Friction pads for use in disc brakes
US5725077A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2200/0069
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A friction pad for a brake assembly including a backing plate having attached to it a pad of friction material containing at least 50% by weight of a ceramic material present in the form of relatively coarse particles of diameter 0.3 mm to 4 mm and a synthetic resin binder, together with a minor amount of a graphite lubricant and a minor amount of a ceramic material in the form of relatively fine particles in the size range 1 to 30 microns.
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