IP Library Granted Patent US 11,927,229
Granted Patent B2
US 11,927,229 · App. 17/619,665 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Drum brake for a motor vehicle

Inventors: Christian Volz (Frankfurt am Main, DE); André Teske (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Stefan Heinz (Frankfurt am Main, DE)
Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
F16D65/0031B60T1/067F16D51/20F16D2051/001
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Patent No.
US 11,927,229
App. No.
17/619,665
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drum brake for a motor vehicle has a pocket for collecting abraded brake particles. The pocket is accessible from above via an opening. After the introduction of a suction device into the opening, the abraded brake particles can be extracted by suction. Pollution of the environment with abraded brake particles is thereby avoided.

Claims (31)

1. A drum brake for a motor vehicle comprising:

a rotatably mounted brake drum, having a radially inward-facing friction surface;

brake linings arranged radially inside the friction surface;

an actuator for preloading the brake linings against the friction surface;

an anchor plate for holding the actuator, having an opening for discharging abraded brake particles from the brake drum; and

a cover for the brake drum, the cover defining a pocket for collecting abraded brake particles, and the opening projecting into the pocket.

2. The drum brake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the opening is spaced apart from the base region of the cover.

3. A drum brake for a motor vehicle comprising:

a rotatably mounted brake drum, having a radially inward-facing friction surface;

brake linings arranged radially inside the friction surface;

an actuator for preloading the brake linings against the friction surface;

an anchor plate for holding the actuator, having an opening for discharging abraded brake particles from the brake drum; and

a cover for the brake drum,

wherein the cover delimits a pocket for collecting abraded brake particles, and

wherein the opening opens into a collecting funnel projecting into the pocket.

4. The drum brake as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the collecting funnel is arranged between two brake linings and directly above the inner side of the brake drum and has a trough shape for collecting the abraded brake particles.

5. The drum brake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover has a vertical section, and the vertical section has a partial region which forms the pocket, and in that the opening is arranged above the vertical section.

6. The drum brake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anchor plate and the cover are manufactured in one piece.

7. The drum brake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the opening is closed by a plug.

8. The drum brake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the opening has a connection for a suction line.

9. The drum brake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the opening is connected to an air filter.

10. The drum brake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the opening is connected to an intake tract of an internal combustion engine.

11. A drum brake for a motor vehicle comprising:

a rotatably mounted brake drum, having a radially inward-facing friction surface;

brake linings arranged radially inside the friction surface;

an actuator for preloading the brake linings against the friction surface;

an anchor plate for holding the actuator, having an opening for discharging abraded brake particles from the brake drum; and

a cover for the brake drum,

wherein the cover delimits a pocket for collecting abraded brake particles, and

wherein the pocket has on its upper side a section which slopes relative to a vertical section, and the opening is arranged in a sloping section.

12. The drum brake as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the opening has a tubular nozzle.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2024
From: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG; CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 068794/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2022
From: VOLZ, CHRISTIAN; TESKE, ANDRÉ; HEINZ, STEFAN
To: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
Reel/Frame 059601/0142 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 209 518.6 · Jun 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220356920A1 · Nov 10, 2022