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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Xaver Wirth, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Knorr-Bremse Systeme Für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/700 ; F16D 6/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/700 ; F16D 6/512 ;
Abstract
The invention is a brake disk and a method of producing the same. The brake disk has at least one friction ring which can be engaged by a brake shoe on at least one side. The friction ring is divided into at least two ring segments having mutually facing end areas configured to be coupled with one another adjacent a junction and separation area. A separation gap is formed between the mutually facing end areas, which mesh with one another. At least one connection device is positioned in the junction and separation area for coupling the ring segments together.