Abstract: This invention relates to an adapter for a vehicle brake assembly. The vehicle brake assembly is a vehicle drum-in-hat disc brake assembly having a disc service brake and a drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake. The vehicle drum-in-hat disc brake assembly includes a backing plate having a centrally located first aperture formed therein; a drum brake shoe assembly of the drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake supported by the backing plate; and a drum-in-hat adapter having a centrally located second aperture and a plurality of smaller mounting apertures formed therein about the centrally located first aperture thereof, wherein the adapter is formed as a one piece stamping and including an integral abutment member formed therewith during the stamping thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to a brake shoe mounting system for a vehicle brake assembly. The vehicle brake assembly brake shoe mounting system includes a brake mounting member and a pair of brake shoes slidably supported relative to the brake mounting member. The brake member is adapted to be secured to a fixed, non-rotatable component of the vehicle and includes an abutment having a pair of opposed slots formed therein. Each brake shoe includes a first end, an opposite second end, a web portion, a rim portion secured to an outer surface of the web portion, a friction pad secured to an outer surface of the rim portion, and only two shoe slides provided on at least one side of the rim portion. One of the two shoe slides is provided near the first end of the brake shoe and the other of the two shoe slides is provided generally intermediate the first and second ends of the brake shoe. In accordance with this invention, the second end of the brake shoe defines a shoe abutment end.