Patents Examined by Dougals C. Butler
  • Direct drive axle brake and cooling system
    Patent number: 5190123
    Abstract: A direct drive, self-cooling, fail-safe axle brake system mounted to a drive axle associated with a differential and wheel end of a vehicle. The brake system has two back to back tandem operated combination brake components associated with the wheel end, which is surrounded by a hub cooling and collection reservoir into which fluids from a separate cooling reservoir are circulated over the brake components to dissipate heat generated from braking by dissipating it through the separate cooling reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Cannon Engineering Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Dusan J. Hvolka