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US 6,644,453 B2Granted
Waved friction plate and assembly
AssigneeBorgWarner Inc.
InventorJohn M. Kremer
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Abstract
A friction plate and friction facing material assembly includes a friction plate having a waved or sinusoidal annular shape and friction material mounted on at least a portion of the friction plate. The waved friction plate defines a plurality of upwardly extending sections having no friction material thereon.
Claims15
A waved friction plate and friction facing material assembly comprising
- a friction plate, and
- a friction material mounted on at least portion of the friction plate, the friction plate having a waved or sinusoidal annular shape;
- wherein the waved friction plate defines at least one upwardly extending section, the upwardly extending section having no friction material thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.