Brake pad with optimised cooling
AssigneeBeringer Aero
InventorGilbert Beringer
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Abstract
The invention concerns a brake pad (10) for a disc brake caliper, the pad (10) comprising a support plate (11). According to the invention, the support plate (11) has cooling fins (17), thus creating a convection zone (16).
Claims11
Brake pad (10) for a disc brake caliper (20), the pad (10) comprising a support plate (11), characterized in that the support plate (11) has cooling fins (17), thus creating a convection zone (16).
Brake pad (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support plate (11) has a front face (14) receiving a lining (15) with a friction zone, and the lining (15) covers only part of the front face (14), leaving an uncovered front zone (14b), which is also part of the convection zone (16).
Brake pad (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the convection zone (16) is located on either side of the pad (10).
Brake pad (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support plate (11) is made of low-alloy steel, comprising less than 0.3% by mass of carbon, preferably less than 0.2%, and vanadium in an amount between 0.2 and 0.3% by mass.
Caliper (20) for a disc brake equipped with a break pad (10) according to any of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.