Claims
- 1. A method for producing a composite vehicle brake drum comprising the steps of:(a) providing a generally circular metal blank having an initial pilot hole inner diameter; (b) spin forming the metal blank to produce a one-piece brake drum component defining a center longitudinal axis and including a cylindrical shell having a squealer band which defines a squealer band outer diameter, a mounting flange extending radially inwardly from one end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis, and an annular lip extending radially inwardly from an opposite end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis, and wherein the shell, the flange, and the lip cooperate to define a cylindrical mold cavity; (c) subsequent to step (b), centrifugally casting a liner in situ within is the mold cavity of the brake drum component to thereby produce the composite vehicle brake drum; and (d) subsequent to step (c), machining the initial pilot hole inner diameter to a final pilot hole inner diameter by locating off of the squealer band outer diameter.
- 2. The method defined in claim 1 wherein subsequent to step (c), the step of coining the mounting flange.
- 3. The method defined in claim 1 wherein subsequent to step (c), the step of forming a plurality of lug bolt mounting holes in the mounting flange by locating off of the final pilot hole inner diameter.
- 4. The method defined in claim 1 wherein step (d) includes machining an inner surface of the liner to a predetermined inner diameter to define a braking surface inner diameter by locating off of the squealer band outer diameter.
- 5. A method for producing a composite vehicle brake drum comprising the steps of:(a) providing a generally circular metal blank having an initial pilot hole inner diameter; (b) spin forming the metal blank to produce a one-piece brake drum component defining a center longitudinal axis and including a cylindrical shell which defines a shell diameter, a mounting flange extending radially inwardly from one end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis, and an annular lip extending radially inwardly from an opposite end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis, and wherein the shell, the flange, and the lip cooperate to define a cylindrical mold cavity; (c) subsequent to step (b), centrifugally casting a liner in situ within the mold cavity of the brake drum component to thereby produce the composite vehicle brake drum; and (d) subsequent to step (c), machining the initial pilot hole inner diameter to a final pilot hole inner diameter by locating off of the shell diameter.
- 6. The method defined in claim 5 wherein subsequent to step (c), the step of coining the mounting flange.
- 7. The method defined in claim 5 wherein subsequent to step (c), the step of forming a plurality of lug bolt mounting holes in the mounting flange by locating off of the final pilot hole inner diameter.
- 8. The method defined in claim 5 wherein step (d) includes machining an inner surface of the liner to a predetermined inner diameter to define a braking surface inner diameter by locating off of the shell diameter.
- 9. A method for producing a one-piece brake drum component adapted for use in a composite vehicle brake drum comprising the steps of:(a) providing a generally circular metal blank; (b) supporting the metal blank on a tool fixture having a mandrel with an eccentric profile; and (c) spin forming the metal blank against the mandrel to produce a one-piece brake drum component defining a center longitudinal axis including a cylindrical shell and a mounting flange extending radially inwardly from one end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis, the cylindrical shell having at least one corrugation formed therein.
- 10. The method according to claim 9 wherein the one-piece brake drum component includes an annular lip extending radially inwardly from an opposite end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis.
- 11. The method according to claim 10 wherein the shell, the flange, and the lip cooperate to define a cylindrical mold cavity; and wherein subsequent to step (c), the step of centrifugally casting a liner in situ within the mold cavity of the brake drum component to thereby produce the composite vehicle brake drum.
- 12. The method defined in claim 11 including the step of machining the liner to form a braking surface.
- 13. The method according to claim 9 further including moving a first spinning tool in a generally arcuate path against the blank to partially form a one-piece mounting flange and shell prior to step (b).
- 14. The method according to claim 13 wherein the arcuate path is defined by the first spinning tool moving between at least two operating positions with a first position defined by the first spinning tool rotating about a first axis transverse to the center longitudinal axis and with the second position defined by the first spinning tool rotating about a second axis generally parallel to the center longitudinal axis.
- 15. The method according to claim 13 wherein step (c) further includes a secondary spin forming process including the steps of supporting the partially formed one-piece mounting flange and shell on the mandrel, moving a second spinning tool along a first linear path, and moving a third spinning tool along a second linear path to produce a finished one-piece mounting flange and shell.
- 16. The method according to claim 15 wherein first linear path is defined along a path that extends traversely to the center longitudinal axis and the second linear path is defined along a path that is perpendicular to the center longitudinal axis.
- 17. The method according to claim 9 further including:an initial spin forming process to produce a partially formed one-piece mounting flange, which includes the steps of supporting the metal blank on a first mandrel and moving at least a first spinning tool along a first path to form the partially formed one-piece mounting flange and shell prior to step (b); and wherein step (c) further includes a final spin forming process to produce a finished one-piece mounting flange and shell, which includes the steps of supporting the partially formed one-piece mounting flange on the mandrel set forth in step (b) and moving at least a second spinning tool along a second path to form the finished one-piece mounting flange and shell.
- 18. The method according to claim 17 wherein the first path is an arcuate path that is defined by the first spinning tool moving between at least two operating positions with a first position defined by the first spinning tool rotating about a first axis transverse to the center longitudinal axis and with the second position defined by the first spinning tool rotating about a second axis generally parallel to the center longitudinal axis.
- 19. The method according to claim 18 wherein the second path is a linear path that is defined along a path that extends transversely to the center longitudinal axis.
