Disc brake rotor and wheel assembly
US5024300A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2065/784
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle wheel and rotor assembly is provided for use with a vehicle having a disc-type brake. The assembly includes a wheel for threaded connection with an axle and a rotor. The rotor has a core section joined to an annular ring section and the core section has apertures aligned for threadably joining the rotor to the wheel. Heat pipes are embedded within said rotor core. The heat pipes provide a heat sink for the annular ring section of the rotor causing a fluid within the heat pipe to vaporize on an end of the heat pipes more adjacent to the annular ring section and to condense on an end of the heat pipe more adjacent to the wheel to transfer heat from the annular ring to the wheel.
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