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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Shepherd, Pelzer, SC (US);
James D Wasness, Inman, SC (US);
Assignee:
Ellcon-National, Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 / ; 188 / ; 188 / ; 188197 ; 303-1 ; 303 20 ;
Abstract
In a vehicle braking system having a slack adjuster with an actuator and an electrically operable car control unit, an electrical switch is responsive the position of the actuator and is coupled to the car control unit to provide an indication of the condition of the vehicle brake shoes, i.e. whether or not the brake shoes are disengaged from the vehicle wheels.