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US 2009/0152058 A1Published application
Brake lining cup attachment method for reduced wear
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorJohn H.E. Thorp
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Abstract
A brake lining assembly is provided for improved useful life. A brake lining assembly may comprise a carrier disk, a brake lining cup secured to the carrier disk and filled with a brake lining material, wherein the segmented brake lining cup has a center, wherein the brake lining material is secured to the carrier disk with an attachment fastener through the lining material and the brake lining cup, and wherein the attachment fastener is offset from the center.
Claims20
A brake lining assembly comprising:
- a carrier disk;
- a brake lining cup secured to said carrier disk, wherein at least a portion of said brake lining cup is filled with a brake lining material;
- wherein said brake lining cup has a center;
- wherein said brake lining material is secured to said carrier disk with an attachment fastener through said brake lining material and said brake lining cup;
- and,
- wherein said attachment fastener is offset from said center.
3 more elements
A method comprising the steps of:
- coupling a brake lining cup and a brake lining material, wherein said brake lining material is configured to fit into said brake lining cup, and said brake lining cup having a brake lining cup center and a brake lining material center corresponding to said brake lining cup center, wherein said brake lining material has an attachment hole offset from said brake lining material center;
- and
- attaching said brake lining material to a carrier disk through said brake lining cup with an attachment fastener through said attachment hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.