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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Siavash Eshghy, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell International Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1882 / ; 1882 / ; 188 725 ;
Abstract
A force application system for a disc brake assembly in which twin pistons engage a configured load plate featuring stiffening ribs at specific locations to maximize the stiffness thereof seeking to provide uniformity of pressure transmitted therethrough to a friction pad. Additional uniformity of pressure is achieved by forming recesses in the backing plate of the friction pad proximate regions of pressure peaks. A singular recess at the point of pressure peak or recesses defined in a pattern identified by infinite element analysis may be utilized to optimize uniformity of pressure distribution.