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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2002
Applicant:
David C. Rhoads, Boonville, MO (US);
Inventor:
David C. Rhoads, Boonville, MO (US);
Assignee:
Haldex Brake Corporation, Kansas City, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/56 (2006.01); F01C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluid operated brake actuator is provided composed of a common housing, a shaft rotatable within the housing, the shaft being rotatable to engage and disengage a brake, a vane connected to the shaft, the vane being responsive to fluid pressure to rotate the shaft, a torsion power spring for producing torque to bias the shaft in a first rotational direction; and an inlet port through the housing, the inlet port for introducing fluid pressure into the housing in order to exert a force on the vane in order to rotate the shaft against the bias of the spring.