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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Wolverine Advanced Materials, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abdul-Hafiz Ahmed Afaneh, Dearborn, MI (US);
Irfan A. Bhatti, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Wolverine Advanced Materials, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A brake pad assembly includes a backing plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a brake liner coupled to the first surface of the backing plate and configured to engage a braking surface, and a shim coupled to the second surface of the backing plate, the shim including a planar body portion and a plurality of tabs integrally formed with and extending from the planar body portion. A first tab of the plurality of tabs is configured to secure the shim to the backing plate and to engage the braking surface when the brake liner is worn a predetermined amount.