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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:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alfred Teves GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 / ; 2772 / ; 277181 ; 188 78 ;
Abstract
A seal arrangement is disclosed for an actuating device of a drum brake furnished with an actuating lever which projects through the brake carrier. This arrangement includes an oval pleated bellows (1) fastened by a clamping ring (14) having teeth (15) arranged on its external edge (30) pressed into the wall of a matching, generally elliptical recess. Preferably, the pleated bellows is of asymmetrical configuration and is in a largely unloaded condition in the actuating position of the actuating lever.