- 20. The method according to claim 19 including the step of moving a third spinning tool along a third path during the final spin forming process wherein the third path is a linear path is defined along a path that is perpendicular to the center longitudinal axis.
- 21. The method according to claim 9 wherein step (c) further includes forming the corrugation to have a common thickness with a main body portion of the cylindrical shell.
- 22. A method for producing a composite vehicle brake component comprising:(a) stamping a predetermined material into a circular blank; (b) spin forming the blank to partially form a one-piece mounting flange and shell; (c) flow forming the blank to form a finished one-piece mounting flange and shell having a squealer band defining a squealer band outer diameter; (d) centrifugally casting a linear in the shell; (e) forming a pilot hole to a predetermined size and coining the mounting flange; and (f) machining the one-piece mounting flange and shell to produce a finished brake component including machining the pilot hole diameter by locating off of the squealer band outer diameter.
- 23. The method defined in claim 22 including the steps of forming a plurality of lug bolt mounting holes in the mounting flange by locating off the pilot hole diameter.
- 24. The method defined in claim 22 wherein step (b) further includes forming the one-piece mounting flange and shell to include a mounting flange portion at one end, an axially extending cylindrical main body portion at an opposite end, and a transition section interconnecting the mounting flange portion and the main body portion.
- 25. The method defined in claim 24 wherein step (d) further includes casting the liner on an inner cylindrical surface of the main body portion to define a braking surface.
- 26. A method for producing a composite vehicle brake component comprising:(a) stamping a predetermined material into a circular blank; (b) spin forming the blank to partially form a one-piece mounting flange and shell including forming the one-piece mounting flange and shell to have a mounting flange portion at one end, an axially extending cylindrical main body portion at an opposite end, and a transition section interconnecting the mounting flange portion and the main body portion wherein the main body portion has a squealer band defining a squealer band outer diameter; (c) flow forming the blank to form a finished one-piece mounting flange and shell; (d) centrifugally casting a liner in the shell on an inner cylindrical surface of the main body portion to define a braking surface; (e) forming a pilot hole to a predetermined size; and (f) machining the one-piece mounting flange and shell to produce a finished brake component including machining the pilot hole and the braking surface by locating off of the squealer band outer diameter.
- 27. A method for producing a composite vehicle brake component comprising:(a) stamping a predetermined material into a circular blank; (b) spin forming the blank to partially form a one-piece mounting flange and shell including forming the one-piece mounting flange and shell to have a mounting flange portion at one end, an axially extending cylindrical main body portion at an opposite end, and a transition section interconnecting the mounting flange portion and the main body portion; (c) flow forming the blank to form a finished one-piece mounting flange and shell; (d) centrifugally casting a liner in the shell on an inner cylindrical surface of the main body portion to define a braking surface; (e) forming a pilot hole to a predetermined size; and (f) machining the one-piece mounting flange and shell to produce a finished brake component including machining the pilot hole and the braking surface by locating off of the outer diameter of the main body portion during step (f).
- 28. A method for producing a composite vehicle brake component comprising:(a) stamping a predetermined material into a circular blank and supporting the blank on a first tool fixture; (b) spin forming the blank to partially form a one-piece mounting flange and shell; (c) supporting the blank oil a second tool fixture having an eccentric mandrel and flow forming the blank to form a finished one-piece mounting flange and shell; (d) centrifugally casting a liner in the shell; (e) forming a pilot hole to a predetermined size; and (f) machining the one-piece mounting flange and shell to produce a finished brake component.
- 29. The method defined in claim 28 wherein step (c) further includes spin forming the blank against the eccentric mandrel to produce the one-piece mounting flange and shell defining a center longitudinal axis with the mounting flange extending radially inwardly from one end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis.
- 30. The method defined in claim 29 including the step of forming at least one corrugation in the shell.
- 31. The method defined in claim 30 including the step of forming an annular lip extending radially inwardly from an opposite end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis.
- 32. The method defined in claim 31 wherein the shell, the flange, and the lip cooperate define a cylindrical mold cavity and step (d) further includes centrifugally casting the liner within the mold cavity.
- 33. A method for producing a one-piece brake drum component adapted for use in a composite vehicle brake drum comprising the steps of:(a) providing a generally circular metal blank; (b) supporting the metal blank on a tool fixture having a mandrel; and (c) spin forming the metal blank against the mandrel to produce a one-piece brake drum component defining a center longitudinal axis and including a cylindrical shell and a mounting flange extending radially inwardly from one end of the shell toward the center longitudinal axis, the cylindrical shell having at least one corrugation formed therein; wherein spin forming includes an initial spin forming process to produce a partially formed one-piece mounting flange, which includes the steps of supporting the metal blank on a first mandrel set forth in step (b) and moving at least a first spinning tool along a first path to form the partially formed one-piece mounting flange and shell; and a final spin forming process to produce a finished one-piece mounting flange and shell, which includes the steps of supporting the partially formed one-piece mounting flange on a second mandrel and moving at least a second spinning tool along a second path to form the finished one-piece mounting flange and shell wherein the first mandrel is a non-eccentric mandrel and the second mandrel is an eccentric mandrel.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/253,984, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,196,363, filed on Jul. 20, 1998, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/769,196 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,782,324, filed Dec. 18, 1996, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/009,425, filed Dec. 27, 1995.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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