Patent ID: 7550056
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a brake shoe, comprising: disposing an adhesive layer on a surface of a brake shoe carrier; supporting the brake shoe carrier on a holder disposed opposite the adhesive layer; disposing a friction material against the adhesive layer; heating the adhesive layer and the friction material to a first predetermined temperature; using a first device to bond the friction material to the brake shoe carrier without substantially curing the friction material; and substantially curing the friction material by heating the friction material member to a second predetermined temperature using a second device remote from the first device to form the brake shoe, wherein the holder includes a convex surface configured to matingly engage a concave surface of the brake shoe carrier, the holder including a groove formed through the convex surface configured to engage a projection of the brake shoe carrier, the holder being in thermal communication with a heater to provide heating to the adhesive layer and the friction material to the first predetermined temperature.