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Wear indicator for a friction member of an automotive brake

US4869350A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 1988
Grant dateSep 26, 1989
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D66/024
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The wear indicator comprises essentially a coaxial cable (4, 5) of which the conducting core (4) and the conducting sleeve (5) are connected electrically by a socket (6, 6', 6", 6'41 ). One bared end of the core (4) is disposed on a wear limit plane of a lining forming part of a friction member. A rotating member, disc or drum then cuts the end of the core when the lining reaches its permissible wear limit.

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