Patent ID: 6125976
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A drum brake device comprising:a back plate;two brake shoes that face each other, said brake shoes provided on top of said back plate;a service brake actuator located on said back plate between a first pair of adjacent ends of said brake shoes;an anchor block located on said back plate between a second pair of adjacent ends of said brake shoes;a shoe clearance adjustment device adjacent to said service brake actuator provided between said brake shoes;a parking brake actuator adjacent to said anchor;a long link having middle segment that pivotably mounts said long link at a pivot point on a middle of one brake shoe, a first end of said link and a second end of said link that abuts said anchor, respectively, functionally engage said shoe clearance adjustment device and said parking brake actuator; andan elastic means for operating said long link in tandem with said one brake shoe when the service brake is applied.