US 12,253,127 B2
Brake dust trap for a drum brake
Boopathy Mani, Bangalore (IN); and Sundar Vignesh Alavandar, Chennai Tamil Nadu (IN)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/624,606
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Jul. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/068665
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/008887, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 201941028672 (IN), filed on Jul. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0275841 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/10 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 65/0031 (2013.01) [F16D 65/10 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brake dust trap for a drum brake, comprising:
an annular structure configured to be received in a circumferential groove that is defined in, and recessed relative to, a braking surface of a drum of the drum brake;
wherein the annular structure is configured to be retained in the circumferential groove, configured to rotate along with the drum, and configured to trap particulate matter generated by the drum brake, and
wherein the annular structure is configured to be removable from the drum brake for disposal of the trapped particulate matter.