Patent ID: 9488238
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B22D,F16D

Claim Text:
1. A brake disc arrangement comprising: a mounting section; a brake plate section, the brake plate section including a radially inner recess defining a vent passage; and a transitional interface positioned between the mounting section and the brake plate section and configured to attach the brake plate section to the mounting section, the transitional interface comprising at least one extension extending radially from an outer circumference of the mounting section, the at least one extension having a cross-sectional configuration shaped as an I-Beam comprising a first tip, a second tip, a third tip and a fourth tip, each of the tips in contact with the brake plate section, the at least one extension having a radially outer distal end extending into the radially inner recess of the brake plate section, the tips defining at least one vent gap therebetween, the vent gap in fluid communication with the vent passage for convective fluid flow proximate a joint between the at least one extension and the brake plate section.