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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Alan Stephenson, Detroit, MI (US);
James Maurice Boileau, Novi, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Garrett Coffman, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/12 (2006.01); B23B 27/06 (2006.01); B23B 5/02 (2006.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/127 (2013.01); B23B 5/02 (2013.01); B23B 27/06 (2013.01); F16D 65/125 (2013.01); B23B 2235/045 (2013.01); F16D 2065/132 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1304 (2013.01); F16D 2250/0038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake rotor includes an outer surface; first and second opposing braking surfaces, each bounded by the outer surface to form first and second opposing braking surface edges. A plurality of concentric grooves are formed on the first and/or second braking surfaces.