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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2022
Applicants:
Zf Active Safety Us Inc., Livonia, MI (US);
Zf Active Safety Gmbh, Koblenz, DE;
Inventors:
Kraig Gerber, Plymouth Township, MI (US);
Mauro Marconcin, South Lyon, MI (US);
Paul Wecker, Limburg, DE;
Assignees:
ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC., Livonia, MI (US);
ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH, Koblenz, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/09 (2006.01); F16D 65/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/09 (2013.01); F16D 65/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for a drum brake assembly having a brake drum includes a brake shoe and a pivot lever connected to the brake shoe. The pivot lever has a first condition movable with the brake shoe to apply braking force to the brake drum and a second condition deflected relative to the brake shoe for absorbing brake drum contraction forces.