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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2013
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Randall K. Bill, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Deere and Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a brake disk for a brake assembly. The disk includes an annular body having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The disk also includes friction material coupled to the body and substantially covering at least one side thereof. The friction material forms a first diameter and a second diameter, where the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. The disk further includes a groove pattern defined in the friction material. The groove pattern includes a plurality of grooves, where each of the plurality of grooves includes an inlet defined at the first diameter and an outlet defined at the second diameter. The inlet defines a first width and the outlet defines a second width such that the first width is greater than the second width.