Brake caliper body and brake caliper

Abstract

The invention relates to a caliper body (1) in which a screw seat (5) for receiving a connecting screw (6) extends in a screw seat direction (S-S); the screw seat (5) is surrounded by a screw head support surface (9); the caliper body (1) comprises a pin seat (10) adapted to receive a pin (11) adapted to support and allow sliding of opposing brake pads (4); the one pin seat (10) extends in a first direction (P-P); the screw head support surface (9) defines a first extension (12) pointing in the direction (S-S) of the screw seat; the one pin seat (10) defines a second extension (13) pointing in the direction (P-P) of the pin seat; and the first extension part (12) is intersected with the second extension part (13).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a caliper body, a brake caliper, a caliper body and a caliper support assembly, and a method of assembling a pad support pin into a caliper body. Background Art

[0002] In known types of disc brakes, a brake caliper is typically arranged to straddle a brake disc mounted on a wheel hub. The brake caliper typically comprises a caliper body housing brake pads and an actuator for urging the pads against the disc to effect a braking effect on the vehicle.

[0003] In known disc brake types, the pads are supported by support pins which are housed in suitable caliper body seats made in the caliper body, wherein each support pin passes through a corresponding hole made in a support plate of the friction material for each brake pad. Such a support pin has a longitudinal extension axis, a pin head and a pin tip arranged at opposite ends of the extension axis.

[0004] The support pin is coupled with clearance relative to the corresponding caliper body seat, and thus the pin is axially constrained to the caliper body seat using an elastic element.

[0005] In some cases, such an elastic element is coaxially preassembled to the pin body in an annular pin seat. The annular pin seat in which the elastic element is housed generally comprises a cylindrical bottom wall with an axial extension, which is axially delimited by at least a first seat wall substantially transverse to the bottom wall minus a trumpet-shaped machined connection.

[0006] Such an elastic element is usually an expansion elastic element and, in the resting state, such an elastic element has a radial dimension greater than the radial dimension of the wall of the first seat. When the support pin provided with the expansion elastic element is assembled to the caliper body, the expansion elastic element is thereby radially compressed in the direction of the support pin by the wall of the caliper body seat, and the expansion elastic element is constrained to the caliper body seat by friction. Therefore, the expansion elastic element provides an axial constraint intended to prevent the pin from escaping from the pin seat.

[0007] The expansion elastic element is inserted by sliding into the caliper body seat, for example, under the action of a thrust force. After the expansion elastic element is positioned in the caliper body seat and at least one pin abutment portion of the support pin, which defines the maximum insertion position of the pin in the caliper body, axially abuts the caliper body, the elastic element forms an axial constraint relative to the pin, thereby preventing the pin from moving in the removal direction, until the action exerted in the axial direction by the first seat wall of the pin seat exceeds the static friction between the elastic element and the caliper body, thereby allowing the elastic element to slide relative to the caliper body and thus allowing the pin to be disengaged from the pin seat.

[0008] For example, document EP1425520 of the applicant shows a brake pad support pin coupled to a barrel-shaped expansion elastic element.

[0009] The shape of the support pin and the corresponding expansion elastic element meets the requirements of ensuring easy assembly of the brake caliper assembly and simple replacement of the brake pads during maintenance, for example, while meeting the requirements of ensuring an axially constrained connection between the support pin and the caliper body when the vehicle is in use, while withstanding the requirements of operating bias.

[0010] According to another aspect, in order to ensure the correct axial positioning of the support pin and the elastic element assembly, a known type of pad support pin is machined to have a pin abutment portion, which axially abuts the caliper body when the support pin reaches the maximum axial insertion position of the support pin, and forms an expanding elastic element that radially seals with the caliper body to prevent unnecessary release of the support pin from the caliper body.

[0011] Depending on the type of caliper body on which the pad support pin has to be mounted, the pad support pin is machined in different ways to obtain different pin abutment portions, for example on a one-piece caliper body or on a caliper body with two caliper body halves assembled together. Therefore, the caliper body seating portions that house the pin tip and the pin head, respectively, have different shapes depending on the type of caliper body.

[0012] Some types of pad support pins have a pin abutment portion, i.e., a shoulder, at the pin tip, which has a larger radial dimension than the pin tip portion with a smaller diameter, so that the pin abuts the caliper body when the pin is inserted into the caliper body, reducing the maximum axial insertion position of the pin.

