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Friction pads for use in disc brakes

US5725077A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 1996
Grant dateMar 10, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 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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