Slack adjuster for vehicle brakes

Details Slack adjuster for vehicle brakes Slack adjuster for vehicle brakes

1980-07-21

1983-04-19

Butler, Douglas C.

Brakes

Wheel

Transversely movable

188196BA, F16D 6556

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active

043802761

ABSTRACT:
An improved slack adjuster used for establishing the running clearance between brake shoes and a brake drum. A brake actuating cam is attached to a worm gear mounted in a slack adjuster housing. When the slack adjuster is rotated through greater than a predetermined increment which establishes the running clearance for the brakes, a worm is rotated to change the angular position between the worm gear and the slack adjuster housing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3997035 (1976-12-01), Zeidler
patent: 3997036 (1976-12-01), Zeidler
patent: 4019612 (1977-04-01), Mathews et al.
patent: 4057128 (1977-11-01), Coupland

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