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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2023
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Ramachandran Sandrasekaran, Karnataka, IN;
Sundar Vignesh Alavandar, Tamil Nadu, IN;
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a brake lever () for a drum brake arrangement (), said brake lever being designed for transmitting the movement of a cylinder rod () to a brake shaft (), wherein the brake lever () comprises a first portion () delimiting a hole () for fitting the brake shaft () and a second portion (), which is configured to be pivotally connected to the cylinder rod () and wherein the first portion and the second portion are offset from each other with respect to a central axis (X) of the hole (). The brake lever further includes a stiffening member () that extends along a direction (L) contained inside a plane (P) perpendicular to the central axis (X) of the hole and that includes an orifice () for fitting the brake shaft ().