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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Iwai, Iruma, JP;
Hiroshi Enomoto, Higashikurume, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1882 / ; 277 57 ;
Abstract
A device for preventing intrusion of water, dust, etc. into drum brake of an automotive vehicle, wherein a labyrinth is formed at a fitting portion between the outer peripheral surface of a brake panel fixed to the vehicle body and the outer peripheral surface of a brake drum rotatable together with wheels, and wherein the labyrinthine grooves are made larger as they go toward inside, and the edges of the partition walls and the brake panel of the brake drum forming the labyrinth are bent outward for effective prevention of the dust, etc. from entering into the brake drum.