MANUFACTURE OF BRAKE PADS

摘要

A brake pad (10) is manufactured by forming a back plate (12), pressing a mixture containing friction material and curable material against the back plate so that a block of curable material is adhered to the back plate, and curing said curable material to form a block (14) of friction material adhered to the back plate. Said back plate (12) is formed by a casting operation with at least one integral projection (28; 48) which overhangs an adjacent surface portion of the back plate, and said mixture is pressed around said projection and extends beneath said overhang. The mould (32) is formed by compressing particulate material against a surface from which there is a projection (41) made of resilient material. The compression causes the resilient material to deform to the shape of the required projection (28; 48) of the back plate.