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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Eric J. Barber, South Lyon, MI (US);
Brian C. Nadeau, Chelsea, MI (US);
Assignee:
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/00 (2006.01); B22C 9/02 (2006.01); B22C 9/10 (2006.01); F16D 65/12 (2006.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/128 (2013.01); B22C 9/00 (2013.01); B22C 9/02 (2013.01); B22C 9/10 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1308 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1328 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1344 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a rotor by forming a mold by forming a first mold cake, a second mold cake, and a core that fits between the first and the second mold cake. The method includes a step of locating the core between the first mold cake and the second mold cake. The core includes a body, one or more projections extending from the body for forming one or more holes in a base portion of the rotor, and one or more projections extending from the body for forming one or more holes in a bat wall of the rotor.