[0013] In other types of pad support pins, the pin portion realizing the annular seat and arranged with the elastic element has a larger radial dimension than the rest of the pin and therefore has a pin adaptation shoulder in the direction of the pin tip, which is shaped to abut against the caliper body seat shoulder so that the pin abuts against the caliper body when the pin is inserted into the caliper body, reducing the maximum axial insertion position of the pin. In this case, the caliper body seat that accommodates the pin portion realizing the annular seat usually includes a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion with different diameters, which are connected by a shoulder of the caliper body seat.

[0014] Although such a pad support pin and the corresponding elastic element meet the requirements for achieving simple assembly and easy maintenance, it has been found that the mechanical operations for defining the pin abutment portion make the manufacture of the support pin particularly complicated and have a significant impact on the final cost and processing time.

[0015] Therefore, there is a strong need in the art to create a pad support pin that is easy to manufacture and allows reducing the production costs of each single piece, while allowing standardization of the geometry of the pin for different types of calipers, thereby further facilitating the process of assembling such an assembly into a corresponding caliper body.

[0016] Therefore, the problem on which the present invention is based is to design an assembly of a caliper body, a pin and an elastic element as well as a brake caliper, a pin assembly, a caliper body and a method for assembling a pad support pin into a caliper body of a vehicle, having structural and functional characteristics that meet the above needs, while solving the defects mentioned with reference to the prior art and meeting the above needs. Summary of the invention

[0017] The object of the present invention is to provide a caliper body, as well as a brake caliper, as well as an assembly of a caliper and a caliper support, and a method for assembling a pad support pin into a caliper body of a vehicle, which are easy to manufacture and obtain, while allowing easy maintenance and assembly, and a high certainty that the pin will not accidentally disengage from the pin seat when the brake caliper is in use.

[0018] This object and other purposes and advantages are achieved by a caliper body according to claim 1, and a brake caliper according to claim 9, and an assembly according to claim 8, and a caliper body according to claim 20, and a method for installing a pad support pin in a caliper body of a vehicle according to claim 21.

[0019] Advantageous embodiments are the subject matter of the dependent claims.

[0020] Analysis of this solution shows how the proposed solution simplifies the machining of the support pin while maintaining a simple and correct positioning of the support pin within the caliper body.

[0021] Furthermore, the proposed solution reduces manufacturing costs by reducing the portion of the pin that has to be machined after drawing.

[0022] Furthermore, the proposed solution allows standardization of different types of pins and different types of pin seatings manufactured in caliper bodies, further reducing manufacturing costs and simplifying assembly operations.

[0023] Furthermore, the proposed solution allows ensuring with a high degree of certainty that the pin is not accidentally removed from the pin seat during use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Further features and advantages of the caliper body, brake caliper, assembly and assembly method are given by way of non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0025] - Figure 1 shows an axonometric view of a brake caliper mounted on a caliper support;

[0026] - Figure 2 Shows Figure 1 Axonometric views of individual parts of the assembly;

[0027] - Figure 3 Shows the Figure 1 Axonometric views of individual parts of the assembly;

[0028] - Figure 4 shows an axonometric view of a brake caliper according to the invention;

[0029] - Figure 5 shows an axonometric view of a caliper body according to the present invention;

[0030] - Figure 6 Shows Figure 5 A front view of the caliper body;

[0031] - Figure 7 Shows a cross-sectional view taken by a plane directed according to the radial direction and the axial direction through the pin seating portion. Figure 4 An axonometric view of a brake caliper in which a connecting threaded member is installed;

[0032] - Figure 8 Shows a cross-sectional view taken by a plane directed according to the radial direction and the axial direction through the pin seating portion. Figure 4 an isometric view of a brake caliper in which the connecting thread is removed from the connecting thread seat and the pin is removed from the pin seat;

[0033] - Fig. 9Shows a cross-sectional view taken by a plane passing through the circumferential direction and the radial direction. Figure 4 An axonometric view of a caliper in which a connecting thread is inserted;

[0034] - Fig.10 The diagrams are shown according to different viewing angles, taken by planes passing through the circumferential direction and the radial direction. Figure 4 An axonometric view of a caliper in which a connecting thread is inserted;

[0035] - Fig.11 shows an isometric view of the assembly of brake pads, pad springs, brake pad sliding and supporting pins, and connecting screws depicted in an operating position;

[0036] - Fig.12 and Fig.13 The diagram is shown according to a plane passing through the radial direction and the axial direction. Figure 4 an axonometric view of the caliper in which the two pins are depicted being disassembled by first removing the connecting threaded piece and then removing the pins;

[0037] - Fig.14 , Fig.15 and Fig.16 shows the three steps in installing the pin Figure 4 An isometric view of a portion of the caliper in FIG. 1 , first including inserting the pin into the pin seating portion and then inserting the connecting screw into the connecting screw seating portion so as to block the removal path of the pin. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] According to a general embodiment, the caliper body 1 of the brake caliper 2 is adapted to accommodate thrust means 3 for pushing opposing brake pads 4 against opposite braking surfaces 24 , 25 of a brake disc 26 , said caliper body 1 being adapted to be arranged to straddle the brake disc 26 .

