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US 2007/0181387 A1Published application
Brake assembly, brake actuator and method of making a brake actuator
AssigneeBendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
InventorsKenneth Scheckelhoff, Ronald Plantan
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Abstract
A brake assembly includes a brake, an actuator, and an automatic slack adjuster for adjusting the clearance between the brake shoes and the brake drum. The actuator includes a housing, a piston moveably disposed in the housing, a yoke disposed outside of the housing, and a pushrod extending through the housing. The pushrod is connected to the piston, and an end portion of the pushrod forms a rivet that attaches the yoke to the end portion of the pushrod.
Claims16
A brake assembly comprising:
- a brake;
- an actuator including
- a housing,
- a piston moveably disposed in the housing,
- a yoke disposed outside of the housing, and
- a pushrod extending through the housing and including an end portion, wherein the pushrod is connected to the piston, and wherein the end portion of the pushrod forms a rivet that attaches the yoke to the end portion of the pushrod;
- and
- an automatic slack adjuster.
5 more elements
A brake actuator comprising:
- a housing,
- a piston moveably disposed in the housing;
- a yoke disposed outside of the housing;
- and
- a pushrod extending through the housing and including an end portion, wherein the pushrod is connected to the piston, and wherein the end portion of the pushrod forms a rivet that attaches the yoke to the end portion of the pushrod.
2 more elements
A method of making a brake actuator, comprising:
- extending an end portion of a pushrod of the brake actuator through a through hole of a yoke of the brake actuator;
- and
- radially extending the end of the pushrod to a size that is radially greater than the through hole to prevent the yoke from sliding off the end portion of the pushrod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.