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US Patent 5031731 - Brake actuator with slack adjuster disabling mechanism
US Patent Issued on July 16, 1991
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
January 29, 2010Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
January 29, 2010Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA brake actuator having a service brake coupled to an emergency/parking brake through a lost-motion connection that allows the service brake to be applied independently of the emergency/parking brake includes a slack adjuster, the pawl of which is withheld from engagement with the teeth of the slack adjuster ratchet wheel by an interrupter vane whenever the emergency/parking brake is actuated, to thereby disable the slack adjuster. | InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 472002 filed on 01/29/1990US Classes:188/196BA, Rotatable188/106F, Fluid and mechanical192/111AAutomatic wear compensatorsField of Search188/196BA, Rotatable188/198, Automatic188/202, Screw188/106F, Fluid and mechanical188/71.9, Including unidirectionally rotating screw192/111AAutomatic wear compensatorsExaminersPrimary: Halvosa, George E. A.Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References1606683, 2301272, 3017962, 3707208, 3990546Automatic adjuster for brakesIssued on: 11/09/1976 Inventor: Schultz Foreign Patent References
International ClassF16D 065/56 |
