METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FRICTION ELEMENT

1 . A method for producing a friction body adapted to rotate about a rotational axis during operation, the friction body comprising a friction area and a connection area, and the friction body is connected to a friction body carrier by the connection area, the friction body has a lining carrier, and the lining carrier has a friction area and a connection area, and the friction body has at least two paper blanks, each of the paper blanks has a friction area, the method comprising placing a first one of the paper blanks in the friction area and placing the lining carrier in the friction area and placing a second one of the paper blanks in the friction area one above the other in an axial direction with the lining carrier being arranged axially between the first and the second paper blanks, then pressing the first paper blank and the lining carrier and the second paper blank to a specified thickness in the friction area with heating and reacting of a binding agent contained in the paper blanks to the friction body, and the binding agent contained in the paper blanks is still in a reactive state before the pressing.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the paper blanks are produced by a pulp-molding method.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the lining carrier is a carrier sheet.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the friction area of the lining carrier ( 10 ) has recesses.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing is a hot-pressing process.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, before the first paper blank, the lining carrier, and the second paper blank are placed one above the other, the lining carrier is provided at least partially with an adhesive that is still in a reactive state and the heating during the pressing is performed such that, in addition to the reaction of the binding agent contained in the paper blanks, also a reaction of the adhesive is realized.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein during the pressing, the friction body ( 200 ) is also dried.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the friction body carrier is a hub.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the friction area has at least one friction surface with surface structuring.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the friction body is a wet-running friction disk in a motor vehicle.

11 . A friction body that is adapted to rotate about a rotational axis during operation, the friction body comprising a friction area and a connection area, and the friction body is connectable to a friction body carrier by the connection area, wherein the friction body including a lining carrier having a friction area and a connection area, and at least two paper blanks, each having a friction area, a first one of the paper blanks is located with the friction area thereof and the lining carrier is located in the friction area thereof and a second one of the paper blanks is located in the friction area thereof one above the other in an axial direction, with the lining carrier arranged axially between the first and the second paper blanks, the first paper blank and the lining carrier and the second paper blank are pressed to a specified thickness in the friction area with heat and reaction of a binding agent contained in the paper blanks to form the friction body, and the binding agent contained in the paper blanks being in a reactive state before the pressing.

12 . The friction body of claim 11 , wherein the friction body is wet-running friction disk in a motor vehicle.