Disc brake caliper
First Claim
1. A disc brake caliper, comprisinga caliper body suitable for being fixed to a fixed support structure of a motor vehicle and suitable for being arranged astride of a disc for a disc brake,said disc comprising a braking surface on the support side and a braking surface on the wheel side, opposite said braking surface on the support side and facing an associated wheel of the vehicle,said caliper body comprising a first half caliper on the support side suitable for facing said braking surface on the disc support side and a second half caliper on the wheel side suitable for facing said braking surface on the disc wheel side,at least one of said half calipers comprising a seat having a prevailing extension that defines an axial direction, said seat being suitable for seating a pushing element suitable for cooperating with a pad for exerting a braking action against said disc surfaces,the body comprising a bridge element suitable for structurally connecting said first and second half caliper,wherein said bridge element defines a substantially longitudinal prevailing extension direction, said prevailing extension direction being inclined by a predetermined angle relative to said axial direction of the seat for seating the pushing element, said angle being determined by projecting the prevailing extension direction and the axial direction onto a projection plane perpendicular to said braking surfaces on both sides of the brake disc.
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Abstract
A disc brake caliper (4) comprising a first half caliper on the support side and a second half caliper on the wheel side (20, 24), at least one of said portions comprising a seat (28) having a prevailing extension that defines an axial direction (X-X). The caliper comprises at least one inclined bridge element (40) suitable for structurally connecting said first and said second half caliper (20, 24), said at least one bridge element (40) defining a substantial longitudinal prevailing extension direction (S-S) inclined by a predetermined angle (A) relative to the axial direction (X-X).
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1. A disc brake caliper, comprising
a caliper body suitable for being fixed to a fixed support structure of a motor vehicle and suitable for being arranged astride of a disc for a disc brake, said disc comprising a braking surface on the support side and a braking surface on the wheel side, opposite said braking surface on the support side and facing an associated wheel of the vehicle, said caliper body comprising a first half caliper on the support side suitable for facing said braking surface on the disc support side and a second half caliper on the wheel side suitable for facing said braking surface on the disc wheel side, at least one of said half calipers comprising a seat having a prevailing extension that defines an axial direction, said seat being suitable for seating a pushing element suitable for cooperating with a pad for exerting a braking action against said disc surfaces, the body comprising a bridge element suitable for structurally connecting said first and second half caliper, wherein said bridge element defines a substantially longitudinal prevailing extension direction, said prevailing extension direction being inclined by a predetermined angle relative to said axial direction of the seat for seating the pushing element, said angle being determined by projecting the prevailing extension direction and the axial direction onto a projection plane perpendicular to said braking surfaces on both sides of the brake disc.
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