The invention relates to a backing plate (1) for a disc brake of a motor vehicle, comprising a front side (2) for holding a friction lining. The backing plate (1) has a back side (3), on which a holding device (4) is arranged. The holding device is designed to hold a spring element (5), which consists of a spring base (6) and two spring legs (7, 8) arranged at the ends of the spring base (6). The holding device (4) is integrally bonded to the backing plate (1). The invention further relates to a method for producing a backing plate (1).

The present invention relates to a brake lining arrangement for a disc brake with a lining spring which is configured such that both a tensioning of the brake lining arrangement in a lining shaft and a return effect after brake actuation are provided.

A motor vehicle disk brake friction lining 1 with a wire helical spring in the form of a hold-down spring is mounted with a clamping fit and in a straddling position radially from the outside on a spring saddle. The wire helical spring is formed from a non-rusting, alloyed steel wire material; rust-protected steel wire material. The spring may be a surface-treated steel wire material, for example sheathed, painted, coated or the like. Lims of the spring engage with shaped profiles over a central protrusion of a carrier plate such that support portions are arranged substantially centrally in alignment with a longitudinal axis through the carrier plate. A height level of said support portions is arranged, substantially radially below the height level of the protrusion in relation to the radial axis.