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Abstract

This brake pad assembly (1) for disk brakes, in particular in rail vehicles, comprises a main plate (2), pad modules (3) attached to the plate, which have a friction lining (9) and a backing plate (10), means (16) for attaching a respective pad module (3) to the plate (2), a plurality of bushes (7), each attachment means being arranged in a respective bush (7), which is inserted into orifices (11,6) provided facing each other in the backing plate (10) and in the main plate (2), through an opening (8) in the friction lining (9). According to the invention, the orifice for receiving the bush in the main plate is a blind hole (6), a bore (15) with a smaller diameter than that of the blind hole (6) being provided in the bottom of said blind hole, said bore (15) passing through the main plate (2), a rivet (16) being inserted into said bore inside the bush (7), said rivet linking the main plate (2) and the backing plate (10). The present invention therefore makes it possible to produce a brake pad assembly in which the link between the pad module and the main plate has a structure that is as simple as possible, while being reliable.

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