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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Yuji Fujii, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ted Duane Snyder, Brighton, MI (US);
Anthony Joseph Grzesiak, Sauk Village, IL (US);
Christopher Charles Denault, Lowell, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A band brake drum assembly ( ) is provided and includes a brake band member ( ), a generally round and/or cylindrical and brake drum ( ) which is disposed concentric to band ( ), and an input or hub shaft ( which is fixedly coupled to and rotatably drives drum ( ). Drum includes an interior surface having a recessed portion ( ) which is effective to retain a certain amount of lubricant or oil within the drum, and several relatively large drainage holes ( ) which are effective to quickly drain excess lubricant from drum ( ), thereby providing a consistent amount of lubricant wit in drum ( ) and improving the overall performance of the brake band assembly.