[0039] The brake disc 26 defines an axial direction AA parallel to or coincident with the rotation axis XX of the brake disc 26 , a radial direction RR orthogonal to the rotation axis XX, and a circumferential direction CC orthogonal to both the axial direction AA and the radial direction RR at each intersection point between the axial direction AA and the radial direction RR.

[0040] The caliper body 1 comprises at least one screw seat 5 to accommodate a connecting screw 6 for connecting the caliper body 1 to a caliper support 7 .

[0041] The screw member seating portion 5 extends along a screw member seating direction SS.

[0042] The connecting screw 6 includes a screw head 8 , and the screw head 8 is used to support and fasten the connecting screw 6 and connect the caliper body 1 to the caliper support 7 .

[0043] The at least one screw seat 5 is surrounded by a screw head support surface 9 which is suitable for supporting the screw head 8 and tightening the connecting screw 6 .

[0044] The screw head support surface 9 defines a first screw head support surface extension 12 directed along the screw seating direction SS.

[0045] The caliper body 1 comprises at least one pin seat 10 adapted to receive a brake pad sliding and supporting pin 11. The pin 11 is adapted to support the opposing brake pad 4 and allow sliding of the opposing brake pad 4. The pin 11 is extractable, for example, to remove and replace the brake pad 4 when the brake pad 4 is worn.

[0046] The at least one pin seating portion 10 extends along a pin seating portion direction PP.

[0047] The at least one pin seat 10 defines a second pin seat extension 13 directed along the pin seat direction PP.

[0048] The first screw head support surface extension 12 intersects with the second pin seating portion extension 13 .

[0049] By the intersection between the first screw head support surface extension 12 and the second pin seat extension 13, the certainty can be doubled and it can be ensured that the pin 11 does not come out of its pin seat 10 during operation of the brake caliper 2. In particular, the invention provides the function of ensuring that the pin 11 does not come out of its pin seat 10 by connecting the caliper body 1 to the vehicle's connecting screw 6.

[0050] According to an embodiment, the pin seat 10 comprises a narrow portion on the side opposite to the connecting screw 6 to allow the widened portion of the pin 11 to abut in the pin seat and prevent the pin from escaping from the side of the caliper body opposite to the connecting screw 6 .

[0051] According to an embodiment, the at least one pin seating portion 10 is open toward the first screw head support surface extension portion 12 and seamlessly faces the first screw head support surface extension portion 12, so that when the connecting screw 6 is not accommodated in the at least one screw seat portion 5, the at least one pin seating portion 10 can be freely accessed.

[0052] According to an embodiment, the at least one screw seat 5 defines a third screw seat extension 14 directed along the screw seat direction SS.

[0053] The third screw-member seating portion extension 14 intersects with the second pin-sealing portion extension 13 .

[0054] According to an embodiment, the at least one pin seating 10 is an at least partially cylindrical seating.

[0055] The at least one screw seat 5 is an at least partially cylindrical seat.

[0056] According to an embodiment, the screw head support surface 9 is an annular crown.

[0057] According to an embodiment, the screw head support surface 9 is formed in a flat caliper body portion 15 formed in the caliper body 1 and the screw head support surface 9 forms at least one flat portion side wall 16, for example, located on a cylindrical extension at least partially surrounding the screw head support surface 9.

[0058] According to an embodiment, without obstructing parts or components of the caliper body 1, viewing is performed in a plane transverse to the circumferential direction CC and the radial direction RR (see Figure 6 ), the mouth of the at least one pin seat 10 is completely visible. Thus, when the connecting screw 6 is removed, the pin 11 can freely pass to the pin seat 10, but when the connecting screw 6 is in its screw seat 5, the pin 11 cannot freely pass to the pin seat 10, so that the pin 11 is blocked in its pin seat 10.

