Self-tightening brakes with pivoted brake-shoes

Full Title

Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like > Self-tightening brakes with pivoted brake-shoes

Classification Context

Section:

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

Class:

ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

Subclass:

COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES

Child Classifications

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• F16D 51/48 with two linked or directly-interacting brake-shoes
• F16D 51/54 with three or more brake-shoes, at least two of them being linked or directly interacting
• F16D 51/6 with wedging action of a brake-shoe, e.g. the shoe entering as a wedge between the brake-drum and a stationary part
• F16D 51/66 an actuated brake-shoe being carried along and thereby engaging a member for actuating another brake-shoe