US 12,146,538 B2
Systems and methods for manufacturing wear pads
Luke Borkowski, West Hartford, CT (US); Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Vernon, CT (US); and Leslie Steele, Dayton, OH (US)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/483,394.
Prior Publication US 2023/0093175 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. F16D 65/12 (2006.01); B22F 7/06 (2006.01); B23K 26/352 (2014.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 65/123 (2013.01) [B22F 7/064 (2013.01); B23K 26/355 (2018.08); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 10/25 (2021.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); F16D 2065/1364 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1392 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0004 (2013.01); F16D 2200/006 (2013.01); F16D 2250/0046 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A manufacturing process, comprising:
texturing a surface of a lug of a friction disc via a laser source to form a textured surface; and
depositing a composition on the surface to form a wear pad that bonds to the textured surface and defines a wear surface, wherein depositing the composition includes forming a molten deposit pool via directing the laser source towards the surface and depositing a powder on the textured surface to bond the molten deposit pool thereto.