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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5564326 | Valve type control device for a pneumatic booster This device comprises in a manner known per se a valve (7) cooperating with two valve seats (10b, 16a) to control the operation of the booster. The second seat (16a) is formed on a sliding sleeve (16) in such a manner as to accelerate the admission of air and ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5493948 | Force transmission device for a booster with jump adjustment The invention relates to means for adjusting the jump in a pneumatic braking assistance servomotor, said means including a cup (50) encircling the reaction disk (11) and a radial widening (13) integral with the push-rod (12). The adjustment is carried out... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5494139 | Connection device with resilient return A combination of a device connecting a yoke (1) and a caliper (2) of a sliding caliper disk-brake includes a key (7) engaged axially in housings of the yoke (1) and caliper (2). The key (7) and one of the housings (10) have non-circular cross-sections and... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5493949 | Pneumatic uphill anti-runback device This device, which is intended for vehicles equipped with a brake system comprising a pneumatic brake booster (1) and a master cylinder (2), enables the braked vehicle to be held back on an upslope. It comprises an inclinometric valve (12) which under cer... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5487452 | Revolving plate clamping device The ball and revolving plate (1) clamping device uses guide cavities each comprising a housing (7a) which determines a single position for the ball (3), and a ramp (7b) which is connected to the housing (7a) by way of a plurality of points of intersection... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5476312 | Anti-locking and anti-wheelspin brake device with single distributor A distributor for controlling the distribution of fluid to a brake system which includes an anti-lock and an anti wheelspin function and in particular functional operation during a brake condition wherein the front wheels are actuated at the same time a s... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5442917 | Force transmission device with flat support A pneumatic brake booster has a thrust rod (13) guided by a sleeve (16) supported by a hydraulic piston (14) of a master cylinder (2). The thrust rod has a thrust washer (15) fixedly attached, which bears against a flat bottom of a cup (12) housing a reac... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5438910 | Assembly comprising a bulkhead and a pneumatic brake-booster for a motor vehicle The present invention relates to an assembly comrising a bulkhead (10) separating an engine compartment from a passenger compartment of a vehicle and a pneumatic booster (12) assisting the braking of the vehicle and comprising essentially a tube into whic... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5439079 | Auxiliary drum-brake device with improved automatic clearance adjustment This drum-brake device is equipped with an automatic clearance adjustment device comprising a click (12) actuating a toothed wheel (11) whose rotation gives rise to the lengthening of a spacer (9) disposed between two brake segments (1) and (2). The click... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5425302 | Pneumatic booster The invention relates to a pneumatic brake-booster comprising a casing (10) inside which is a piston formed of a back tubular part (22) supporting a skirt (14) and which, with the aid of an unrolling membrane (12), defines a front chamber (16) connected p... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5358316 | Pressure-regulating device for a hydraulic circuit The invention relates to a pressure-regulating device for a hydraulic circuit, especially for a brake circuit of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one source of fluid under pressure (10) connected to a reservoir of fluid under low pressure (16) and, in... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5339928 | Friction member provided with a wear indicator device and disk-brake fitted with such member The present invention relates to a friction member comprising a support plate (26, 30) and a friction element (22, 24) arranged on one side of the support plate 26, 30), the friction element (22, 24) being adapted to engage one face of a rotating member (... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5333947 | Solenoid valve for a wheel antilockup system The invention relates to a solenoid valve, in particular for a hydraulic braking circuit of a motor vehicle with a wheel antilockup device, the solenoid valve being disposed between at least a pressurized fluid source (52) and at least a pressure receiver... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5311971 | Self adjusting drum brake actuator with lever and end stop The drum brake has two shoes (12, 14), each presenting a web (16) and a rim (18) whose face facing the drum receives a friction lining (20). The drum brake is arranged on a support plate (10), and the web (16) of each shoe (12, 14) possesses a notch coope... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5302006 | Brake regulator with lever and improved response time The invention relates to a brake regulator interposable between a hydraulic pressure source and a motor-vehicle brake circuit, of the type comprising a housing equipped with a bore, a simple or differential piston sliding in the bore and delimiting there ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5295561 | Device for automatically taking up play for a braking mechanism Device for automatically taking up the play in a braking mechanism comprising a cylindrical piece (30) rotatably movable about its own axis (x--x'), of which the rotation over a fraction of a revolution is ensured by a control member (41) able to pivot al... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5287891 | Flow limiter The invention relates to a flow limiter for hydraulic fluid, comprising at least one passage (14) of reduced cross-section for the hydraulic fluid, the passage (14) being formed between two contiguous pieces (12, 22) each having at lest one planar face (1... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5281013 | Integrated pressure generating and control device The invention relates to a hydraulic device for braking the wheels of a vehicle, especially for wheel anti-lock and/or anti-slip functions, comprising, between a chamber of a master cylinder and at least one brake motor, a plurality of solenoid valves (36... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5279203 | Pneumatic brake booster with air guide surfaces The invention relates to a pneumatic brake-booster comprising a casing (10), inside which is situated a piston (20) comprising a rear tubular part (22) and a movable wall (12) defining a front chamber (16) permanently connected to a vacuum source and a re... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5275265 | Brake-booster with modulated reaction The invention relates to a brake-booster (10) of a vehicle, comprising a casing (12) and a diaphragm (14) which divides in a sealed manner the interior of the casing into a front chamber (16) and a back chamber (18), a hollow piston (20) movable in the ca... