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- S-cam brake
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- Sainmhíniú brake used in heavy vehicles such as trucks and wheeled machinery, consists of a shaft, usually around 4 to 25 inches long, turned at one end by means of an air-powered brake booster and lever with an 'S' shaped cam at the wheel end, which in turn pushes the brake shoes against the drum, thereby producing friction Tagairt "COM-EN, based on:Wikipedia > S-cam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-cam [26.4.2013]"
- Nóta The design allows bulky air cylinders to be located outside of the wheel.