Patent ID: 9273741
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: F16D

Claim Text:
1. A brake backing plate comprising: (a) first and second sheet metal stampings, each sheet metal stamping having a respective first textured face with a plurality of integrally formed piercing members, wherein the first sheet metal stamping further comprises an opposed second textured face with a plurality of integrally formed retention members for attaching to a friction material to form a brake pad; and (b) a relatively soft metal core having first and second faces, the metal core sandwiched between the first sheet metal stamping and the second sheet metal stamping, the piercing members of the first sheet metal stamping penetrating into the metal core, and the piercing members of the second sheet metal stamping penetrating into the metal core, thus locking the first sheet metal stamping, the second sheet metal stamping and the metal core together.