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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Pollock, Mattawan, MI (US);
Richard Joslin, Plainwell, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/900 ;
Abstract
A brake shoe having a noise dampener made of a yielding member secured to the web plate. The yielding member is provided to dampen or counter stick/slip frequencies resulting from the interaction between the brake drum surface and the brake lining during a braking event. Preferably the brake shoe includes two spaced-apart web plates and the yielding member is a coiled spring disposed there between.