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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Zf Active Safety Us Inc., Livonia, MI (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Wernette, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC., Livonia, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 51/20 (2006.01); F16D 65/22 (2006.01); F16D 65/42 (2006.01); F16D 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 51/20 (2013.01); F16D 65/22 (2013.01); F16D 65/42 (2013.01); F16D 2051/003 (2013.01); F16D 2051/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drum brake assembly for a vehicle includes a brake drum. First and second brake shoes are displaceable between a rest condition in which the first and second brake shoes are spaced from the brake drum and a braking condition in which the first and second brake shoes engage the brake drum. A first spring applies a force between the first brake shoe and a fixed component of the vehicle. A second spring applies a force between the second brake shoe and the fixed component of the vehicle. The first and second springs biasing the first and second brake shoes to the rest condition.