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7455153 Disc brake  
One of brake pads 5 is pressed against the disc rotor D by a piston of a caliper 3 which is floatably supported on the carrier 2 , and in reaction thereto, the other brake pad 5 is pressed...
7104370 Drum brake assembly  
A drum brake assembly which includes a rotatable drum having a radially inner drum braking surface and a brake shoe of single piece construction and of generally circular form mounted within the...
6729449 Drum brake  
A drum brake having a disc with a peripheral surface with a plurality of radial guides interspersed between a first radial abutment and a second radial abutment. The plurality of radial guides...
6705439 Brake shoe and brake assembly  
A brake shoe assembly ( 1 ) for a drum brake, the brake shoe assembly being a single-piece construction and including a brake shoe ( 2 ) of generally circular form having two separate and opposed...
6343678 Brake hold down assembly  
A brake hold down assembly for brake mechanisms has a hold down spring designed to ease spring installation and removal as well as reduce spring overstressing. Each leg of the spring has an...
6241061 Reduced noise brake shoe assembly  
The present invention is a drum brake shoe assembly having an improved support structure which limits the lateral travel of the leading brake shoe, to thereby reduce or eliminate audible impacts...
6098766 Retraction spring for drum brake shoes  
A wire return spring for providing bias for brake shoes in a drum brake system urging the brake shoes to deactuated positions, with the wire spring having a circular like contour as assembled with...
6095296 Duo-servo type drum brake device  
In order to indirectly open brake shoes (3, 4) through a link (19) pivoted on one of the brake shoes (3) at a location of a brake shoe holding mechanism (5), and to operate the brake shoes (3, 4)...
5836429 Brake shoe pin and preassembled spring and cup assembly  
A preassembled spring and cup assembly is used in a brake assembly. The spring and cup assembly includes a cup which is engaged against a spring. The cup has a slot therethrough through which a pin...
5540310 Hold-down device for a brake shoe in a drum brake  
A brake shoe (12) is guided on an anchor plate (10) of a drum brake and held down by a pin (32) which extends through a hole (34, 36) each in the anchor plate and in a web (18) of the brake shoe...
5400882 Duo-servo drum brake  
In a duo-servo drum brake comprising a mechanical expander adjacent a thrust bearing for supporting the brake shoes, with the expander including an operating lever to which is transmitted the...
5368139 Drum brake shoe hold down nail and spring retainer  
A new and improved brake shoe hold down mechanism for retaining a brake shoe to an inside surface of a backing plate includes a nail having a head disposed on an outside surface of the backing...
5366049 Drum brake shoe hold-down bracket and cable guide  
A drum brake (10) includes a backing plate (11) supporting a pair of drum brake shoes ( 12, 14) having brake shoe webs (16, 18). An opposing pair of brake shoe ends (26, 28) have adjacent thereto a...
5328003 Brake spring retention system for a cast brake shoe  
A brake return spring retention system for a cast brake shoe where a slot is located on the inside rib of the brake shoe having a width which exceeds that of a spring hook formed on one end of a...
5246093 Drum brake assembly  
A drum brake assembly including a brake member comprised of a substantially circular shoe having a radially outer face on which at least one lining is mounted. The shoe is made from a high strength...
5228545 Internal shoe drum brake  
An internal shoe drum brake having a generally C-shaped shoe return spring of which an intermediate portion is retained on the backplate and respective end portions respectively engage brake shoes....
5201390 Brake shoe hold down spring  
The shoe hold down spring (40) comprises a single wave form or serpentine shaped leaf spring (40) which is engaged at opposite ends (42, 44) by hold down pins (53, 55) of a drum brake. The hold...
5159998 Unispring drum brake assembly  
A drum brake is provided of the leading-trailing shoe type in which a single piece spring installed as a part of the assembly holds down the brake shoe assemblies against the backing plate and also...
4998602 Drum brake shoe hold-down and retraction spring and anchor post therefor  
A single generally U-shaped wire spring has a plurality of torsional spring loops formed in the center and fitting over an anchor mounting post for a leading-trailing shoe assembly. Each arm of the...
4993525 Drum brake shoe hold-down and retraction springs and anchor post therefor  
Each of a pair of wire springs has a loop end fitting on an anchor mount for a leading-trailing shoe assembly. Each spring has an arm extending from its loop end along the web of a shoe and...
4987979 Anti-squeak bumpers for brakes  
A spacer (10) is used to prevent a vibratory noise created by two inelastic parts of a drum brake assembly (12) from contacting each other; the two inelastic parts being the backing plate (18) and...
4869352 Brake shoe guide member and brake using same  
A brake shoe guide member (50) is provided that is adapted to be firmly secured to the brake spider (38) and which features a pair of spaced-apart guide surfaces (56, 56) on one side of the brake...
