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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mohan Sundar, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mohan Sundar, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/12 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/12 (2013.01); F16D 65/0006 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1316 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1328 (2013.01); F16D 2250/0053 (2013.01);
Abstract
One exemplary embodiment may include a product including a first brake rotor cheek having a first body and at least a first outer surface. A first hardened region may extend from the first outer surface towards the center of the body. In one embodiment, the first hardened region may include a nitro-carburized ferrous metal.