Parking brake

Details Parking brake Parking brake

1996-06-21

1997-07-15

Oberleitmer, Robert J.

Brakes

Wheel

Axially movable brake element or housing therefor

188 7345, 403 32, F16D 6556, F16D 6554

Patent

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056474598

ABSTRACT:
A heavy duty brake assembly including a caliper mounted on a housing in a position to bridge a brake disc, a pair of screws mounted on the housing, a bushing and a washer mounted on each of the screws, a notch formed in the periphery of each of the bushings intermediate the ends thereof, a self-adjusting repeatable retraction device mounted on each of the bushings for supporting the caliper, the device including a plastic sleeve mounted on each of the bushings, a pair of tabs formed in each of the sleeves and aligned with the notches to limit the paths of travel of the sleeve with respect to the bushings, a bell spring formed on one end of each of the sleeves for biasing the caliper to a neutral position with respect to the disc and a seal formed on each end of the plastic sleeve to seal the sleeve to the bushing.

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patent: 5529150 (1996-06-01), Buckley et al.

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