Nationality French Known for Automobile brakes Died 1961, Monte Carlo, Monaco | Occupation Engineer Name Henri Perrot | |
Born 21 August 1883 ( 1883-08-21 ) Paris, France | ||
Henri Perrot, born on 21 August 1883 (died in 1961) in Paris, was a French engineer who was one of the pioneers of the automobile industry from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He holds numerous patents in the field of automotive drum/shoe braking.
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Drum brakes
In 1924, after meeting at a European auto show, Vincent Bendix acquired the license to manufacture Perrot's shoe-brake patents.
Turcat-Mery
After World War I Henri Rougier reworked a limited quantity of his 1913/14 Turcat-Mery chassis which included adding 4 wheel brakes using Henri Perrot's latest drum/shoe brake design.
Death
He died in 1961 in Monte Carlo.
References
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