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Document | Title | Date |
20080210504 | Composite Brake Drum with Cgi Cast Liner and a Method for Manufacturing - A vehicle composite brake drum ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080308364 | Lightweight brake drum with middle position squealer band - A novel brake drum includes one or more mid-positioned squealer bands that are roughly in line with the ribs of the brake shoes. This places the most rigid part of the brake drum and the location of greatest heat sink over the most rigid portion of the brake shoes, which is also the position of greatest heat input. The axial cooling fins radiating from the squealer band aid in dissipating the heat from friction generated during the braking cycle. | 12-18-2008 |
20090014263 | BRAKE DRUM WITH VENT HOLE AND COOLING SCOOP - One embodiment of a brake drum includes a cylindrical main body portion, a brake drum mounting flange portion, a brake drum transition portion, the brake drum transition portion extending between the cylindrical main body portion and the mounting flange portion, the transition portion having a plurality of vent openings, and one air scoop secured at each of the vent openings, whereby rotation of the brake drum and air scoop induces air movement within a brake drum cavity defined by the main body portion. Each air scoop defines a louver opening which faces the angular direction of drum rotation, an air channel in fluid communication with the louver opening and the brake drum cavity, and a deflection surface located in the air channel. The deflection surface is positioned to re-direct air movement entering the louver opening at an angular direction, to a generally radial and inboard direction | 01-15-2009 |
20090065313 | Composite Brake Drum with Middle Position Squealer Band - A novel composite brake drum with a shell and a drum liner that includes one or more mid-positioned squealer bands that are roughly in line with the ribs of the brake shoes. This places the most rigid part of the brake drum and the location of greatest heat sink over the most rigid portion of the brake shoes, which is also the position of greatest heat input. The axial cooling fins radiating from the squealer band aid in dissipating the heat from friction generated during the braking cycle. | 03-12-2009 |
20090277731 | BRAKE DRUM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a composition for a vehicle brake drum, including 3.2˜4.2 wt % of carbon, 1.5˜2.8 wt % of silicon, 0.6˜0.9 wt % of manganese, 0.1 wt % or less of sulfur, 0.1˜0.3 wt % of chromium, 0.2˜0.5 wt % of molybdenum, 5˜10 wt % of carbon nanotubes, and a balance of cast iron. The vehicle brake drum is thermally coated with carbon nanotubes. The vehicle brake drum has excellent wear resistance and provides stable braking force. | 11-12-2009 |
20110005876 | DRUM WEAR INDICATOR - A brake drum includes at least one groove formed within an inner braking surface. The groove defines a maximum uniform depth that is set at a drum discard diameter. If the groove is visible during inspection it is an indication that the brake drum is still useable. When the groove is no longer visible, the brake drum should be discarded. | 01-13-2011 |
20110297495 | FRICTION BRAKE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A ferritically nitrocarburized rotational member of a vehicle brake is disclosed, including a rotational member having a friction surface configured for braking engagement with a corresponding friction material. A compound zone is disposed at the friction surface. An exposed surface of the compound zone is exposed to an atmosphere. The area of the exposed surface includes from about 0 percent to about 14 percent graphite. | 12-08-2011 |
20120037466 | BRAKE DRUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a brake drum for a vehicle is provided, which comprises: bonding at a temperature of 500° C. or higher a braking surface of a brake drum which is made of a gray cast iron material with a housing which is to accommodate the braking surface and is made of an aluminum alloy material; and removing residual stress that remains in the gray cast iron material by heating the braking surface at a temperature of about 600° C. The brake drum can improve fuel efficiency of a vehicle and drive comfort while having excellent braking performances. | 02-16-2012 |
20120080277 | Method of Manufacturing A Metal Matrix Composite - A metal matrix composite (MMC) includes a preform comprising ceramic particles and ceramic fibers and defines a plurality of voids. The MMC also includes a support element comprising a metal, which is disposed within the voids of the preform. The MMC has a wear surface defined by both the preform and the support element. | 04-05-2012 |
20120118684 | Brake Drum Implemented as a Casting and Method of Making Same - A brake drum implemented as a casting includes a cylindrical drum body and a connected flange for mounting to a wheel hub. The drum body and the flange are materially separated from each other and are inter-connected in a radially displaceable manner by use of cast-in sliding elements. | 05-17-2012 |
20120199426 | Brake Drum with Vent Hole and Cooling Scoop - One embodiment of a brake drum includes a cylindrical main body portion, a brake drum mounting flange portion, a brake drum transition portion, the brake drum transition portion extending between the cylindrical main body portion and the mounting flange portion, the transition portion having a plurality of vent openings, and one air scoop secured at each of the vent openings, whereby rotation of the brake drum and air scoop induces air movement within a brake drum cavity defined by the main body portion. Each air scoop defines a louver opening which faces the angular direction of drum rotation, an air channel in fluid communication with the louver opening and the brake drum cavity, and a deflection surface located in the air channel. The deflection surface is positioned to re-direct air movement entering the louver opening at an angular direction, to a generally radial and inboard direction. | 08-09-2012 |
20120228068 | BRAKE DRUM - A brake drum which can improve the drag strength, strength and rigidity in the diametrical direction, joint strength, and heat radiating ability, that is, a brake drum which is used for a drum brake, wherein the drum has a plurality of the projections at the outer circumferential surface, the plurality of the projections are formed at the outer circumferential surface as a whole when casting a brake drum, and at least part of the projections have thin-waisted shapes. A height of the projections is 0.3 to 5.0 mm, while the number of projections is 5 to 100/cm | 09-13-2012 |
20140000994 | Method of Manufacturing A Metal Matrix Composite | 01-02-2014 |
20140034433 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BRAKE DRUM AND A BRAKE DRUM - The present invention discloses a method for producing brake drum, wherein three different metallic materials are used for the three-layer construction; and two layers made of different molten metallic materials are cast based upon the prefabricated steel shell (with steel or gray iron for the structural layer and the Mo-containing, abrasion-resistant alloy cast iron for the braking friction layer) so that atoms from these two adjacent but different metallic layers inter-diffuse across the interface to form a solid fusant or an inter-metallic compound, thereby generating a very strong metallurgical bond. The present invention also provides a brake drum, comprising a brake drum shell, a structural layer inside the brake drum shell, and a friction layer inside the brake drum structural layer and for braking. | 02-06-2014 |
20140069752 | VENTED BRAKE DRUM - The Vented Brake Drum has a pattern of through holes arranged around it circumferentially, the holes intersecting the inside cylindrical braking surface radially of the inner surface as well as intersecting the outside surface of the drum. The holes may be drilled into the finished drum or cast into the drum prior to machining the inner braking surface of the drum, to present a smooth albeit perforated internal circumferential surface (ID) to the arcuate brake lining. | 03-13-2014 |
20140102838 | Turbo Drum for Drum Brakes - A drum brake assembly and a drum having an annular drum wall with an open end and an attachment end. The drum wall further includes an outer drum surface and an inner braking surface, each of which extends between the open end and the attachment end. The drum includes a hub attachment section which is attachable to an associated wheel hub. The drum also has a drum wall connection section extending between the attachment end of the drum wall and the hub attachment section, where the drum wall connection section comprises a plurality of radially angled vanes interspersed with a corresponding plurality of air openings. | 04-17-2014 |
20140144735 | NESTED COMPOSITE BRAKE DRUM - A brake drum is provided having an inner drum defining an outboard, radially inwardly extending flange. The flange defines a first plurality of apertures configured to receive fasteners for coupling the inner drum to a wheel. The inner drum further defines a braking surface. The brake drum further includes an outer drum configured to receive the inner drum therein. The outer drum defines an outboard, radially inwardly extending flange defining a second plurality of apertures aligned with the first plurality of apertures and configured to receive the fasteners for coupling the outer drum to the wheel. The inner drum is comprised of a first material such as iron while the outer drum is comprised of a second material such as aluminum. | 05-29-2014 |
20140291080 | HAND-HELD WORK IMPLEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A BRAKING DEVICE OF A HAND-HELD WORK IMPLEMENT - A hand-held work implement having a tool has a braking device for the tool that includes a brake band which wraps around a brake drum. The brake band and the brake drum undergo friction as they move relative to one another during braking. At least one of the band or drum comprises an austenitic steel, a duplex steel, super duplex steel, a nickel-base alloy or a cobalt-base alloy and has a base body and a marginal layer. The hardness of the marginal layer is approximately 150% to approximately 600% of the hardness of the base body and the carbide proportion in the marginal layer is less than approximately 0.5% by weight. A process for production of the foregoing includes diffusing carbon and/or nitrogen into a marginal layer at a temperature of less than 500° C. | 10-02-2014 |
20140311838 | Brake Disc - A brake disc includes a friction ring and a pot arranged concentrically in an opening of the friction ring. The pot has a pot gearing system with at least one pot tooth space, on which a flap is molded, which projects radially in the direction of a corresponding annular tooth of an annular gearing system of the friction ring and radially overlaps the annular tooth on a first axial end. | 10-23-2014 |
20150083532 | BRAKE DRUM HAVING COOLING VENTS - A brake drum for a vehicle includes a cylindrical main body having a braking surface. A backing plate is adapted to mount the brake drum on the vehicle. A wraparound connects the backing plate to the cylindrical main body and includes an inner annular section positioned adjacent to me hacking plate and an outer annular section positioned adjacent to the cylindrical main body. A vent is formed in the outer annular section. The vent includes an inner edge, an outer edge and a pair of opposing side edge joining the inner and outer edges. The inner edge of the vent features a curved shape. | 03-26-2015 |
20160017947 | VENTED BRAKE DRUM - The Vented Brake Drum has a pattern of through holes arranged around it circumferentially, the holes intersecting the inside cylindrical braking surface radially of the inner surface as well as intersecting the outside surface of the drum. The holes may be drilled into the finished drum or cast into the drum prior to machining the inner braking surface of the drum, to present a smooth albeit perforated internal circumferential surface (ID) to the arcuate brake lining. | 01-21-2016 |
20160053838 | FLOATING BRAKE DRUM AND HUB ASSEMBLY - The floating brake drum and hub assembly includes a brake drum ( | 02-25-2016 |
20160069406 | FLOATING BRAKE DRUM AND HAT ASSEMBLY - The floating brake drum and hat assembly includes a brake drum ( | 03-10-2016 |
20160195149 | Composite Brake Drum with Bands | 07-07-2016 |
20190145473 | AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED SPLIT-COLLAR ACTIVE MECHANICAL BRAKE FOR SURGICAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS | 05-16-2019 |
20080196985 | Wear resistant coating for brake disks with unique surface appearance and methods for coating - A brake disk including carbon steel, stainless steel or a ceramic composite material and coated with a coating material that is wear and corrosion resistant and when applied properly allows for the coated surface to have a variety of “textured” appearances. For example; the coated surface can be made to look like woven carbon fiber. The aesthetically pleasing, wear and corrosion resistant coating overlays wear surfaces and portions of the brake disk that will be, in many cases, visible when the brake disk is installed on the vehicle. The coating includes a first layer of a metal, such as a pure titanium metal, and a second layer that can include a Nitride, Boride, Carbide or Oxide of the metal used in the first layer. The coating can be applied using a physical vapor deposition source such as a cathodic arc source with a controlled gas atmosphere. | 08-21-2008 |
20080196986 | COMPOSITE BRAKE DISKS AND METHODS FOR COATING - A brake disk formed of a light weight ceramic and ceramic composite materials, the brake disk having a coating overlying at least a portion of the brake disk. The brake disk includes parallel surfaces wherein at least a portion of the parallel surfaces are coated with a coating material to increase wear and decrease corrosion. The coating over the brake disk includes multiple layers of the coating material, wherein the coating material includes coating material particles configured to construct a pattern of repetition that is consistent with a lattice structure when applied over the parallel surfaces of the brake disk. | 08-21-2008 |
20080257663 | Brake disc - A brake disc capable of sufficiently absorbing thermal stress associated with thermal expansion and deformation of the braking section. The brake disc includes a mounting section for attachment to a wheel, a braking section located at the outside circumference of the mounting section for brake pads to be brought into sliding contact therewith, and a connecting arm section for connecting each of the plurality of mounting portions of the mounting section and the braking section. Connecting arms in the connecting arm section each extend from their respective ones of the plurality of mounting portions in one side direction different from the radial direction of the braking section to reach the braking section, and adjacent mounting portions are connected to each other at least through a connecting arm. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271965 | SPRING ELEMENTS FOR COMPOSITE BRAKE DISKS - The invention relates to spring elements having steps for composite brake disks which can also be made as lock washers, and the composite brake disks containing them with improved ease of braking. | 11-06-2008 |
20080289918 | Internally vented brake disk with improved heat dissipation - A vented brake disk has improved heat dissipation by cooling channels that extend from an inner circumference to an outer circumference and the channel walls of which are formed with flow obstructions in the form of a female thread. | 11-27-2008 |
20080296108 | Brake Disc - A brake disc of the type comprising a braking band, a connecting portion and connecting spokes made in a single piece. In said disc at least one spoke exhibits an active section reduction that is sufficient to prevent vibrations and whistling during the braking phase. The disc, according to the present invention, is not subject to vibrations and possesses a limited gyroscopic effect and mass. | 12-04-2008 |
20080302615 | Ventilated Brake Disc and Corresponding Vehicle - A brake disc including two plates spaced apart from each other and connected together by ventilating blocks distributed in concentric circular rows including a first outlet row of blocks through which air exits the gap between the two plates and a second row upstream of the outlet row along the air flow direction. The blocks angularly offset from one row to the next. The blocks of the outlet row and of the upstream row are arranged to provide between them a first ring wherein the air entering between the plates is compressed, and a second ring wherein the air compressed in the first ring is sucked and then evacuated from the gap between the plates. | 12-11-2008 |
20080302616 | Brake disk with grooves - A brake disk includes a central hole so as to be connected to a wheel shaft and a serrated periphery which includes a plurality of first protrusions and a second protrusion is located between any two adjacent first protrusions. Two recesses are connected between the second protrusion and the two adjacent first protrusions. A plurality of first grooves and second grooves are defined in each of two sides of the brake disk. Each second groove communicates with the first groove corresponding thereto so that rain drops, dust and debris from lining plates of calipers can be easily removed from the brake disk. | 12-11-2008 |
20080314703 | Bell-Band Drive Connection For Disc Brake - The invention relates to a braking disc comprising a braking band and a support bell. The band comprises first connecting means and the bell comprises second connecting means adapted to face the first connecting means. The disc further comprises coupling means, each of which is slidingly associated to one of either said first or said second connecting means and is adapted to alternatively take either a fastening position or a release position. When the coupling means are in said fastening position mutually fasten the band and the bell in the axial direction. On the other hand, when the coupling means are in said release position, they allow a mutual movement between the band and the bell in the axial direction. | 12-25-2008 |
20090000884 | BRAKE ROTOR - The present invention is predicated upon improved brake rotors and methods of forming thereof which include tangential stiffening to reduce vibration and noise of the brake rotor. | 01-01-2009 |
20090020379 | Low Mass Multi-Piece Sound Dampened Article - A multi-piece sound dampened brake rotor comprises a relatively light weight hub with a hub flange and a heavier rotor body with a sound damping insert and a rotor body flange. The hub and rotor body are attached at their flanges. The flanges may be mechanically attached such as with bolts. Or the hub and rotor may be attached by casting the hub of a lower melting metal alloy against the rotor body and rotor body flange. The rotor body may have vanes for air cooling and a sound damping insert may be incased in either or both body portions sandwiching the vanes. | 01-22-2009 |
20090026025 | DUAL COATED CAST IRON BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A brake rotor for a vehicle and method of construction thereof provides a cast iron disc with a first coating of a ceramic anti-wear material adhered to the cast iron disc to provide an annular friction surface for braking engagement with a brake pad. The disc has a second coating different from the first coating. The second coating is adhered to the disc to provide an annular non-braking surface spaced from the friction surface. The non-braking surface provided by the second coating is resistant to corrosion. | 01-29-2009 |
20090026026 | Vehicular brake rotors - Vehicular brake rotor formed by powder metallurgy including metals such as titanium powder. | 01-29-2009 |
20090026027 | Brake rotors for vehicles - Diffusion bonded brake rotor and hub formed by powder metallurgy including metals such as titanium powder. | 01-29-2009 |
20090050422 | GROOVED DISC BRAKE ROTOR - The present invention is predicated upon a disc brake rotor, being made up of a rotor hat and at least one disc having a thickness including a peripheral wall having at least one groove configuration defined therein that extends over a predetermined arc segment of the peripheral wall for the purpose of changing the natural frequency of the rotor. | 02-26-2009 |
