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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107147 | Damping Compressor and Method for Generating Compressed Air by Damping a Relative Motion Between an Axle and a Chassis of a Vehicle A damping compressor generates compressed air by damping a relative motion between an axle and a chassis of a vehicle.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120067044 | Method and Apparatus for Regulating a Charge Air Pressure of an Internal Combustion Engine of a Vehicle A method is provided for regulating a charge air pressure of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle having an exhaust gas supercharger, a fresh gas supply device, a vehicle air system having an air treatment system and a compressor chargeable by the exhaust gas supe... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120037463 | Wet-Running Multi-Disc Brake A wet-running multi-disc brake includes stator discs, which are arranged in parallel to and at a distance from each other in a rotationally fixed manner, and a rotatable rotor disc positioned in each case between the stator discs. The radially extending stator discs and... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120010795 | Clutch Release System and Method for Operating a Clutch Release System A method operates a clutch release system of a vehicle having an electrically actuable clutch release unit including a sensor for detecting a position of a release piston, a control unit for controlling the release piston as a function of a detected position of a clutch... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120006633 | Vehicle Brake A vehicle brake, in particular a disc brake or drum brake having pads or linings arranged on brake pad or lining carrier plates, and including an application device, is characterized in that at least one brake pad or lining of the vehicle brake is equipped with an elect... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110303501 | Parking Brake System A parking brake system for a vehicle includes an at least partially bistable valve unit to generate a control pressure for controlling at least one function of the parking brake system, and a relay valve which receives the control pressure from the valve unit and either... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303500 | Bistable Valve and Method for Actuating a Parking Brake System Having a Bistable Valve A bistable valve for use in a parking brake system has a self-retaining device. The self-retaining device includes a movable sliding element, a stationary latch, and a deep latching element pivotable relative to the sliding element and the latch. A method is provided fo... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110297492 | Compact Combination Brake Cylinder Comprising a Pneumatic Locking Mechanism A brake cylinder for pneumatic vehicle brakes, especially for utility vehicles includes a spring brake section for carrying out parking brake actions by way of a brake spring, and a service brake section for carrying out pneumatic service brake actions. The spring brake... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110252784 | Fresh Gas Supply Device for an Internal Combustion Engine Having an Exhaust Gas Turbocharger, and Method for the Control Thereof A fresh gas supply device is provided for an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger. The device includes a charge-air inlet for taking in charge-air from the exhaust gas turbocharger, a compressed air inlet for taking in compressed air, an outlet connectable t... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110247907 | Automotive Brake Cylinder Comprising a Sealing System Which Tolerates Tilts of a Rigid Brake Piston A brake cylinder includes a pressure medium actuated brake piston delimiting a brake chamber and connected to a brake piston rod. The brake piston, together with the piston rod, swivels into positions tilted from a center axis of the brake cylinder during an actuation s... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110226564 | Device for Recognizing Wear of a Brake Pad of a Disc Brake, and Brake Pad for a Disc Brake A device for recognizing wear of a brake pad of a disc brake includes a holder that can be inserted in a pad carrier plate of the brake pad for holding a contact conductor. A contact arm of the holder has a receptacle for the contact conductor. A clamping element of the... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110219766 | Arrangement and Control Method for Supplying Fresh Gas to a Turbocharged Internal Combustion Engine An arrangement for supplying fresh gas to a turbocharged internal combustion engine having an intake line and an exhaust gas line, includes an exhaust gas turbocharger having a compressor impeller for compressing fresh gas and feeding the compressed fresh gas to the int... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209953 | Combined Service Brake and Spring Brake Cylinder with Sealing Assemblies Consisting of a Guide Ring and at Least One Sealing Element A combined service brake and spring brake cylinder for vehicle brake systems, includes a service brake piston and a spring brake piston. A sealing assembly is located in a central bore of a partition and seals off the interior of the service brake cylinder from the inte... