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An automatic adjuster releasing apparatus characterized by the provision of a support member fixedly mounted on the wheel cylinder body; pin member slidably supported by the support member and having one end portion extending from an opening formed on the backing plate, the other end of the pin memb

An automatic adjuster releasing apparatus characterized by the provision of a support member fixedly mounted on the wheel cylinder body; pin member slidably supported by the support member and having one end portion extending from an opening formed on the backing plate, the other end of the pin member facing an inner surface of the adjuster lever so as to be engageable therewith, so that when the other end of the pin member is pressed against the inner surface of the adjuster lever, the pin member releases the engagement of the other end of the adjuster lever with the adjuster gear; a resilient member urging the one end portion of the pin member to be projected from the opening on the backing plate; and a flexible cover fitted in the opening and covering the one end portion of the pin member.

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An automatic adjuster releasing apparatus for a drum brake having a backing plate and a wheel cylinder, comprising: a piston slidably received in said wheel cylinder; an adjuster nut having an adjuster gear, said adjuster nut being angularly movably received in said piston; an adjuster screw having

An automatic adjuster releasing apparatus for a drum brake having a backing plate and a wheel cylinder, comprising: a piston slidably received in said wheel cylinder; an adjuster nut having an adjuster gear, said adjuster nut being angularly movably received in said piston; an adjuster screw having a brake shoe supported on a front end thereof, said adjuster screw being threaded into said adjuster nut; adjuster lever pivotally connected at first end thereof to an outer surface of said wheel cylinder, said adjuster lever being connected intermediate opposite ends thereof to said piston, second end of said adjuster lever being resiliently engaged with said adjuster gear for allowing said adjuster gear to be rotated only in one direction; a support member fixedly mounted on said wheel cyliner; a pin member slidably supported by said support member, said pin member having a first end extending from an opening formed on said backing plate, a second end of said pin member facing and engageable with an inner surface of said adjuster lever, said second end of said pin member disengaging said second end of said adjuster lever from said adjuster gear when said second end of said pin member is urged against said inner surface of said adjuster lever; a resilient member for urging said first end of said pin member to be projected from said opening on said backing plate; and a flexible cover fitted in said opening for covering said first end of said pin member.