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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Curtis J Honekamp, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Ernest J Fasick, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Navistar International Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 747105 ; 188 31 ;
Abstract
A novel parking brake for motorized vehicles is disclosed. The parking brake is designed to be an integral feature of an essentially conventional drive axle housing. The novel parking brake comprises a sliding clutch shaft attached to a clutch element that, when actuated, engages a complimentary clutch element attached to the drive axle ring gear. Additional gear means prevent the engaged clutch shaft from rotating, and so, prevent the drive axle ring gear from rotating, in effect, securing the vehicle.