Title: Tire rim and brake drum arrangement

Abstract: A brake drum arrangement for use in a braking system wherein a wheel brake is disposed outside a tire, comprises a brake drum having inner end face thereof fixedly secured to the outer end face of a wheel hub, the outer peripheral surface of the brake drum being flush with that of the wheel hub, an annular rim stopper adapted to be mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the brake drum, and a plurality of wheel clamps adapted to be fixedly secured to the outer side face of the brake drum for retaining the rim stopper. The arrangement further comprises a plurality of spacers, each being disposed between the brake drum and each wheel clamp.

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Inventors: Umeda, Haruhiko (Yokohama, JA)
Mori, Katsuyoshi (Tokyo, JA)
Sasaki, Hiroyuki (Kawasaki, JA)
Hishinuma, Seiichi (Kawasaki, JA)

Application Number: 532396
Filing Date: 1974-12-13
Publication_date: 1976-11-02
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho (Tokyo, JA)
Primary Class(es): 301/6.6 188/218R
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US Patent Ref:

1439424	Dec, 1922	Knudsen	301/6.
1544297	Jun, 1925	Einfeldt	301/6.
1896821	Feb, 1933	Keller	301/6.
2544387	Mar, 1951	Kerr	301/6.
2849087	Aug, 1958	Schjolin et al.	188/18.
3334946	Aug, 1967	Strobel	301/6.

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Primary Examiner: Blix, Trygve M.
Assistant Examiner: Kazenske, Edward R.
Attorney: Armstrong, Nikaido & Wegner