| 摘要 |
Modified friction pad and friction-pad receptacle assembly for a brake/clutch module permitting greater ease in the friction pad's insertion into and withdrawal from the brake/clutch module. The improved ease is achieved by inverting the pad/receptacle coupling with respect to earlier designs, so that the pad is now held into the receptacle by clips at the distal end of the receptacle rather than the proximal end. That configuration in conjunction with finger-grip depressions near the proximal end of the pad allow the pad to be removed with one hand. This is due in part because of the way the clips of the present invention work so as to prevent the pad from falling out under the force of gravity but nevertheless yield to the slightly greater force applied by the operator desiring to remove the pad. Additionally, the present invention provides protection against wear for the torque-resistor pad guides by interposing the spring steel of the retaining clips between the pad assembly and these guides.
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