Israelkk & Desertfox,
Thank you both for your input. It helped steer me towards a solution. Just wanted to give you an update on the situation.
We went to a more aggressive lining (reduction in lining life was acceptable), which reduced the required force. Then we hammered on the designer to...
Hello all,
As spring design is not my forte, I was hoping to get some feedback from the experts on my little problem. I am designing a spring actuated park brake mechanism. The spring works over a shaft within an air chamber with the following constraints:
1) Max OD = 1.9 in., Max ID = 0.9 in...