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US 2015/0083533 A1Published application
Customized friction for brakes
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsTahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Wayde R. Schmidt, Xiaodong Luo, Anthony Cooney, John T. Pitts
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Abstract
A brake element is provided including a friction material. The friction material includes a polymer-based ceramic matrix composite material having a plurality of fibers. The plurality of fibers is arranged at an angle to a braking direction.
Claims17
A brake element, comprising:
- a friction material including a polymer-based ceramic matrix composite material having a plurality of fibers;
- wherein the plurality of fibers are arranged at an angle to a braking direction.
A method of making a brake element, comprising the steps of:
- providing a friction material including a polymer-based ceramic matrix composite material having a plurality of fibers;
- arranging the plurality of fibers at an angle to a braking direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.