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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
May. 09, 2002
Nui Wang, Croydon, AU;
PBR Australia Pty. Ltd., , AU;
Abstract
A drum brake assembly, adjuster strut ( ) being adjustable and having axially extended and retracted conditions. The strut includes means ( ) for engaging braking members ( ), a rotatable member ( ) rotatable about the lengthwise axis of the strut, an axially movable member ( ) movable upon forward rotation of member ( ) to lengthen the strut in the retracted condition, and biasing means ( ) for biasing the strut toward the axially extended condition upon radial expansion of the brake shoes during brake actuation. The rotatable member has a face ( ) and a cam surface ( ) formed thereon and defining teeth formed in a ring. The strut includes an arm ( ) which is mounted to pivot and an end portion ( ) biased into engagement with the surface ( ). In use, the arm causes the rotatable ( ) member to rotate in a forward direction during axial extension of the strut.