A brake rotor assembly can include a structural part having a receiving surface and at least one friction surface parts having a contact surface. The friction surface part can be fixably attached to the receiving surface of the structural part such that the contact surface faces away from the receiving surface of the structural surface to form at least part of an annular braking surface arranged concentrically around an axis of rotation of the structural part.

A friction disk of a braking system may include a friction disk core and a first wear liner. The friction disk core has a first surface and defines a first channel extending radially across the first surface, according to various embodiments. The first wear liner is coupled to the first surface of the friction disk core and includes a first wear surface and a first non-wear surface, according to various embodiments. The first wear liner further includes a first rib protruding from and extending radially across the first non-wear surface of the first wear liner, according to various embodiments. In an installed state, the first rib is received within the first channel, according to various embodiments.

Provided is a wet friction plate capable of further reducing drag torque. A wet friction plate 200 is configured to include an oil groove 203 and a friction material 210 on a flat plate annular core metal 201. The friction material 210 is formed with ride-on sides 214a, 214b and a ride-on groove 215. The ride-on sides 214a and 214b respectively extend linearly between an inner peripheral edge portion 211 formed on an inner side in a radial direction of the core metal 201 and two circumferential end portions 213a, 213b respectively extending in the radial direction at both end portions in a circumferential direction of the core metal 201. The ride-on groove 215 extends in a concave shape toward an outer side in the radial direction of the core metal 201 at a central portion of the inner peripheral edge portion 211 in the circumferential direction of the core metal 201. Further, the ride-on sides 214a and 214b are respectively formed to extend in a direction away from an imaginary oil groove center line L from the circumferential end portions 213a and 213b toward the inner peripheral edge portion 211.

The present disclosure relates to a hybrid lightweight brake disk and a method for producing the hybrid lightweight brake disk. The hybrid lightweight brake disk includes a brake chamber and a friction ring with at least one circular, outer friction surface. The method provides a brake chamber that includes a material containing an aluminum-forged alloy and a friction ring having a rapidly solidified aluminum alloy built up on an edge region of the brake chamber by using a laser deposition welding process or a 3D-printing process.

The wet friction member 1 of the invention includes a core plate 2 formed in a flat ring shape, a friction part 3 arranged in a ring shape. The friction part 3 has segment pieces including rectangular shaped G.sub.1 to G.sub.4: G.sub.1 in which a lower right corner of rectangular piece is notched; G.sub.2 in which an upper left corner of rectangular piece is notched; G.sub.3 in which an upper right corner of rectangular piece is notched; G.sub.4 in which a lower left corner of rectangular piece is notched. The friction part 3 has arrangements T.sub.1 and T.sub.2: T.sub.1 in which G.sub.1 and G.sub.2 are arranged in a manner a right side of G.sub.1 and a left side of G.sub.2 face each other; T.sub.2 in which G.sub.3 and G.sub.4 are arranged in a manner a right side of the G.sub.3 and a left side of G.sub.4 face each other.

A friction engagement device of an automatic transmission is provided, which includes a rotational member comprised of at least one of a drum member and a hub member including a spline part engaged with a friction plate to be movable in axial directions of the automatic transmission, and a drive force transmitting part for exchanging a drive force with another rotational element. The drive force transmitting part of the rotational member is made of a ferrous metal. A part of the rotational member other than the drive force transmitting part is made of a clad material containing a first material that is easily joined to the ferrous metal and a second material that is less easily joined to the ferrous metal compared to the first material and weighs less than the ferrous metal.

A brake drum for a vehicle includes a friction ring and a drum body. The friction ring has grooves arranged on a radial outer surface along a circumference, and a coating formed on the grooves. The drum body is cast onto the radial outer surface of the friction ring so that the grooves are filled with a material of the drum body. The grooves include first grooves and second grooves. A first axial segment is formed at the friction ring in which the first grooves are introduced so that the first grooves are inclined relative to a first axial end of the friction ring. A second axial segment is formed at the friction ring in which the second grooves are introduced so that the second grooves are inclined in a direction which is opposite to that of the first axial segment. Each of the grooves have undercuts.

A multiple disc brake system comprises an annular disc stack that includes interleaved sets of rotor discs and stator discs; an axially extending torque tube; and an actuator that axially moves the rotor discs into engagement with an axially adjacent stator disc. Each of the stator discs includes a plurality of circumferential arranged stator lugs that secure the stator discs to the torque tube, where each of the plurality of circumferential stator lugs comprises tapered side walls that taper inwardly transverse to the axially extending torque tube.

A friction part for a frictionally operating device includes a friction lining carrier and a friction lining. The friction lining includes friction lining pieces arranged in two rows to form an annular friction surface. The friction surface has an inner edge, an outer edge, and a groove set. The groove set has a first stem groove between the inner edge and a first branching point, a first branch groove between the first branching point and a first connecting point, a second branch groove between the first branching point and a second connecting point, a third branch groove between a second branching point and the second connecting point, and a second stem groove between the second connecting point and the outer edge. The first stem groove, and first and second branch grooves form a y shape. The second stem groove, and second and third branch grooves form an inverted y shape.

A friction part for a frictionally operating device includes a friction lining carrier and a friction lining. The friction lining includes pentagonal friction lining pieces arranged on the friction lining carrier to form an annular friction surface. Each of the pentagonal friction lining pieces has a two-dimensional shape made up of a rectangle and an isosceles triangle, and a base coinciding with a relatively long side of the rectangle. A radially inner row includes pentagonal friction lining pieces with a same first shape, a same first size, and a same first tip directed radially outward, and a radially outer row includes pentagonal friction lining pieces with a same second shape, a same second size, and a same second tip directed radially inward. The annular friction surface has an inner edge, an outer edge, and a groove set formed between the pentagonal friction lining pieces.