Automatic brake adjuster with automatically adjusted steady point
US4270633A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D65/565
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A duo servo drum brake has an adjusting lever pivoted on the secondary brake shoe and engaging the star wheel of an adjusting screw acting between adjacent ends of the primary and secondary brake shoes. An adjusting rod for operating the adjusting lever during forward braking actuation is pivotally connected to the secondary shoe rim near the adjusting lever, and the pivotal connection is infinitely adjusted for brake wear.
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