IP Library Granted Patent US 7,261,191
Granted Patent B2
US 7,261,191 · App. 10/258,875 · Granted Aug 28, 2007

Rotating brake member of braking device for vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,261,191
App. No.
10/258,875
Granted
Aug 28, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a brake disc rotor 1 , at least a road wheel mounting plane 6 is covered with a rust preventive coating 8 of rust preventive paint. The rust preventive paint is water-borne acrylic-denatured epoxy resin paint containing aluminum zinc phosphomolybdate as a rust preventive pigment, and is applied in such a manner that the coating 8 attains a thickness t of 1 to 20 μm, preferably 5 to 15 μm.

Claims (18)

1. A rotary braking member for use in a vehicle brake system, being formed into a drum or disc shape and having at least a road wheel mounting plane covered with a single coating composition comprised of water-borne acrylic-denatured epoxy resin paint that contains aluminum zinc phosphomolybdate as a rust preventive pigment, wherein the coating has a dry thickness of 1 to 20 μm.

2. A rotary braking member according to claim 1 , wherein the rotary braking member is a brake disc rotor of a disc brake.

3. A rotary braking member according to claim 1 , wherein the dry thickness of the coating is from 5 to 15 μm.

4. A rotary braking member according to claim 3 , wherein the rotary braking member is a brake disc rotor of a disc brake.

5. A rust proofing process for a rotary braking member as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:

washing a braking member;

providing a water-borne acrylic-denatured epoxy resin paint that contains aluminum zinc phosphomolybdate;

adjusting a viscosity of the paint;

after said adjusting, spraying the paint to form a rust preventive coating of the paint on at least a road wheel mounting plane of the braking member; and

drying the coating,

wherein the coating has a dry thickness of 1 to 20 μm.

6. A rust proofing process according to claim 5 , wherein the coating has a dry thickness of 5 to 15 μm.

7. A rust proofing process according to claim 5 , wherein the coating is formed in a single spraying step.

8. A rust proofing process according to claim 5 , wherein said spraying is performed using a spray gun.

9. A rust proofing process according to claim 5 , wherein the braking member comprises a casting, the road wheel mounting plane comprises a surface formed by cutting the casting, and said spraying is accomplished by spraying the paint directly onto the surface.

10. A rust proofing process according to claim 5 , wherein said washing includes treating the braking member with a preheated cleaner to heat the braking member, and said drying includes blowing air so that the coating is dried by the air blowing and the heat given from the preheated cleaner to the braking member during said treating.

11. A rust proofing process according to claim 10 , wherein the cleaner is an alkaline degreasing cleaner.

12. A rotary braking member for use in a vehicle brake system, being formed into a drum or disc shape and having at least a ferrous metallic road wheel mounting plane covered only with a coating of water-borne acrylic-denatured epoxy resin paint that contains aluminum zinc phosphomolybdate as a rust preventive pigment, wherein the coating has a dry thickness of 1 to 20 μm so that a bolt and a wheel nut do not work loose after being fastened to the road wheel mounting plane and tightened.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2016
From: NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040468/0372 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2016
From: NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040543/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2002
From: TAKAKUSAGI, MINORU; UEHARA, HIROSHI; SUTOU, ATSUSHI; SAKAMOTO, SADAHIKO; FUJII, HIROSHI; KONSE, HIROAKI
To: KIRIU CORPORATION; NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 013621/0478 →