. Automotive industries . cars, the ex-tended axis of the steering pivots cut the axis of the wheelsat their point of contact with the ground, as shown in , which represents the Scat brakes of that period, sothat the steering was not affected by unequal braking ef-forts on the front wheels. All modern four-wheel brakes are on this principle,while the brakes themselves may be divided into two dis-tinct classes—those built on the Perrot system with thecam and operating mechanism mounted above the axle, asshown in Fig. 11, on the Delage and as also used by Dar-racq and Hispano-Suiza, and th
. Automotive industries . cars, the ex-tended axis of the steering pivots cut the axis of the wheelsat their point of contact with the ground, as shown in , which represents the Scat brakes of that period, sothat the steering was not affected by unequal braking ef-forts on the front wheels. All modern four-wheel brakes are on this principle,while the brakes themselves may be divided into two dis-tinct classes—those built on the Perrot system with thecam and operating mechanism mounted above the axle, asshown in Fig. 11, on the Delage and as also used by Dar-racq and Hispano-Suiza, and those on the Isotta-Fraschinisystem with the cam below the axle. This latter design isadopted by Excelsior, Metallurgique (Fig. 12), Bellanger,and Piccard-Pictet. With the Perrot system an extremely flexible connectionis required from frame member to the brake drum. Thebrake camshaft is telescopic and is carried at its outer ex-tremity on the frame member. Alternative methods of -Ball universal Joint in brake 16—Method of operating brake shoes on Bellanger 1272 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE June 16, 1921
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