20090050423 | BRAKE DISK AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A brake disk or drum has at least one working surface which opposes a braking member such as a brake pad or shoe. A plurality of spaced, raised island formations are provided across the working surface, with channels extending between the island formations. Each raised island formation has an outer surface which contacts a brake pad or brake shoe during braking. | 02-26-2009 |
20090057077 | VENTILATED BRAKE DISK AND METHOD - A vehicle brake disk is disclosed that can include an outer friction member having a first thickness in cross-section, and an inner friction member having a second thickness in cross-section that is thicker than the first thickness in cross-section of the outer friction member. A plurality of vanes can connect the outer friction member to the inner friction member, and a connection cylinder portion can connect the outer friction member to a hub member for connection to a wheel of the vehicle. The vanes can be configured to have different lengths. The vanes can alternate in length about the periphery of the brake disk, with a uniform location of the end portions at an outer periphery of the brake disk and alternating locations of other end portions at an inner periphery of the brake disk. | 03-05-2009 |
20090078514 | Method of Making a Fiber Preform for Manufacturing Parts of a Composite Material of the Carbon/Carbon Type Incorporating Ceramic Particles, and Products Obtained Thereby - One or more two-dimensional fiber fabrics of carbon or carbon precursor fibers are impregnated ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090078515 | LIGHTWEIGHT BRAKE ROTOR AND COMPONENTS WITH COMPOSITE MATERIALS - One embodiment of the invention includes a method comprising: placing a first insert and a second insert in a casting mold and wherein the first insert and second insert comprising a plurality of connecting post extending inbetween so that the first insert and second insert are in spaced-apart relationship in the mold, each of the first insert and the second insert comprising a first material; casting a molten second material into the casting mold so that the second material flows between the first insert and the second insert and solidifying the second material to provide a product comprising a cast over body portion with the first insert and second insert and so that the second material is mechanically locked or metallurgically bonded to the first material and so that one or both of the first insert and the second insert provides working surface for the product. | 03-26-2009 |
20090095582 | Internally Ventilated Brake Disk for Disk Brakes - The invention relates to an internally ventilated brake disk for disk brakes, in particular for motor vehicles, having two friction disks that are arranged adjacent to one another, that are connected to one another by webs that have an essentially radial, preset curvature, and that form cooling channels between them for cooling air, and that are separated from one another in the peripheral direction. According to the invention, the webs ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090095583 | Heat sink for disc brake rotor - A disc brake rotor element for a vehicle braking system, the disc brake rotor having a plurality of heat sinks positioned in the surface area contacted by the disc brake shoes in order to aid in the dissipation of heat from the brake rotor, thus maintaining the brake rotor at a cooler temperature which improves the efficacy of the braking system. | 04-16-2009 |
20090101458 | WHEEL BRAKE FOR A VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING THE WHEEL BRAKE - A wheel brake for a vehicle including a brake disc unit adapted to brake the rotation of a rotation element, which is adapted to be drivingly connected to the wheel . The brake disc unit includes a first set of discs and a second set of discs arranged in an alternating manner in an axial direction. The discs in the first disc set are adapted to be rotationally rigidly connected to the rotation element. The brake disc unit includes at least one separator element, which is adapted to keep a sufficient distance between two adjacent discs of one of the disc sets for an intermediate disc from the other disc set to rotate at least substantially freely relative to the spaced discs when the brake disc unit is in a deactivated condition. | 04-23-2009 |
20090120743 | METHOD OF SILICIDING THERMOSTRUCTURAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS, AND PARTS OBTAINED BY THE METHOD - Within the pores of a porous thermostructural composite material, there is form an aerogel or xerogel made up of a precursor for a refractory material, the precursor is transformed by pyrolysis to obtain an aerogel or xerogel of refractory material, and then it is silicided by being impregnated with a molten silicon type phase. The aerogel or xerogel is formed by impregnating the composite material with a composition containing at least one organic, organometalloid, or organometallic compound in solution, followed by in situ gelling. The method is applicable to improving the tribological properties or the thermal conductivity of C/C or C/SiC composite material parts, or to making such parts leakproof. | 05-14-2009 |
20090127036 | Brake Caliper - A brake caliper for a disk brake is disclosed. The brake caliper includes a caliper housing defining a bore that extends along a bore axis. A piston of an actuating device is mounted within the bore so as to be movable along the bore axis in an application direction and a return direction. A sealing arrangement is at least partially provided between the piston and the bore. The sealing arrangement includes a sealing ring positioned in a radial groove. A base surface of the groove is formed in the direction of the bore axis and oriented antiparallel with respect to the bore axis such that the groove base surface approaches the bore axis in the application direction. | 05-21-2009 |
20090139807 | Brake assembly having multi-piece core and replaceable friction surfaces - A brake disk ( | 06-04-2009 |
20090139808 | Method of fabricating carbon fiber reinforced composite material parts - A coherent fiber preform made of carbon fibers presents holes formed from at least a first face of the preform, and the preform is densified by depositing therein a material constituting a matrix by means of a chemical vapor infiltration type process. The holes are formed by causing a plurality of non-rotary elongate tools to penetrate simultaneously, the tools being substantially mutually parallel and presenting on their surfaces roughnesses or portions in relief suitable for breaking and/or transferring fibers they encounter, the tools being caused to penetrate simultaneously by moving a support carrying the tools, and the tools being selected to have a cross-section that makes it possible to obtain in the carbon fiber preform holes that present a cross-section with a mean dimension lying in the range 50 μm to 500 μm. | 06-04-2009 |
20090166137 | RETRACTED VANE ROTOR - The present invention is predicated upon a disc brake rotor, being made up of a rotor hat, a pair of spaced apart plates, and one or more vane members located between the first and second plates, the one or more vane members including an exterior wall portion inwardly retracted from an outer circumference by an exterior radial spacing and an interior wall portion outwardly retracted from the inner circumference by an interior radial spacing, wherein at least one of the exterior radial spacing and the interior radial spacing is a distance having a depth greater than about 5 mm for the purpose of reducing brake noise in a brake-on position. | 07-02-2009 |
20090218183 | BRAKE ROTOR AND ABS TONE RING ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY THAT PROMOTES IN PLANE UNIFORM TORQUE TRANSFER DISTRIBUTION - A brake assembly for use on vehicles includes a rotor having connection tabs and a hub having bobbins, integrally formed or separate, with the rotor connection tabs being positioned between the hub bobbins and clamped together with a top plate. An ABS tone ring is fastened to the hub and is circumscribed by the rotor. Alternatively, an ABS tone ring can be formed as part of the top plate. A spring clip can be used with the top plate to accommodate thermal expansion of the rotor and eliminate rotor rattling. Torque is transferred from the brake rotor to the hub in a common plane to prevent twisting in the fastener connection. | 09-03-2009 |
20090236190 | WHEEL STUD SLEEVE FOR A CERAMIC BRAKE DISK - A sleeve for holding a mounting stud in the bore of a ceramic brake disk wherein the sleeve is made of metal and is equipped on one side with a collar, that slip-proof and captive attachment is effected by a flange on the opposite sleeve end, and that neither the collar nor the flange projects over the boundary planes which form the surface of the ceramic brake disk perpendicular to the axis of the bore. | 09-24-2009 |
20090260931 | FILLER MATERIAL TO DAMPEN VIBRATING COMPONENTS - A component that carries a filler material. The filler material can convert from a solid state and into a molten state when the filler material is heated. Relative movement between the component and the filler material helps dampen vibrations and other oscillations in the component if and when the component is vibrated or otherwise oscillated. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260932 | CHAMBER WITH FILLER MATERIAL TO DAMPEN VIBRATING COMPONENTS - A component defines at least one chamber that is confined by the component. The chamber has an inner surface. A filler material is disposed inside the chamber. Relative movement between the inner surface and the filler material helps dampen vibrations and other oscillations if and when the component is vibrated. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260933 | BRAKE DISC - A disc/hub connection for connecting the brake disc with the hub is provided. The brake disc has support elements on the inner peripheral area and the hub has cams. The hub has a pot-like, hollow cylinder section that merges with a disc section that extends outward radially. The disc section has support rods that extend outward axially and that extend into the area where the brake disc contacts the pot-like section and that merge with the cams that, in turn, engage between the support elements of the brake disc. The support rods radially-placed inside the extension of the brake disc do not, or only by way of thin connection rods, connect radially with the outer periphery of the pot-like section. | 10-22-2009 |
20090308703 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING AND REMOVING A DISK BRAKE ROTOR TO A WHEEL HUB - A disc brake assembly comprising a brake rotor including a rotor flange having a circular countersink extending through a thickness of the rotor flange, with a smooth, beveled outer portion for receiving a rotor retention screw in a recessed position, and a threaded inner portion for receiving a prying screw; and a wheel hub including a hub flange having a circular bore for the rotor retention screw extending through a thickness of the hub flange, the circular bore having a threaded inner portion for receiving the rotor retention screw from the countersink for securing the brake rotor to the wheel hub. A diameter of the inner portion or the circular countersink is larger then a diameter of the circular bore to allow insertion of the prying screw into the circular countersink but not into the circular bore. | 12-17-2009 |
20090314591 | Mechanically Ventilated Disc Brake Rotor - A mechanically ventilated disc brake rotor has internally housed centrifugal fan impeller rotates freely at one direction and engages with brake rotor in other direction with use of single direction ball bearing. While a vehicle travelling forward, centrifugal fan impeller rotates along with brake rotor at same speed and forces airflow out through the fixed vanes passages by centrifugal action and at the same time it gains angular momentum energy. Whenever brake's applied to slow down a forward moving vehicle, the rotation of brake rotor slows down. At this instant, single direction bearing gets disengaged from the brake rotor and continue rotating freely at same initial rotational speed with help of angular momentum effect. Continues rotation of centrifugal fan impeller, continue in forcing out air flow thru fixed vanes channels by centrifugal action providing enhanced and continues heat dissipation even though brake rotor rotation speed has slowed down or stopped. | 12-24-2009 |
20090321197 | Aerodynamic standoffs to air cool disc type auto brake rotors - The invention includes a mounting hat for a brake rotor having a lower section connected to an upper section. Also included is a plurality of aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top and a bottom connected to the upper section. Further, a plurality of vents are formed between adjacent aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes. The vents are circumferentially distributed on the upper section. Air flow is induced to flow through the plurality of vents. Alternatively included is a mounting hat for a brake rotor having a lower section connected to an upper section. Also included is a plurality of first aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top and a bottom connected to the upper section. Further, a plurality of second aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes each having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a top connected to the upper section is included. Additionally, a plurality of vents are formed between adjacent first aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes and second aerodynamically shaped standoff vanes. The vents are circumferentially distributed on the upper section. Air flow is induced to flow through the plurality of vents. | 12-31-2009 |
20100000830 | BRAKE FOR A LINEARLY AND ROTATORILY DISPLACEABLE SHAFT - During combined rotatory-linear displacements of a shaft ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100018815 | C-C COMPOSITE BRAKES WITH IMPROVED WEAR RATES - Carbon-carbon composite brake discs are manufactured by processes that include the use of PAN or pitch fibers and their combinations, combined with pitch, resin, or CVD/CVI matrix carbons. An additional process step is provided, in which a controlled amount of a carbon additive, such as carbon black and/or activated carbon, is infiltrated in to the bulk porosity of the composite prior to one or more of the densification cycles. Typical methods of infiltration include use of a solution or suspension of the powdered carbon in water or solvent solution so as to uniformly distribute the particulates throughout porosity within the carbon fiber preform prior to one or more of the densification cycles. The presence of the activated carbon and/or carbon black additive, distributed throughout the carbon-carbon composite brake disc, facilitates the adsorption and retention of available moisture in the composite. In use, the moisture is released into friction films which form on the composite brake discs, so that their lubricating properties are obtained, for instance during cold taxi stops, thereby lowering wear rates. | 01-28-2010 |
20100025168 | Noise Damping for a Quiescent-Current-Actuaged, Electromagnetic Spring Pressure Brake - The invention relates to a quiescent-current-actuated electromagnetic spring pressure brake, having torque transmission sleeves ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100025169 | Brake disk for a disk brake - A brake disk for a disk brake includes a friction ring as first connection partner and a carrier part as second connection partner, wherein the connection partners are connected to one another for co-rotation by radially-oriented projections, which are formed as single pieces onto one of the connection partners and engage in positive fit in correspondingly shaped cut-out apertures of the respective other connection partner. The brake disk according to the invention can be manufactured cheaply, guarantees high operational reliability, and at the same time has optimized behavior under the influence of the heat which is unavoidably generated during a braking procedure. This is achieved in that at least one of the projections has a passage channel, and in that at least one ventilation channel is formed in the friction ring for conducting away ambient air or for introducing ambient air into the passage channel of the individual projection. | 02-04-2010 |
20100032251 | Tone Ring for an Anti-Lock Brake System - An ABS tone ring is made of a thermo-set plastic material transparent to electro-magnetic radiation. A plurality of discrete, spaced magnets or ferro-magnetic buttons is arrayed in a circle, embedded in the tone ring. The thermo-set plastic is heat tolerant and resistant to road salt and oxidation and protects the magnets or buttons from oxidation and corrosion. | 02-11-2010 |
20100032252 | BRAKE DISK, PARTICULARLY FOR MAGNETIC BRAKING - The present invention relates to a brake disk ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100044170 | REACTIVE SINTERING TO ELIMINATE METAL INSERTS IN CARBON-CARBON BRAKE DISCS - A brake disc rotor or stator is manufactured with slots in the interior face of the disc. A paste comprised of a fine powder of a carbide-forming metal along with fine carbon powder, suspended in an organic binder, is applied to the force-bearing areas in the rotor slot faces or the stator slot faces. The disc is then placed into a furnace in a nitrogen atmosphere and heated to the ignition temperature. When the furnace reaches the ignition temperature, a combustion reaction begins that creates a molten liquid ceramic material on the slot face. Upon cooling, the resulting brake disc has a tough, hard, abrasion-resistant ceramic surface on the portion of the brake disc slot that bears pressure. | 02-25-2010 |
20100044171 | BRAKE DISC HAVING CORRUGATED OUTER PERIPHERY - The present invention provides a brake disc having a corrugated outer periphery capable of effectively preventing brake judder. A brake disc having a corrugated outer periphery | 02-25-2010 |
20100051397 | MOUNTING UNIT AND BRAKE DISK WITH THE MOUNTING UNIT - Disclosed is a mounting unit including a bushing having a main part having a penetration hole extending in a lengthwise direction thereof and a flange portion expanding from an upper end of the main part, a stripper bolt having a head portion, a body portion having an insert portion to be inserted into or received in the penetration hole, and a male screw-threaded portion at a leading end of the insert portion Also disclosed is a brake unit assembled using the mounting unit that has good thermal and mechanical stability at a coupling portion between a disk rotor and a rotor hat. | 03-04-2010 |
20100051398 | Floating brake disc - The invention relates to a floating brake disc ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100065388 | THERMALLY ACCOMMODATING INTERCONNECTION FOR CAST-IN-PLACE COMPONENTS - A first component portion including a first material and that may have a flange. The flange may have one or more ribs located on a surface thereof. A second component portion including a second material that is different from the first material. The second component portion may be cast-in-place over a part of, or substantially all of, the flange and over the ribs. An interconnection is formed between the first and second component portions so that relative movement between the component portions is substantially prevented. Also, thermal expansion and contraction which may occur during use of the first and second component portions is accommodated at the interconnection. | 03-18-2010 |
20100072008 | METHOD AND PROCESS FOR APPLICATION AND DETECTION OF ANTIOXIDANT PAINTS/PENETRANTS FOR CARBON-CARBON BRAKE DISCS - Brake disc with carbon composite body, wherein the surface of the brake disc is at least partially covered by a layer of an antioxidant composition that can be visualized by viewing it under “blacklight”. The brake disc of may be processed, before being incorporated into a brake system, to remove antioxidant composition that covers the working surface of the disc. An antioxidant coating composition may include from 10-75 wt % H | 03-25-2010 |
20100084231 | Ventilated Brake Disc - The invention relates to a brake disc comprising a support bell, intended for being connected to a wheel hub of a vehicle, and a braking band intended for cooperating with a caliper arranged astride of the brake disc. The braking band comprises two flanges connected by a plurality of connecting elements that define ventilation channels. The brake disc is characterised in that it comprises driving elements between the braking band and the bell, which elements improve the efficiency of the ventilation inside the braking band, as well as the mechanical deformation of the brake disc during the braking step. | 04-08-2010 |
