Federal-Mogul Technology Limited

Federal-Mogul Friction Products Gmbh

Philip Ferdani

Nanoo Patel

Hans-Gunter Paul

John David Holme

Simon Mathew Hudson

A pad assembly includes a carrier plate, a backing plate to one side of which is secured at least one friction pad and which is mounted on its alternate side on the carrier plate, a spring acting between the carrier plate and the backing plate and allowing for limited rocking and/or linear movement of the backing plate relative to the carrier plate against the action of the spring. A plurality of transmitting members are secured to one or the other of the carrier plate or the backing plate and project to engage the other so as to enable the transmission of force between the two plates. The arrangement of the force transmitting members is such that at least two of the force transmitting members are generally equiangularly arranged about the geometric center of the carrier plate.

Pad assembly for use in a disc brake

A disc brake testing apparatus comprises operating means operable to operate pad moving means of the disc brake to urge pads of the brake towards the disc thereof. The operating means operable to urge the pads against the disc with a higher pressure sufficient to cause the pads to maintain constant contact with the disc and apply a significant braking force thereto. In order to simulate conditions which cause disc thickness variation, the operating means is alternatively operable to urge the pads against the disc with a lower pressure selected to cause the pads to make intermittent contact with the disc during each revolution of the disc.

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Philip Ferdani