Drum-in-hat parking brake for a disc brake assembly
US5180037A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20012
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
For a vehicle having a relatively large axle tube, a mechanically operated drum brake is provided having a hollow abutment post between adjacent ends of a pair of opposed arcuate brake shoes and having an improved actuating mechanism for the brake shoes mounted partially within the abutment post.
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