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US 4,230,253 AGranted
Method of making a caliper brake rotor
AssigneeThe B. F. Goodrich Company
InventorsJohn J. Enright, William T. Holzworth
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Abstract
A method for making a rotor for a caliper brake with a disc mounted on a cylindrical adaptor. The disc includes a coiled metal strip having a rectangular cross section with edge surfaces aligned to provide friction faces for engagement by friction lining carriers of the brake while decreasing the vibration and noise during braking. The ends of the coiled strip are welded to the disc and the overlapping surfaces of the coils are brazed together.
Claims4
A method of making a rotor for a caliper brake comprising:
- (1) wrapping an elongated steel strip in a coil to form a disc with a central opening and an outer periphery;
- (2) welding the ends of said strip to said disc;
- (3) adhering the overlapping surfaces of said coils together;
- (4) machining the outer periphery and central opening to taper the ends of said strips and provide a uniform diameter of said central opening and of said outer periphery of the rotor;
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- (5) welding said disc to a cylindrical adaptor for fastening said rotor to a wheel.
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