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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jarlen Don, Carbondale, IL (US);
Jar-Shuen Don, KaoHsiung, TW;
Chia-Yu Tang, Shing Ten City, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/512 ;
Abstract
A friction disc includes a backing plate and a plurality of tiles having a trapezoid shape. The tiles are cut from a sheet of friction material such that greater than about 80% of the sheet is utilized in the tiles. The tiles are adhered to the backing plate with a phenolic-based resin. A groove extends between adjacent tiles from an inner diameter side to an outer diameter side.