[0059] According to an embodiment, said caliper body 1 is a body made in a single piece, formed with three connecting bridges 30 , 31 , 32 connecting two opposite elongated elements 35 , 36 in each of which two seats 22 , 23 for the thrust means 3 are formed.

[0060] According to an embodiment, the screw seat direction SS is a radial direction RR or a direction parallel to the radial direction RR. Preferably, the screw seat direction SS is a radial direction RR passing through a center line of the caliper body 1 or a radial direction RR passing through a thrust center of one of the brake pads 4 .

[0061] The pin seating direction PP is the axial direction AA or a direction parallel to the axial direction AA.

[0062] The invention also relates to a brake caliper 2 comprising a caliper body 1 according to any one of the above described embodiments. Opposing brake pads 4 are accommodated in said brake caliper 2, which are resiliently biased by at least one pad spring 17.

[0063] The pad is supported by and slides on at least one brake pad sliding and supporting pin 11 .

[0064] According to an embodiment, the pad spring 17 elastically biases the brake pad sliding and supporting pin 11 by elastic action, and the pad spring 17 elastically biases the brake pad sliding and supporting pin 11 by elastic action directed, for example, in the radial direction RR and / or the circumferential direction CC.

[0065] According to an embodiment, the brake pad sliding and supporting pin 11 includes an annular pin seating portion 18 .

[0066] The pad spring 17 includes a spring portion 19 or a tab at least partially inserted into the annular pin seat 18 to counteract excessive movement of the brake pad sliding and supporting pin 11 in the axial direction AA.

[0067] According to an embodiment, at least one connecting screw 6 connects said caliper body 1 to a caliper support 7 .

[0068] According to an embodiment, the connecting threaded member 6 is a stud.

[0069] According to an embodiment, the connecting screw 6 comprises a screw head 8 .

[0070] The screw head 8 comprises a screw head support and tightening surface 21 which, when the screw is tightened, rests on the screw head support surface 9. Thus, the screw head 8 at least partially intersects the second pin seating extension 13.

[0071] According to an embodiment, the screw head 8 comprises a gripping surface 22 for manipulating the connection screw 6 .

[0072] According to an embodiment, the connecting screw 6 comprises a screw shank 20 for connecting with the screw seat 5 and with a caliper support screw seat 23 provided in the caliper support 7 .

[0073] According to an embodiment, the pad spring 17 is connected to the caliper body 1 and biases the brake pad resting on the caliper body 1 in a circumferential direction CC and in an axial direction AA away from the brake disc 26 .

[0074] According to an embodiment, said brake pads 4 each comprise a support plate 27 .

[0075] The support plate 27 comprises a support arm 28 for supporting the support plate 27 on a pad surface 29 provided in the caliper body 1 .

[0076] According to an embodiment, the pad surface 29 faces the brake pad 4 and projects from an end bridge 30 .

[0077] According to an embodiment, said brake pads 4 each comprise a support plate 27 .

[0078] The support plate 27 includes a support fork 33 , and the support fork 33 is placed so as to straddle the brake pad sliding and supporting pin 11 .

[0079] According to an embodiment, the caliper body 1 comprises a plate support element 34, which is directed in a radial direction RR or in a direction parallel to the radial direction RR, for example, the plate support element 34 passes through the center line or pressure center of the brake pad 4, and the plate support element 34 is suitable for supporting the support plate 27 and reacting to the braking action.

[0080] The invention also relates to a brake caliper assembly comprising a caliper support 7 and a brake caliper 2 according to any one of the above-described embodiments.

[0081] The caliper support 7 comprises at least one caliper support screw seat 23 for receiving a screw shank 20 of a connecting screw 6 connecting the caliper body 1 to the caliper support 7 .

[0082] The invention also relates to a method of mounting a brake pad 4 in a caliper body 1 .

[0083] The method comprises at least the following steps:

[0084] - providing a brake caliper 2 as defined in any one of the above embodiments;

[0085] - Connecting the pad spring 17 to the caliper body 1 when the caliper body 1 is disassembled;

[0086] - inserting the brake pad 4 into the caliper body 1 with the caliper body 1 disassembled, so as to engage the support arms 28 of the brake pad 4 to the pad surface 29;

[0087] - inserting the brake pad sliding and supporting pin 11 into the pin seat 10 by positioning the supporting fork 33 so as to straddle the pin 11 and inserting the spring portion 19 at least partially into the annular pin seat 18;

[0088] Inserting the connecting screw 6 into the screw seat 5 , thereby at least partially blocking the passage to the pin 18 , so that the screw head 8 at least partially intersects the second pin seat extension 13 .