4790704 Retainer assembly  
The retainer assembly (10) comprises a longitudinally extending retainer body (12) having an enlarged diameter or head member (14) at one end and an arrow-shaped or flared member (16) at the other...
4762209 Drum brake assembly and shoe hold-down and retraction spring therefor  
A single generally U-shaped wire spring has a partial loop formed in the center and fitting over an anchor for a leading-trailing shoe assembly. Each arm of the spring extends along the web of a...
4623050 Shoe hold-down pin and spring clip  
A one piece spring clip is positioned on a headed brake shoe hold-down pin so that the spring clip is compressed with a camming action until the clip reaches an over-center condition. Further...
4573557 Drum brake  
A drum brake assembly with a center guide backing plate, channeled web brake shoe assemblies slidably received on the center guide braking plate. A wheel cylinder assembly mounted in a notch on the...
4553647 Wheel cylinder and torque plate construction  
A torque plate construction (50) comprises two stamped parts (58, 60) which are fastened together at central planar portions (62, 63) thereof and to a wheel axle housing (20) of a vehicle. Each...
4553649 Axial retention of the shoe of a drum brake and a drum-brake shoe equipped with an axial-retention device  
A drum brake assembly includes a pair of brake shoes which are slidably mounted on a fixed support. An elastic retention member is mounted on each of the shoes before they are assembled onto the...
4476968 Expanding shoe drum brake  
An improved expanding shoe drum brake (10) is provided. The brake includes a pair of brake shoes (20) pivotably retained on an anchor structure (18). The shoes include brake tables (22) and webs...
4353437 Adjuster for drum brakes  
A drum brake (10) includes a rotatable brake drum (16) and a pair of brake shoes (12, 14) which are engageable with the brake drum. A non-rotatable backing plate (24) slidably carries the pair of...
4332311 Shoe hold-down device in a drum brake  
A drum brake wherein a pair of brake shoes are held down, without departing from a backing plate, by means of a single shoe hold-down spring. The spring is made of a wire, being bent and wound...
4296845 Anchor plate for a drum brake assembly  
An anchor plate is disclosed for a drum brake assembly having a backing plate and a pair of brake shoes arranged in end-to-end relationship thereon. The anchor plate engages a knob integral with...
4219923 Wheel brake assembly  
A wheel brake assembly in which the webs of brake shoes are held in a planar alignment between and supported by a pair of parallel-spaced interconnected supporting plates, in turn supported by an...
4182439 Torque member for a drum brake  
A drum brake assembly includes a torque member which supports a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator is engageable with a pair of brake shoes and is operable to move the pair of brake shoes...
4180149 Drum brake and mounting means therefor  
A drum brake is provided with a pair of brake shoes having axially inner and outer webs for supporting friction linings. A backing plate mounts the pair of brake shoes by providing radially...
4141437 Shoe hold-down spring for a drum brake  
A drum brake includes a backing plate for supporting a pair of brake shoes and a hydraulic actuator is operable to move the pair of brake shoes into a braking position. A coil spring and a finger...
3998303 Shoe hold down retainer for drum brakes  
A drum brake shoe hold down retainer is formed as a one piece device with a main body having barbs which grip both sides of the shoe backing plate. The upper end of the body is formed with radially...
3958674 Hold-down device for a drum brake  
A drum brake is disclosed in which a pair of arcuate brake shoes are slidably mounted on a fixed support and which are thrust into braking engagement with a rotating drum by a fluid motor actuator....
3891185 Brake shoe hold down spring tool  
A hand tool for use to remove or replace hold down springs of brake shoes; the tool consisting of a metal straight shank secured at one end in a handle for being confortably held in a workman's...
3869027 Drum brake assembly  
A drum brake assembly including two shoes arranged in end to end relationship and a torque spider having a plurality of diametrically extending guide pads or ledges spaced apart circumferentially...
3782513 INSPECTION HOLE COVER  
A drum brake assembly in which one of the brake members, such as the backing plate is formed with an inspection hole adjacent the lining of the brake shoe for visual inspection of the degree of...
3666061 VEHICLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY  
A brake assembly adapted to be mounted on a motor vehicle axle member and constructed to permit removal of the assembly brake shoes for relining without removal of the brake drum or other structure...
3548976 BRAKE SHOE BEARING MEANS  
3337007 Brake shoe retainer  
3312310 Brake mechanism and shoe guide and bearing means therefor  
3308909 Hold-down device  
3294201 Automatic brake adjuster  
3277981 Brakes  
3195688 Shoe retracting mechanism  
3186520 Hold down device  
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