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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. 23, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jay D White, Galesburg, MI (US);
Ralph W Larson, Olivet, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1882 / ; 1882 / ; 301-691 ;
Abstract
A brake drum and wheel assembly having a reduced heat transfer coefficient having an insulating ring formed in a flange section of the wheel disposed to be clamped against a drum extension attached to a cylindrical main drum. In an alternate embodiment, the drum extension is coated with a thermal insulating material such that a layer of the insulating material is disposed between the wheel flange section and the drum extension.