IP Library Granted Patent US 11,155,733
Granted Patent B2
US 11,155,733 · App. 16/755,333 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Friction material composition, and friction material and friction member each obtained using friction material composition

Inventors: Masamichi Mitsumoto (Tokyo, JP); Yoshio Ogata (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD
C09K3/14C08K3/013C08K3/04C08K3/08C08K3/20C08K3/30C08K5/54C08L61/14F16D69/023F16D69/025F16D69/027C08K2003/0893C08K2003/2227C08K2003/2237C08K2003/2244C08K2003/3009
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Patent No.
US 11,155,733
App. No.
16/755,333
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A friction material composition containing a binder, an organic filler, an inorganic filler and a fibrous base material, wherein the friction material composition either contains no copper as an element or has a content of copper as an element that does not exceed 0.5% by mass, contains α-alumina and γ-alumina in a mass ratio within a range from 1:20 to 1:5, contains a silicone-containing phenol resin, contains 20 to 35% by mass of a titanate salt, contains 3 to 7% by mass of a graphite having a median diameter of 1 to 30 μm, and contains antimony trisulfide.

Claims (31)

1. A friction material composition comprising a binder, an organic filler, an inorganic filler and a fibrous base material, wherein:

the friction material composition either comprises no copper as an element or has a content of copper as an element that does not exceed 0.5% by mass,

the friction material composition comprises α-alumina and γ-alumina in a mass ratio within a range from 1:6 to 1:less than 8,

a total amount of the α-alumina and the γ-alumina is within a range from 3.5 to 5% by mass,

a median diameter of the γ-alumina is within a range from 5 to 28 μm

the friction material composition comprises a silicone-containing phenol resin,

the friction material composition comprises 22 to 30% by mass of a titanate salt,

the friction material composition comprises both potassium titanate and lithium potassium titanate as the titanate salt,

the friction material composition comprises 3 to 7% by mass of a graphite having a median diameter of 1 to 30 μm, and

the friction material composition comprises antimony trisulfide in an amount within a range from 0.5 to 2% by mass.

2. The friction material composition according to claim 1 ,

comprising 1 to 4% by mass of a zinc powder.

3. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , comprising zirconium oxide.

4. A friction material obtained by molding the friction material composition according to claim 1 .

5. A friction member comprising the friction material according to claim 4 and a backing plate integrated with the friction material.

6. A friction material composition, comprising:

a binder comprising a silicone-containing phenol resin;

an organic filler;

an inorganic filler comprising:

α-alumina and γ-alumina in a mass ratio within a range from 1:6 to 1:less than 8, a total amount of the α-alumina and the γ-alumina being within a range from 3.5 to 5% by mass, wherein a median diameter of the γ-alumina is within a range from 5 to 28 μm,

22 to 30% by mass of a titanate salt,

titanate salt comprising both potassium titanate and lithium potassium titanate,

3 to 7% by mass of a graphite having a median diameter of 1 to 30 μm, and

0.5 to 2% by mass of antimony trisulfide; and

a fibrous base material,

wherein the friction material composition either comprises no copper as an element or has a content of copper as an element that does not exceed 0.5% by mass.

7. The friction material composition according to claim 6 ,

comprising 1 to 4% by mass of a zinc powder.

8. The friction material composition according to claim 6 , comprising zirconium oxide.

9. A friction material obtained by molding the friction material composition according to claim 6 .

10. A friction member comprising the friction material according to claim 9 and a backing plate integrated with the friction material.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 7, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062975/0175 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 22, 2021
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057557/0192 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2020
From: MITSUMOTO, MASAMICHI; OGATA, YOSHIO
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 052366/0648 →