevate the work support members above the rail for supporting workpieces above the rail when the skid is moved in one direction and allow the work support elements to retract into the chamber when the skid is moved in the opposite direction.

Abstract: A transmission sheave 15 is attached to a mount structure 9 fastened to a guide rail 8. A speed governor rope 4 suspended from a speed governor 3 is coupled with a car 1 that ascends and descends along a shaft 2, and wound on the transmission sheave 15. An idler pulley 16 is provided for increasing a winding angle with respect to the transmission sheave 15 by changing a movement passage of the speed governor rope 4. A position detection apparatus 18 is provided for detecting the position of the car 1 in the shaft 2 based upon the rotation of the transmission sheave 15. The position detection apparatus 18 can be installed in an empty space in the shaft 2 without the need of a repair of an existing speed governor to save the repair cost of the elevator.

Abstract: A braking unit is provided. In one embodiment, the braking unit comprises a base member, a guide member, a flexible rod, an actuator adapted to induce deformation of the rod, and a brake pad. One end of the flexible rod is fixedly attached to the base member while another end is slideably disposed within a passageway defined by the guide member. The brake pad is positioned adjacent the flexible rod such that deformation of the rod causes lateral movement of the brake pad.

Abstract: A disc brake caliper has a cast metal housing and an anchor bracket which are connected for relative movement during brake actuation. The housing has a bridge section for bridging in use, a disc brake rotor and first and second axially spaced brake pad mounting faces extending substantially perpendicular to the bridge section for disposal in use, on either side of a disc brake rotor and for axial mounting of brake pads thereagainst. First and second inner finger radiuses extend respectively at the junction between the bridge section and each of the first and second brake pads mounting faces for radially supporting a portion of the periphery of a brake pad. Piston actuating means are provided for axially displacing the first brake pad away from the first brake pad mounting face into engagement with a disc brake rotor. Each of the first and second brake pad mounting faces and said inner finger radiuses are machined over the surfaces of contact with the brake pads.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spot-type disc brake (1) with a brake housing (3) straddling a brake disc, with at least one brake lining (5, 6) that is arranged in the brake housing (3) so as to be slidable in the actuating direction and cooperates tribologically with the brake disc upon brake application, with at least one actuating device (4) arranged in the brake housing (3) to apply an actuating force to the brake lining (5), and with a spring assembly for the active adjustment of a clearance between the brake lining (5) and the brake disc after brake application. To simplify the configuration of the spring assembly, the spring assembly comprises exactly one spring (8, 18, 25, 31, 33) which is secured detachably in the spot-type disc brake (1) and is supported on the brake lining (5), on the one hand, and on the brake housing (3), on the other hand.