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110209951 | Pneumatically Actuable Disc Brake A pneumatic disc brake has a caliper which straddles a brake disc, brake pads pressable against the brake disc, wherein a brake-application-side brake pad can be actuated by a brake lever of a brake application device pivotable about an eccentric axis. Against the end s... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203886 | Method for Fixing an Adjustment Device on a Disc Brake A method is provided for fixing an adjustment device on a disc brake, particularly a pneumatically actuated disc brake. The adjustment device is inserted in a previously adjusted idle position into an adjusting spindle of the disc brake, wherein a coupling of a shift fo... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203885 | Disc Brake Adjustment Device Having a Blocking Device A wear adjustor is provided for adjusting the wear of brake pads and the brake disc of a pneumatically operated disc brake having a brake application device that can be actuated via a rotary lever. The wear adjustor is able to be inserted into an adjusting spindle of th... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203884 | Disc Brake Adjusting Device Having an Output Side Coupling Ring With a Defined Working Rotational Angle A wear adjustor adjusts the wear of brake pads and a brake disc of a pneumatic disc brake having a rotary lever brake application device. The wear adjustor is insertable into an adjusting spindle and attached to a caliper of the disc brake by a bearing disc. An axial be... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203883 | Disc Brake Adjusting Device Having a Cone Clutch Utilizing Clamping Balls A wear adjustor is provided for adjusting the wear of brake pads and a brake disc of a pneumatic disc brake having a brake application device actuated by a rotary lever. The wear adjustor is preferably inserted into an adjusting spindle of the brake application device. ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203882 | Adjusting Device for a Disc Brake An adjusting device is provided for adjusting wear of brake pads and a brake disc of a pneumatically actuated disc brake, having a rotary lever-actuated application device. The adjusting device is insertable into an adjusting spindle of the disc brake and attached to a ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110187181 | Method for Operating a Parking Brake Module in the Event of Defects and Parking Brake Module Suitable for Performing the Method A method is provided for operating a parking brake module that is at least partially integrated into a compressed air generation system in the event of defects, having a control unit, solenoid valves, and a relay valve for aerating and deaerating at least one spring-loa... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110186391 | Disc Brake, Particularly for a Commercial Vehicle A disc brake is arrangeable in a space that accommodates a brake caliper having an application device. The brake caliper is held slidably with guiding elements on a brake carrier, which is fastened with screws to an axle connection at the vehicle. The caliper straddles ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110186389 | Bellows Disposed on a Guide Member of a Disc Brake A bellows situated on a guide member of a disc brake, in particular of a commercial vehicle, has one end with a continuous sealing lip, which in a functional position sealingly abuts the guide member. The bellows is designed such that the sealing lip is rigidly connecte... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110180742 | Valve Having a Long Average Operating Life A valve has a vale body that is movable in a valve housing opposite a valve seat. A space is formed between the valve body and the valve housing. The space is partitioned or limited by way of at least one seal. The at least one seal has a carrier element made from metal... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110168518 | Vehicle Parking Brake and Method for Operating a Vehicle Parking Brake A parking brake and method of operating same are provided for a vehicle. The parking brake is integrated in a transmission of the vehicle. A parking brake actuator is provided to open and close the parking brake, the actuator being bias tensioned via a spring element. A... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110168505 | Braking System for a Utility Vehicle that can be Pneumatically Coupled to a Trailer, and Method for Operating such a Braking System in the Event of Defects A braking system is provided for a commercial vehicle that can be pneumatically coupled to a trailer. The system includes at least one electronic control unit, and a valve device that can be electrically connected by the at least one electronic control unit. The at leas... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110155519 | Self-Energizing Disc Brake and Brake Pad for the Same A self-energizing disc brake includes a brake caliper held on a fixed brake carrier, an active-side and a reaction-side brake pad, which may be pressed against a brake disc, an actuating device with a self-energizing device and an adjuster device for compensating pad an... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110155518 | Disc Brake Adjusting Device with a Torque Dependent Coupling A wear adjustor adjusts the wear of brake pads and a brake disc of a pneumatic disc brake having a rotary-lever-actuated brake application device. The adjustor is insertable into an adjusting spindle and attached to a caliper of the disc brake by way of a mounting disc.... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110147141 | Valve Device, Electrically Operable Parking Brake System and Method for Controlling an Electrically Operable Parking Brake System A valve device is provided for a pneumatic brake system of a commercial vehicle and comprises a pilot piston, radial seals and at least one valve seat, which can be displaced in the direction of motion of the pilot piston.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110147139 | Pneumatically Actuatable Disc Brake and Brake Cylinder A pneumatically actuatable disc brake has a caliper straddling a brake disc. One brake pad on an application side being actuatable by a rotary lever of a brake application device. A brake cylinder, which can be pressurized using air pressure, is attached to a flange of ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146273 | Compressor System Having Limited Suction Charging Pressure and Method of Operating Same A compressor system for a vehicle includes a compressor driven by a drive motor of the vehicle and a suction air conduit for supplying air that has already been precompressed by a turbocharger of the drive motor to the compressor. A mechanism is disposed in the suction ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110139095 | Device for Generating Compressed Air for a Vehicle and Method for Operating a Device for Generating Compressed Air A prime mover is provided for a vehicle having a plurality of cylinder chambers, a manifold, and engine brake valves by which the cylinder chambers can be connected to the manifold. A valve or nozzle is disposed on the manifold, by which the manifold can be connected to... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110135510 | Compressor System for Supplying Compressed Air to a Commercial Vehicle, and Method for Operating the Compressor System A compressor system supplies compressed air to a commercial vehicle. The compressor system includes a compressor, a clutch, and a hydraulic pump and can be driven by way of a drivetrain. The compressor can be completely disconnected from a driving engine by way of the c... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110132475 | Pressure Control Valve Arrangement Having Diaphragm Valves for Controlling a Fluid Pressure in an ABS Brake System of a Vehicle, Having a Valve Seat Integrated in a Unipartite Fashion in a Plastic Housing Part A pressure control valve arrangement is provided for controlling the fluid pressure in an ABS brake system of a vehicle such that, in the event of a tendency of individual wheels of the vehicle to lock, the brake pressure in associated brake cylinders can be adaptively ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110125380 | Parameter Estimation Method for Self-Energized Brake Mechanism A method estimates parameters for a self-energized brake mechanism having a moving part, a brake pad, a brake disc, a caliper, and a wedge profile. The method includes the following acts: applying the same actuator force to the brake mechanism and simultaneously to a dy... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110108379 | Brake Disc Cover for a Brake Disc of a Disc Brake A brake disc cover for a brake disc of a disc brake is provided, which is disposed on a component of a vehicle that is rotationally fixed during travel and which encloses at least one section of a circumferential edge of the brake disc preferably in a trough-like fashio... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110100768 | Self-amplifying disc brake and method for actuating a self-amplifying disc brake A self-energizing disk brake is described. The brake includes an electric actuator in which an activation force is amplified using a self-energizing device arranged between the electric actuator and a brake lining. The system includes a brake application unit for applyi... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110079470 | Arrangement of a Bellow on a Guide Bar of a Disc Brake A bellows arrangement on a guide bar of a disc brake, particularly of a commercial vehicle, has an end of the bellows comprising a sealing ring, particularly a quad ring, lying in a circumferential groove of the guide bar. The bellows is pressed into the groove by a ret... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110070102 | Compressor System and Method for the Operation of a Compressor System A compressor system includes a compressor for supplying compressed air to a commercial vehicle that has an engine with a turbocharger. Air that is pre-compressed by the turbocharger can be sucked in by the compressor via a first air supply pipe. Ambient air that is not ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110070101 | Valve Plate for a Compressor, and Method for Cooling Compressed Air in a Valve Plate of a Compressor A valve plate includes a cooling medium duct for a compressor used for generating compressed air. From the perspective of a piston chamber of the compressor, at least part of the cooling medium duct extends between the piston chamber and an air discharge valve that is a... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110067963 | Arrangement of a Brake Disc on a Wheel Hub An arrangement of a brake disc on a wheel hub, in particular a hub of a utility vehicle, having multiple support elements distributed on the inner circumference of the brake disc which correspond to drivers disposed on the outer circumference of the wheel hub. Securing ... | 03/24/2011 |
