Patent ID: 6139413
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B24B,F16D,Y10S

Abstract:
A disk brake assembly comprising:(a) a rotor having a braking surface;(b) a caliper bracket bridging said rotor; and(c) a resurfacer mounted to said caliper bracket; said resurfacer comprising:(i) an abrasive member constructed and arranged to remove material from the braking surface to resurface the braking surface; the abrasive member including a plurality of abrasive bands individually separated by a respective plurality of recessed bands of non-abrasive material; each of the recessed bands being spaced apart from each other in a range from about 1/16 of an inch to about 3/4 of an inch; each of the abrasive bands comprising abrasive material having a grade sufficient to produce a surface finish of 150-1000 microfinish;(ii) the abrasive bands being movable into contact with the braking surface to resurface the braking surface.