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5272958 | Brake booster with compression spring extension limiting links The invention relates to a vacuum-operated servo-brake comprising, in a casing consisting of a shell (10) and a cover (12), a piston (20) separating leaktightly two inner chambers (22, 24), a valve means controlled by a rod (32) projecting from the casing... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273141 | Bleed valve for a hydraulic circuit and process for bleeding a hydraulic circuit equipped with such a valve The invention relates to a bleed valve for a hydraulic circuit, comprising a piston capable of sliding in a bore formed in a body and actuating a shutter arranged between two sub-circuits and movable between a first position, in which it allows communicat... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5263554 | Disk-brake motor subassembly equipped with a mechanical action The invention relates to a disc-brake motor subassembly comprising at least one piston (10), which can be controlled by a mechanical subassembly having first and second plates (40, 48), one of which is actuated in rotation, these two plates bearing mutual... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5259666 | Double brake booster The invention relates to a double brake booster for a motor vehicle, provided with a valve enabling the boost ratio to be varied as a function of the load of the vehicle. In addition to two pistons (64, 66) articulated to an arm (72), this valve comprises... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5249648 | Wedge type disc brake The disk-brake comprises a clevis (5), a sliding caliper (3) and an operating mechanism, the latter comprising a mechanism (19) having a wedge displaceable longitudinally between the caliper (3) and a piston, to move them apart, through the action of a pu... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5249504 | Pneumatic booster The invention relates to a pneumatic brake-booster comprising a casing (10), inside which is situated a piston (22) consisting of a rear tubular part (22) which supports a skirt (14) and which with the aid of an unwinding diaphragm (12) defines a front ch... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5249651 | Pneumatic brake booster with improved response time The invention relates to a pneumatic brake-booster comprising a casing (10), inside which is situated a piston (20) consisting of a rear tubular part (22) which supports a skirt (14) and which with the aid of an unwinding diaphragm (12) defines a front ch... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5244260 | Automatic braking device for a vehicle The invention relates to automatic braking device for a vehicle equipped with at least one fluid circuit connecting a master cylinder (10) to an application circuit including at least one brake motor (22) and comprising in addition a pump (30) capable of ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5233908 | Pneumatic booster with double-purpose annular volume The invention relates to a pneumatic brake booster comprising a casing (10), within which is located a piston (22, 14, 102) formed from a rear tubular part (22) supporting a skirt (14) and, by way of an unrolling diaphragm (12), defining a front chamber (... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233907 | Pneumatic booster with double-purpose shutter The invention relates to a pneumatic brakebooster possessing a casing (10), within which is located a piston (22, 14, 102) formed from a rear tubular part (22) supporting a skirt (14) and, with the aid of an unrolling diaphragm (12), defining a front cham... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233904 | Pneumatic brake booster with adjustable jump The invention relates to a pneumatic brake booster comprising a casing (10), within which is located a piston (22, 14, 102) formed from a rear tubular part (22) supporting a skirt and which, by way of an unrolling diaphragm (12), defining a front chamber ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5234030 | Pressure-regulating device for a hydraulic circuit The invention relates to a pressure-regulating device for a hydraulic circuit comprising at least one generator (30) of pressurized fluid, a hydraulic motor (28) and a reservoir (32) of fluid under low pressure, and including an electrovalve controlled by... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5226347 | Pneumatic booster The invention relates to a pneumatic brake-booster comprising a casing (10), inside which is situated a movable wall (12, 14) returned to a rear position of rest by a resilient mechanism and defining a front chamber (16) permanently connected to a vacuum ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226452 | Drain plug for a hydraulic circuit The invention relates to a drain plug for a hydraulic circuit, comprising, in a body (22), a shut-off element (40) permitting or preventing the communication between two subcircuits (I, II). According to the invention, it comprises at least one second shu... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226312 | Device for measuring the position of a push rod of a pneumatic booster The invention relates to a device for measuring the position of a push rod (30) of a pneumatic booster consisting of a housing (10) divided into a front chamber (20) and a rear chamber (22) by way of a moveable wall (18) returned to its rest position by a... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226769 | Device for the assembly and the rapid disassembly of two parts, one on the other The present invention relates to a device for the assembly and disassembly of a first pair (12) and of a second part (10), the first part (12) being securely attached to a first member (14) co-operating with a second member (22) retaining the second part ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226701 | Automatic braking device for a vehicle An automatic braking device for a vehicle equipped with at least one fluid circuit connecting a master cylinder (10) to a consumer circuit including at least one brake motor and possessing, furthermore, a pump (30) capable of delivering to the consumer ci... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226694 | Hydraulically controlled brake system and associated corrector A hydraulically controlled brake system for a motor vehicle, comprising a master cylinder, a corrector intended for reducing the pressure prevailing in the rear-wheel brakes in relation to that prevailing in the front wheels, and a wheel anti-lock device.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226693 | Hydraulic assembly for conversion of a pressure of a brake fluid The invention relates to a hydraulic assembly for conversion of a pressure of a brake fluid at least partially controlled by the load of the vehicle and arranged between a master cylinder and at least one brake actuator. The assembly comprises a conventio... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226510 | Disc brake with slidable caliper The invention relates to a disc-brake with a caliper (2) slidably mounted on a stationary support (1), comprising two friction pads, (4, 5) anchorably and slidably received in the stationary support (1) and capable of frictionally engaging with the opposi... | 07/13/1993 |
