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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2008
John Louis, Elyria, OH (US);
Zoltan Tormasi, Kecskemét, HU;
John Louis, Elyria, OH (US);
Zoltan Tormasi, Kecskemét, HU;
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle, in which a one-way clutch assembly is arranged in the housing of the automatic slack adjuster housing such that a thin-wall region of the housing associated with the gear drive of the one-way clutch assembly is located outside of a load path through which brake applications forces are conveyed from a brake actuator to a brake cam shaft upon which the automatic slack adjuster is located. The new positioning of the one-way clutch assembly drive results in unexpectedly lower stress levels in the automatic slack adjuster, resulting a more durable slack adjuster and permitting surprisingly large increases in slack adjuster capacity rating.