Patent GB-1419115-A (GB)
Title: Shoe drum brakes provided with automatic adjusters
IPC: F16D65/46
Filed: 1972-03-23
Abstract: 1419115 Slack adjusters; actuators; shoe-drum brakes GIRLING Ltd 22 March 1973 [23 March 1972] 13563/72 Headings F2E and F2F An actuator and adjuster unit 24 applicable to internal shoe-drum brakes comprises a first non-rotatable tappet member 35 slidable in a housing 34 and a second rotatable member 39 mating with the tappet member 35 by means of a non-reversible screw-thread connection 40, the second member 39 having a rest position in which it abuts a stop 45 in the housing 34 and being rotatable relatively to the tappet member 35 to adjust the rest position of the tappet member 35 in response to wear of the friction linings; a screw 41 held axially and rotatably fixed relative to the housing 34 mates with a ring 42 by means of a reversible screw thread connection 43, and the member 39 and the drive ring 42 having mating clutch surfaces 49, 50, the normal brake slack being accommodated by axial clearance at one or both of the screwthread connections, as particularly described at the reversible screw-thread connection 43. The illustrated embodiments show various forms of internal shoe drum brakes. In Figs. 1, 2 an actuator and adjuster unit 24 symmetrical about a verticals line and having two shoeactuating tappet members 35, 35<SP>1</SP>, two second members 39, two screws 41 and two drive rings 42 is positioned between the upper ends of shoes 21, 22 and an abutment unit 25 fixed to a backplate 26 co-operates with the lower ends of the shoes 21, 22. The brake is applied by applying hydraulic pressure through a port 52 to move tappet members 35, 35<SP>1</SP> to radially move shoes 21, 22. As regards the left hand side of the unit 24 the second member 39 follows member 35 and a spring 51 causes the drive ring 42 to follow member 39. Should the axial clearance be taken up the drive ring 42 rotates whilst slipping takes place at surfaces 49, 50. When the brake is released the axial clearance is taken up before member 39 engages stop 45, and the interengaging friction surfaces 49, 50 now act to rotate the second member 39 with drive ring 42 to adjust for lining wear-several operating cycles are necessary to complete the adjustment. The right hand adjuster 381 works similarly. The brake may be provided with an auxiliary mechanical actuator which acts between the stop 45 and the second members 39, 39<SP>1</SP>, or which acts between abutment unit 25 and the lower ends of brake shoes 21, 22. The embodiment of Fig. 3 (not shown) illustrates a "duo-servo" brake having the bottom ends of the shoes connected by a thrust transmission strut (55). In the embodiment of Fig. 4 (not shown) an actuator unit (56) acts on the lower ends of the shoes (57, 58): the unit (56) comprises opposed pistons (60, 60<SP>1</SP>) slidable in a cylinder (59). The brake constitutes a "two leading shoe brake". The embodiment of Fig. 5, has a pair of actuator and adjuster units 66 fixed to the backplate 26, one of which units 66 is illustrated in Fig. 6. A mechanical actuator could act between cylinder body 69 and second member 39. The embodiment of Figs. 7-10 has a "roller expander" actuator 70 operative between the upper ends of brake shoes 71, 72 and an actuator and adjuster unit 73 operative between the lower ends of the brake shoes 71, 72. The unit 73 is symmetrical about its vertical centre line and each half has a drive ring 75 mating with second member 39. A light spring 78 acting on screw 74 is provided with a cup-shaped guide member 80. A tube 81 extends axially through the member 39 and a spacer 82 is provided at the inner end of tappet 35 to assist in bleeding the brake. A castellated washer 83 is provided for resetting the adjuster after lining replacement. The "roller expander" unit illustrated in Figs. 9, 10 (not shown) comprises a ramp member (88) attached to a piston-rod (92) and having ramp faces (89, 89<SP>1</SP>) which co-operate with complementary ramp faces (90, 90<SP>1</SP>) on tappet members (86, 86<SP>1</SP>) via rollers (91, 91<SP>1</SP>). The piston-rod (92) is movable by hydraulic fluid acting between two pistons (93, 94) or by a spring (97) when compressed air is released from a chamber (100).