Patent ID: 6622833
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A drum brake device with a brake drum, characterized in that the drum brake device (10) has a brake belt (14), which is disposed inside the brake drum (12) and can flex in the radial direction of the brake drum (12), and in order to actuate the drum brake device (10), this brake belt (14) can be pressed against the brake drum (12) from the inside by a thrust approximately in the circumference direction exerted on one end (18, 20) of the brake belt (14), wherein the brake belt (14) has links (22) that are connected to each other in articulating fashion, wherein the thrust is exerted on a front end (18) of the brake belt (14) in the rotation direction (46) of the brake drum (12), and wherein the drum brake device (10) is released by tension in the circumference direction exerted on a back end (20) of the brake belt (14) in the rotation direction (46) of the brake drum (12).