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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Schematic diagram of a servo-assisted braking system with calculations.

Identifier  Morton\M20.2\  img036
Date  30th April 1924
  
M.D.E. 60 F.W.B. SCHEME 31.4.24
45° T.H.D. ON SERVO
SERVO SPEED 1/4 ENG. SPEED
TAKE TORQUE OUTPUT / TORQUE INPUT = 2.45

DIAGRAM ANNOTATIONS:
.14 CAH.
4.5
2.8
3.3
3.36
2.375
7.8
4.6
'S' CAM
SHOES. REAR
15.2 / 7.7
7"
2.85
2.45
FRONT SHOES
12.9 / 6.5
P
15.6
6.1
2"
2.6
T
3.575
4.8
3.25

PRESS AT BRAKE DRUMS
WITHOUT SERVO ASSISTANCE
FRONT 8.97 P
REAR 6.75 P
WITH SERVO ASSISTANCE
FRONT 31.4 P
REAR 23.7 P

DISTANCE MOVED BY CAM BEFORE BRAKES ASSISTED BY SERVO = 1.08 FT. WITH NORMAL ADJMT OF BRAKES
  
  


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