Patent ID: 6851527

Claim:
A brake shoe comprising a carrier plate ( 2 ) provided with a friction lining ( 6 ) having an outermost friction surface adapted to engage an associated brake disk, said friction lining ( 6 ) including a peripheral edge portion, a plurality of intersecting grooves ( 8 ) in said friction lining ( 6 ) opening through said outermost friction surface with each groove ending contiguous said peripheral edge portion, said plurality of intersecting grooves ( 8 ) defining a plurality of friction lining sections disposed in spaced relationship to each other and occupying substantially the entirety of said outermost friction surface within said peripheral edge portion, and elastic filler means ( 12 ) devoid of abrasive material at least partially filing said plurality of intersecting grooves ( 8 ) for elastically interconnecting said friction lining sections thereby increasing the strength, reducing the stiffness and increasing the elastic deformation of the friction lining ( 6 ) to effect better outermost friction surface contact with an associated brake disk while reducing vibration and noise.