US 12,234,872 B2
Braking band of a disc for disc brake of ventilated type
Nino Ronchi, Bergamo (IT); and Paolo Donati, Bergamo (IT)
Assigned to Brembo S.p.A., Bergamo (IT)
Appl. No. 17/754,388
Filed by Brembo S.p.A., Bergamo (IT)
PCT Filed Oct. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/059253
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 31, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/064666, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019000017696 (IT), filed on Oct. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0364616 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. F16D 65/12 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 65/128 (2013.01) [F16D 65/0006 (2013.01); F16D 65/123 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1328 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1392 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A braking band of a disc for disc brake, comprising:
said braking band extending between an inner diameter, near a rotation axis of the braking band, and an outer diameter, far from said rotation axis, said rotation axis defining an axial direction;
said braking band defining a radial direction, substantially orthogonal to said axial direction, and a circumferential direction, orthogonal to said axial direction and to said radial direction, and a tangential direction punctually orthogonal to said axial direction and a radial direction;
said braking band comprising two mutually facing plates;
said plates comprising inner surfaces, either directly or indirectly facing and delimiting a gap;
said plates being joined to each other by heat dissipating and connecting elements, also named connecting elements;
said connecting elements project from one of said plates towards the opposite plate, thereby forming bridges which connect the plates to each other;
wherein
at least one of said connecting elements is at least one fin which is in a single piece and extends from near said inner diameter to near said outer diameter; and
wherein said at least one fin comprises a fin outer end portion located near said outer diameter, the fin outer end portion of said at least one fin comprises a predetermined extension along the outer circumferential direction comprising an outer circumferential width;
said at least one fin comprises a fin inner end portion located near said inner diameter;
said fin inner end portion of said at least one fin comprises a predetermined extension along the inner circumferential direction comprising an inner circumferential width;
wherein considering a section taken along a section plane comprising a radial and circumferential direction, section made by passing through a mean air flow point which runs through said gap, said outer circumferential width is greater than said inner circumferential width; and
wherein said at least one fin comprises a shank portion which extends away from said inner diameter, said shank portion is delimited by two mutually opposite sides, wherein at least one of said shank sides is substantially directed along said radial direction; and
wherein said at least one fin comprises an outer radial portion arranged near said outer radial end of said at least one fin;
wherein said outer radial portion is tapered and connected to said shank portion,
wherein connecting elements bound both sides of said at least one fin along the entire radial length of said at least one fin, wherein said bounding connecting elements are rhombus-shaped according to a section plane comprising a radial and circumferential direction, said section made by passing through said mean air flow point which runs through said gap.