Abstract: A composite brake disc connecting assembly and a composite brake disc. The composite brake disc connecting assembly includes a sleeve (1) and a spring member (2); wherein the sleeve (1) includes an upper pressing plate (101), a lower pressing plate (102) and a connecting column (103); a connecting hole (104) is provided at the center of the connecting column (103), and a pair of U-shaped clamping slots are formed between the upper pressing plate (101), the lower pressing plate (102) and the connecting column (103); and the spring member (2) includes a pair of elastic pieces and a connecting bridge (201).

Abstract: A mould for moulding braking bands with ventilation ducts with the use of composite material and, in particular, of C/SiC ceramic material, comprises two half-moulds with respective impression surfaces which face one another and lie perpendicular to an axis of symmetry and which, together with outer and inner cylindrical walls, define a moulding cavity in the shape of the braking band to be moulded. The mould also has pin elements which have the shape of the ventilation ducts and which can be transferred by secondary actuating means from a rest position to a working position and vice versa, the pin elements being outside the moulding cavity in the rest position and the pin elements being inserted in the moulding cavity in the working position.

Abstract: A shaped composite material for braking applications can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments constituted substantially by carbon and having lengths no greater than 30 mm and an organic binder in a mould of the said shape and, at the same time, incorporating in the mixture a plurality of reinforcing fibres which extend along the shape in a manner such as to prevent the propagation of cracks, b) forming the mixture comprising the reinforcing fibres to produce a semi-finished product, c) subjecting the semi-finished product to a first firing at a temperature such as substantially to bring about pyrolysis of the organic binder and to a second firing in the presence of silicon.

Abstract: The specification describes a method and a system for measuring the wear of a disk of composite ceramic material of a disk brake. The method comprises the following operations: measuring the temperature (T) of the disk at a predetermined frequency (f), calculating a wear increment (delta i) as a function of the measured temperature (T) at every temperature measurement, summing the calculated wear increments (delta i) comparing the sum of the wear increments with a predetermined limiting wear index (i lim) and signalling the eventual overstepping of the limiting wear index (i lim).

Abstract: A shaped composite material for braking applications can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments constituted substantially by carbon and having lengths no greater than 30 mm and an organic binder in a mould of the said shape and, at the same time, incorporating in the mixture a plurality of reinforcing fibres which extend along the shape in a manner such as to prevent the propagation of cracks, b) forming the mixture comprising the reinforcing fibres to produce a semi-finished product, c) subjecting the semi-finished product to a first firing at a temperature such as substantially to bring about pyrolysis of the organic binder and to a second firing in the presence of silicon.

Abstract: A process for the production of a braking band having ventilation ducts comprises the steps of a) moulding a core of metallic material, b) inserting the core in a mould, in a central position, c) filling the mould with at least two layers of material which are to form the braking band, in a manner such that the core is “sandwiched” between the at least two layers, d) performing a first heating of the mould to a temperature such as to bring about hardening of the at least two layers until the at least two layers adopt a three-dimensional structure, e) subjecting the semi-finished product produced in step d) to a second heating to a temperature such as to bring about fusion of the metallic material of the core, and f) collecting the molten core.

Abstract: A process for the production of a braking band having ventilation ducts comprises the steps of a) moulding a core of metallic material, b) inserting the core in a mould, in a central position, c) filling the mould with at least two layers of material which are to form the braking band, in a manner such that the core is “sandwiched” between the at least two layers, d) performing a first heating of the mould to a temperature such as to bring about hardening of the at least two layers until the at least two layers adopt a three-dimensional structure, e) subjecting the semi-finished product produced in step d) to a second heating to a temperature such as to bring about fusion of the metallic material of the core, and f) collecting the molten core.

Abstract: A mould for moulding braking bands with ventilation ducts with the use of composite material and, in particular, of C/SiC ceramic material, comprises two half-moulds with respective impression surfaces which face one another and lie perpendicular to an axis of symmetry and which, together with outer and inner cylindrical walls, define a moulding cavity in the shape of the braking band to be moulded. The mould also has pin elements which have the shape of the ventilation ducts and which can be transferred by secondary actuating means from a rest position to a working position and vice versa, the pin elements being outside the moulding cavity in the rest position and the pin elements being inserted in the moulding cavity in the working position.

Abstract: A disk brake disk comprises a braking band for cooperating with brake calipers in order to exert a braking effect on a vehicle. The braking band of one embodiment comprises a shaped body which extends about an axis of symmetry and is defined laterally by braking surfaces, and the shaped body is made of a composite material which, according to one embodiment, is produced by causing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments constituted substantially by carbon, arranged randomly and having dimensions no greater than 30 mm, to interact with silicon at a temperature high enough to bring about fusion of the silicon. According to this embodiment, the shaped body has a plurality of reinforcing fibers incorporated in the shaped body and extend around the shape fo the shaped body in a manner such as to deter the propagation of cracks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a braking band for a brake disk with venting passages and to a braking band which can be produced by the process. The process comprises the following steps: molding a core (200) of the braking band in a suitable mold (1), molding two covers (8) onto the core in a further suitable mold (101) so as to form a semi-finished product having a “sandwich” structure, firing the semi-finished product so as to produce a predetermined porosity of the covers, firing the semi-finished product further, in the presence of silicon, at a temperature such as substantially to bring about fusion of the silicon and its infiltration into the covers.

Abstract: A disk-brake disk with air cooling comprises a bell (2), an annular braking band (4), coupling means (6, 9, 61, 68, 33, 34) between the bell and the braking band, and ventilation means. In order to cool the disk effectively without the use of complex structures, the ventilation means comprise a plurality of fins (68a) which project from the plane of at least one of the braking surfaces of the annular braking band (4) in the vicinity of the inner edge of the band.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a braking band for a brake disk with venting passages and to a braking band which can be produced by the process.

Abstract: A disk-brake (1) which is unusually safe, comprises a braking band (3) for cooperating with brake calipers in order to exert a braking effect on a vehicle, the braking band (3) comprising a shaped body (4) which extends about an axis of symmetry (X-X) and is defined laterally by braking surfaces (5, 6), the body (4) being made of composite material which can be produced by causing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments (7) constituted substantially by carbon, arranged randomly and having dimensions no greater than 30 mm, to interact with silicon at a temperature high enough to bring about fusion of the silicon. The disk is characterized in that a plurality of reinforcing fibres are incorporated in the shaped body (4) and extend around the shape of the body (4) in a manner such as to prevent the propagation of cracks.

Abstract: A shaped composite material for braking applications can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments constituted substantially by carbon and having lengths no greater than 30 mm and an organic binder in a mould of the said shape and, at the same time, incorporating in the mixture a plurality of reinforcing fibres which extend along the shape in a manner such as to prevent the propagation of cracks, b) forming the mixture comprising the reinforcing fibres to produce a semi-finished product, c) subjecting the semi-finished product to a first firing at a temperature such as substantially to bring about pyrolysis of the organic binder and to a second firing in the presence of silicon.

Abstract: A disc brake which allows immediate visual checking of the wear of the pad includes a caliper body straddling a disc, a pad supported in the caliper body by a metal plate in a position facing the disc, an indicator rod attached to the plate and extending outside the caliper body, and a visible reference associated with the caliper body and facing the indicator rod.