The air brake chamber is needed higher sealing performance and durability for the safety and confidential operation, especially, in brake systems of commercial vehicle. For higher sealing, we applied new clamping technique differentiated methods of other global manufacturers. And we developed the power spring and spring guide made from light engineering plastic with high durability in repeated condition. We also have achieved the basic performance test like sealing test in compressed air and various environment tests in dust and salty water for new manufactured air brake chambers. As a result, the air brake chamber applied light weight and high durable power spring is satisfied all demand specification conditions for commercial vehicle
Air Brake chamber is a core fucntional part delivering the brake force to drum brakes in hybrid commercial trucks. This part needs to have leakage prevention and durability for reliable operation. As an actuator by air pressure, there has to be no air leakeage, and because it is operated with high tention power spring, there has high durable spring head, that contacted power spring directly. In this study, a spring head was designed new size on weak points structually and simulated by structual simulation program. And, a flange and body tighten by clamp ring was simlated structual deformation by assembly torque and inner pressure. As a result, new desgned spring head has structual stablilty over 1.7~14.7% and deformation is in proprotion to inner pressure but the assembly torque of clamp ring is not related to deformation.