Light-weight and sound-damped brake rotor and method of manufacturing the same

US9016445B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9016445-B2
Application numberUS-201113292158-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 9, 2011
Priority dateNov 9, 2011
Publication dateApr 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 28, 2015

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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.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A sound-damped brake rotor, for a vehicle braking system, that co-rotates with a vehicle wheel in close relationship to one or more brake pads that can be selectively applied against the brake rotor to slow the rotational speed of the wheel, the brake rotor comprising: a steel rotor hat that comprises an axially-protruding central hub along a longitudinal axis of the rotor hat and a flange that extends radially from and circumferentially around the cen…

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What does patent US9016445B2 cover?
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 pie…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hanna Michael D, Riefe Mark T, Sundar Mohan, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16D65/0006. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).