Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC

J.c. Bamford Excavators Limited

Pratish Prabhakar Malushte

Sanjeev Arora

Kenneth Okamuro

Robert Brazeau

Swapnil P Dhurandhar

An actuation mechanism for a multi-plate disc brake includes an energy storage element configured to apply said disc brake, the energy storage element being movable between a first position where said disc brake is released, and a second position where said disc brake is applied; a force transmission path configured to transmit force from the energy storage element to apply said disc brake; and a hydraulic chamber. The force transmission path includes a first member and a second member arranged in series; wherein the hydraulic chamber is configured, when pressurized, to act on the first member such that the energy storage element is moved to the first position; and wherein the second member is separated from the chamber such that, when the chamber is pressurized, no pressure is applied to the second member.

Integral unit for service brake and fail-safe park brake

A drive axle assembly has at least one axle arm portion extending from a differential housing to a shoulder structure that is unitary with the outboard end of the axle arm portion. The shoulder structure houses a first bevel bear and a second bevel gear. Openings adjacent the bevel gears are selectively closed with covers.

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