Patent ID: 8770356
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake disc for vehicles, comprising: a friction ring, said friction ring comprising a pair of friction strips; a plurality of ribs disposed between and connecting said friction strips; a pot, said pot further comprising a plurality of expansion elements extending outwardly from an outer perimeter of said pot towards said friction ring, said expansion elements connected to said friction ring at an end of said expansion elements opposite from said pot; wherein at least some of said ribs extend radially from said expansion elements; and wherein at least some of said ribs or said expansion elements comprise inserts that are separately formed from said friction strips and connected to said friction strips; wherein said inserts comprise cooling openings along a portion thereof connected to said friction strips; and wherein said cooling openings have one of an elliptical or parallelogram axially elastic shape.