Clutch or brake system for a heavy duty vehicle
US5123514A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2069/0483
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clutch or brake system for a heavy duty vehicle is provided having an assembly which includes a shoe having an exposed surface on which is attached a carrier member. A friction liner is molded onto the carrier member. The carrier member is provided with a plurality of apertures, each having a peripheral flange embedded into a concealed surface of the liner. The attachment of the carrier member to the shoe exposed surface permits relative adjustment therebetween, when the assembly is in a braking or clutching mode, so as to compensate for any differential in coefficients of thermal expansion between the shoe and the carrier member on which the liner is molded.
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