Patent ID: 11946517
Assignee: nan
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A brake shoe guide for a brake shoe of a drum brake assembly, the brake shoe having a lining table supporting a brake lining and at least one web comprising a mount for a follower for an actuating cam, the brake shoe guide comprising:
an arm portion and a bearing portion,
wherein the arm portion overlays at least a portion of the bearing portion, and the bearing portion depends from the arm portion, the arm portion comprising an aperture for a pin fastener and extending from the aperture to the bearing portion, wherein the arm portion comprises a pair of arms bridging the pin fastener aperture and the bearing portion, wherein the arms diverge as they extend to the bearing portion and converge at a vertex of the arm portion, and wherein the pin aperture is positioned near the vertex of the arms,
wherein the bearing portion comprises a generally rectangular shaped planform with a pair of elongate edges, one of the elongate edges comprising a semi-circular shaped cut-out positioned approximately midway there along, and
wherein in use, the brake shoe guide is removably secured with respect to the at least one web of the brake shoe by the pin fastener through the pin aperture in the arm portion, with the bearing portion bearing against the actuating cam.