A friction plate is provided. The friction plate includes a core plate including a plurality of cutouts extending axially therethrough; a plurality of friction material segments, each of the segments being received in one of the cutouts; and at least one connector affixing the frictional material segments in place in the cutouts to form a mechanical connection between the friction material segments and the core plate. A method of forming a friction plate for a clutch is also provided. The method includes attaching a plurality of friction material segments to a core plate including a plurality of cutouts extending axially therethrough by inserting each of the friction material segments into one of the cutouts and affixing the friction material segments in place with at least one connector to form a mechanical connection between the friction material segments and the core plate.

A floating disc brake assembly having a disc brake rotor secured to a mounting assembly, such as a hat or a hat with a retention ring structured and arranged to fit within retention ring flanges of a plurality of rotor mounting tabs uniformly distributed about the mounting assembly. A method of uniformly transferring braking forces from a rotor of a brake assembly about a wheel hat component of the brake assembly and a kit of parts are also provided

A floating brake rotor and drum assembly comprising a disc brake rotor and a brake drum and a floating connection of the rotor and the drum with a mounting assembly such as a hat or a hub. A retention ring cooperates with retention ring flanges of a plurality of mounting assembly tabs.

A brake disc for providing a braking surface on a rotating body, such as a railway wheel is provided. The brake disc includes a plurality of arcuate segments (126) arranged to form a ring and a plurality of joining elements (38) for connecting the segments to adjacent segments. Each segment includes: an inner side configured to contact a surface of a wheel; an outer side having a braking surface for contacting a braking mechanism; at least one socket (140) on each radial end (142) of the segment (126) for receiving one of the plurality of joining elements (38); and a groove on the inner side of the segment configured to receive a coupling member to form a pivot joint (58) for positioning the segment (126) on the surface of the wheel.

A method of making a vehicle brake rotor is provided, including manufacturing a friction ring with an opening, an annular flange projecting axially relative to a face of the friction ring, and a plurality of spaced lugs projecting radially from the flange. A hub is manufactured with a plurality of recesses integrally upon the friction ring. Next, the hub is manufactured or machined so that outermost ends of the lugs are visible from an exterior of the hub.

A rail wheel with a wheel body and wheel brake discs connected thereto with fastening elements on both sides is designed in such a way that at least in the respective contact regions of the wheel brake discs a mechanically and thermally highly resilient intermediate layer is arranged on the wheel body.

In order to provide a track wheel, in particular a friction ring for a track wheel, which allows for effective cooling of a braking device of the track wheel, a friction ring (100) for a track wheel of a rail vehicle is proposed, comprising a friction side with a friction surface and a rear side (10) facing away from the friction side, wherein securing elements (11) are arranged on the rear side (10) protruding from the rear side (10), wherein the securing elements (11) have a substantially triangular shape when viewed from above, wherein it is provided that each of the securing elements (11) comprises a radial length R, wherein the friction ring (100) comprises an inner diameter Ri and an outer diameter Ra, and wherein R=0.30-0.90 (Ra-Ri).

An electric brake for an electric drive includes a brake coil housing joined to an electric motor end cap to form a brake compartment containing a first and second stator with a rotor assembly disposed between the two stators. The rotor assembly comprises isolators for vibration damping and alignment of brake pucks constrained by and rotating along with a rotor engaged to an output shaft of the electric motor. An adjustable plug, a spacer and a spring are disposed in the brake coil housing. The spring is compressed by the adjustable plug to apply a biasing force against the second stator to press the stator against the brake pucks of the rotor assembly, and an electric brake coil is positioned adjacent to the second stator to electromagnetically pull the second stator away from the pair of brake pucks when energized.

The disclosure provides a friction disk and a brake including a magnetic yoke iron core, a first movable plate, a friction disk, a first coil, at least one second coil, an armature and an elastic part; the magnetic yoke iron core includes a first mounting space, a second mounting space and at least one third mounting space distributed coaxially; the first movable plate is located in the first mounting space and close to a first shaft end; the friction disk is located in the first mounting space; the first coil is arranged in the second mounting space; the at least one second coil correspondingly is arranged in the at least one third mounting space; the armature is located at the second shaft end; the elastic part has a pre-tightening force that enables the armature to be far away from the magnetic yoke iron core.

In some examples, a brake disc includes a lining carrier and a friction pad covering a carrier surface of the lining carrier. The lining carrier defines a recess configured to receive a protrusion extending from the carrier surface when the friction pad covers the carrier surface. The friction pad is configured to transfer a torque to the lining carrier via the protrusion when a friction surface of brake disc engages an adjacent brake disc during a braking operation of a brake assembly. In examples, the brake disc includes a fastener configured to couple the lining carrier and the friction pad.