Drum brake having pawl and lever
CA 1111359 A · Owner: Bendix Corporation (The) · Inventors: Turak, John L.
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A drum brake includes a backing plate with an anchor for pivotally engaging one end of a pair of brake shoes. A hydraulic actuator is engageable with the other end of the pair of brake shoes and is operable to move the pair of brake shoes from a rest position to a braking position. An extendible strut extends between the pair of brake shoes to limit the retraction of the pair of brake shoes upon termination of a braking application. A lever is pivotally coupled to one of the brake shoes and a pawl is pivotally coupled to the other brake shoe. The pawl and lever are releasably interlocked with their respective brake shoes via hooks which are received in slanted slots or openings. A resilient …
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- Granted October 27, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 27, 1998.
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