Automatic slack adjuster anchor unit with a one-way clutch
US8302744B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D65/60
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle, in which a one-way clutch assembly is arranged at a side of the automatic slack adjuster housing, and one-way motion-inhibiting pawls in the one-way clutch assembly act on one-way gear teeth disposed on an inner radius of a gear wheel within the assembly whose outer circumference drives a slack adjuster unit. The incorporation of the one-way clutch within the anchor unit of the adjuster provides an automatic slack adjuster which can be produced at a reduced cost, manufactured more easily, and provides for improved adjustment performance with much reduced dependence on the lubricity of grease used.
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