Claims
- 1. A support member connected with a vehicular axle and providing support for a disc and drum brake, said support member extending radially outwardly to a piston housing integral with said support member, characterized in that the piston housing has at least one through opening receiving therein piston means and the housing having blind bores extending therein, the disc brake comprising an axially movable yoke member having load bearing pin means connected thereto and extending into said bores for slidable movement relative to said housing and providing means for transmitting service braking torque from a yoke carried first brake pad to said housing and support member, the support member extending into a central opening of the yoke member to provide radial and circumferential support portions for a second brake pad, and the support member extending axially to provide an anchor plate for drum brake shoes of said drum brake, the support member, housing, and anchor plate comprising an integral member of a combined disc and drum brake construction such that service braking torque is transmitted to the housing and support member and parking brake torque from the drum brake shoes is received by the support member through the anchor plate.
- 2. The support member in accordance with claim 1, wherein the second brake pad has a pair of oppositely disposed abutments received by the portions of said support member, the second brake pad being maintained in engagement with the portions by means of a spring member at each portion.
- 3. The support member in accordance with claim 2, wherein the yoke member comprises inboard and outboard portions, the outboard portion containing a connection section having opposed end portions providing support for said first brake pad.
- 4. The support member in accordance with claim 1, wherein the support member includes steering arms and ball joint supports.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of abandoned application Ser. No. 07/240,661 filed Sept. 6, 1988, now abandoned which is a Divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 73,923, field July 15, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,784,241 which is a Continuation-in-part of abandoned application Ser. No. 911,836, filed Sept. 26, 1988, now abandoned.
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Divisions (2)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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