Band brake for road vehicle has brake band with electromagnet movable in peripheral direction that is attracted to brake drum when current is applied, thereby tightening band around drum

摘要

The band brake has a rotary brake drum (14) and a brake band (16) arranged around the drum, fixed at one end to a peripheral support and with an electromagnet (24) at the other end movable in the peripheral direction that is attracted to the brake drum when current is applied, thereby tightening the band around the drum.