20100089710 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk has a friction ring and a disk chamber connected to the friction ring via connecting links. The connecting links are made of ceramic material, in this instance. Aluminum oxide or zirconium oxide may be used in this connection, for example. | 04-15-2010 |
20100101902 | DISC ROTOR - A disc rotor includes a sliding portion, a hat portion, and a connecting unit connecting the sliding portion and the hat portion. The connecting unit includes a washer arranged between the radially inner portion of the sliding portion and the radially outer portion of the hat portion, and a connecting pin having a head portion, having a shaft portion inserted through a first through-hole formed at the sliding portion, the washer and a second through-hole formed at the hat portion in an axial direction of the rotor, and riveted at an end portion of the shaft portion so as to integrally fasten the sliding portion, the washer and the hat portion. A riveted portion of the connecting pin is formed into a taper shape, and an outer circumferential surface of the riveted portion contacts and engages a tapered surface formed at the second through-hole of the hat portion. | 04-29-2010 |
20100116603 | Rotor Device and Method of Making Same - A rotor and a method of making same are provided. The rotor can include a substantially annular segment having a thickness defined between a first side surface and a second side surface, as well as an inner end edge surface and an outer end edge surface. At least one expansion groove can be formed in the substantially annular segment, and can include a substantially straight portion and a substantially curved portion. The substantially curved portion of the at least one expansion groove can form an arc of at least about 90 degrees. The rotor can also include at least one flange extending from an inner end edge surface of the substantially annular segment at an angle not parallel to a radial of the substantially annular segment. | 05-13-2010 |
20100133054 | Disk Brake Comprising Brake Disk Rings Made of Brittle Material and Vehicle Fitted With One or Several Disk Brakes of Said Type - The invention relates to a disk brake ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100175955 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk is made up essentially of a brake cup and a friction ring. The friction ring includes two friction ring halves, between which cooling channels are situated. Additional air routing elements are situated at the level between the friction ring halves. The brake disk has especially satisfactory cooling characteristics. | 07-15-2010 |
20100187053 | DISK BRAKE - The invention relates to a disk brake, especially for a motor vehicle, comprising a wheel hub ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100206674 | Disc Brake Rotors with Tilted Vane Geometry - A tilted vane brake rotor. The tilted vanes are tilted in the sense of being oriented with respect to the inside disc surfaces at other than 90 degrees, defined by an acute intersection angle with respect to either of the inside disc surfaces. The tilted vanes may be, for example, paired and oriented serially around the circumference of the rotor discs so as to provide a series of vane pairs in the form of: a series of alternately inverted V-shapes, a series of same oriented V-shapes, or a series of X-shapes. | 08-19-2010 |
20100206675 | VENTILATED DISC ROTOR - A ventilated disc rotor includes a hat portion at which the ventilated disc rotor is attached to a rotation shaft, a sliding portion formed in an annular shape and provided at a radially outer portion of the hat portion, the ventilated disc rotor being slidably held by an inner pad and an outer pad at the sliding portion so as to brake a rotation of the ventilated disc rotor and the sliding portion including an inner disc-shaped portion, an outer disc-shaped portion and a plurality of cooling fins, wherein the hat portion and the plurality of cooling fins are integrally made of a steel plate material, and the outer disc-shaped portion and the inner disc-shaped portion are formed by casting together with the plurality of cooling fins in such a way that the plurality of cooling fins integrally connects the inner disc-shaped portion to the outer disc-shaped portion. | 08-19-2010 |
20100230221 | Ventilated Brake Disc - The invention relates to a brake disc ( | 09-16-2010 |
20100243390 | BRAKE DISKS FOR A VEHICLE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A method of manufacturing brake disks for front and rear wheels of a saddle-type vehicle includes steps of cutting out a disk member from a stainless steel plate member, further cutting out an intermediate portion in a diametrical direction of the disk member in a wave shape in a circumferential direction for producing an outer side disk and an inner side disk. The method also includes further steps of determining the wave portion of the outer side disk which projects to the inner side in a diametrical direction as an attaching portion, and determining the wave portion of the inner side disk which projects to the outer side in a diametrical direction as a pad sandwiching portion. The outer side disk is usable as a disk brake for the front wheel, and the inner side disk is usable as a brake disk for the rear wheel of the vehicle. | 09-30-2010 |
20100258392 | BRAKE DISK - The invention relates to a brake disk having a face-end friction ring portion on which a brake disk cam provided with a cam bore is moulded. In order to further develop the brake disk in such a manner that adequate safeties with respect to the permissible material values on brake disks for high-energy application cases are provided and material stresses in the region of the brake disk cam of the brake disk, which are caused through temperature differentials within the brake disk as a consequence of high braking energy inputs, are reduced, the brake disk cam includes two arm parts which extend spaced from each other from the face-end friction ring portion in the direction of the cam bore and converge in front of the cam bore. | 10-14-2010 |
20100263970 | BRAKE DISC AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEROF - The invention relates to a brake disk for a motor vehicle having a brake disc cup ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100276236 | DAMPED PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - One exemplary embodiment includes a damped product. The damped product is composed of a sintered powder metallurgy material and has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a density that is greater in value that a density of the second portion. The different densities damp vibrations in the product when the product is vibrated. | 11-04-2010 |
20100282550 | MODE ALTERING INSERT FOR VIBRATION REDUCTION IN COMPONENTS - A component with a first number of natural modes of vibration. An insert may be coupled to the component. The insert may have a second number of natural modes of vibration which is a different number than the first number of natural modes of vibration of the component. The insert helps damp vibrations in the component when the component is vibrated. | 11-11-2010 |
20100282551 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk, preferably for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), having an outer ring ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100282552 | Brake Disc Having Ribs Arranged Between Two Friction Rings - A brake disc is provided having ribs which are arranged between two friction rings, extend essentially in the radial direction and bound air cooling ducts by their side walls standing essentially perpendicular to the surface of the friction rings. At least one of the side walls of one, two, three, or five ribs is inclined with respect to the perpendicularly standing ribs in order to avoid disturbing squealing noise. In the case of at least one of the ribs having at least one inclined side wall, the rib thickness measured in the direction perpendicular with respect to the side wall differs from the thickness of the perpendicularly standing ribs. In the case of two, three, or five ribs, of which at least one side wall is inclined with respect to the perpendicularly standing ribs, the angles enclosed between these ribs having the inclined side wall preferably are not all the same. Any imbalance resulting from this non-uniform distribution of ribs having an inclined side wall is essentially eliminated by adding material on appropriately selected perpendicularly standing ribs. | 11-11-2010 |
20100307875 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTION BETWEEN A BRAKE DISC AND A HUB AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING - The invention relates to a connecting device for connection between a brake disc and a hub. The brake disc is fitted on the hub via splined connection with recesses on the brake disc and protrusions on the hub. The connecting device is made of non-rusting material and intended to be fitted between a side surface of a recess and an adjacent side surface of a protrusion. According to the invention, the connecting device has two mutually abutting layers. These are connected to one another and separable from one another by only an axial relative movement between the layers. The invention also relates to a method for fitting a brake disc on a hub. | 12-09-2010 |
20100314208 | Vehicular brake rotors - Vehicular brake rotor formed by powder metallurgy including metals such as titanium powder. | 12-16-2010 |
20110048876 | Adaptive Profile Brake Arrangement - A brake rotor for the braking system of a vehicle is provided with a plurality of slots machined into the brake plate of a vented or solid brake rotor. The slots have a circular cross section, and are limited to depth corresponding to the wear limit of the rotor. The slots may be oriented in a wide variety of configurations, and preferably are curved and distributed over the rotor surfaces so as not to overlap transaxially between the inboard and outboard brake plates. The slots facilitate the cleaning of the braking pads as well as provide indication of rotor wear. | 03-03-2011 |
20110056777 | Bimetallic Brake Rotor - A bimetallic brake rotor includes a rotor body composed of a first material and a pair of cheek inserts serving as the rotor cheeks, being composed of a second material less dense than the first material. Each of the cheek inserts has a first sequence of slots and teeth, and a disc component of the rotor body has a second sequence of slots and teeth on each side thereof which mesh with the first sequence such that a radial edge interface is provided at each adjoining tooth and slot which transfers braking heat and mechanical loading from the cheek inserts to the rotor body. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061980 | COMPOSITE BRAKE DISC - A brake disc arrangement has a mounting portion formed of a metal, with a plurality of radial protuberances extending radially outward therefrom. The radial protuberances each have a radially distal tip portion, and a ceramic coating is applied to the radially distal tip portion of the radial protuberances. The brake plate portion is cast so as to surround the radially distal tip portions. However, it is isolated therefrom by the ceramic coating. At least some of the radially distal tip portions are formed of metal having a microstructure created by electrical discharge machining to increase dampening. A sand core within a core box holds the mounting portion in a predetermined fixed orientation. The molten metal is poured into the core box mold, and the metal brake plate portion is prevented by the ceramic coating from welding to any of the plurality of radial protuberances. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067963 | Arrangement of a Brake Disc on a Wheel Hub - An arrangement of a brake disc on a wheel hub, in particular a hub of a utility vehicle, having multiple support elements distributed on the inner circumference of the brake disc which correspond to drivers disposed on the outer circumference of the wheel hub. Securing elements which press against both the drivers and also adjacent support elements to axially secure the brake disc are provided. A rotor is disposed in the attachment area of the brake disc on the wheel hub, the rotor having attachment parts for axial and twist-locked fixing which each engage behind the securing elements. | 03-24-2011 |
20110079474 | FLOATING TYPE BRAKE DISC - A floating type brake disc is provided which is capable of limiting the heat escape from a rotor to a hub to the extent possible and which can be made smaller in weight. In a plurality of circumferential positions of the hub, there are formed pin-receiving portions in a manner to enclose a connecting pin from three directions of a radially inward, one of circumferentially both sides and a radially outward of the brake disc. A tongue-shaped pin-receiving portion is formed on each of a plurality of inner circumferential positions of the rotor | 04-07-2011 |
20110100773 | DISC BRAKE - A rotor main body | 05-05-2011 |
20110100774 | Brake Disc and Disc Brake - A brake disc has an outer friction path on one side and an inner friction path on the other side. Between the friction paths free spaces are provided, which on the outer friction path side have a different configuration than on the inner friction path side. | 05-05-2011 |
20110108378 | BRAKING BAND OF A DISC FOR A VENTILATED-TYPE DISC BRAKE - A braking band of a disc for a ventilated-type disc brake, uncommonly capable of a high cooling and high resistance to mechanical and thermal stresses, extends between an inner diameter and an outer diameter, said braking band comprises two plates mutually facing and defining an interspace, mutually linked by heat dissipation and connecting means or members; at least some of said connecting means are shaped as small columns projecting from a plate towards the opposite plate in the form of pillars, which are grouped in at least one circumferentially arranged row or rank; at least some of said pillars of said at least one rank have, in a plane substantially parallel to the air flow along the ventilation ducts, a substantially rhombus- or diamond-shaped section with four vertexes joined by four sides, wherein said sides defining said section are concave to form a star shape. | 05-12-2011 |
20110108379 | Brake Disc Cover for a Brake Disc of a Disc Brake - A brake disc cover for a brake disc of a disc brake is provided, which is disposed on a component of a vehicle that is rotationally fixed during travel and which encloses at least one section of a circumferential edge of the brake disc preferably in a trough-like fashion. Two side wall areas are located on axial side sections of the brake disc to be covered that are directly opposite each other, wherein the side wall areas cover at least a partial area of the axial sides of the brake disc. A base wall area connects the side wall areas, which base wall area covers the circumferential edge of the brake disc. The side wall areas are oriented at an angle to each other such that the distance between the two side wall areas decreases radially from the inner circumferential edge of the brake disc cover. The brake disc cover has a surface contour that does not follow mathematical symmetry. | 05-12-2011 |
20110120820 | SHAFT BRAKE DISC, IN PARTICULAR FOR A RAIL VEHICLE - A shaft brake disc, in particular for a rail vehicle, including a friction ring fastened to a hub by way of screws that are passed through a clamp ring at the inner periphery of the friction ring that sits against support flanges, the clamp ring forming a backing support for the screws, is adapted so that the clamp ring and the hub engage one another in a form-fitted manner. | 05-26-2011 |
20110127125 | Railway Vehicle Brake Disc - The railway vehicle brake disc includes a cylindrical hub, friction ring, and bell-shaped flange connecting the hub with the friction ring. The cylindrical hub defines a central axis and has an axial width and an outer diameter. The surface at the outer diameter defines an outer hub periphery. The friction ring includes two opposed annular members each having an outer braking surface and an inner surface. The annular members are connected to each other by a plurality of fins extending from the inner surface of one annular member to the inner surface of the other annular member. The bell-shaped flange has an inner portion connected to the hub, an outer portion connected to the fins, and a radial portion connecting the inner portion to the outer portion. The hub, friction ring, and bell-shaped flange are formed integrally from a single material. | 06-02-2011 |
20110162925 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk is described that has a friction ring and a disk pot that is connected to the friction ring via connecting elements. On the webs of the friction ring, bearer webs are fashioned into which the connecting elements extend. In addition, the bearer webs are fashioned in such a way that cooling air can flow around them. | 07-07-2011 |
20110162926 | BRAKE DISK HAVING A BRAKE DISK POT - The invention relates to a brake disc having a brake disc pot ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110198169 | BI-METAL DISC BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - The invention provides a method for manufacturing a friction damped disc brake rotor, including the steps of: (A) providing a ceramic coating on an insert, wherein the insert has a body with tabs extending therefrom to hold the insert in a desired position within a mold; (B) washing the ceramic coating off of the tabs; (C) positioning the insert into the mold; and (D) casting a rotor cheek of the disc brake rotor in the mold around the insert such that a portion of each tab is bonded with the rotor cheek, and such that the coating is substantially non-bonded with the rotor cheek so that the coating provides a proper interfacial boundary between the body and the cheek for damping, and the at least partial bonding of each tab with the rotor cheek prevents corrosion-causing exterior elements from reaching the interfacial boundary when the friction damped disc brake rotor is in use. | 08-18-2011 |
20110214950 | BRAKE DISC FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE - A brake disc for a railway vehicle, including a ring-shaped plate portion with a front side serving as a frictional surface and a plurality of fins being projected and disposed radially on the back side of the plate portion, the plate portion being fixed to a wheel, wherein a rib is provided between fins adjacent to each other, and a slit developing in the direction from a wheel-side face of the rib toward the back side of the plate portion is disposed in a circumferentially intermediate portion of the rib, thereby making it possible to suppress the deformation caused by frictional heat. | 09-08-2011 |
20110226570 | BRAKE ROTOR - The present invention relates to a brake rotor ( | 09-22-2011 |
20110240420 | DISK BRAKE ROTOR - A disk brake rotor includes a first rotor portion, a second rotor portion and a third rotor portion. The second rotor portion has an annular portion and at least one ventilation hole. The third rotor portion also has an annular portion. The first portion is attached to and disposed between the second rotor portion and the third rotor portions, such that a surface of the first rotor potion is an exposed area exposed by the at least one ventilation hole. | 10-06-2011 |
20110240421 | CONE BRAKE NO-BACK - Disclosed is a cone brake no-back for use with an actuation system. The actuation system may be an aircraft actuation system, for example. The no-back may include cone brakes capable of preventing undesired displacement of an aircraft surface (such as a flap, a leading edge, or a trailing edge of a wing) in the event that an actuator input becomes disconnected or is otherwise insufficient to oppose the load created by the aircraft surface. | 10-06-2011 |
20110240422 | BRAKE DISC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BRAKE DISC - A brake disk with a brake disk friction ring ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110259682 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk is described that has a friction ring and a disk chamber connected to the friction ring via connecting links. Bores, into which the connecting links are inserted, are formed in the circumference of the friction ring. The connecting links are calibrated using a die before being inserted into the bore. A calibration ball is introduced into the bore with the aid of which the wall of the bore is calibrated when the connecting link is inserted. | 10-27-2011 |
