GB2031079A – Drum brake
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GB2031079A – Drum brake
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Drum brake
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GB2031079A
GB2031079A
GB7929962A
GB7929962A
GB2031079A
GB 2031079 A
GB2031079 A
GB 2031079A
GB 7929962 A
GB7929962 A
GB 7929962A
GB 7929962 A
GB7929962 A
GB 7929962A
GB 2031079 A
GB2031079 A
GB 2031079A
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Prior art keywords
brake
brake shoe
pair
slot
shoes
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1978-09-28
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Bendix Corp
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1978-09-28
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1979-08-29
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1980-04-16
1979-08-29
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1982-08-18
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F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
F16D65/00—Parts or details
F16D65/14—Actuating mechanisms for brakes; Means for initiating operation at a predetermined position
F16D65/16—Actuating mechanisms for brakes; Means for initiating operation at a predetermined position arranged in or on the brake
F16D65/22—Actuating mechanisms for brakes; Means for initiating operation at a predetermined position arranged in or on the brake adapted for pressing members apart, e.g. for drum brakes
F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
F16D51/00—Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like
F16D51/16—Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like shaped as brake-shoes pivoted on a fixed or nearly-fixed axis
F16D51/18—Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like shaped as brake-shoes pivoted on a fixed or nearly-fixed axis with two brake-shoes
F16D51/20—Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like shaped as brake-shoes pivoted on a fixed or nearly-fixed axis with two brake-shoes extending in opposite directions from their pivots
F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
F16D65/00—Parts or details
F16D65/38—Slack adjusters
F16D65/40—Slack adjusters mechanical
F16D65/52—Slack adjusters mechanical self-acting in one direction for adjusting excessive play
F16D65/56—Slack adjusters mechanical self-acting in one direction for adjusting excessive play with screw-thread and nut
F16D65/561—Slack adjusters mechanical self-acting in one direction for adjusting excessive play with screw-thread and nut for mounting within the confines of a drum brake
F16D65/563—Slack adjusters mechanical self-acting in one direction for adjusting excessive play with screw-thread and nut for mounting within the confines of a drum brake arranged adjacent to service brake actuator, e.g. on parking brake lever, and not subjected to service brake force
Description
1 GB 2 031 079A 1
SPECIFICATION
Drum brake The invention relates to a drum brake assem- 70 bly.
In a drum brake assembly a parking lever is pivotally secured to one brake shoe and a pawl pivotally secured to another brake shoe so that the lever and pawl cooperate with an 75 extendible member to, respectively, provide a parking brake application and adjust for wear of the pair of brake shoes.
In response to the demand for fuel econo my, automobile manufacturers are forced to reduce the size of most vehicles so that com pact brake assemblies are necessary to fit within the available space. Moreover, as in creasing manufacturing and repair costs deter commercial success it is neccesary for a brake assembly to be easily assembled and disas sembled in as little time as possible.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a releasable attachment between each brake shoe and its corresponding pawl and parking lever so as to provide for simple assembly and disassembly of the drum brake assembly.
To this end the invention proposes a drum brake assembly comprising a backing plate which pivotally supports a pair of brake shoes at one end of the pair of brake shoes, a hydraulic actuator engageable with the other end of the pair of brake shoes to move the latter from a rest position to a braking posi tion, an extendible member engageable with the pair of brake shoes at an intermediate position between the one end and the other end and cooperating therewith to substantially define the rest position, an operator lever pivotally carried by one of the pair of brake shoes, the operator lever being pivotal relative to the one brake shoe to cooperate with the extendible member and move the pair of brake shoes to the braking position, a pawl pivotally carried by the other brake shoe and cooperating with the extendible member to adjust the rest position of the pair of brake shoes when the distance between the rest position and the braking position is above a predetermined dimension, characterized in that the pair of brake shoes are reversible so that the one brake shoe can be used in place of the other brake shoe, the pair of brake shoes including slots which are located be tween the intermediate portion and the other end, said slot on the one brake shoe cooperat ing with the operator lever to pivotally mount the same relative to the one brake shoe and said slot on the other brake shoe cooperating with the pawl to pivotally mount the same relative to the other brake shoe, the operator lever and the pawl including hooks which are received, respectively, in said one brake shoe slot and said other brake shoe slot, said hooks cooperating with the respective brake shoes to releasably lock the operator lever and the pawl thereto.
