Patents Assigned to DOVER FLEXO ELETRONICS, INC.
  • Web tension brake anti-squeal improvement
    Patent number: 9321605
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing brake squeal in a web tension brake. The apparatus comprising an anti-squeal friction pad assembly having a friction pad mounted on a back plate and a rubber isolation layer sandwiched between the back plate and a second back plate. The rubber isolation layer to dampen vibrations and break up the symmetry of the brake assembly minimizing acoustic resonances that cause the objectionable squeal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: DOVER FLEXO ELETRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth Ekola