20110259683 | Disc Brake Assembly - A disc brake assembly having a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from said barrel portion, the barrel portion including a tone ring receiving portion with a generally cylindrical inner surface having a tone ring receiving surface and a groove with an axially outer wall, an axially inner wall and a radially outer bottom surface; a generally annular tone ring positioned concentrically within said cylindrical inner surface of said tone ring receiving portion and having a generally radially facing outer surface; a resilient biasing element received in the groove and having a generally annular shape including a plurality of substantially linear segments and corners, the resilient biasing element may be shaped such that it is flexed when seated within the groove so that the corners are urged against the radially facing outer surface, and the substantially linear segments are urged against the axially outer wall and the radially facing outer surface of the tone ring to prevent separation of the tone ring from the rotor during use. In one aspect, the biasing element is formed in the shape of a regular polygon, such as a dodecahedron. | 10-27-2011 |
20110259684 | Internally Ventilated Brake Disc - An internally ventilated brake disc includes at least two friction rings, which are held apart from each other by ribs, and air blades, which are fastened to the brake disc and which extend essentially from the inner circumference of a friction ring in the radial direction by a defined amount in the direction of the axis of rotation of the brake disc. The air blades function to deliver a cooling air flow through the space between the friction rings when the brake disc is rotating. The air blades are formed by one or more sheet metal part(s) that is or are connected to at least some of the ribs. This connection can be by material bonding or can be shape locking or force locking. The air blades are machined out of a sheet metal ring and, thus, form an integral sheet metal part, wherein the sheet metal ring is provided with a plurality of clamps or clips for a shape-locking connection to the ribs and is not formed so as to be closed. | 10-27-2011 |
20110266103 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk includes a disk chamber and a one-piece component made up of a friction ring having connecting links, a supporting ring and extensions developed on the supporting ring. In order to prevent cracking caused by tensile stresses, which may occur during the temperature increase in response to braking, recesses are developed at the transition between the supporting ring and the disk chamber. | 11-03-2011 |
20110272227 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DEVICE FOR USE WITH A BRAKE ROTOR DISC - A disc brake assembly includes a rotor with an ABS tone ring insert assembly that functions as a rotation indicator in an anti-lock braking system. The insert is positioned in the hat of a rotor disc in a spaced relationship and is mounted to the mounting flange of the rotor disc. Forming the ring insert separately from the rotor disc also allows different coating materials to be used on the tone ring that may be more heat resistant. The ring insert assembly can be made of powder metal or made as a cast iron cylinder with a toothed cap made of powder metal having a corrosion resistant coating. Cost savings can be realized along with high performance when only a portion of the assembly if made of powder metal and coated. | 11-10-2011 |
20110278115 | BRAKE DISC ARRANGEMENT FOR DISC BRAKES - A brake disc arrangement for disc brakes, in particular for land vehicles, comprising a friction ring ( | 11-17-2011 |
20110278116 | BRAKE DISC FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a brake disc (BS) for a vehicle, comprising a main body (G) that is made of a metal material, particularly gray cast iron, which has friction surfaces (R) having a coating (B) made of a hard material. | 11-17-2011 |
20110290602 | INTERCONNECTION FOR CAST-IN-PLACE COMPONENTS - A first component may be made of a first material and may have a flange extending away from a body of the first component. The flange may have a groove located in an upper surface, a lower surface, or both the upper and lower surfaces of the flange. A second component may be made of a second material that may be different than the first material. The second component may have a portion located over a part or more of the flange and over the groove in order to form an interconnection between the first and second components. One of the first component or the second component being cast-in-place. | 12-01-2011 |
20120037467 | Brake Disc Pot for Motor Vehicles - A brake disc pot for a motor vehicle disc brake having one or two brake discs includes a device for the centered attachment of the brake disc and a device for guiding cooling air in the radial direction toward the brake disc. The brake disc pot has recesses on its periphery. | 02-16-2012 |
20120067679 | DISC ROTOR UNIT FOR VEHICLE - A disk rotor unit for a vehicle includes an adapter portion of which an end portion may be connected to a wheel hub, wherein a plurality of cam protrusions may be formed to an exterior circumference of the other end portion of the adapter portion, a disk portion of which a plurality of support protrusions corresponding to the cam protrusions may be formed to an interior circumference thereof, wherein each support protrusion may be inserted between adjacent cam protrusions for assembling the disk portion with the adapter portion, and an assemble member engaged with the other end portion of the adapter portion for assembling the disk portion to the adapter portion. | 03-22-2012 |
20120073917 | DISC-ROTOR WITH A SEPARABLE ADAPTOR - A disc-rotor having an adaptor and a disc combined with the adaptor and braked by a caliper, may include the disc having a binding hole formed in the center thereof, a ring-shaped supporting member that may be formed at an interior circumference of the disc and in which a first bolt hole may be formed at the interior circumference thereof, the adaptor having both sides thereof open wherein a flange closely contacting the supporting member may be mounted at a side of the both sides and a second bolt holes may be formed at a circumference of the flange, and a fixing bolt that may be inserted in the first bolt hole and the second bolt hole such that the supporting member may be detachably engaged with the adaptor. | 03-29-2012 |
20120085603 | Brake Disk - A brake disk for a motor vehicle is provided. The brake disk includes a brake disk chamber and a friction ring arranged coaxially thereto, an outer casing surface of the brake disk chamber having a profile, which for torque transmission, engages in a complementary profile of an inner casing surface of the friction ring, and the friction ring being arranged axially secured to the brake disk chamber. At least one tab for axial securing is formed on the outer casing surface of the brake disk chamber. | 04-12-2012 |
20120090929 | Brake Disc and Method for Producing Such a Brake Disc - The invention relates to a brake disc ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120097491 | FLOATING BRAKE DISK ASSEMBLING METHOD - Provided are a floating brake disk assembling method and a floating brake disk, and a floating brake disk assembling device, wherein a washer or a spring member can be accurately attached to a coupling pin. In the floating disk brake assembling method, a coupling pin | 04-26-2012 |
20120111674 | WEAR-RESISTANT BRAKE DISC - A wear-resistant brake disc includes a carrier-plate provided for adapting to assemble with a wheel hub and two outer rings respectively mounted on the two sides of the carrier-plate for providing a wear-resisting effect. The carrier-plate is composed of light metal. Each outer ring is composed of steel. | 05-10-2012 |
20120118685 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE - A brake disc comprising a core layer and a wear layer, the core layer having a face and an external periphery, the wear layer being attached to the face, wherein the core layer comprises a C-C or refractory carbide first material and a plurality of distinct regions of a second material, the second material having a specific heat capacity and/or a volumetric specific heat capacity higher than the specific heat capacity and/or a volumetric specific heat capacity of the first material | 05-17-2012 |
20120118686 | WEAR RESISTANT COATING FOR BRAKE DISKS WITH UNIQUE SURFACE APPEARANCE AND METHODS FOR COATING - A brake disk including carbon steel, stainless steel or a ceramic composite material and coated with a coating material that is wear and corrosion resistant and when applied properly allows for the coated surface to have a variety of “textured” appearances. For example, the coated surface can be made to look like woven carbon fiber. The aesthetically pleasing, wear and corrosion resistant coating overlays wear surfaces and portions of the brake disk that will be, in many cases, visible when the brake disk is installed on the vehicle. The coating includes a first layer of a metal, such as a pure titanium metal, and a second layer that can include a Nitride, Boride, Carbide or Oxide of the metal used in the first layer. The coating can be applied using a physical vapor deposition source such as a cathodic arc source with a controlled gas atmosphere. | 05-17-2012 |
20120125724 | STEEL SHEET FOR BRAKE DISC, AND BRAKE DISC - A steel sheet for a brake disc contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.02% or more and less than 0.10% C, 0.6% or less Si, more than 0.5% and 2.0% or less Mn, 0.06% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.05% or less Al, 11.0% to 13.5% Cr, 0.01% to 0.30% Ni, 0.10% to 0.60% Nb, 0.03% or more and less than 0.10% N, more than 0.0010% and 0.0060% or less B, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and the steel sheet after quenching has a hardness of 32 HRC to 40 HRC on a Rockwell hardness scale C (HRC). | 05-24-2012 |
20120125725 | BRAKE DISC VENTILATED - A brake disc of a rotation axis, comprising a support carrier, a braking band comprising two flanges connected by a plurality of connection elements which define ventilation channels for the braking band, at least one drive element able to connect the support carrier and the braking band to each other. The connection elements have a variable resistant section in an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis, the resistant section being measured in an area substantially parallel to the direction of the air flow inside the ventilation channels. Such resistant section progressively increasing as it moves from a median resistant section towards the respective connection resistant sections of the connection element to the flanges. | 05-24-2012 |
20120138397 | Brake Rotor - A brake rotor including a rotor support; and a braking band disposed on and encircling the rotor support. The braking band has first and second brake pad receiving surfaces on opposite sides of the braking band. At least one brake pad receiving surface defines at least one groove that has a groove path extending along and having a variable depth with respect to the at least one brake pad receiving surface. | 06-07-2012 |
20120138398 | Self-Ventilated Brake Disc - Self-ventilated brake disk, particularly for vehicles, comprising a unique body formed by a frictional circular crown and a hub transmitting the couple to the whole disk, wherein the circular crown includes multiple grooves arranged radially in respect to the centre of the disk, including at least a portion with a predetermined width arranged between each of the grooves, said portions been arranged on the same plane that the rest of the circular crown. In this way, the wear of the brake pad is reduced, having a simple construction and providing good heat dissipation during the contact of the brake pad and the friction surface of the disk. | 06-07-2012 |
20120168266 | Braking Band And Disc For A Disc Brake - Braking bands of discs for disc brakes, capable of both the efficient discharge of heat and of high mechanical performance at low weight are provided. | 07-05-2012 |
20120168267 | CARBON-CERAMIC BRAKE DISC ASSEMBLY - There is provided a carbon-ceramic brake disc assembly ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120175202 | Brake Disc Implemented as a Casting and Method of Making Same - A brake disc, in particular an internally ventilated brake disc, implemented as a casting includes a friction ring having an inner toothed rim and a neck materially separated therefrom and retained against rotation by an outer toothed rim. The neck is connecting to a wheel hub. Cast-in sliding elements are provided between the teeth to allow for a radial displacement of the friction ring relative to the neck. Each sliding element has a U-shape, the opposite legs thereof being disposed between the radially and axially oriented side faces of the associated teeth facing each other, wherein a web connecting the legs extends radially. | 07-12-2012 |
20120186919 | Molded Components Having a Visible Designer Feature and/or Improved Operational Properties via a Porous Preform - A porous structure used to form a casted component. The casted component may include a visible design feature formed in part by the casted component and in part by a body material also forming other parts of the component. The casted component may be a brake rotor having a mixed-material composite formed in part by the casted component and in part by a body material also forming other parts of the rotor. The porous structure can include a ceramic foam or a metal mesh. | 07-26-2012 |
20120205204 | BRAKE DISC HAVING REDUCED NOISE - A brake disc having reduced noise, configured in such a manner that the generation of noise, such as brake noise, in braking operation is effectively prevented using a simple structure. A brake disc ( | 08-16-2012 |
20120222926 | DISK BRAKE ROTOR WITH HOLLOW PORTIONS - A disc brake rotor apparatus includes an annular inner member for mounting to a hub, an annular outer member concentric with the annular inner member and having opposite braking surfaces, a first intermediate member extending radially outwardly from the annular inner member to the annular outer member, and a second intermediate member extending radially outwardly from the annular inner member to the annular outer member. The first intermediate member is at least partially and axially spaced apart from the second intermediate member and forms a chamber therebetween. | 09-06-2012 |
20120255820 | Segmented brake rotor with externally vented carrier - An externally vented brake rotor (EVR) core design, such as exemplified by U.S. Pat. No. 6,536,564, is being used to improve the function and effectiveness of a segmented brake rotor (SBR) through more efficient management of the thermal forces created in the segmented rotor. Specifically, segmented friction plates are attached to the EVR core to form friction surfaces. Air flow through the vents contacts the back side of the friction plates. At least one segmented friction plate may be provided with a tab or protrusion that engages a corresponding receiving recess in the carrier surface of the EVR core, thereby relieving lateral stress forces. | 10-11-2012 |
20120255821 | BRAKE BAND FOR A VENTILATED DISC BRAKE - Brake band ( | 10-11-2012 |
20120312646 | DISC ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A disk rotor assembly for a vehicle may include an adaptor adapted to be mounted on a hub and to receive torque of a wheel, a disk rotor generating a braking force, a transmitter engaging the adaptor with the disk rotor and adapted to transmit the torque received by the adaptor to the disk rotor or to transmit the braking force generated by the disk rotor to the adaptor, and engaging member for engaging the adaptor, the disk rotor, and the transmitter altogether. | 12-13-2012 |
20120312647 | LIGHTWEIGHT BRAKE ROTOR AND COMPONENTS WITH COMPOSITE MATERIALS - One embodiment of the invention includes a method comprising: placing a first insert and a second insert in a casting mold and wherein the first insert and second insert comprising a plurality of connecting post extending inbetween so that the first insert and second insert are in spaced-apart relationship in the mold, each of the first insert and the second insert comprising a first material; casting a molten second material into the casting mold so that the second material flows between the first insert and the second insert and solidifying the second material to provide a product comprising a cast over body portion with the first insert and second insert and so that the second material is mechanically locked or metallurgically bonded to the first material and so that one or both of the first insert and the second insert provides working surface for the product. | 12-13-2012 |
20130015025 | PLATE ELEMENT, AND FRICTION CLUTCH DEVICE AND BRAKE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE PLATE ELEMENTAANM Tokumasu; JunAACI Hamamatsu-shiAACO JPAAGP Tokumasu; Jun Hamamatsu-shi JPAANM Nakano; YoichiroAACI Hamamatsu-shiAACO JPAAGP Nakano; Yoichiro Hamamatsu-shi JPAANM Kojima; HirokazuAACI Hamamatsu-shiAACO JPAAGP Kojima; Hirokazu Hamamatsu-shi JP - A plate element which can reduce drag torque, a friction clutch device including such a plate element, and a brake device including such a plate element are provided. A friction clutch device | 01-17-2013 |
20130025985 | Method of Manufacturing Brake Disc and Brake Disc - In a method of manufacturing a brake disc having an outer peripheral shape of projections-recesses repetition in which a radial projection and a radial recess are alternately repeated in the circumferential direction of the brake disc, there is provided a method in which a curved face portion can be formed uniformly over the entire outer peripheral edge portion of the disc main body so as to eliminate the step of chamfering for removing burrs and which is superior in productivity. A disc main body whose outer peripheral shape is projections-recesses repetition is half-blanked from one of plate thickness directions of a sheet material. Thereafter, the disc main body is blanked from the other of the plate thickness directions of the sheet material W. At an outer peripheral edge portion of each surface in said one and the other of the plate thickness directions of the disc main body manufactured by this method, there is formed a curved face portion, due to sagging, on the disc main body | 01-31-2013 |
20130032439 | DISK ROTOR WITH GRAPHICAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS - Disc brake rotors in which figural bodies are formed by struts connecting an inner hub mounting section to an outer braking surface section are described. An entertaining variety of forms may be so-portrayed. Additional graphical features may be applied or incorporated, for example, in the outer ring of the rotor. | 02-07-2013 |
20130032440 | Brake Disc - A brake disc for a vehicle disc brake has a friction ring supported by a brake disc chamber made of a specifically light material and having a central flat hub section perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the brake disc and a support wall section connected thereto. The support wall section extends radially outward and in some regions has a truncated circular cone shape, with whose free edge region the friction ring is connected via connection elements. The ratio of the height of the friction ring to the diameter of the brake disc is less than 0.12, and the connection between the brake disc chamber and the friction ring is provided with a prestressed support wall section such that the edge region of the brake disc chamber acts in an outwardly pressing manner upon the unheated friction ring directly or indirectly by way of the connection elements. | 02-07-2013 |
20130032441 | MOUNTING UNIT AND BRAKE DISK WITH THE MOUNTING UNIT - Disclosed is a mounting unit including a bushing having a main part having a penetration hole extending in a lengthwise direction thereof and a flange portion expanding from an upper end of the main part, a stripper bolt having a head portion, a body portion having an insert portion to be inserted into or received in the penetration hole, and a male screw-threaded portion at a leading end of the insert portion. Also disclosed is a brake unit assembled using the mounting unit that has good thermal and mechanical stability at a coupling portion between a disk rotor and a rotor hat. | 02-07-2013 |
