Patent ID: 6502670
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
A mechanical type drum brake device, comprising:a mechanically operable brake shoe having a shoe rim and a shoe web; a brake lever pivotably superimposed on a surface of said shoe web at a back plate side to operate said brake shoe, the brake lever having a U-shaped folded pocket formed at a free end of said brake lever, the folded pocket terminating at the free end at a maximum height with respect to a base of the U-shaped folded pocket; a brake cable received in said U-shaped folded pocket; an enlarged cable end on said brake cable being impinged against a non-pulling side of said U-shaped folded pocket; and a biasing member engaged between said brake shoe and said brake lever, a portion of said biasing member projecting from said shoe web at a preselected location to physically obstruct a movement of the enlarged cable end and prevent a movement of said cable end lengthwise toward and along said shoe rim to a point where the cable elevates above the maximum height.