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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Anthony Schmandt, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Anthony Schmandt, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A drum-in-hat disc brake assembly has a disc service brake and a drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake, and includes a backing plate, a pair of parking and emergency brake shoes secured to the backing plate, and a parking and emergency brake actuator. The parking and emergency brake actuator includes a first body portion and a second body portion pivotally mounted to the first body portion. A boss extends between the first body portion and the second body portion. The boss is selectively movable between a plurality of positions and defines a first distance between the first body portion and the second body portion. A lever arm is pivotally mounted to the second body portion and is connected to a parking and emergency brake cable.