20130037359 | BRAKE DISC USING TWO DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A brake disc is disclosed which includes a friction unit having a coupling aperture formed at a center thereof, insert protrusions and depressions which are provided in a sawtooth formation at predetermined intervals along a circumference of the coupling aperture, wherein chamfers are formed at a predetermined angle on one or more of the upper and lower surfaces of the insert protrusions, and first locking parts locked into upper or lower spaces of the depressions. A hat unit, formed of a material different from that of the friction unit, coupled to the coupling aperture of the friction unit, and including insert recesses formed along a circumference thereof so that the insert protrusions are fitted therein, and second locking parts formed at predetermined intervals in the insert recesses so that they are inserted into the depressions and engage with the first locking parts, and to a method of producing the same. | 02-14-2013 |
20130043099 | BRAKE DISC USING DIFFERENT MATERIALS - A brake is disclosed which includes a disc plate is made of a first material, and an insert aperture is formed through the central portion of the disc plate. Coupling depressions are formed around the inner edge of the insert aperture, and a rivet aperture is formed in each of protrusion portions provided between the coupling depressions. A hat part is made of a second material and is inserted into the insert aperture. Coupling protrusions are provided around the outer edge of the hat part. A rivet aperture is formed in each of the coupling protrusions. Straps are disposed such that each strap passes over both the corresponding rivet aperture of the disc plate and the corresponding rivet aperture of the hat part. The rivets are inserted into the corresponding straps and the corresponding rivet apertures to fix the straps, the disc plate and the hat part together. | 02-21-2013 |
20130075207 | BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A brake rotor and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The brake rotor includes first and second spaced apart annular plates, a plurality of radially disposed ribs extending therebetween and at least one heat sink having fins located between the plates for dissipating heat from the rotor. The plates may be formed separately from one another in a casting process. In one embodiment, the plates and ribs are foil led of cast iron and the ribs protrude from the inner surfaces of the plates. The ribs of one plate generally correspond to the ribs of the other plate so that the ribs mate up when the plates are assembled. Heat sinks, which may be machined from aluminum, each include a base having relatively thin fins extending therefrom. The heat sinks are assembled between the plates and in contact with inner surfaces of the plates. | 03-28-2013 |
20130075208 | UNI-BODY TYPE HETEROGENEOUS MATERIAL BRAKE DISK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a uni-body type heterogeneous material brake disk. In particular, the brake disk includes a friction part configured to be selectively in contact with a pad; and a hub joined with a bearing. More specifically, the friction part and the hub are made of heterogeneous materials through a uni-body type mold. To accomplish this, a connector connecting the friction part and the hub which are vertically spaced apart from each other is laterally spaced apart from the hub, and a bottom of the connector is connected with the hub. In doing so, an elevated platform is formed to prevent a casting from running over between the connector and the hub and an interface made of heterogeneous materials is formed in the connector. | 03-28-2013 |
20130087420 | BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A brake rotor assembly, and method for forming a brake rotor assembly, that includes an integrally formed first disc member coupled to an integrally formed second disc member, wherein a first portion of the outer surface of the first disc member and the second disc member is formed from a metal matrix composite and the remainder of the first disc member and second disc member is formed from the support element used in the first portion. | 04-11-2013 |
20130092485 | BRAKE DISK ASSEMBLY - A brake disk assembly includes a main plate clamped between the first and second inner plates. The main plate is movable relative to the first and second inner plates. The contact area between main plate and the first and second inner plates is increased to firmly connect the main plate and the first and second inner plates. | 04-18-2013 |
20130092486 | AXIALLY AND RADIALLY COOLED BRAKE DISK WITH COVER - Brake disk contains through channels ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130098717 | INTERNALLY VENTILATED BRAKE DISK - An internally ventilated brake disk includes friction rings arranged on both sides of the brake disk. Each friction ring has a friction surface and perforated segments and unperforated segments arranged between the perforated segments. Each friction surface engages with a base surface of a brake pad during braking. The brake disk further includes cooling channels extending between the friction surfaces and leading to cooling channel openings disposed on a peripheral edge of the brake disk, and through-holes arranged in the friction rings and extending from the friction surfaces to the cooling channels. The through-holes in a perforated segment are distributed in the friction surface of the perforated segment, and the friction surface of an unperforated segment extends at least over half the base surface of a contacting brake pad. | 04-25-2013 |
20130112514 | LIGHT-WEIGHT AND SOUND-DAMPED BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light-weight and sound-damped brake rotor for a vehicle braking system includes a rotor hat and a rotor cheek supported by the rotor hat. The rotor hat includes an axially-protruding central hub and a flange that extends radially from and circumferentially around the central hub. The rotor cheek, which provides at least one braking surface, is formed from two or more separate and distinct pieces which are fixedly secured to the flange of the rotor hat. Located within the rotor cheek underneath the at least one braking surface is a vibration damping element. The brake rotor derives its vibration-deadening and sound-damping effects from the vibration damping element through the occurrence of relative frictional contacting movement. | 05-09-2013 |
20130133993 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has an outer portion, an inner portion and an intermediate portion. The outer portion is made of a first material. The inner portion is made of the first material. The intermediate portion is disposed between the outer portion and the inner portion. The intermediate portion is made of the first material. The intermediate portion is partially laminated by a layer made of a second material. The second material is different from the first material. The layer has a contour tracing a contour of the intermediate portion. | 05-30-2013 |
20130133994 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has a base rotor plate and a first thermally sprayed layer. The base rotor plate includes an outer portion having first and second base surfaces facing in opposite axial directions. The first thermally sprayed layer is laminated on the first base surface of the outer portion of the base rotor plate to form a first outer surface. | 05-30-2013 |
20130133995 | BRAKE ROTORS HAVING A CUSTOM DESIGNER FEATURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A method is disclosed for forming a brake rotor including a desired custom marking having a predetermined size and shape. The method includes applying a chemical treatment to a marking portion of a surface of the rotor. The marking portion has a size and shape corresponding to the predetermined size and shape of the desired custom marking. The chemical treatment is configured to affect, in a predetermined manner, an ability of a stimulus, to which the rotor is to be exposed, to alter properties of the rotor. The method also includes exposing the rotor, having the chemical treatment applied thereto, to the stimulus. The stimulus alters properties of the rotor at the marking portion differently than the stimulus alters properties of the rotor at other portions of the rotor adjacent the marking portion, thereby forming physical differences in the rotor, which, being visually perceptible, form the custom marking. | 05-30-2013 |
20130133996 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has an outer portion, an inner portion and an intermediate portion. The outer portion is made of a first material. The inner portion is made of the first material. The intermediate portion is disposed between the outer portion and the inner portion. The intermediate portion is made of the first material. The intermediate portion is at least partially laminated by a layer made of a second material. The second material is different from the first material. The layer has a contour tracing a contour of the intermediate portion. | 05-30-2013 |
20130133997 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has a base rotor plate and a first thermally sprayed layer. The base rotor plate includes an outer portion having first and second base surfaces facing in opposite axial directions. The first thermally sprayed layer is laminated on the first base surface of the outer portion of the base rotor plate to form a first outer surface. | 05-30-2013 |
20130133998 | Brake discs with bell - Discs for disc brakes arranged around a rotational axis, comprising: a braking band and a drum, said drum comprising an edge arranged radially outside a portion for connecting the drum to a hub, said drum further comprising a drum body connecting said edge to the braking band and being suitable to create an interspace between the drum and the hub accommodated therein, said edge delimiting at least one opening with communicates the interspace present between the drum body and the hub with the external of the drum, said opening being arranged radially outside said housing for the hub, and said openings delimited by walls having at least one section inclined with respect to the axial direction are provided. | 05-30-2013 |
20130140116 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BRAKE DISC, MOLD FOR PRODUCING BRAKE DISC, AND BRAKE DISC - A method for producing a brake disc comprising a coupling part having a centered through-hole a friction part on the periphery of the coupling part, and a wall part connecting the coupling part and the friction part, including: producing a mold in which the coupling part, the wall part, and the friction part are integrally formed, wherein a gap prevents molten metal from overflowing between the wall part and the coupling part, interface is formed on the periphery of the coupling part, an overflow is provided outside the wall part opposite the gap; a first injection process of injecting a first material to form the friction part; and a second injection process of injecting a second material to form the coupling part, a mold for producing the brake disc, and the brake disc. | 06-06-2013 |
20130146405 | BRAKE DISK - Disclosed herein is a brake disk. More specifically, the brake disk includes a friction part, a hat part and a plurality of fasteners. The friction part includes a coupling aperture formed at a center thereof, a coupling portion formed along an inner side of the coupling aperture to have a predetermined thickness and a plurality of connecting bores formed in the coupling portion so that the connecting bores are spaced apart from each other and located along a circumference of the coupling portion. The hat part is inserted into the coupling aperture of the friction part and includes a coupling flange corresponding to the coupling portion of the friction part. The coupling flange includes a plurality of connecting bores that correspond to the plurality of connecting apertures. The plurality of fasteners are each horizontally inserted into the connecting apertures and bores to couple the friction part with the hat part. | 06-13-2013 |
20130146406 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for continuously variable transmissions (CVT). In one embodiment, a main axle is adapted to receive a shift rod that cooperates with a shift rod nut to actuate a ratio change in a CVT. In another embodiment, an axial force generating mechanism can include a torsion spring, a traction ring adapted to receive the torsion spring, and a roller cage retainer configured to cooperate with the traction ring to house the torsion spring. Various inventive idler-and-shift-cam assemblies can be used to facilitate shifting the ratio of a CVT. Embodiments of a hub shell and a hub cover are adapted to house components of a CVT and, in some embodiments, to cooperate with other components of the CVT to support operation and/or functionality of the CVT. Among other things, shift control interfaces and braking features for a CVT are disclosed. | 06-13-2013 |
20130153344 | COMPOSITE DISC ROTOR - A composite disc rotor includes a disc main body, a coupling bracket and coupling units. Each of the coupling units includes a bobbin, a clip and a coupling bolt. A head part of the bobbin includes a torque receiving portion inserted in the notch and a projection projected in a circumferential direction from an end of the torque receiving portion. A pipe part of the bobbin is extended from the head part and is fitted in a coupling through hole of the disc main body. The clip includes a connecting portion between the torque receiving portion and the notch and a pressing portion extended from the connecting portion between the head part and the coupling bracket. The coupling bolt is inserted into each of through hole of the bobbin to fix the coupling bracket to the coupling unit. | 06-20-2013 |
20130153345 | BRAKE ELEMENT - A brake disc for a disk brake of a motor vehicle is made of cast iron and lamellar graphite. The graphite is removed from open cavities of the cast iron, e.g., by an ultrasound treatment, in order to improve an adhesion of a thermal powder coating subsequently applied on friction surfaces of the brake disk. | 06-20-2013 |
20130161136 | PROCESS FOR COATING A BRAKE DISK AND BRAKE DISK PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS - A gray cast iron brake disk for a motor vehicle has a wear-reducing surface coating applied thermally, for example, by flame spraying. The brake disk also includes an intermediate layer of, for example, nickel. Due to its resilience, the intermediate layer reduces mechanical stress between the surface coating and the brake disk. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161137 | BRAKE DISK - A gray cast iron brake disk has a thermally applied wear-reducing surface coating containing chromium and/or tungsten carbides. The surface coating has a roughness reduced to about 0.5 to 1 μm to shorten a wearing-in period. | 06-27-2013 |
20130168193 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor basically has an outer portion and a cooling fin. The outer portion has first and second base surfaces facing in opposite axial directions. The cooling fin is disposed radially offset from at least one of the first and second braking surfaces. | 07-04-2013 |
20130175125 | CONNECTION DEVICE BETWEEN FRICTION RING AND NAVE OF A BRAKE DISK - The invention relates to a connection device between a friction ring ( | 07-11-2013 |
20130175126 | DISC ROTOR - A disc rotor | 07-11-2013 |
20130180812 | DAMPED BRAKE ROTOR - A damped brake rotor has at least one friction disk connected to a hat portion. At least one cavity in located in the friction disk. An insert is located within the cavity. A braze ring is located within the cavity and radially outward from the insert. A braze located within the cavity and radially outward from the braze ring. | 07-18-2013 |
20130186719 | BRAKE DISC FOR BICYCLES - A brake disk for bicycles has an inner disk, two outer disks and multiple brake units. The brake units, rather than the outer disks, are used to rub with the disk brake pads. As each brake unit is a small lump, the brake units can be easily made of material with high abrasion resistance, high temperature resistance, and low heat conduction, and the brake units still can sustain sufficient strength. With those features of material, the brake disk for bicycles does not deform easily by the heat, and the glue between the outer disks and the inner disk does not melt easily by the heat from the outer disks. Because each brake unit, which is used to rub, is independent from the outer disks, the outer disks can be made of light material, and the whole weight reduces as well. | 07-25-2013 |
20130220745 | COMPOSITE BRAKE DISKS AND METHODS FOR COATING - A brake disk formed of a light weight ceramic and ceramic composite materials, the brake disk having a coating overlying at least a portion of the brake disk. The brake disk includes parallel surfaces wherein at least a portion of the parallel surfaces are coated with a coating material to increase wear and decrease corrosion. The coating over the brake disk includes multiple layers of the coating material, wherein the coating material includes coating material particles configured to construct a pattern of repetition that is consistent with a lattice structure when applied over the parallel surfaces of the brake disk. | 08-29-2013 |
20130240309 | Brake Disk Assembly - A brake disk assembly includes a friction disk clamped between the supporting plate and the fixing plate. The friction disk is axially movable relative to the supporting plate and the fixing plate. The contact area between the friction disk and either one of the supporting plate and the fixing plate is increased to firmly connect the friction disk and the supporting plate and the fixing plate. | 09-19-2013 |
20130248304 | CARBON-CERAMIC BRAKE DISK - The present invention relates to a carbon-ceramic brake disc, and the present invention includes a plurality of heat dissipation holes formed in a frictional surface; a curved surface formed between the frictional surface and an inner surface of the hole dissipation hole; and a groove formed at the inner surface of the heat dissipation hole. According to the present invention, in a brake system, when brake pads press the frictional surfaces of the carbon-ceramic brake disc brake to generate braking force, frictional heat in the carbon-ceramic brake disc is effectively dissipated to the outside. That is, the carbon-ceramic brake disc is effectively cooled. Thus, the transferring of the frictional heat generated in the carbon-ceramic brake disc to a hat part is reduced, so that it is possible to minimize deformation of the carbon-ceramic brake disc and the hat part. | 09-26-2013 |
20130248305 | CARBON-CERAMIC BRAKE DISK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of manufacturing a carbon-ceramic brake disc of the present invention includes a first step of mixing carbon fibers with phenolic resins to produce a mixture; a second step of putting the mixture into a mold pressing the mixture by a press to produce a molded body; a third step of carbonizing the molded body; a fourth step of machining the carbonized molded body; a fifth step of coating the machined molded body with liquid-phase phenol to be cured; a sixth step of melting silicon to be infiltrated into the cured molded body that has been coated with the liquid-phase phenol; and a seventh step of grinding the molded body that has been infiltrated by the silicon. According to present invention, the cracks do not occur in the anti-oxidation coating layer. | 09-26-2013 |
20130264156 | BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A brake rotor includes a first disc member having a first body provided with a first braking surface, a first inner surface and a first annular rim. The first annular rim includes a first groove and one or more connection elements. A second disc member includes a second body having a second braking surface, a second inner surface and a second annular rim. The second annular rim includes a second groove and one or more connection members. The connection members are configured and disposed to register with corresponding ones of the connection elements such that the first groove aligns with the second groove. A linking member extends within the first and second grooves to detachably join the first and second disc members. | 10-10-2013 |
20130284547 | INTERNALLY VENTILATED BRAKE DISK ROTOR - Internally vented brake disk rotors have a form of a cylindrical slab with an annular geometry and have an axis of circular symmetry for its outer circumference and its inner circumference and a center hole which is symmetric with regard to the axis. The brake disk contains at least two parallel ring disks which are connected with each other by a repeating series of ribs, the configuration of the brake disk rotor is symmetric with regard to different sense of rotation of the brake disk, i.e. symmetric to at least one plane spanned by the axis of rotation of the brake disk and one radius of the cylindrical brake disk. | 10-31-2013 |