[0089] Reference numerals list

[0090] 1 Caliper body

[0091] 2 Brake calipers

[0092] 3 Thrust device

[0093] 4 brake pads

[0094] 5 Screw seat

[0095] 6 Connecting thread

[0096] 7 Caliper support

[0097] 8 Threaded head

[0098] 9 Support surface for screw head

[0099] 10 Pin seating

[0100] 11 Brake pad sliding and supporting pin

[0101] 12 First screw head support surface extension

[0102] 13 Second pin seating portion extension

[0103] 14 Third screw member seating portion extension portion

[0104] 15 Flat caliper body

[0105] 16 Side wall of flat part

[0106] 17 Spring pad

[0107] 18 Ring pin seating

[0108] 19 Spring portion or tab

[0109] 20 Threaded part shank

[0110] 21 Screw head support and fastening surface

[0111] 22 Clamping surface

[0112] 23 Caliper support screw seat

[0113] 24 Braking surface

[0114] 25 Braking surface

[0115] 26 Brake disc

[0116] 27 Support plate

[0117] 28 Support arm

[0118] 29 Pad surface

[0119] 30 End bridge

[0120] 31 Intermediate bridge

[0121] 32 End bridge

[0122] 33 Support fork

[0123] 34 Plate support element

[0124] 35 Long caliper body element

[0125] 36 Long caliper body element

[0126] AA Axial direction

[0127] XX Rotation axis

[0128] RR Radial direction

[0129] CC Circumferential direction

[0130] PP pin seating direction

[0131] SS threaded fitting seating orientation.

Claims

1. A caliper body (1) of a brake caliper (2), the caliper body (1) being adapted to accommodate thrust means (3) for urging opposing brake pads (4) against opposing braking surfaces (24, 25) of a brake disc (26), the caliper body (1) being adapted to be arranged to straddle the brake disc (26); The brake disc (26) defines an axial direction (AA) parallel to or coincident with a rotation axis (XX) of the brake disc (26), a radial direction (RR) orthogonal to the rotation axis (XX), and a circumferential direction (CC) orthogonal to both the axial direction (AA) and the radial direction (RR) at each intersection point between the axial direction (AA) and the radial direction (RR); wherein, The caliper body (1) comprises at least one screw seat (5) for accommodating a connecting screw (6) for connecting the caliper body (1) to a caliper support (7); the screw seat (5) extends along a screw seat direction (SS); the connecting screw (6) comprises a screw head (8) for supporting and tightening the connecting screw (6) during the connection of the caliper body (1) to the caliper support (7); At least one of the screw seat portions (5) is surrounded by a screw head support surface (9), and the screw head support surface (9) is suitable for supporting the screw head (8) and tightening the connecting screw (6); The caliper body (1) comprises at least one pin seat (10), the pin seat (10) being adapted to accommodate a brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11), the pin (11) being adapted to support the relative brake pad (4) and allow the relative brake pad (4) to slide; at least one of the pin seats (10) extends along a pin seat direction (PP); The screw head support surface (9) defines a first screw head support surface extension (12) pointing along the screw seat direction (SS); At least one of the pin seating portions (10) defines a second pin seating portion extension (13) pointing along the pin seating portion direction (PP); It is characterized in that The first screw head support surface extension (12) intersects with the second pin seating extension (13).

2. The caliper body (1) according to claim 1, wherein: At least one of the pin seats (10) is open toward the first screw head support surface extension (12) and seamlessly faces the first screw head support surface extension (12), so that when the connecting screw (6) is not accommodated in the at least one screw seat (5), the at least one pin seat (10) can be freely accessed.

3. The caliper body (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: At least one of the screw seat portions (5) defines a third screw head extension portion (14) pointing along the screw seat portion direction (SS); The third screw member seating portion extension (14) intersects with the second pin seating portion extension (13).

4. A caliper body (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: At least one of the pin seats (10) is an at least partially cylindrical seat; And among them, At least one of the threaded element seats (5) is an at least partially cylindrical seat; and wherein, The threaded member head supporting surface (9) is an annular crown portion.

5. A caliper body (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The screw head support surface (9) is formed in a flat caliper body portion (15) formed in the caliper body (1), and the screw head support surface (9) forms at least one flat portion side wall (16) which at least partially surrounds the screw head support surface (9).

6. A caliper body (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: At least one of the pin seating portions (10) is fully visible when viewed in a plane transverse to the circumferential direction (CC) and the radial direction (RR) without obstructing parts or components of the caliper body (1).

