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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
John M. Kremer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/369 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/369 ;
Abstract
A friction plate and friction facing material assembly includes a friction plate having a waved or sinusoidal annular shape and friction material mounted on at least a portion of the friction plate. The waved friction plate defines a plurality of upwardly extending sections having no friction material thereon.