Brake disc for a motor vehicle, brake system
A brake disk for a motor vehicle includes a friction ring and at least one insert portion. The insert portion is located within and arranged coaxially with the friction ring, and is configured so as to possess an annular disk shape and define a plurality of openings. The friction ring is configured such that material of the friction ring fills the plurality of openings.
1. A brake system for a motor vehicle comprising:
at least one brake disk for a wheel of the motor vehicle that includes:
a friction ring;
at least one insert portion having an annular disk shape, and located within and arranged coaxially with the friction ring, the at least one insert portion defining a plurality of openings,
wherein the friction ring is configured such that material of the friction ring fills the plurality of openings, and
wherein the at least one insert portion is surrounded by the material of the friction ring over the entire periphery of the at least one insert portion; and
at least one actuatable brake device assigned to the brake disk,
wherein the at least one insert portion is a ceramic material,
wherein the plurality of openings includes a plurality of lozenge-like openings, a plurality of circular openings, and a plurality of additional openings shaped uniformly and shaped differently from the plurality of lozenge-like openings and the plurality of circular openings,
wherein the lozenge-like openings of the plurality of lozenge-like openings are located a first distance from a rotational axis of the at least one insert portion,
wherein the circular openings of the plurality of circular openings are located a second distance from the rotational axis of the at least one insert portion,
wherein the additional openings of the plurality of additional openings are located a third distance from the rotational axis of the at least one insert portion,
wherein the third distance is greater than the first distance and the second distance, and
wherein the first distance is less than the second distance and the third distance.
2. The brake system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one insert portion is a first insert portion and the brake disk further comprises:
a second insert portion having an annular disk shape and located within and arranged coaxially with the friction ring and the first insert portion, the second insert portion spaced apart from the first insert portion and defining a further plurality of openings.
3. The brake system according to claim 2 , wherein each opening of the plurality of openings includes a periphery defined completely by the at least one insert portion.
4. A brake disk for a motor vehicle comprising:
a friction ring;
a first insert portion having an annular disk shape and located within and arranged coaxially with the friction ring, the first insert portion defining a first plurality of openings; and
a second insert portion having an annular disk shape and located within and arranged coaxially with the friction ring and the first insert portion, the second insert portion spaced apart from the first insert portion and defining a second plurality of openings,
wherein the friction ring is configured such that the material of the friction ring fills the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings,
wherein the first insert portion is surrounded by the material of the friction ring over the entire periphery of the first insert portion,
wherein the second insert portion is surrounded by the material of the friction ring over the entire periphery of the second insert portion,
wherein the first insert portion is a ceramic material,
wherein the second insert portion is a ceramic material,
wherein the first plurality of openings includes a plurality of lozenge-like openings, a plurality of circular openings, and a plurality of additional openings shaped uniformly and shaped differently from the plurality of lozenge-like openings and the plurality of circular openings,
wherein the lozenge-like openings of the plurality of lozenge-like openings are located a first distance from a rotational axis of the first insert portion,
wherein the circular openings of the plurality of circular openings are located a second distance from the rotational axis of the first insert portion,
wherein the additional openings of the plurality of additional openings are located a third distance from the rotational axis of the first insert portion,
wherein the third distance is greater than the first distance and the second distance, and
wherein the first distance is less than the second distance and the third distance.
5. The brake disk according to claim 4 , wherein:
each opening of the first plurality of openings includes a periphery defined completely by the first insert portion; and
each opening of the second plurality of openings includes a periphery defined completely by the second insert portion.
6. A brake disk for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a friction ring; and
at least one insert portion having an annular disk shape, and located within and arranged coaxially with the friction ring, the at least one insert portion defining a plurality of openings,
wherein the friction ring is configured such that material of the friction ring fills the plurality of openings,
wherein the at least one insert portion is surrounded by the material of the friction ring over the entire periphery of the at least one insert portion,
wherein the friction ring defines a first end face and a second end face against which displaceable brake shoes are configured to be pressed,
wherein the material of the friction ring defines completely the first end face and the second end face,
wherein the at least one insert portion is a ceramic material,
wherein the plurality of openings includes a plurality of lozenge-like openings, a plurality of circular openings, and a plurality of additional openings shaped uniformly and shaped differently from the plurality of lozenge-like openings and the plurality of circular openings,
wherein the lozenge-like openings of the plurality of lozenge-like openings are located a first distance from a rotational axis of the at least one insert portion,
wherein the circular openings of the plurality of circular openings are located a second distance from the rotational axis of the at least one insert portion,
wherein the additional openings of the plurality of additional openings are located a third distance from the rotational axis of the at least one insert portion,
wherein the third distance is greater than the first distance and the second distance, and
wherein the first distance is less than the second distance and the third distance.
7. The brake disk according to claim 6 , wherein each opening of the plurality of openings is distributed uniformly around the at least one insert portion.
8. The brake disk according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one insert portion is a first insert portion and the brake disk further comprises:
a second insert portion having an annular disk shape and located within and arranged coaxially with the friction ring and the first insert portion, the second insert portion spaced apart from the first insert portion and defining another plurality of openings.
9. The brake disk according to claim 6 , wherein each opening of the plurality of openings includes a periphery defined completely by the at least one insert portion.