Patent ID: 9022183
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake disk for a brake assembly, comprising: an annular body having an inner diameter and an outer diameter; a friction material coupled to the body and substantially covering at least one side thereof, the friction material forming a first diameter and a second diameter, where the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter; and a groove pattern defined in the friction material, the groove pattern including a plurality of grooves; wherein, each of the plurality of grooves includes an inlet defined at the first diameter and an outlet defined at the second diameter, and at least one of the plurality of grooves intersects with another of the plurality of grooves at a location between the first diameter and the second diameter; further wherein, the inlet defines a first width and the outlet defines a second width, the first width being greater than the second width, and the width of each of the plurality of grooves decreasingly tapers from the first width to the second width.