Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heavy vehicle drum brake improvements
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Application No.: US16462926Application Date: 2017-11-15
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Publication No.: US11078972B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Ken Pitt
- Applicant: Ken Pitt
- Applicant Address: AU Strathalbyn
- Assignee: Ken Pitt
- Current Assignee: Ken Pitt
- Current Assignee Address: AU Strathalbyn
- Agency: Christensen O'Connor Johnson and Kindness, PLLC
- Priority: AU2016904767 20161122
- International Application: PCT/AU2017/000239 WO 20171115
- International Announcement: WO2018/094441 WO 20180531
- Main IPC: F16D51/00
- IPC: F16D51/00 ; F16D51/22 ; F16D65/08 ; F16D65/09 ; F16D65/22 ; F16D121/14 ; F16D125/30 ; F16D125/28

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to vehicle drum brakes. In one aspect, there is provided a brake shoe comprising a guide at or near its free end, which prevents brake shoe misalignment. According to a further aspect, there is provided a guide for attachment to a brake shoe at or near its free end, which prevents brake shoe misalignment. According to a further aspect, there is provided a drum brake assembly comprising a brake shoe comprising the guide.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190309808A1 HEAVY VEHICLE DRUM BRAKE IMPROVEMENTS Public/Granted day:2019-10-10
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