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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (Uk) Limited, Cwmbran, GB;
Inventors:
Alex Szafnauer, Cwmbran, GB;
Sean Cleary, Cwmbran, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/02 (2006.01); F16D 65/08 (2006.01); F16D 65/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/021 (2013.01); F16D 65/08 (2013.01); F16D 65/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drum brake assembly that includes a brake drum, first and second brake shoes, a cam shaft, a first tappet, a second tappet, and a wear adjuster mechanism. The wear adjuster mechanism has a cross shaft and a sensor. The sensor is configured to detect rotation of the cross shaft about a longitudinal axis to monitor wear of the first and second brake shoes and a braking surface of the brake drum.