Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho

Seiichi Hishinuma

Haruhiko Umeda

Katsuyoshi Mori

Hiroyuki Sasaki

A brake drum arrangement for use in a braking system wherein a wheel brake is disposed outside a tire, comprises a brake drum having inner end face thereof fixedly secured to the outer end face of a wheel hub, the outer peripheral surface of the brake drum being flush with that of the wheel hub, an annular rim stopper adapted to be mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the brake drum, and a plurality of wheel clamps adapted to be fixedly secured to the outer side face of the brake drum for retaining the rim stopper. The arrangement further comprises a plurality of spacers, each being disposed between the brake drum and each wheel clamp.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Seiichi Hishinuma