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Method of manufacturing a friction disc
Assignee: Girling Ltd
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Filing: 1974-05-17
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Granted: 1976-03-23
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Expires: 1994-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing a friction disc for use, inter alia, in a disc brake, the friction disc including a metal backing plate and a plurality of friction pads carried by the backing plate. The method comprises the steps of providing a plurality of powder compacts of friction material at the required positions on the backing plate, and resistance heating the powder compacts to sinter the compacts into the required friction pads and to bond the pads to the backing plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Robert Allen
- 👤 Anthony William Harrison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:25
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F7/00; B22F7/06; B22F7/08; F; F16; F16D; F16D65/00; F16D65/02; F16D65/12; F16D65/122; F16D69/00; B22F2998/00; F16D2250/00; F16D2250/0061; F16D2250/0076
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of manufacturing a friction disc of the kind including a metal backing plate and a plurality of friction pads carried by the backing plate on at least one major surface thereof, the method comprising the steps of providing a plurality of powder compacts of friction material at the required positions on said major surface of the backing plate, and resistance heating each of the powder compacts to sinter the compacts into the required friction pads and to bond the pads to the backing plate, the resistance heating of each powder compact being effected by urging one electrode of a pair of electrodes against said compact to press the compact against said major surface of the backing plate and then passing a heating current through the compact between said pair of electrodes.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of manufacturing a friction disc of the kind including a metal backing plate and a plurality of friction pads carried by the backing plate on at least one major surface thereof, the method comprising the steps of providing a plurality of powder compacts of friction material at the required positions on said major surface of the backing plate, and resistance heating each of the powder compacts to sinter the compacts into the required friction pads and to bond the pads to the backing plate, the resistance heating of each powder compact being effected by urging one electrode of a pair of electrodes against said compact to press the compact against said major surface of the backing plate and then passing a heating current through the compact between said pair of electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the backing plate is steel and is provided with brazing material at each of the positions on the backing plate where a friction pad is to be bonded thereto so that the resistance heating step produces a brazed joint between the friction pads and the backing plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the brazing material is copper, brass, bronze, tin, zinc, a tin/zinc alloy, or nickel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the backing plate is circular and the friction pads are located on at least one major surface of the backing plate so as to be equally radially spaced from the centre of the plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the backing plate is circular and the friction pads extend in first and second circular rows adjacent the periphery of the backing plate, the first and second rows defining respective overlapping, concentric, circular annuli.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said one electrode presents a substantially planar end surface to the compacts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein, prior to the resistance heating step, the compacts are subjected to an initial heating and pressing operation at a lower temperature than said resistance heating step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 and including the further step of resistance heating the sintered compacts at a lower temperature than that employed in said first mentioned resistance heating step.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of manufacturing a friction disc of the kind including a metal backing plate formed with a centrally disposed bore therein, with the wall of the bore being of splined form, and a plurality of friction pads carried by the backing plate on each major surface thereof and angularly spaced around said bore, the method comprising the steps of providing a plurality of powder compacts of friction material at the required positions on the backing plate, and resistance heating each of the powder compacts to sinter the compacts into the required friction pads and to bond the pads to the backing plate, the resistance heating of each powder compact being effected by urging one electrode of a pair of electrodes against said compact to press the compact against the adjacent major surface of the backing plate and then passing a heating current through the compact between said pair of electrodes.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of manufacturing a friction disc of the kind including a metal backing plate formed with a centrally disposed bore therein, with the wall of the bore being of splined form, and a plurality of friction pads carried by the backing plate on each major surface thereof and angularly spaced around said bore, the method comprising the steps of providing a plurality of powder compacts of friction material at the required positions on the backing plate, and resistance heating each of the powder compacts to sinter the compacts into the required friction pads and to bond the pads to the backing plate, the resistance heating of each powder compact being effected by urging one electrode of a pair of electrodes against said compact to press the compact against the adjacent major surface of the backing plate and then passing a heating current through the compact between said pair of electrodes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein each friction pad on one major surface of the backing plate is aligned with a respective friction pad on the opposite major surface of the backing plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 10 wherein at least a portion of each of said powder compacts is received in a respective recess formed in the backing plate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein said portion of each compact conforms to its respective recess.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the powder compacts necessary to produce a pair of aligned friction pads extend into and meet within a hole extending through the backing plate, the friction pads becoming bonded together through said hole during the resistance heating step.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-03-23 | 1979-09-22 | 1980-03-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-03-23 | 1983-09-22 | 1984-03-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-03-23 | 1987-09-22 | 1988-03-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |