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Newsletter, Volume 4
Handbrake lever and a knuckle
Within MODCOMP project Brembo is developing lever has been built and the initial prototypes
together with Sicomp and Yuzhnoye two demon- will be available in the beginning of the next year
strators: a handbrake lever and a knuckle. (2019).
Both the demonstrators aim to reduce the Simplified segment of the steering knuckle
weight of the components that are currently
made by aluminum. The final target is to de- A simplified segment of the steering knuckle has
crease the fuel consumption and consequently been manufactured and tested to check the
also the pollution. stiffness and defined the final geometry of the
prototype. The knuckle will be delivered in the
Mold of the handbrake lever (ext. side) middle of next year (2019).
Both the components will be tested by benches
The concepts of the components have been al- and apparatus available in Brembo S.p.A. in
ready defined and the preliminary simulations 2019, in order to verify their resistance to spe-
(FEA) were done. The mold of the handbrake cific loads.
Contact person: Giorgio Valota (mail:
giorgio_valota@brembo.it, phone: +39 035 605
2328).
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