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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1998
Don Bornhorst, Minster, OH (US);
Kurt A Bohman, Versailles, OH (US);
Bradley A Burns, Wapakoneta, OH (US);
Ed Daniel, Fort Loramie, OH (US);
Kevin Evers, Fort Recovery, OH (US);
Bryan Pax, Minster, OH (US);
Robert L Schockman, St. Henry, OH (US);
The Minster Machine Company, Minster, OH (US);
Abstract
A drive disk assembly for use in a press machine is segmented into a plurality of discrete drive disk segments each having a friction pad attached thereto. The segmented drive disk permits individual disk segments and friction pads to be removed after installation without disassembling the entire arrangement. The disk segments may grow thermally without causing the flex disk being utilized to shift axially or radially. A slot formed throughout the disk segment acts as an effective heat barrier to protect sensitive parts from undue thermal exposure.