Patent ID: 9523394
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: F16D,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A clutch plate comprising: a core plate; and a friction material layer fixed to the core plate, the friction material layer including an inner radial portion of a first thickness and an outer radial portion of a second thickness less than the first thickness, the friction material layer defining radially extending channels extending from an inner circumference of the inner radial portion to the outer radial portion, the friction material layer including a ring of segments of the inner radial portion interrupted by the radially extending channels, the core plate being uncovered by the friction material layer and being exposed at the radially extending channels, the outer radial portion being formed as a continuous ring with the segments of inner radial portion being integrally formed with the continuous ring and extending radially therefrom or the outer radial portion being formed as two or more segments with at least one of the segments of the inner radial portion being integrally formed with and extending radially inward from each of the segments of the outer radial portion.