MUMBAI, India, Aug. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202421012186 A) filed by Tata Motors Limited, Maharashtra, on Feb. 21, 2024, for 'a drum brake assembly.'
Inventor(s) include Matin Shaikh; Aniruddha Kulkarni; Abhay Chouthai; Jayant Mittal; and Mohit Chaudhary.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 22, under issue no. 34/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure discloses a drum brake assembly of a vehicle is disclosed. The drum brake assembly comprising a brake drum made from a ferrous based material defined with composition comprising C in a range of 3% to 3.3%; Si in a range of 1.8% to 2.3%; Mn in a range of 0.6%% to 0.9%; S in a range of 0.06% to 0.1%; P in a range of 0.04% to 0.1%; Cr in a range of 0.1% to 0.33%; Cu in a range of 0.1% to 0.3%, at least one of Sn or Mo in a range of 0.15% to 0.2%, and reminder of the composition being Fe along with incidental elements. The drum brake assembly includes a brake shoe and a brake liner disposable between the brake shoe and the inner periphery of the brake drum. The brake liner being made from a second material, and configured to engage with the brake drum by generating and maintaining a coefficient of friction ranging between 0.35 to 0.45 at a temperature ranging from 50 C to 300 C."
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