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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:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/512 ;
Abstract
A brake assembly comprising a hat section having an annular portion with an outer edge, and radial ribs integral with the hat section and extending away from the outer edge, and a friction ring of predetermined thickness and positioned around said hat section in coaxial position, the ribs having ends projecting into said friction ring so that the friction ring is mounted on said ribs and can expand freely in a radial direction.