IP Library Granted Patent US 8,657,082
Granted Patent B2
US 8,657,082 · App. 13/145,583 · Granted Feb 25, 2014

Brake disc for a vehicle and method for the production thereof

Inventors: Oliver Lembach (Sindelfingen, DE); Ralph Mayer (Boeblingen, DE)
Assignee: Daimler AG
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Patent No.
US 8,657,082
App. No.
13/145,583
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a brake disc (BS) for a vehicle, comprising a main body (G) that is made of a metal material, particularly gray cast iron, which has friction surfaces (R) having a coating (B) made of a hard material. According to the invention, the coating (B) is formed from carbides, ceramics, cermet or metals.

Claims (4)

1. A brake disc (BS) for a vehicle, comprising a main body (G) of a metal material, which has friction surfaces (R) with a coating (B) of a hard material, which comprises oxide ceramics,

wherein the coating is a compound material of oxide ceramics and metal matrix with a ratio of 50-80% to 20-50%, and wherein the ceramics is Al 2 O 3 and TiO 2 , with a ratio of 60-97% to 3-40%, and the metal matrix is Cr/Ni steel.

2. The brake disc (BS) according to claim 1 , wherein the coating (B) is applied to friction surfaces (R) of a main body (G) of a metal material by means of high speed flame spraying, plasma spraying, cold gas spraying or arc wire spraying.

3. The brake disc (BS) according to claim 1 , wherein the metal material is gray cast iron.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: DAIMLER AG
To: MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG
Reel/Frame 072886/0467 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2011
From: LEMBACH, OLIVER; MAYER, RALPH
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 026626/0797 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 008 105 · Feb 9, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110278116A1 · Nov 17, 2011