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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2006
Brian P. Dennis, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Peter J. Pozivilko, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Ray F. Schnell, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Brian P. Dennis, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Peter J. Pozivilko, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Ray F. Schnell, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Ausco Products, Inc., Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A brake () which is adapted to be rotationally coupled with an output shaft includes a housing (). An inner shaft () is adapted to be attached to the output shaft for rotation therewith. A disc assembly () includes a plurality of stationary discs () carried by the housing () and a plurality of rotating discs () carried by the inner shaft (). The rotatable discs () are positioned to be engaged by the stationary discs (). A least one spring () biases the stationary discs () to engage the rotatable discs (). A piston () is movable to oppose the force of the spring (). A spacing assembly () is positioned on the inner shaft () and rotatable therewith. The spacing assembly () includes a plurality of o-rings () to separate the rotating discs () a predetermined axial distance from an adjacent rotating disc ().