Patent ID: 6877590

Claim:
A dual mode drum brake comprising: a first brake shoe and a second brake shoe facing each other to be mounted on a back plate; a service brake actuator positioned between two adjacent ends at one side of the two brake shoes; an anchor positioned between two adjacent ends at the other side of two brake shoes; a shoe clearance adjustment device, for adjusting a shoe clearance, positioned adjacent to the service brake actuator and extended between the first and the second brake shoes; a strut, a component of a parking brake actuator, positioned adjacent to the anchor, and a pivot lever pivotally supported on the first brake shoe and positioned between both ends of the first brake shoe, one end of the pivot lever functionally engages with the shoe clearance adjustment device while the other end with the parking brake actuator, wherein a bent portion formed on the pivot lever at said one end thereof is sandwiched between and contacts with the first brake shoe and said shoe clearance adjustment device.