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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukio Iizuka, Nagoya, JP;
Kouji Moriwaki, Toukai, JP;
Assignee:
Nisshinbo Industries Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/556 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/556 ;
Abstract
An automatic shoe clearance adjustment device for a drum brake device which improves the ease of assembly of the bimetal member and prevents misassembly of the device. The adjuster,has a screw mechanism which automatically extends in response to the excessive opening of the brake shoes,The bimetal member,which suspends the extension of the adjuster,according to the brake temperature increase, is provided between the parts constituting the adjuster,The bimetal member,is assembled together with and affixed to a non-rotating segment constituting the adjuster