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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Elyria, OH (US);
Inventors:
Daniel E. Banks, Climax, MI (US);
Richard L. Hilsbos, Elyria, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/09 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 51/00 (2006.01); F16D 125/30 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/09 (2013.01); F16D 2051/003 (2013.01); F16D 2125/30 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0004 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0082 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated brake spider and mounting bracket arrangement for a drum brake includes a brake spider with a spider mounting section, having openings through which fasteners may pass to secure the brake spider to an axle flange of a vehicle. The spider is also provided with a base section having an attachment surface for a bracket, and the bracket is secured by way of a metal fabrication process to the attachment surface of the base section and to actuator support structure adapted to support an actuator for the drum brake.