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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Scott A. Paul, Plain City, OH (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/12 (2006.01); B22D 19/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/126 (2013.01); B22D 19/00 (2013.01); F16D 65/123 (2013.01); F16D 2065/132 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1344 (2013.01); F16D 2200/003 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0043 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake assembly for use in a disc brake mechanism of a vehicle. The brake assembly includes an aluminum ceramic composite rotor connected to a central aluminum hub. The rotor includes projections extending radially inward toward the hub and engaging with through holes in the hub. The projections extend through the through holes to connect the rotor to the hub. The engagement between the projections and the through holes allows for radial movement of the projections relative to the through holes, which radial movement may be caused by thermal expansion of the rotor from heat generated during a breaking operation.