7. A caliper body (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The caliper body (1) is a body made in a single piece, formed with three connecting bridges (30, 31, 32) connecting two opposing elongated elements (35, 36), in each of which two seats (22, 23) for a thrust device (3) are formed.

8. A caliper body (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The threaded member seating direction (SS) is a radial direction (RR) or a direction parallel to the radial direction (RR), preferably, the threaded member seating direction (SS) is a radial direction (RR) passing through a center line of the caliper body (1) or a radial direction (RR) passing through a thrust center of one of the brake pads (4); and wherein, The pin seating direction (PP) is the axial direction (AA) or a direction parallel to the axial direction (AA).

9. A brake caliper (2) comprising a caliper body (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which opposed brake pads (4) are accommodated which are elastically biased by at least one pad spring (17), wherein: The pad is supported by at least one brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11), and the pad slides on at least one brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11).

10. The brake caliper (2) according to claim 9, wherein: The pad spring (17) utilizes elastic action to elastically bias the brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11). Preferably, the pad spring (17) utilizes elastic action directed along the radial direction (RR) and / or the circumferential direction (CC) to elastically bias the brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11).

11. The brake caliper (2) according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: The brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11) includes an annular pin seating portion (18); and wherein, The pad spring (17) includes a spring portion (19) which is at least partially inserted into the annular pin seat (18) to resist excessive movement of the brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11) along the axial direction (AA).

12. The brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein: At least one connecting screw (6) connects the caliper body (1) to a caliper support (7).

13. The brake caliper (2) according to claim 12, wherein: The connecting threaded member (6) is a stud.

14. The brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 12 to 13, wherein: The connecting threaded member (6) comprises a threaded member head (8); wherein: The screw head (8) includes a screw head support and tightening surface (21), which is placed against the screw head support surface (9) when the screw is tightened; wherein the screw head (8) at least partially intersects with the second pin seating extension (13); and / or wherein the screw head (8) includes a clamping surface (22) for manipulating the connecting screw (6).

15. The brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein: The connecting screw (6) comprises a screw shank (20), and the screw shank (20) is used to connect with the screw seat (5) and with a caliper support screw seat (23) arranged in the caliper support (7).

16. The brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 9 to 15, wherein: The pad spring (17) is connected to the caliper body (1), and the pad spring (17) biases the brake pad resting on the caliper body (1) in a circumferential direction (CC) and biases the brake pad in the axial direction (AA) away from the brake disc (26).

17. The brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 9 to 16, wherein: The brake pads (4) each comprise a support plate (27); and wherein, The support plate (27) comprises a support arm (28) for supporting the support plate (27) on a pad surface (29) provided in the caliper body (1) facing the brake pad (4) and extending from an end bridge (30).

18. The brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 9 to 17, wherein: The brake pads (4) each comprise a support plate (27); and wherein, The support plate (27) includes a support fork (33) which is placed so as to straddle the brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11).

19. The brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 9 to 18, wherein: The caliper body (1) comprises a plate support element (34), which is directed in a radial direction (RR) or in a direction parallel to the radial direction (RR), preferably, the plate support element (34) passes through the center line or pressure center of the brake pad (4), and the plate support element (34) is suitable for supporting the support plate (27) and for responding to braking action.

20. A brake caliper assembly, comprising a caliper support (7) and a brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 9 to 19, wherein: The caliper support (7) comprises at least one caliper support threaded member seating portion (23), wherein the caliper support threaded member seating portion (23) is used to accommodate a threaded member shank (20) of a connecting threaded member (6), wherein the connecting threaded member (6) connects the caliper body (1) to the caliper support (7).

21. A method for installing a brake pad (4) in a caliper body (1), the method comprising the following steps: - providing a brake caliper (2) according to any one of claims 9 to 19; - connecting the pad spring (17) to the caliper body (1) when the caliper body (1) is disassembled; - inserting the brake pad (4) into the caliper body (1) with the caliper body (1) disassembled, so as to engage the support arm (28) of the brake pad (4) to the pad surface (29); - inserting the brake pad sliding and supporting pin (11) into the pin seat (10) by positioning the supporting fork (33) so as to straddle the pin (11) and inserting the spring portion (19) at least partially into the annular pin seat (18); - inserting the connecting screw (6) into the screw seat (5) thereby at least partially blocking the passage to the pin (18) so that the screw head (8) at least partially intersects the second pin seat extension (13).

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