A typical disc brake rotor includes a core consisting of a hat-shaped section having a central mounting face for mounting the rotor on an associated drive member, such as a spindle or vehicle axle. The hat-shaped section also includes a generally cylindrical shoulder or hat wall extending from the periphery of the mounting face. A pair of annular friction rings or brake plates, including an inboard friction ring and outboard friction ring, can be secured to annular mounting surfaces of the core. Disc brake rotors are subjected to high mechanical and thermal stresses in practical applications, and heating of the annular friction rings may lead to stress cracks.
According to one aspect, a disc brake rotor comprises a core including a hat-shaped section, an annular inboard mounting surface, and an annular outboard mounting surface axially spaced from the inboard mounting surface and connected to the inboard mounting surface. The hat-shaped section has a central mounting face for mounting the rotor on an associated drive member and a generally cylindrical shoulder extending from a periphery of the mounting face. An inboard friction ring includes radially extending first projections. The first projections are angularly spaced from one another relative to a rotational axis of the rotor, and are secured to the inboard mounting surface. An outboard friction ring includes radially extending second projections. The second projections are angularly spaced from one another relative to the rotational axis, and are secured to the outboard mounting surface. The first projections are angularly aligned with the second projections. The first and second projections extend into the space between the inboard and outboard mounting surfaces and have a gap therebetween.
According to another aspect, a disc brake rotor comprises a core formed of an aluminum alloy. The core includes a hat-shaped section, an annular inboard mounting surface, and an annular outboard mounting surface axially spaced from the inboard mounting surface. The hat-shaped section has a central mounting face for mounting the rotor on an associated drive member and a generally cylindrical shoulder extending from a periphery of the mounting face. The annular inboard mounting surface includes radially extending first slots. The annular outboard mounting surface includes radially extending second slots. The core further includes radially extending fins located in the space defined by the inboard and outboard mounting surfaces. The fins are angularly spaced from one another relative to a rotational axis of the rotor and directly interconnect the inboard and outboard mounting surface. An inboard friction ring formed of an aluminum ceramic composite includes radially extending first projections. The first projections are received in the first slots and form a mechanical interlock with the inboard mounting surface. An outboard friction ring formed of an aluminum ceramic composite includes radially extending second projections. The second projections are received in the second slots and form a mechanical interlock with the outboard mounting surface. Each of the first and second projections extend into the space between the inboard and outboard mounting surfaces.
According to another aspect, a disc brake rotor comprises a core formed of an aluminum alloy. The core includes a hat-shaped section, an annular inboard mounting surface, and an annular outboard mounting surface axially spaced from the inboard mounting surface. The hat-shaped section has a central mounting face for mounting the rotor on an associated drive member and a generally cylindrical shoulder extending from a periphery of the mounting face. The annular inboard mounting surface includes radially extending first slots. The annular outboard mounting surface includes radially extending second slots. The outboard mounting surfaced is connected to the inboard mounting surface via radially extending fins located in a space defined by the inboard and outboard mounting surfaces. One of the inboard mounting surface and the outboard mounting surface has an interior peripheral edge radially spaced from the shoulder of the hat-shaped section, and the other of the inboard mounting surface and the outboard mounting surface has an interior peripheral edge engaged to the shoulder. An inboard friction ring includes radially extending first projections. The first projections are angularly spaced from one another relative to a rotational axis of the rotor. The first projections are received in the first slots and form a mechanical interlock with the inboard mounting surface. An outboard friction ring includes radially extending second projections. The second projections are angularly spaced from one another relative to the rotational axis. The second projections are received in the second slots and form a mechanical interlock with the outboard mounting surface. The first projections are angularly aligned with the second projections. The first and second projections extend into the space between the inboard and outboard mounting surfaces and have a gap therebetween.
It should, of course, be understood that the description and drawings herein are merely illustrative and that various modifications and changes can be made in the structures disclosed without departing from the present disclosure.
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The core 102 is preferably an integral or one-piece unit, with the inboard and outboard mounting surfaces 106, 108 and fins 130 formed integrally with the hat-shaped section 104. The core 102 is formed of any suitable material such as, for example, cast grey iron, aluminum, magnesium, or alloys or composites including aluminum MMC and the like. In the preferred embodiment, the core 102 is formed of an aluminum alloy in a sand mold casting process. The inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112 are preferably formed from an aluminum ceramic composite, and illustrative aluminum ceramic compositions and methods for forming aluminum ceramic compositions that may be used for the inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112 of the present disclosure is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,267,882, the relevant disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein; however, alternative known aluminum ceramic composite compositions and methods of making aluminum ceramic composites are contemplated. The inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112 may be machined after casting to achieve their desired dimensions.
As indicated above, the exemplary disc brake rotor 100 is subjected to high mechanical and thermal stresses in practical applications, the thermal stresses increasing generally in proportion to the temperature. Because of the significantly different coefficients of thermal expansion of the aluminum alloy core 102 and the aluminum ceramic composite inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112, the core 102 will expand at a faster rate even with a lower temperature of the brake surface. Therefore, the gap between the first and second projections 160, 180 of the inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112 in the space 132 allows for unrestricted expansion of core 102 when heated. Further, with the lengths of the first and second projections 160, 180 approximately equal to (or marginally less than) the length of the respective first and second slot 190, 200, the core 102 can also expand around the first and second projections 160, 180 when heated. Therefore, the thermal stresses of the disc brake rotor 100 can be reduced compared to known designs when the temperature is raised or lowered.
An exemplary method for making the disc brake rotor 100 comprises the steps of first forming the two separate aluminum ceramic composite inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112; placing a sand core between the inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112; injecting an aluminum alloy that fills a space between the inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112, the space defining the core 102; and shaking out the sand core. In addition step one involves forming the two separate inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112 with the respective first and second projections 160, 180. To form the inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112, sacrificial models may be used (e.g., wax, plastic, etc.), contacting the sacrificial model with a preform material, and allowing the preform material to harden so that it assumes the exemplary shape of the inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112. Each of the hardened preform friction rings is then contacted with a molten aluminum ceramic composition and the reaction between the molten aluminum and the preform material is allowed to go to completion. A sand core is then placed between the formed inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112 and an aluminum alloy is injected so that it fills the space between the inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112 to form the core 102. The aluminum alloy of the core 102 forms the mechanical interlock with the first and second projections 160, 180 provided on the respective inboard and outboard friction rings 110, 112. The resulting product is the exemplary disc brake rotor 100 with the aluminum ceramic composite composition.
It will be appreciated that the above-disclosed features and functions, or alternatives or varieties thereof, may be desirably combined into many other different systems or applications. Also that various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations or improvements therein may be subsequently made by those skilled in the art which are also intended to be encompassed by the following claims.
This application is a continuation of and claims priority to pending U.S. application Ser. No. 15/638,439 filed on Jun. 30, 2017 and its entirety is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
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