20130284548 | CARBON CERAMIC FRICTION DISKS AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - A multi-layered carbon ceramic brake disk has at least one carrier body, and at least one ventilation layer that containing ventilation ducts, and optionally, at least one friction layer. The brake disk is made by joining green bodies of at least one individual carrier body, green bodies of at least one individual ventilation layer, and optionally, green bodies of at least one individual friction layer. The green bodies contain thermoplastic or thermoset polymeric materials, in their solid or cured states, and by subsequent carbonization and ceramicization by infiltration with carbide-forming elements. | 10-31-2013 |
20130284549 | MOTORCYCLE BRAKE DISC ROTOR - The invention relates to motorcycle brake disc rotors. The technical result of the claimed invention is an improvement in the manufacturability of a ventilated rotor having internal through cooling channels, a reduction in the weight and moment of inertia of said rotor and an increase in the cooling rate thereof. The technical result is achieved in that, in the motorcycle brake disc rotor, which constitutes an annular body having opposite annular frictional surfaces, a radially external lateral surface and a radially internal lateral surface and internal through cooling channels passing from the radially external lateral surface to the radially internal lateral surface, the annular body is formed from at least two layers, wherein the above-mentioned at least two layers of the annular body are rigidly connected to each other and each layer constitutes a component premanufactured separately and integrally, wherein the frictional annular surfaces at least partially form outwardly facing sides of the outer layers of the annular body while the inwardly facing sides of the outer layers of the annular body have areas directly in contact with the adjacent layer and areas free from contact with the adjacent layer, wherein the above-mentioned outer layer areas directly in contact with the adjacent layer serve for the above-mentioned rigid connection of the layers, and each of the internal through cooling channels is at least partially formed by that area of one outer layer which is free from contact with the adjacent layer and by that area of the other outer layer which is free from contact with the adjacent layer. | 10-31-2013 |
20130292217 | GREY IRON ALLOY AND BRAKE DISC CONTAINING GREY IRON ALLOY - The invention relates to a grey iron alloy having (in wt %):
| 11-07-2013 |
20130306415 | Disc for Disc Brakes - A carbon composite braking band or rotor for a disc brake has at least one strengthening ring, made of carbon-carbon material, located near or at a potential cracking point of the braking band. | 11-21-2013 |
20130306416 | BRAKE DISC WITH SYMMETRIC GROOVE PATTERN - A brake disc for a wheeled vehicle; said brake disc including opposing annular braking surfaces; each of said surfaces provided with an identical pattern of disparate arcuate groove segments; said groove segments arranged in groups oriented in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions; each of said groups including, one series of at least two arcuate groove segments lying along a common arc extending from proximate a hub of said braking surface to proximate the periphery of said braking surface, one inward arcuate groove segment extending from proximate said hub to a point intermediate said hub and said periphery, and one outward arcuate groove segment extending from a point intermediate said hub and said periphery to proximate said periphery. | 11-21-2013 |
20130319802 | BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM - A brake rotor assembly for use with an anti-lock braking system. The brake rotor assembly includes a brake rotor having a pair of braking surfaces; a tone ring having a first end having a plurality of spaced sensing formations disposed thereon and a second end for circumferentially contacting a surface of the brake rotor assembly, the first end thermally insulated from the brake rotor; and a snap ring for connecting the tone ring to the brake rotor assembly. A method of forming a brake rotor assembly is also provided. | 12-05-2013 |
20130327602 | MULTI-PLANE BRAKE ROTOR HAT HOLES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A rotor comprising: a two sided braking surface, a base portion; a hat portion connected to the two sided braking surface via the base portion, the hat portion including: a mounting face and a hat wall; and wherein the base portion includes holes and the hat wall includes holes. | 12-12-2013 |
20130327603 | BRAKING BAND AND DISC FOR A DISC BRAKE - Braking bands of discs for disc brakes, capable of both the efficient discharge of heat and of high mechanical performance at low weight are provided. | 12-12-2013 |
20130327604 | BRAKE ROTOR - A number of variations may include a brake rotor having a surface oxide layer and methods of making the same. | 12-12-2013 |
20130333989 | BRAKE DISC AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A method for the production of a brake disc from a basic body ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140000995 | Composite Brake Disc | 01-02-2014 |
20140000996 | BRAKE DISC AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE SURFACE OF A BRAKE DISC | 01-02-2014 |
20140014448 | DISC BRAKE - A brake disc comprising a friction surface which has regions comprising recesses, wherein the recesses can vary in the circumferential direction in such a manner that the recesses are formed and/or are arranged such that the recesses in total in the radial direction do not exert any transverse forces on the brake pad. | 01-16-2014 |
20140041974 | BRAKE DISK - Disclosed is a brake disk. The brake disk includes a friction part having a coupling aperture within a center thereof and a plurality of recessed portions repeatedly formed at a predetermined interval along an inner circumference of the coupling aperture, in which bevels protrude from inner surfaces of the recessed portions, respectively. The bevels are tapered along upper and lower sides thereof toward protruding centers. The brake disk also includes a hub having a plurality of protrusions inserted into and attached to the recessed portions when coupled to and received in the coupling aperture of the friction part via a cast-bonding method, along a circumference thereof. | 02-13-2014 |
20140048361 | BRAKE DISC FOR A LAND VEHICLE, AND LAND VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR WITH A BRAKE DISC OF THIS TYPE - The invention relates to a brake disc for a land vehicle, particularly a commercial vehicle, having an axis of rotation, a friction ring, a disc pot and a disc flange for flange-mounting the same to the wheel hub of a vehicle, wherein the disc flange includes a flange facing. | 02-20-2014 |
20140060983 | VEHICULAR DISC BRAKE ROTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VEHICULAR DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A vehicular disc brake rotor is provided with a cast-iron base, a nitrogen diffusion layer formed on the cast-iron base, a nitrogen compound layer formed on the nitrogen diffusion layer, and an iron oxide layer including Fe | 03-06-2014 |
20140097051 | BICYCLE BRAKE DISC ASSEMBLY - A bicycle brake disc assembly includes an inner disc, an outer annular disc and a plurality of joint assemblies. The outer annular disc encloses the inner disc. The outer annular disc has a plurality of attachment arms. The inner disc has a plurality of connecting arms. The joint assemblies connect the attachment arms and the connecting arms. Each joint member has a first joint member and a second joint member. The first joint member and the second joint member are riveted together. A buffer groove defined between the first joint member and the second joint member. Each attachment arm and each connecting arm are clipped within the buffer groove. Under this arrangement, the inner disc and the outer annular disc are movable in the buffer groove during baking. | 04-10-2014 |
20140110199 | Wet Friction Plate - Provided is a wet friction plate which can realize a further reduction of drag torque while suppressing a decrease in the total area of frictional sheets. A clutch friction plate | 04-24-2014 |
20140116822 | BRAKE DISK ASSEMBLY - A dual-structure brake disk assembly includes a first disk, a second disk and a hollow area located between the first and second disks. The brake disk has high strength, high efficiency for dissipating heat and lightweight. The brake disk is manufactured quickly and has high production efficiency. | 05-01-2014 |
20140124308 | BRAKE DISK FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a brake disk for a vehicle, including: a hat mounted on a shaft of a wheel and including a plurality of mounting apertures formed in a radial direction along a circumferential lip of the hat; a braking band having a shape enclosing an outer portion of the hat and including a plurality of sliding bores formed in the radial direction at positions corresponding to the plurality of mounting apertures along the circumferential lip of the hat; and a plurality of sliding pins each having one end portion mounted in the mounting aperture and the other end portion fitted into the sliding bore and to slide within the sliding bore in the radial direction. | 05-08-2014 |
20140124309 | BRAKE DISK FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a brake disk for a vehicle including: a hat including a recessed portions radially extending around an outer circumference surface of the hat; a braking band including a friction face along an outer circumference surface of the braking band and a mounting aperture formed along the inner circumference of the friction face at a position corresponding to the recessed portions; a floating bush including one end mounted on the mounting aperture and the other end fitted in the recessed portions to move in the recessed portions; and a tensioner including a middle portion fixed to the floating bush by a fixing member and both ends supported to one side of the hat under axial tension. | 05-08-2014 |
20140131151 | Bicycle Disc Brake Rotors and Methods of Making and Using the Same - Bicycle disc brake rotors of the present invention are lightweight, have relatively high coefficients of friction to maintain braking friction under heavy braking, and quickly shed heat. The parts may preferably be made from a compound having carbon fiber and/or a refractory material, such as ceramic filler, within a polycarbosilane polymer resin, the polymer resin having a silicon-oxygen polymer backbone, producing silicon oxycarbides upon pyrolysis. Methods of making and using the same are further provided. | 05-15-2014 |
20140131152 | WHEEL-MOUNTED BRAKE DISKS - Wheel-mounted brake disks which are arranged on both sides of a wheel base of a railway wheel and are fastened by through bolts, the bolt head of every through bolt lying in a countersink of one wheel-mounted brake disk and a nut screwed onto the through bolt lying in a countersink of the other wheel-mounted brake disk, each resting either directly or indirectly on the bottom of the countersink. The wheel-mounted brake disks are designed so that every countersink has an undercut portion that extends down to the bottom. | 05-15-2014 |
20140151166 | DISC FOR DISC BRAKES - A brake band ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140151167 | DISC FOR A DISC BRAKE OF THE VENTILATED TYPE - A disc for a disc brake of the ventilated type comprising a braking band ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140158486 | Disc for a Disc Brake - A disc brake rotor has a support hub and coaxial braking band. The support hub has a plurality of radial seats and the braking band has a plurality of connecting elements which transfer torque between the band and the hub. The connecting elements are integral and made as one piece with the braking band and extend from the braking band in order to engage the corresponding radial seats. The connecting elements are surrounded by walls which are integral and made as one piece with the support hub such as to be fastened in the axial direction and in the tangential direction, but capable of sliding in the radial direction. | 06-12-2014 |
20140174863 | BRAKE DISK ASSEMBLY - An annular-shaped disk half of a split friction disk assembly for a disk brake system. The disk half includes a friction surface and a non-friction surface. The friction surface is at an axial end of the disk half. The non-friction surface is at an axial end of the disk half on a side opposite of the friction surface. The non-friction surface includes a contact surface and a non-contact surface. The non-contact surface is recessed from the contact surface. | 06-26-2014 |
20140174864 | DISC BRAKE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE COMPONENTS THEREOF - Disc brake incorporating an assembly of a crown ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140202803 | Motor Vehicle Brake Disc Chamber - A brake disk chamber has an essentially cylindrical brake disk chamber jacket without openings. The brake disk chamber jacket is formed of segments in the shape of curved symmetrical trapezoids, which are lined up in a row in the circumferential direction, are alternately rotated by 180°, and are arranged in a regular fashion with an alternately differing radial distance from the longitudinal center axis of the brake disk chamber jacket. | 07-24-2014 |
20140231195 | TUNED VIBRATION DAMPED DEVICE - A number of variations may include a casting including a body portion and a mass damper extending therefrom wherein the body portion and the mass damper are a continuous un-joined single piece of cast metal, and wherein the mass dampers constructed and arranged to prevent or retard vibrations of the body portion. A number of variations may include a vented brake rotor including a hub and a first annular portion extending from the hub; the annular portion including a first rotor cheek, a second rotor cheek spaced apart from the first rotor cheek and at least one rib extending between the first rotor cheek and the second rotor cheek; a mass damper disposed between the first rotor cheek and the second rotor cheek. A number of variations may include a casting including a body portion and a mass damper extending therefrom wherein the body portion and the mass damper are a continuous un-joined single piece of cast metal, and wherein the mass damper is constructed and arranged to prevent or retard vibrations of the body portion. | 08-21-2014 |
20140231196 | Brake disc with enhanced heat dissipation - A brake disc is provided with a disc having two braking surfaces respectively formed at two sides thereof and an outer surface formed at the periphery thereof; a connecting hole disposed at the center of the disc; a plurality of through holes angularly spaced apart between the connecting hole and the outer surface, and each being deflectively radiated from the connecting hole toward the outer surface in counterclockwise direction so that an inner surface is formed at the disc corresponding to through holes adjacent to the outer surface and a first and second inner side surfaces are respectively formed toward and away from the counterclockwise direction; and a plurality of cooling fins extending outwardly from the second inner side surface toward the axial direction of the disc so that some parts are not in one plane except the connection of cooling fins and the second inner side surface. | 08-21-2014 |
20140238790 | BRAKE DISC FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE - A brake disc for a railway vehicle, including a ring-shaped plate portion with a front side serving as a frictional surface and a plurality of fins being projected and disposed radially on the back side of the plate portion, the plate portion being fixed to a wheel, wherein a rib is provided between fins adjacent to each other, and a slit developing in the direction from a wheel-side face of the rib toward the back side of the plate portion is disposed in a circumferentially intermediate portion of the rib, thereby making it possible to suppress the deformation caused by frictional heat. | 08-28-2014 |
20140251739 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERNATING MATERIAL BRAKE DISK STACK - Systems and methods are disclosed for dissimilar aircraft brake systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. In this regard, a system is provided comprising a carbon/carbon (“C/C”) rotor disk adjacent to a ceramic matrix composite (“CMC”) stator disk. In various embodiments, a system is provided comprising a CMC rotor disk adjacent to a C/C stator disk. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251740 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BRAKE DISC, SUPPORT BELL FOR A BRAKE DISC AND BRAKE DISC - A method for manufacturing a composite brake disc ( | 09-11-2014 |
20140262642 | BRAKE DISC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BRAKE DISC - A brake disc includes a basic body with at least one contact surface that has a wearing coat applied thereon. The at least one contact surface of the basic body is pretreated to realize the bond between the wearing coat and the basic body. The at least one pretreated contact surface of the basic body has a surface topography that is modified by laser irradiation and has at least one predetermined parameter. A method produces the brake disc. | 09-18-2014 |
20140326550 | BRAKE DISC - A brake disc is provided capable of effectively reducing the generation of noise such as brake noise by making specifications relating to lightening holes different from each other between two brake disc plates. In the brake disc, two brake disc plates are laminated so as to slide on each other by vibration during braking, and specifications relating to one or more selected from lightening holes, plate thickness, diameter, and warpage are made different from each other between the brake disc plates. In addition, lightening holes are formed on at least one of the brake disc plates, and one or more specifications selected from the number of lightening holes, the shapes of the lightening holes, the sizes of the lightening holes, and the arrangement positions of the lightening holes are made different from each other between the brake disc plates. | 11-06-2014 |
20140326551 | COMPOSITE ROTOR - A brake disc arrangement is provided. The brake disc arrangement includes a mounting section, a brake plate section and a transitional interface positioned between the mounting section and the brake plate section and configured to attach the brake plate section to the mounting section. The transitional interface includes at least one extension extending radically from an outer circumference of the mounting section, the at least one extension having a cross-sectional configuration shaped as an I-Beam or other shape having at least two spaced apart projections on opposite side of the extension such that a vent gap is formed between the projections. | 11-06-2014 |
20140332329 | BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A brake rotor for an automotive vehicle braking system includes a brake rotor hat having a generally circular mounting portion, a generally cylindrical wall connected to the mounting portion and being generally symmetrical about an axis, and first and second pluralities of fingers extending radially outward from the wall. Each of the first plurality of fingers and each of the second plurality of fingers has a respective terminal end portion. The terminal end portions of the first plurality of fingers are coplanar about a first plane. The terminal end portions of the second plurality of fingers are not coplanar about the first plane, and are coplanar about a second plane that is parallel with the first plane. A rotor cheek may be cast around the fingers. | 11-13-2014 |
20140332330 | Method Of Coating Rotors And Rotors - A treated rotor is provided by a method in which a surface of a ferrous rotor having cooling elements is heat-treated to produce a microporous, outermost surface layer, then the heat-treated rotor is coated by electrodepositing a coating layer of an electrocoat coating composition on the heat-treated the surface of to provide a electrocoat coating directed on the surface of the heat-treated rotor. The electrocoat coating layer has a throwpower of at least about 40% and the coating layer is continuous on cooling elements of the rotor. The microporous outermost layer is a controlled iron oxide layer. | 11-13-2014 |