The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing wherein:
Figure 1 is a side view of a drum brake assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention; Figure 2 is a section view taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Figure 3 is a right side view of the pawl taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Figure 4 is a partial view of the lever taken along 4-4 of Fig. 1, and Figure 5 is a partial view of the lever taken along 5-5 of Fig. 1.
In Fig. 1 a drum brake assembly, generally referred to as 10, includes a backing plate 12 with an anchor 14. The anchor pivotally supports a pair of brake shoes 16 and 18 and a spring 20 retains the one end of each brake shoe in engagement with the anchor 14. The other end of each brake shoe is engageable with a hydraulic actuator 22, such as a wheel cylinder, and the latter is operable to move the pair of brake shoes 16 and 18 from a rest position, as shown, to a braking position in engagement with a rotatable drum 24. Hold down devices retain the pair of brake shoes in juxtaposition to the backing plate 12; A strut or extendible member 30 extends between the pair of brake shoes 16 and 18 and is engageable with the latter at an inter- mediate portion between the one and other ends. The extendible member 30 also substantiaily defines a horizontal line.
The brake shoe 16 forms a slot or opening 32 which is inclined in a clockwise direction relative to the horizontal line. An operator lever 34 includes a hook 36 at one end and the hook is inserted within the slot 32 to releasably lock the lever 34 to the one brake shoe 16. In a similar manner the brake shoe 18 forms a slot or opening 38 which is inclined in a counter clockwise direction relative to the horizontal line. An adjustment pawl 40 includes a hook 42 which is inserted within the slot 38 to releasably lock the pawl to the other brake shoe 18.
The slots 32 and 38 are formed in the brake shoes 16 and 18, respectively, at locations between the intermediate portions engageable with the hydraulic actuator. As a result the lever and pawl are compactly disposed adjacent the other end of the pair of brake shoes near the hydraulic actuator 22. In addition, the slots are identical so that the brake shoe 16 can be used for the brake shoe 18. Consequently, one brake shoe structure will enable the assembly of a drum brake assembly 10 having a pair of brake shoes 16 and 18.
The pawl 40 includes a first arm 44 which is engageable with a ratchet wheel 46 on the 2 GB 2031 079A 2 extendible member 30 and a second arm 48 which extends into a groove 50 on the extendible member. The groove 50 also receives the other brake shoe 18 while an opposite groove 52 on the extendible member receives the one brake shoe 16 and the lever 34. Viewing Fig. 2, the pawl 40 is disposed on the front side of brake shoe 18 while the lever 34 is disposed on the back side of brake shoe 16. A single resilient member 54 is engageable with the pawl 40 and the one brake shoe 16 to retain the second arm 48 within the groove 50 in abutment with the extendible member 30 and also to retain the first arm 44 in engagement with the ratchet wheel 46. Moreover, the resilient member 54 biases the pair of brake shoes into engagement with the hydraulic actuator 22.
In order to releasably attach the pawl 40 to the brake shoe 18, the pawl 40 is disposed substantially perpendicular to tha brake shoe 18, so that the hook 42 can be inserted into the slot 38. Thereafter the pawl 40 is rotated in a plane perpendicular to the brake shoe 18, to parallel the brake shoe 18 and the arm 48 is inserted into the groove 50 so that the extendible member cooperates with the arm 48 to releasably lock the pawl 40 to the brake shoe 18.
The lever 34 includes a recess 56 to substantially define the hook 36. In order to attach the lever 34 to the brake shoe 16, the hook 36 is inserted into the slot 32 such that the brake shoe is received within the recess 56 and the lever is received within the slot 52.
