Brakes – Wheel – Axially movable brake element or housing therefor
Patent
1979-11-08
1982-01-12
Halvosa, George E. A.
Brakes
Wheel
Axially movable brake element or housing therefor
192 7024, F16D 55224
Patent
active
043100740
ABSTRACT:
Structure for supporting or suspending a brake from a vehicle is described and claimed. The brake itself comprises a U-shaped brake housing for partially surrounding a brake disc mounted on a wheel. An actuator lever-accepting slot is formed in the brake housing member. Several mounting bolts extend between the brake housing legs. A first stator friction element is carried on one housing leg for engaging one side of the brake disc, and a second stator friction element is carried at least partially within the housing for engaging an opposite side of the brake disc. An actuator lever extends through the housing slot; the lever is connected to the housing and engages the second stator element for drawing the housing in one direction to urge the first stator element into disc engagement while driving the second stator element in an opposite direction to urge the second stator element into disc engagement. The mounting structure includes a mounting bracket fixed to and extending from a portion of the vehicle. Mounting bolts extend through the mounting bracket and between the brake housing legs, and spacer bushings engage the mounting bolts over an extended portion of their lengths. These spacers or bushings engage the mounting bracket at a single position, but with sufficient rigidity to orient the spacers in a predetermined direction relative to the mounting bracket. This causes the mounting bolts and, consequently, associated brake parts to be carried in a predetermined position relative to the mounting bracket. Pivot plates extend through the housing actuator lever slot and bear against the actuator lever and the housing to urge the actuator lever into a predetermined plane of positions relative to the housing.
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Halvosa George E. A.
Lambert Brake Corporation
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