20140339027 | ASSEMBLED UNDULAR BRAKE DISC - The invention relates to an assembled undular brake disc having a hub on which two friction rings which are produced from a steel material are arranged parallel to and spaced apart from one another. The assembled undular brake disc can withstand high mechanical loads and permits good internal ventilation. Supporting bolts for absorbing an axially acting pad contact pressure force are arranged between the friction rings. | 11-20-2014 |
20140360820 | DISC ROTOR - Provided is a disc rotor formed of graphite-containing cast iron and having high corrosion resistance. For a disc rotor formed of graphite-containing cast iron, after removal of graphite present adjacent a surface of the disc rotor through a graphite removing treatment, a nitride layer and an oxynitride layer are laminated one after another on the surface through a gas nitrocarburizing treatment. | 12-11-2014 |
20140360821 | BRAKE ROTOR - A brake rotor including a rotor support; and a braking band disposed on and encircling the rotor support. The braking band has first and second brake pad receiving surfaces on opposite sides of the braking band. At least one brake pad receiving surface defines at least one groove that has a groove path extending along and having a variable depth with respect to the at least one brake pad receiving surface. | 12-11-2014 |
20140374201 | ASSEMBLED UNDULAR BRAKE DISC - The invention relates to an assembled undular brake disc having a hub and having two friction rings which are arranged parallel to and spaced apart from one another, which assembled undular brake disc can withstand high mechanical loads and permits good internal ventilation, wherein an insert element with arms extending radially outward in a stellate manner is arranged between the friction rings. | 12-25-2014 |
20150014104 | INTERNALLY VENTILATED MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE DISC MADE OF FIBRE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - An internally ventilated motor vehicle brake disc which includes at least in parts of a fibre composite material, having two parallel friction surfaces on one or more friction rings with cooling channels, wherein the friction ring or rings are arranged on a brake disc hub in a non-rotating manner, and wherein the two friction surfaces include fibre composite material, a disc-shaped carrier for the friction surfaces is provided parallel to the friction surfaces, and wherein the carrier is connected to the brake disc hub as one piece. | 01-15-2015 |
20150021128 | DISC BRAKE ROTOR FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - The invention is directed to a rotor of a disc brake system for heavy-duty vehicles. The rotor includes an inboard disc and an outboard disc. The outboard disc is spaced apart from the inboard disc, and a plurality of pins extends between and rigidly connects the inboard disc and the outboard disc. A sleeve includes an inboard end and an outboard end, and is disposed inside an inner perimeter of the outboard disc. A connecting member extends between and rigidly connects an inner perimeter of the inboard disc to the inboard end of the sleeve. The inboard disc attachment to the sleeve and the interconnecting pins cooperate to improve the resistance of the rotor to thermal stress created during braking, thereby increasing the performance and the life of the rotor. | 01-22-2015 |
20150027826 | SELF-CENTERING WET CLUTCH OR BRAKE PLATE - The present disclosure provides a brake disk for a brake assembly. The disk includes an annular body having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The disk also includes friction material coupled to the body and substantially covering at least one side thereof The friction material forms a first diameter and a second diameter, where the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. The disk further includes a groove pattern defined in the friction material. The groove pattern includes a plurality of grooves, where each of the plurality of grooves includes an inlet defined at the first diameter and an outlet defined at the second diameter. The inlet defines a first width and the outlet defines a second width such that the first width is greater than the second width. | 01-29-2015 |
20150027827 | Control of clamp mechanism by means of a variable thickness disc - A clamp mechanism uses a fixed spring force input caliper with friction pads in frictional contact with a variable thickness portion of a disc, where the disc thickness, thus the clamp force, varies as the disc rotates through one rotation or less. | 01-29-2015 |
20150034430 | BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND BICYCLE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A bicycle disc brake rotor assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub shell, a disc brake rotor, and a positioning mechanism. The hub axle extends in an axial direction. The hub shell is configured to rotate around the hub axle. The disc brake rotor is configured to be adjustably attached to the hub shell in the axial direction. The positioning mechanism is configured to position the disc brake rotor in the axial direction at an adjusted position. | 02-05-2015 |
20150034431 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk includes a body and at least two heat dissipation members. The body has an annular portion defined thereon, and the annular portion of the body defines a central axis. The annular portion has a brake portion for a bike brake device to clamp the brake portion. The body has at least one assembling portion extended toward the central axis for connecting with a bike hub. At least one connecting portion is formed between the assembling portion and the brake portion. The connecting portion has at least one first fixing portion formed thereon. The two heat dissipation members are respectively located on two corresponding lateral sides of the body. Each heat dissipation member has at least one second fixing portion, the second fixing portion is fixedly assembled to the first fixing portion. | 02-05-2015 |
20150034432 | PREVENTING CARBON AO MIGRATION BY LIMITING SURFACE POROSITY - In the manufacture of carbon-carbon composite brake discs, migration of anti-oxidant substances into the friction surfaces is prevented by limiting or eliminating surface porosity in the carbon-carbon composite brake materials. The method includes infusing a suitable resin into pores in surface layers of the carbon-carbon composite disc and then charring the resin-infused disc to convert the resin in the pores to pyrolytic carbon. The resin may be infused into the carbon disc by submerging the disc in a molten resin. Prior to submerging the disc in the molten resin, the disc may subjected to a vacuum to remove air from the pores. While the disc is submerged in the molten resin, the pressure in the pressurizable vessel may increased to force the molten resin into the open porosity of the disc. | 02-05-2015 |
20150041262 | REDUCTION OF PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS - A vehicle braking system reduces particulate emissions resulting from wear of the brake pad and rotor during stopping or slowing of a vehicle. The rotor includes at least one friction surface, that has an outer coating of a corrosion and wear-resistant material. This uoter coating can optionally include a first layer comprising a crystalline material and a second layer overlaying and contacting the first layer and comprising an amorphous material. The first layer and the second layer can optionally have an inter-layer period of less than 10 nm such that the structure of the outer coating is that of a superlattice. A brake member that includes a friction material is mounted to a caliper on the vehicle with the friction material disposed opposite the at least one friction surface so that the friction material reversibly engages with the outer coating of the corrosion and wear-resistant material when the braking system is operated to stop or slow the vehicle. Contact between the friction material and the outer coating results in substantially reduced conversion of the friction material to dust while producing an improved coefficient of friction relative to standard braking systems. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 02-12-2015 |
20150047932 | BRAKE DISK - The present invention is to provide a brake disk capable of enhancing the turning performance of a motorcycle by reducing the inertia, and preventing deposition on a braking portion by reducing a temperature variation of the braking portion. A brake disk | 02-19-2015 |
20150053515 | Brake Disc Arrangement for Disc Brakes - A brake disc arrangement for disc brakes comprising a friction ring, a mounting adapter for mounting the brake disc arrangement on a wheel hub, at least one connecting element for connecting the friction ring and the mounting adapter, and at least one contour having a friction ring-side and an adapter-side contour region, wherein the contour is shaped along a longitudinal axis by recesses in the friction ring and the mounting adapter running perpendicular to a rotational axis of the brake disc arrangement, wherein the connecting element may be brought from a first state where the connecting element is arranged inside the contour and a second state where the outer diameter of the connecting element is enlarged, such that the connecting element is connected to the friction ring-side and/or the adapter-side contour region by form fit and/or friction fit. | 02-26-2015 |
20150060218 | Brake disc assembly - A brake disc assembly is provided with a ring including holes and protrusions equally spaced along an inner edge, each protrusion having an aperture distal the holes; a central part includes through holes equally spaced along a periphery, a central hole, and spaced hole members surrounding the central hole; externally threaded bolts; and internally threaded nuts. The through holes and the protrusions are in register. The externally threaded bolts are driven through the apertures and the through holes into the internally threaded nuts to fasten the ring and the central part together. | 03-05-2015 |
20150075925 | FLOATING BRAKE DISC ASSEMBLY - A floating brake disc assembly includes a disc body and fasteners. The disc body includes a hub member and a brake rotor circumferentially around the hub member. The hub member and the brake rotor together defines connecting holes. Each fastener includes a rivet pin, a coned-disc spring and a protection washer next to the coned-disc spring. The coned-disc spring has a conical body and a positioning post axially extending from the conical body. The protection washer defines in an inner wall of its central bore a dent for reception of the respective positioning post of the coned-disc spring. The rivet pin passes through the connecting hole of the disc body, a central hole of the coned-disc spring and the central bore of the protection washer so as to fasten the hub member and the brake rotor together while allowing slight floating movement of the brake rotor relative to the hub member therebetween. | 03-19-2015 |
20150096850 | FRICTION BRAKE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A ferritically nitrocarburized rotational member of a vehicle brake is disclosed, including a rotational member having a friction surface configured for braking engagement with a corresponding friction material. A compound zone is disposed at the friction surface. An exposed surface of the compound zone is exposed to an atmosphere. The area of the exposed surface includes from about 0 percent to about 14 percent graphite. | 04-09-2015 |
20150101898 | STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE DISC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a stainless steel brake disc which is excellent in toughness, corrosion resistance, and wear resistance, and comprises, in % by mass, 0.030 to 0.080% of C, 0.05% to 1.0% of Si, 1.0 to 1.5% of Mn, 0.035% or less of P, 0.015% or less of S, 11.0 to 14.0% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.50% of Ni, 0.001 to 0.15% of V, less than 0.1% of Nb, 0.05% or less of Ti, 0.05% or less of Zr, 0.05% or less of Al, 0.015 to 0.060% of N, 0.0002% or more and 0.0050% or less of B, and 0.0080% or less of O, wherein an AT value of equation 1 is 0.055 to 0.090, equation 2 is satisfied, a ferrite phase fraction, in which an IQ value of an EBSD pattern is 4,000 or more, is 1% to 15%, a Charpy impact value is 50 J/cm | 04-16-2015 |
20150114772 | ROTOR BRAKE - A brake disc of a rotor brake is provided including a generally cylindrical body having a first planar surface, a second, opposite planar surface, and a central opening extending there through. A plurality of first connection members extend generally outwardly from the first planar surface. The first connection members are generally equidistantly spaced about a diameter of the first planar surface. A plurality of second connection members extend generally outwardly from the second planar surface. The second connection members are generally equidistantly spaced about a diameter of the second planar surface. | 04-30-2015 |
20150129377 | METHOD TO INCREASE CORROSION RESISTANCE IN FERRITIC NITROCARBURIZED TREATED CAST IRON SUBSTRATES - A method for improving corrosion resistance in FNC cast iron substrates without the need for additional coating or painting. The exemplary methods remove a portion of the FNC coating applied to a cast iron substrate, preferably through polishing, to expose the epsilon phase portion of the compound area. The epsilon phase portion is thought to provide improved corrosion protection as compared to non-polished FNC cast iron substrates. One exemplary product that may be provided with improved corrosion protection according to the above method is a brake rotor having a FNC treatment. | 05-14-2015 |
20150136546 | BRAKE DISC COMPRISING HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a brake disc manufactured from heterogeneous materials and a method for manufacturing the brake disc. The brake disc includes a friction part in which a connection hole is formed in a center, protrusions and recesses are alternately repeated along a circumference of the connection hole, the recess has a shape curved in an opposite direction of the connection hole. The brake disc also includes a hat part that is made of material different from that of the friction part, and has insertion grooves formed along an outer circumference so as to allow the protrusions to be inserted. Particularly, heat radiation holes are formed along the circumference of the connection hole at predetermined distance by connecting insertion parts of the protrusions to the insertion grooves of the hat part with a predetermined gap from an inner surface of the friction part. Also provided is a brake disc manufactured from heterogeneous materials having excellent durability. | 05-21-2015 |
20150136547 | METHOD FOR THE RECONDITIONING AND USE OF BRAKE DISCS OF THE REAR STATOR TYPE WITH STUDS, ASSEMBLED DISC AND CORRESPONDING STACK OF DISCS - The invention relates to a method for the reconditioning and use of brake discs of the rear stator type with studs, the method comprising the steps of using a first disc ( | 05-21-2015 |
20150144441 | SELF-COOLING BRAKE DISC ASSEMBLY - A brake disc assembly includes a hub member, a rotor member and a plurality of air guide plates. The hub member is provided to be connected to a wheel hub. The rotor member includes an annular portion and a plurality of support limbs that protrude radially inward from an inner peripheral face of the annular portion and are joined to a periphery of the hub member by bolts. The air guide plates are disposed in a circumferential direction about a central axis of the hub member. Each of the air guide plates substantially interposed in a gap between adjacent two of the support limbs of the rotor member. | 05-28-2015 |
20150307979 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A BRAKE DISK AND BRAKE DISK - The invention relates to a process for producing a brake disk for a vehicle, in which a friction layer is arranged at least in certain regions on a base body of the brake disk. | 10-29-2015 |
20150323025 | BRAKE DISC - Brake disc for vehicles comprising a set of through holes ( | 11-12-2015 |
20150330464 | HIGHLY HEAT-RESISTANT BRAKE DISC FOR RAILCAR - Provided is a high heat resistant brake disk for a railroad vehicle, which is manufactured using a nano material having high heat conductivity, such as a carbon nanotube (CNT) or graphene, to improve heat resistance of an overheated portion of the brake disk, and which can extend a life of the brake disk by suppressing performance deterioration due to a thermal shock. The high heat resistant brake disk includes a hub inserted into an axle of the railroad vehicle and an outer circumference coupled to a vehicle wheel to coaxially rotate with the vehicle wheel, wherein at least one pattern unit made from a high heat resistant nano material is formed on one surface of the brake disk. | 11-19-2015 |
20150343518 | DISC BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A method of manufacturing a disc brake rotor comprises preparing at least one elongated plate having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end in a longitudinal direction of the at least one elongated plate. The method comprises bending the at least one elongated plate in an arc shape. | 12-03-2015 |
20150354647 | METHOD OF MAKING A BRAKE DISC, BRAKE DISC FOR DISC BRAKE AND A DISC BRAKE - The present invention relates to a method for making a brake disc comprising the following operating steps: a) providing a brake disc, comprising a braking band | 12-10-2015 |
20150354648 | VENTILATED BRAKE ROTORS - A brake rotor for attachment to a wheel of a vehicle may include an outer friction member and an inner friction member. The brake rotor may further include a plurality of fin elements connecting the outer friction member to the inner friction member. Each fin element may include first and second pillars that are connected by a bridge portion to define an opening in the fin element. The opening is configured to allow air to pass through the fin element. | 12-10-2015 |
20150354649 | FRICTION DISK COOLING GROOVES - A friction disk for a frictionally acting device includes an annular friction surface having an inner edge and an outer edge. Grooves are formed in the friction surface. The grooves include a plurality of radially extending inner grooves which communicate with the inner edge. A plurality of radially extending outer grooves communicate with the outer edge. A plurality of branch grooves communicate each inner groove with a pair of the outer grooves, and communicate each outer groove with a pair of the inner grooves. Each inner groove is aligned with a corresponding outer groove. Each branch groove intersects with another of the branch grooves. Each inner groove has a width which is greater than a width of a corresponding outer groove. | 12-10-2015 |
20150361003 | Carbon Article Having an Improved Primer Coating and an Improved Anti-Oxidant Coating - A carbon article shaped as a brake disc, the brake disc being coated with an anti-oxidant coating obtained by applying as a primer coat a composition including orthophosphoric acid, aluminum hydroxide, demineralized water, and a wetting additive; curing the primer coat; applying as a barrier coat a composition including orthophosphoric acid, aluminum hydroxide, demineralized water, colloidal silica, silicon hexaboride, boron, and a wetting additive; and curing the barrier coat. | 12-17-2015 |
20150362029 | Carbon Article Having an Improved Anti-Oxidant Coating - A carbon article shaped as a brake disc, the brake disc being coated with an anti-oxidant coating obtained by applying as a primer coat a composition including orthophosphoric acid, aluminum chloride hydrated, a surfactant, industrial methylated spirits, and demineralized water; curing the primer coat; applying as a barrier coat a composition including orthophosphoric acid, aluminum chloride hydrated, a surfactant, industrial methylated spirits, demineralized water, colloidal silica, and boron nitride; and curing the barrier coat. | 12-17-2015 |
