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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1994
Larry L Last, Northville, MI (US);
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Romulus, MI (US);
Abstract
An actuating lever for a parking and emergency brake mechanism for use in a vehicle drum brake assembly includes a backing plate mounted on the vehicle for supporting a pair of brake shoes. A service brake mechanism is provided for selectively moving the brake shoes apart from one another into frictional engagement with an inner friction surface of a brake drum mounted on a wheel of the vehicle. The brake shoes include respective web portions which are generally flat and crescent-shaped. Arcuate table portions are secured to the opposed outer curved surfaces of the web portions, such as by welding, and friction pads are secured to the outer arcuate surfaces of the table portions of the brake pads. An aperture is formed through the upper end of the web portion of one of the brake shoes. The actuating lever for the parking and emergency brake mechanism is pivotally supported on the one brake shoe. The actuating lever includes a generally flat and arcuate body portion having a stiffening rib formed along a portion thereof. A hollow cylindrical boss is formed integrally with the upper end of the body portion, extending upwardly from one side thereof. The upstanding integral boss of the actuating lever extends through the aperture formed through the upper web portion of the brake shoe. As a result, the actuating lever is retained on the brake shoe for pivoting movement relative thereto about the boss without any undesirable looseness or play therebetween, and without the use of additional parts or significant installation time.