Automatic slack adjuster
US5350043A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D65/60
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic slack adjuster operating to effect reduction of slack present in a vehicle brake system upon brake release incorporates a member cooperating with a slack adjusting rotor to determine a reference position for the rotor and to return the rotor to such reference position at the completion of each brake operational cycle.
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