Patent ID: 6056089
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A brake device including an inside cavity comprising:a rotatable brake drum;at least one brake disc connected to said rotatable drum;at least one brake pad holder coaxial with said at least one brake disc;at least one brake pad carried by said at least one brake pad holder;a brake shield connected to said at least one brake pad holder;an actuator contacting said at least one brake pad holder,said at least one brake disc, brake pad holder and brake pad are axially aligned for mutual cooperation upon axial actuation of said actuator,said rotatable brake drum includes a front side, a plurality of passages cut through and distributed along said front side of said brake drum, and a baffle wall protruding from each passage for pressing air into each passage and into the inside cavity of the brake device when said brake drum rotates.