During a braking application, the hydraulic actuator 22 is operable to move the pair of brake shoes into frictional engagement with the drum 24. The resilient member 54 cooperates with the pawl 40 to impart a force to the extendible member causing the same to move with the brake shoe 16 and the brake shoe 18 is movable within the groove 50 during braking, while the pawl 40 also pivots counterclockwise about the abutment with the extendible member 30. If the movement of the pair of brake shoes is in excess of a predetermined clearance between the brake shoes and drum 24, the pivoting of the pawl about the edge of groove 50 causes the arm 44 to index to another tooth on the resilient wheel 46. Thereafter, upon termination of braking, the resilient member 54 pivots the pawl clockwise so that the pivoting arm 44 rotates the ratchet wheel 46 to extend the extendible member. As the extendible member opposes retraction of the pair of brake shoes, this extension adjusts the clearance between the pair of brake shoes and the drum 125 24 as well known in the art.
When the drum brake assembly 10 is assembled, two identical brake shoes are juxtapositioned facing each other so that the pawl, 65]ever, extendible member and resilient mem- ber can be attached thereto. As the pawl and lever are releasably locked to their respective brake shoes, it is possible to perform the assembly of the drum brake assembly 10 without extra parts such as rivets or pins. Moreover, the drum brake assembly 10 can be easily and quickly disassembled as the pawl, lever and extendible member are free to separate from the brake shoes once the resil- ient member is removed. As a result the single step of removing the resilient member 54 substantially frees all the parts of the drum brake assembly for disassembly.
Claims (6)
1. A drum brake assembly comprising a backing plate which pivotally supports a pair of brake shoes at one end of the pair of brake shoes, a hydraulic actuator engageable with the other end of the pair of brake shoes to move the latter from a rest position to a braking position, an extendible member engageable with the pair of brake shoes at an interpediate position between the one end and the other end and cooperating therewith to substantially define the rest position, an operator lever pivotally carried by one of the pair of brake shoes, the operator lever being pivotal relative to the one brake shoe to cooperate with the extendible member and move the pair of brake shoes to the braking position, a pawl pivotally carried by the other brake shoe and cooperating with the extendible member to adjust the rest position of the pair of brake shoes when the distance between the rest position and the braking position is above a predetermined dimension, characterized in that the pair of brake shoes are reversible so that the one brake shoe can be used in place of the other brake shoe, the pair of brake shoes including slots which are located between the intermediate portion and the other end, said slot on the one brake shoe cooperating with the operator lever to pivotally mount the same relative to the one brake shoe and said slot on the 6ther brake shoe cooperating with the paw] to pivotally mount the same relative to the other brake shoe, the operator lever and the pawl including hooks which are received, respectively, in said one brake shoe slot and said other brake shoe slot, said hooks cooperating with the respective brake shoes to releasably lock the operator lever and the paw] thereto.
2. A drum brake assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the paw] is inserted within said slot when the pawl is substantially perpendicular to the other brake shoe and the pawi is rotated to substantially parallel the other brake shoe so as to releasably lock therewith.
3. A drum brake assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the pawl is pivotally coupled to the other brake shoe so as to be disposed on one side thereof and the 4 3 GB 2 031 079A 3 lever is pivotally coupled to the one brake shoe so as to be disposed on another side thereof.
4. A drum brake assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that said extensible member extends between the pair of brake shoes to substantially define a horizontal line and said slot on the other brake shoe is inclined at an antle relative to the horizontal line.
5. A drum brake assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that said slot on the one brake shoe is also inclined at an angle relative to the horizontal line.
6. A drum brake substantially as described and as illustrated with reference to Figs. 1 to 5 of the accompanying drawing.
Printed for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office by Burgess & Son (Abingdon) Ltd-1 980. Published at The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AY, from which copies may be obtained.
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1978-09-28
1979-08-29
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Drum brake having pawl and lever
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1989-01-10
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General Motors Corporation
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