Method of making a friction ring for a brake disk
AssigneeKnorr-Bremse Systeme FüR Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorXaver Wirth
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Abstract
The invention is a brake disk and a method of producing the same. The brake disk has at least one friction ring which can be engaged by a brake shoe on at least one side. The friction ring is divided into at least two ring segments having mutually facing end areas configured to be coupled with one another adjacent a junction and separation area. A separation gap is formed between the mutually facing end areas, which mesh with one another. At least one connection device is positioned in the junction and separation area for coupling the ring segments together.
Claims13
A method for producing a friction ring having at least two ring segments, the friction ring being suitable for a brake disk, comprising the steps of:
- providing a one-piece, ring-shaped basic element;
- cutting the basic element into at least two ring segments using a hydrocutting process to form a separation gap between adjacent end areas of the ring segments, and form a junction and separation area near the adjacent end areas;
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- joining the adjacent end areas at the junction and separation area by at least one connection device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.