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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/510 ;
Abstract
A disc rotor used in a disc brake which generates a vibration having a large component in the axial direction of the disc rotor when a brake pad is pressed against the disc rotor. The disc rotor has a hat portion to be fixed to an axle hub of a vehicle. A sliding portion, which is pressed by a brake pad so as to generate a brake force, is connected to the hat portion via a connecting portion. A plurality of ribs are provided to increase a rigidity of the connecting portion. A low-rigidity portion having a rigidity less than the sliding portion and the connecting portion may be provided between the sliding portion and the connecting portion.