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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448211 | Reservoir tank for vehicle brake system A reservoir tank for a vehicle brake system has a tank body including upper and lower shells joined together along mating surfaces. A float and a fluid level sensor are mounted in a fluid level detecting chamber defined in the tank body. The float is fitted on a sha... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7430864 | Master cylinder and method of mounting stopper plate A master cylinder includes primary and secondary pistons both slidably mounted in the cylinder bore of a cylinder. A stopper plate is disposed in the cylinder bore behind the secondary piston. A groove having a larger diameter than the piston sliding surfaces is for... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410223 | Vehicle hydraulic brake device A hydraulic brake device includes a hydraulic pressure supply passage for reducing the output hydraulic pressure by a first proportional solenoid valve and supplying it to a hydraulic passage leading from a pressure adjusting valve to the wheel cylinders, a second p... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7386979 | Plunger type master cylinder A master cylinder includes a piston received in a cylinder body and formed with piston ports. An annular groove is formed in the inner periphery of the piston in its area where the piston ports are formed. An arcuate plate is received in the annular groove. A sleeve... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370736 | Laminated shim for disc brake and pad unit having the laminated shim A laminated shim for a disc brake has a pad side shim and a pressing member side shim. The pad side shim is provided at a backside of a backing plate of pad. The pressing member side shim is disposed between the pad side shim and a pressing member used for pressing ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354116 | Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure generator In a brake hydraulic pressure generating device in which the brake operating force is applied to a pressure adjusting valve through a stroke simulator and the hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic pressure source is adjusted to a value corresponding to the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344203 | Master cylinder A master cylinder includes a cylinder body, primary cups supported on the inner periphery of the cylinder body, and a primary piston and a secondary piston inserted in the cylinder body so as to be in sliding contact with the respective primary cups. The cylinder bo... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344332 | Spacer suitable for use with disk brake including caliper A spacer is disclosed which is made of a metal and interposed between opposed faces of two members having respective bores co-axial with each other and fastened to each other by inserting a fastening member into the bores and tightening the fastening member. The spa... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334848 | Hydraulic pressure controller A hydraulic pressure controller is provided which includes a hydraulic unit for controlling hydraulic pressure and an electronic control unit. The hydraulic unit includes a block in which are mounted electric actuators. The electronic control unit controls the elect... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311365 | Actuator for controlling brake hydraulic pressure and device and method for inspecting the same An actuator for use in a vehicle hydraulic brake system having an anti-lock control and/or vehicle stability control function has a housing which also serves as the body of the master cylinder. The housing is formed with four wheel cylinder ports to be connected to ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7261382 | Reservoir tank for vehicle brake system A reservoir tank has an inlet/outlet port communicating with a master cylinder, and a hydraulic fluid supply port provided directly opposite the inlet/outlet port. A tubular portion is provided on the inner surface of the tank. The tubular portion has an internal pa... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247005 | Oil seal arrangement A motor-driven gear pump assembly includes a rotary shaft rotatably mounted in a housing, and a pump mounted on the rotary shaft. The pump has a pressure chamber. A high-pressure seal is disposed around the shaft between the pump and the motor. A low-pressure seal i... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237851 | Brake hydraulic pressure control unit A brake hydraulic pressure control unit is proposed. It includes housing, a pump mounted in the housing, a reservoir for hydraulic fluid, and hydraulic pressure control valves. The pump is adapted to draw hydraulic fluid in the reservoir and return the thus drawn fl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221148 | Wheel speed sensor assembly A wheel speed sensor assembly includes a rotor formed with first and second protrusions arranged circumferentially on the outer periphery thereof in two separate rows at an equal angular pitch. The first protrusions are angularly displaced from the respective second... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213687 | Emergency braking apparatus for vehicle A vehicle emergency brake system has a second brake for braking a vehicle by increasing the frictional resistance with the road surface, a millimeter wave radar for detecting any obstacle in an advancing direction, a pedal speed sensor for detecting the step-in spee... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212903 | Vehicle motion control apparatus A vehicle motion control apparatus is provided with an anti-skid control device and a steering angle adjusting device, which adjusts the steering angle of at least one of the front and rear wheels to cancel a yaw deviation between a desired yaw factor and an actual ... | 05/01/2007 |
