BRAKE DISK Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F16D65/12 

FIELD: automotive industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to automotive industry, namely, to disk brakes. Proposed brake disk is made in cast iron and represents a sliding disk of the disk-type brake. Proposed disk comprises outer edges, inner edges and alternating teeth and gaps along the said inner edges. Note here that it incorporates means designed to reduce fracture formation caused by irregular characteristics of the brake disk elongation. The disk features zones with reduced material thickness in every tooth, as compared with that along the radius outside the gaps between teeth, and has no similar thickness reduction on gaps between teeth. Aforesaid material thickness reduction zones formed in disk casting are located in transition between teeth and main part of brake disk, and pass partially along imaginary circumference with radius of the gap lower parts. Aforesaid zones represent either zones not forming through holes, or zones representing axial openings or holes. Arc-like transition parts with adjacent teeth and or rectilinear or almost rectilinear part between the said transition parts form lower part of every gap. Each transition part features radius R, while rectilinear part length is smaller than 1.5R.

EFFECT: reduced risks of fracture formation, higher strength.

10 cl, 3 dwg