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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2021
Brake slack adjuster having sensing piston with orifice and systems, components, and methods thereof
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Pengfei Ma, Naperville, IL (US);
Puning Wei, Naperville, IL (US);
Aleksander Gust, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/76 (2006.01); B60T 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/76 (2013.01); B60T 13/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slack adjuster assembly and systems, components, and methods can comprise a sensing piston assembly that includes a housing, a piston slidably provided in the housing, and a biasing member provided in the housing. The biasing member can be configured to bias the piston away from an end wall of the housing. The piston can have an end wall opposite the end wall of the housing, where the end wall of the piston can have at least one orifice that extends from a first side of the end wall of the piston to a second side of the end wall of the piston.