Patent ID: 6454062
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A drum brake comprising:a drum; a pair of brake shoes arranged opposedly to each other in said drum; a shoe drive mechanism for expanding said brake shoes toward an inner peripheral face of said drum; an anchor pin applied with a brake torque by being brought into contact with end portions of said brake shoes in braking; a backing plate including a circular disc portion, on which a side edge of each of said brake shoes slidingly moves, and a cover portion extended from an outer periphery of said circular disc portion in an axial direction for covering an outer peripheral portion of said drum; and a mount bracket for attaching said backing plate, said mount bracket formed in a shape of a substantially flat plate and including a circular plate portion overlapping said circular disc portion of said backing plate and a flange portion extended from an outer periphery of said circular plate portion for being attached to a vehicle body, wherein said brake shoes, said shoe drive mechanism and said anchor pin are directly attached to said circular plate portion of said mount bracket without interposing said backing plate.