Brake adjusters
The present specification discloses a brake actuator incorporating a mechanically operated adjuster, the adjuster compensating for friction pad wear. The brake actuator comprises two adjuster members interconnected by a self-sustaining thread and located between a friction pad and an actuation membe...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
Published |
20.09.1988
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Edition | 4 |
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Summary: | The present specification discloses a brake actuator incorporating a mechanically operated adjuster, the adjuster compensating for friction pad wear. The brake actuator comprises two adjuster members interconnected by a self-sustaining thread and located between a friction pad and an actuation member, the actuation member being biassed by a main spring to a brakes-on position with at least one hollow piston being displaceable under hydraulic pressure to compress the main spring and move the actuation member to a brakes-off positon, a second piston being carried within the hollow piston and being carried within the hollow piston and being axially displaceable therein under the hydraulic pressure and against a further spring, to cause interengaging clutch elements to rotate one adjuster member relative to the other adjuster member, a stop being arranged to limit the available movement of the clutch elements. The present invention thus provides a mechanically operated adjuster which avoids the inherent disadvantages of hydraulic operation. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US19860936441 |