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US 5,615,758 AGranted
Fabric arrangement and method for controlling fluid flow
OwnerTerry E. Nelsinventor
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a material for an element of a power transmission-absorption assembly and the method of making such material is disclosed. The material has a pre-selected channel configuration to permit flow of a cooling medium thereacross or therethrough.
Claims11
A method of controlling the flow of cooling medium between cooperating friction elements of a power absorption-transmission assembly, comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining a desired pattern of flow paths for directing said cooling medium away from an interface between the cooperating friction elements;
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- (b) weaving a friction facing material to provide a plurality of channels for channeling said cooling medium in accordance with said desired pattern of flow paths when said friction facing material is situated on at least one of the cooperating friction elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.