20150369313 | REDUCED-DIAMETER BRAKE ROTOR FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - The invention is directed to a reduced-diameter brake rotor for heavy-duty vehicles. The rotor has a reduced diameter to enable it to be used in conjunction with reduced-diameter wheel end configurations. The rotor includes a radially-extending disc that in turn includes an inboard surface and an outboard surface, and a solid, constant cross-section between the inboard and outboard surfaces. The rotor also includes a radially-extending mounting flange for mounting the rotor to a wheel hub of the vehicle. An axially-extending sleeve is integrally formed with and extends between the disc and the mounting flange. The solid disc and other features of the rotor desirably reduce the peak temperature of the rotor by increasing its mass, reduce coning of the rotor during braking, and desirably maintain the heat transfer properties of the rotor while decreasing the brittleness and improving the hot strength of the rotor. | 12-24-2015 |
20150369314 | Wear Resistant Braking Systems - In some implementations of the current subject matter, a brake rotor can include a supporting layer applied to a friction surface of a brake rotor substrate, which can optionally include cast iron, and a coating applied over the supporting layer. The supporting layer can include a preparatory metal, and the coating can impart wear and corrosion resistant properties to the friction surface. Related systems, methods, articles of manufacture, and the like are disclosed. | 12-24-2015 |
20160001343 | FLOW-TURNED BREAK DISC - The present disclosure relates to a brake disc of a disc brake, comprising a friction ring and a brake-disc chamber. The present disclosure further relates to a method for producing a brake disc, and also to the use of said brake disc. The object, of proposing a brake disc which firstly can be produced in a simple manner, has a weight-saving potential and at the same time can be mass-produced, is achieved in that the friction ring and the brake-disc chamber of the brake disc are one-piece and are composed of a flow-formed, heat-resistant or highly heat-resistant steel grade. | 01-07-2016 |
20160017944 | COMPOSITE BRAKE DISKS AND METHODS FOR COATING - A brake disk formed of a light weight ceramic and ceramic composite materials, the brake disk having a coating overlying at least a portion of the brake disk. The brake disk includes parallel surfaces wherein at least a portion of the parallel surfaces are coated with a coating material to increase wear and decrease corrosion. The coating over the brake disk includes multiple layers of the coating material, wherein the coating material includes coating material particles configured to construct a pattern of repetition that is consistent with a lattice structure when applied over the parallel surfaces of the brake disk. | 01-21-2016 |
20160025164 | ROTOR COVER, ROTOR COOLING APPARATUS, AND TEMPERATURE-LEVEL INDICATOR - A rotor cover comprises a cover portion and a mounting portion. The cover portion is configured to at least partially cover a disc brake rotor mounted on a bicycle hub assembly. The mounting portion is configured to be mounted on the bicycle hub assembly. | 01-28-2016 |
20160025165 | Brake Disc Mounting Arrangement - An arrangement for mounting a brake disc to an axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes mounting rings and may include bushing blocks interposed between an axle hub and a brake disc in a manner that permits transfer of braking forces from the brake disc to the axle hub while minimizing heat transfer from the disc to the hub. | 01-28-2016 |
20160025166 | Brake Disc and Mounting Arrangement for a Brake Disc - A disc brake for a vehicle axle includes a brake rotor, a brake caliper that straddles the brake rotor, a wheel hub, and a plurality of brake rotor mounting elements that couple the brake rotor to the wheel hub. The brake rotor includes a friction ring portion and a rotor mounting portion radially inward of the friction ring portion. The rotor mounting portion is formed on a radially inner circumference of the brake rotor, and includes a plurality of splines extending radially inward toward an axis of rotation of the brake rotor and a radially inward extending axial motion limiting feature disposed between each adjacent pair of the plurality of splines. | 01-28-2016 |
20160025167 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BRAKE DISK AND A BRAKE DISK - The disclosure relates to a brake disk and a method for producing a brake disk. The method may include roughening at least some area(s) of a surface of the main body, forming a metal coating on at least some area(s) of the roughened region of the surface of the main body, applying an enamel slip to at least some area(s) of the surface of the main body, drying the applied enamel slip, and heating the main body to form the enamel coating and to join the metal coating metallurgically to the main body. The brake disk may include a main body having an enamel coating arranged at least in some area(s). A metal coating may additionally be formed on the surface of the main body, at least in some area(s), wherein the metal coating is joined metallurgically to the main body. | 01-28-2016 |
20160047430 | CATHODICALLY PROTECTED HUB AND BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A wheel hub and brake rotor assembly is disclosed which is resistant to corrosion via cathodic protection. One or more sacrificial anodes may be mounted on the hub and/or the rotor. | 02-18-2016 |
20160047431 | BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A brake rotor assembly, and method for forming a brake rotor assembly, that includes an integrally formed first disc member coupled to an integrally formed second disc member, wherein a first portion of the outer surface of the first disc member and the second disc member is formed from a metal matrix composite and the remainder of the first disc member and second disc member is formed from the support element used in the first portion. | 02-18-2016 |
20160076613 | Brake Disc Assembly for a Wheel - A brake disc for providing a braking surface on a rotating body, such as a railway wheel is provided. The brake disc includes a plurality of arcuate segments ( | 03-17-2016 |
20160102719 | DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A disc brake rotor including a friction portion and a cooling fin located radially offset from the friction portion is provided. The cooling fin is configured to deflect due to a change in temperature in the friction portion. | 04-14-2016 |
20160108980 | CERAMIC PREFORM AND METHOD - The present application discloses a ceramic preform, a method of making a ceramic preform, a MMC comprising a ceramic preform, and a method of making a MMC. The method of making a ceramic preform generally comprises preparing reinforcing fibers, preparing a ceramic compound, and forming the compound into a desired shape to create the ceramic preform. In certain embodiments, the ceramic compound is formed as either a disc or a ring for use in a brake disc metal matrix composite. The metal matrix composite generally comprises the ceramic preform infiltrated with a molten metal to form the brake disc metal matrix composite. The method of making the metal matrix composite generally comprises heating the ceramic preform, placing the ceramic preform in a mold cavity of a die cast mold, and introducing molten metal into the mold cavity to infiltrate the ceramic preform to form the brake disc metal matrix composite. | 04-21-2016 |
20160108981 | Wear Resistant Coating for Brake Disks With Unique Surface Appearance and Methods for Coating - A brake disk including carbon steel, stainless steel or a ceramic composite material and coated with a coating material that is wear and corrosion resistant and when applied properly allows for the coated surface to have a variety of “textured” appearances. For example, the coated surface can be made to look like woven carbon fiber. The aesthetically pleasing, wear and corrosion resistant coating overlays wear surfaces and portions of the brake disk that will be, in many cases, visible when the brake disk is installed on the vehicle. The coating includes a first layer of a metal, such as a pure titanium metal, and a second layer that can include a Nitride, Boride, Carbide or Oxide of the metal used in the first layer. The coating can be applied using a physical vapor deposition source such as a cathodic arc source with a controlled gas atmosphere. | 04-21-2016 |
20160116010 | METHOD FOR MAKING BRAKE DISCS IN FIBER REINFORCED MATERIAL AND BRAKE DISC MADE WITH SUCH METHOD - A brake disc made of fiber-reinforced material includes a braking band having a predetermined thickness. The method for making the brake discs includes setting up a winding mandrel and forming at least one layer of fibers having a predetermined width. The layer of fibers is impregnated with a binder resin. The impregnated layer is wound about the mandrel, forming a hollow cylindrical body having a predefined outer diameter and an inner diameter substantially equivalent to the mandrel diameter. The layer of fibers is wound about the mandrel in a winding direction substantially parallel to the lengthwise direction of the layer. The cylindrical body is heated to at least partly cross-link the binder resin and obtain a solid semi-finished cylindrical body. The cylindrical body is cut in slices transversely to the cylindrical body axis according to predetermined thicknesses. Each slice is a disc-shaped body defining the disc's braking band. | 04-28-2016 |
20160123416 | System and Method for Ceramic Doping of Carbon Fiber Composite Structures - A system and method for ceramic doping of carbon fiber materials is disclosed. A carbon fiber preform may be made of carbonized oxidized PAN fibers and may be placed in contact with a nanoparticle suspension having nanoparticles and a dispersion medium. The nanoparticles may impregnate the carbon fiber preform, causing it to become a doped carbon fiber preform. The doped carbon fiber preform may be densified. The doped carbon fiber preform may be densified by conventional CVI processing techniques. The doped carbon fiber preform may be densified by thermal gradient CVI. | 05-05-2016 |
20160160947 | BRAKE DISK - A brake disk includes: an outer disk, being substantially ring-shaped and defining a central axis, an inner annular flange of the outer disk formed with connecting bridges, the connecting bridge having a protruding portion disposed through a disposing hole axially; an inner disk, coaxially disposed in the outer disk and located on a same plane with the outer disk, an outer annular flange of the inner disk formed with recessed portions corresponding to the protruding portions respectively, the protruding portion fittingly engaged with the recessed portion to prevent the inner disk from rotating relative to the outer disk, the recessed portion and the protruding portion having a gap therebetween; a plurality of positioning members, each positioning member disposed through the disposing hole to restrain the outer and inner disks from moving relatively axially; wherein the outer and inner disks are axially non-overlapping. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160948 | Brake Disc for a Vehicle - A brake disc is provided for a disc brake, which consists of a brake disc chamber and at least one friction ring connected to the latter via connecting devices. A jacket of the brake disc chamber is provided with sections of reduced wall thickness and/or apertures. These sections and/or apertures are axially directed material recesses which are located on the outer circumference of the brake disc chamber jacket and serve for placing the connecting devices as close as possible to the brake disc chamber jacket. | 06-09-2016 |
20160178019 | MECHANICALLY ROUGHENED BRAKE ROTORS | 06-23-2016 |
20160186824 | KEYED BRAKE DISK ASSEMBLY - Friction disks, such as rotors and stators, including keyed wear liners are disclosed. The friction disks may include a core and a replaceable wear liner coupled to each side of the core. The wear liners may include a plurality of keys which engage key notches in the core. The key notches may prevent the wear liners from rotating with respect to the core in response to a shear force, such as a force applied during braking. | 06-30-2016 |
20160377133 | BRAKE DISK DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A brake disk device for a vehicle having an annular brake disk with an encircling outer portion and an encircling inner portion, the inner diameter of which bounds a disk opening, and a brake pot with an annularly encircling edge portion, wherein the brake pot is fastened at the edge portion to the inner portion of the brake disk, wherein the edge portion is of multi-layered design at least in sections and/or is of thickened design in sections, wherein the walls of the edge portion are at least partially in contact, and an inner surface of the edge portion is designed as an additional brake surface. | 12-29-2016 |
20170234387 | NON-WOVEN, FRACTURE REDUCING BRAKE ROTOR PREFORMS AND PADS | 08-17-2017 |
20180023642 | Brake Rotor Assembly and a Brake Rotor Weight | 01-25-2018 |
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20090266655 | DISC BRAKE COVER STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE - A disc brake cover structure for a vehicle includes a protection cover and a wheel collar. The protection cover is to protect a rotor of a disc brake disposed at a front wheel of a vehicle. The front wheel is rotatably supported via a support shaft between first and second axle holders disposed at a front fork. A wheel collar is to be supported on the support shaft to position the front wheel and connected to the protection cover. The wheel collar is arranged to be sandwiched between a hub of the front wheel and either one of the first and second axle holders. | 10-29-2009 |
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20100065387 | BRAKE DUST COLLECTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a brake dust collector ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100187052 | SPLASH GUARD MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE - A splash guard mechanism for preventing the entry of grass, in addition to mud and gravel, in a vehicle such as a an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle). A disc-shaped splash guard mechanism covers a brake disc stored in a concave portion of a wheel to thereby prevent the entry of dirt such as mud, gravel, and grass into the brake disc. If the dirt enters the brake disc, the dirt is ejected from a first cutout portion provided on a lower portion of the splash guard mechanism. Additionally, a grass removal portion substantially triangle-shaped in plan view is provided on a lower portion of the splash guard mechanism. The grass removal portion protrudes toward a vehicle center to push grass on the ground outward and away from the first cutout portion. Since the grass is only pushed out, the grass is prevented from being cut and entering the brake disk. | 07-29-2010 |
20100236880 | Method and device for brake dust collection - A method and device for capturing particulates produced by a brake shoe of a motorized vehicle are provided. A strip of material is attached to an inner planar race of a wheel rim and is positioned to capture particulates (“brake dust”) caused by the friction braking process. Particulates may be driven toward the strip by centrifugal force, chemical attraction, electrostatic force and/or magnetic force. The strip may be shaped with a plurality of faces to provide a greater surface area than a flat planar strip of material provides. The strip may include cilia, a nappy material, and/or a loop material to attract and retain the brake dust. The strip may be magnetic or include a magnetic substance. An adhesive material is placed upon a second strip surface, whereby the strip is removably coupled to the inner race by the adhesive material. | 09-23-2010 |
20140054119 | Brake Dust Collector for Motor Vehicles - A brake dust collector for a motor vehicle for collecting brake dusk of a vehicle wheel brake has a dust collecting device with a filter element arranged in a filter receptacle. The filter element is designed as an exchangeable filter and is arranged exchangeable in a receiving space provided in the filter receptacle. The filter receptacle has a housing opening communicating with the receiving space. Through the housing opening the filter element is inserted into the receiving space and removed from the receiving space. The housing opening is located on a side of the filter receptacle that is facing away from the vehicle wheel brake. | 02-27-2014 |
20140054120 | Brake Dust Collector for Motor Vehicles - A brake dust collector for a motor vehicle for collecting brake dust of a vehicle wheel brake has a dust collecting device that has at least one filter element and at least one filter element receptacle. The at least one filter element is secured in the at least one filter element receptacle. The at least one filter element receptacle is a through opening in a wheel rim; an intermediate space defined between the wheel rim and non-rotating vehicle parts; or a combination thereof. | 02-27-2014 |
20140054121 | Brake Dust Collector for Motor Vehicles - A brake dust collector for a motor vehicles for collecting brake dust has a dust collecting device with a filter element and a filter receptacle in which the filter element is arranged. The filter element is a shaped filter and has at least two partial sections. The at least two partial sections each have a filter material of a different porosity including a first partial section with a great porosity and a second partial section with a small porosity. | 02-27-2014 |
20140102837 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BRAKE DUST COLLECTION - A method and device for capturing particulates produced by a brake shoe of a motorized vehicle are provided. A strip of material is attached to an inner planar race of a wheel rim and is positioned to capture particulates (“brake dust”) caused by the friction braking process. Particulates may be driven toward the strip by centrifugal force, chemical attraction, electrostatic force and/or magnetic force. The strip may be shaped with a plurality of faces to provide a greater surface area than a flat planar strip of material provides. The strip may include cilia, a nappy material, and/or a loop material to attract and retain the brake dust. The strip may be magnetic or include a magnetic substance. An adhesive material is placed upon a second strip surface, whereby the strip is removably coupled to the inner race by the adhesive material. | 04-17-2014 |
20150122601 | Brake Assembly with Particle Capture - Nonpolluting brake assembly comprising a rotor, a pad comprising friction material capable of releasing particles resulting from abrasion, an autonomous suction device for drawing off said particles which comprises an intake opening arranged in the immediate vicinity of the pad and the rotor, a collection chamber for collecting the particles, an impeller driven by the rotor by means of a roller pressing on the rotor, for drawing off the particles through the opening and propelling them into the collection chamber, such that the particles are trapped as close as possible to their emission. | 05-07-2015 |
20150136545 | WATERPROOF DEVICE FOR DRUM BRAKE - A waterproof device for a drum brake can prevent noise and malfunction of a brake by stopping water from flowing into the drum brake. The waterproof device for a drum brake can minimize not only foreign substances, but also water flowing into a drum, by improving the mounting structure of a dust cover that is mounted at the drum inlet of a drum brake in a new structure that is mounted hermetically and watertightly along the inner edge of a drum by buoyancy or pressure due to water when passing a puddle or a wheel washer. | 05-21-2015 |
20160025162 | REMOVABLE BRAKE COVER - A removable brake cover apparatus is disclosed including a sidewall presenting frontal and posterior surfaces and a circumferential wall extending transversely from the sidewall to define a brake rotor receiving cavity adjacent the posterior surface of the sidewall. A brake caliper pocket having a limited circumferential extent is disposed along the sidewall and the circumferential wall to define a brake caliper receiving cavity adjacent the brake rotor receiving cavity. Engagement fingers extend radially into the brake caliper receiving cavity to engage a brake caliper received therein with an audible and/or tactile indicator defining a fully installed position of the brake cover apparatus. Locking recesses extend radially into the brake rotor receiving cavity to engage a brake dust shield received therein. Multiple ones of the brake cover apparatus disclosed are nestable with one another in a stacked arrangement wherein the engagement fingers and locking recesses perform locating and anti-rotation functions. | 01-28-2016 |
20160084328 | BRAKE SHIELD - A brake shield | 03-24-2016 |
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