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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Leonce E Rogier, St Denis, FR;
Assignee:
Societe Anonyme Francaise du Ferodo, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 725 ; 188368 ;
Abstract
A brake having axially-expanding brake shoes, comprises an actuating block radially located in a peripheral annular groove formed in a rotating member. The actuating block possesses along its axis, a plurality of cylinders in which slide pistons which apply the brake shoes against the braking surfaces formed by the opposite radially-extending faces of the groove. According to the invention, the actuating block comprises a single, solid, center support plate, and the ends of the cylinders project axially over the transverse faces of this support plate.