US 12,228,183 B2
Nested brake clip
Kraig Gerber, Plymouth Township, MI (US); and Jason Younglove, Monroe, MI (US)
Assigned to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC., Livonia, MI (US)
Filed by ZF Active Safety US Inc., Livonia, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/402,988.
Prior Publication US 2023/0048529 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F16D 65/097 (2006.01); F16D 127/02 (2012.01)
CPC F16D 65/0978 (2013.01) [F16D 2127/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brake clip for a disc brake assembly having a brake pad received in an anchor bracket, comprising:
a shim configured to be received in the anchor bracket and having a base leg and opposing upper and lower legs extending from the base leg to define a receiving space, at least one of the upper and lower legs including a retaining member extending in a first direction over less than the entire length of the at least one of the upper and lower legs; and
a spring provided in the receiving space for receiving the brake pad, the spring including a base and a pair of projections extending from the base and being slidably engaged with the respective upper and lower legs on the shim, at least one of the projections including a retaining member extending in the first direction over less than the entire length of the at least one projection and cooperating with the at least one retaining member on the shim to allow for a predetermined amount of relative movement between the retaining members of the shim and the spring in the first direction during operation of the disc brake assembly.