Patent ID: 8281909

Claim:
A vehicle drum brake comprising: a pair of brake shoes including a first brake shoe and a second brake shoe, the first brake shoe and the second brake shoe being disposed symmetrically on an interior side of a backing plate which is fixedly attached to a vehicle body so as to move away from each other at distal end portions about proximal end portions thereof as rotating centers to thereby expand a distance therebetween; a parking brake lever connected rotatably with the movable distal end portion of the second brake shoe by a pivot; a pull unit connected with the parking brake lever; a strut including a curved portion which is curved towards an outer circumferential side of the backing plate, the strut being disposed between a portion of the parking brake lever which lies closer to a portion where the pull unit is connected than a portion where the parking brake lever is attached and the movable distal end portion of the first brake shoe; a strut return spring for returning the strut in a non-operating state to its initial position being provided to extend between the strut and the second brake shoe; and an engagement hole formed in the curved portion of the strut for one end portion of the strut return spring to be brought into engagement therewith.