Lexic.us

Definition of Drum brake

1. Noun. Hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe.

Definition of Drum brake

1. Noun. A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drum Brake

Literary usage of Drum brake

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Automobile Engineering: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1920)
"Brake, Constricting Band: A form of brake or drum. Brake, Differential: A brake acting upon applied by tightening a band around a pulley the differential ..."

2. Automobile Engineering: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1921)
"Brake, Constricting Band: A form of brake applied by tightening a band around a pulley or drum. Brake, Differential: A brake acting upon the differential ..."

3. Handbook of Construction Plant: Its Cost and Efficiency by Richard Turner Dana (1914)
"The compressor which furnished air to the hoisting drum brake, the emergency brake on the swing motor, and the friction clutch and brake on the intermediate ..."

4. A Dictionary of Automobile Terms by Albert L. Clough (1913)
"Brake Cam—A cam, forming a part of a brake mechanism, which acts to force the band or the shoes into frictional engagement with the drum. Brake Drum—A ..."

5. Hot Bulb Oil Engines and Suitable Vessels by Walter Pollock (1919)
"Inner drum brake Band. Guide Disc L ink For Spring. Adjusting Screw Key Bolt Brake Band—, ... 142 —Avance Clutch Inner drum brake Band Part of Iron Cover. ..."

6. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1910)
"There are two vertical levers: the latched, outside one, is pushed forward to apply the external rear hub drum brake bands through a full length evener. ..."

Other Resources: