|  | Failure Analysis and Optimization Improvement Research of a Certain 
Type Parking Brake in Testing 
                            				MOU Hailong, TIAN Jing, JIANG Pan
                            			2025, 50(20): 
																					85-90. 
																														DOI: 10.16638/j.cnki.1671-7988.2025.020.016 
 
			                            	In response to the issues of fatigue life failure and fracture of components such as pins, 
cables, and support plates during the product development and validation process of a certain type of 
parking brake, this study conducted failure analysis and optimization improvements. Through 
methods including fracture analysis, metallographic examination, hardness testing, and stress 
calculation, the pin is identified as the critical component causing early failure of the brake. Analysis 
reveal that the pin, due to insufficient strength, experienced wear and loosening during testing, 
leading to fatigue fracture. The loosening of the pin further increased the stress on the support plate, 
altered the force direction on the cable, and significantly elevated the bending stress at the cable lock head, resulting in fracture. Ultimately, these issues caused the overall lifespan of the brake to fall 
below the design target. Based on the failure mechanism, the material and strength of the pin are 
optimized, and the structural design of the cable lock head is improved, effectively enhancing the 
operational stability of the brake and reducing stress concentration. After targeted improvements, the 
lifespan of the brake is significantly increased. This study provides valuable engineering insights and 
theoretical reference for failure prevention, performance enhancement, and testing standard 
improvement of similar components during the research and development phase.
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