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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5372409 | Fluid-pressure operated boosters for vehicle braking systems Energization of a fluid-pressure operated booster is controlled solely by operation of a solenoid-operated valve device, suitably first and second solenoid-operated valves, responsive to signals from an electronic controller. The construction of the boost... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5180212 | Dual brake pressure reducing valve assembly using single inertia responsive member A brake pressure reducing valve assembly (1) includes first (2) and second (3) normally open valve sets each for controlling communication between respective associated inlet (4A,15) and outlet (4,16) chambers. The first valve set (2) is controlled by a b... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5157613 | Adaptive control system for an engine An adaptive control system is provided for an internal combustion engine having at least two control inputs which affect an engine output. The system involves establishing a first base value for a first control input as a function of engine operating cond... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5127277 | Measuring loads on vehicle wheels A load measuring device is incorporated in a damper or suspension strut of a vehicle. The device comprises an annular plate which is interposed between axially spaced opposite faces of a thrust bearing and an abutment for the adjacent end of the spring, a... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5115128 | Signal extraction apparatus and method A resonant beam sensor is excited into resonance by directing onto it a drive signal comprising light which has been amplitude modulated at the resonant frequency. A portion of the drive signal reflected by the sensor is demodulated by a photodetector to ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5090520 | Spot-type disc brake, including a floating caliper having pressure and heat insulating plate A pair of caliper guides (56) are arranged at a brake carrier (10) in a manner so as to be protected from contamination by elastic boots (64). A floating caliper (22) is guided on the caliper guides (56) and straddles the brake disc (12) as well as a pair... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5086617 | Gas turbine engine fuel control system, and metering valve A fuel control system for a gas turbine engine has a metering valve and a shut-off valve in series, and a spill valve for spilling fuel from upstream of the metering valve in response to an overspeed condition of the engine. The spill valve and shut-off v... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5085198 | Low pressure fuel supply system for a fuel injection pump A low pressure fuel supply system supplies fuel which tends partially to solidify at low temperatures and whose viscosity increases with decreasing temperature, from a fuel tank along a supply line, through a filter, to a fuel injection pump. A fuel recir... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5080203 | Spot-type disc brake having a sliding caliper In a spot-type disc brake guides are arranged between each of the arms of a brake support and the sliding caliper to permit displacement of the sliding caliper and the transmission of braking forces to the brake support. The guides each have a guide body ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5074388 | Vehicle braking system A brake actuator has a housing (4) containing a pair of brake-applying members (9, 10) interengaged by way of a threaded connection (11) to form a strut of which the length is variable by rotation of one of the members. One (9) of the members has a gear f... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5075864 | Speed and direction sensing apparatus for a vehicle An apparatus is provided for determining the velocity and orientation of a vehicle, for instance to permit route guidance by dead reckoning. Two optical speed over ground sensors on the vehicle are arranged at acute angles to the longitudinal axis of the ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5070985 | Coupling for a linear displacement transducer A device for coupling a rotary member to an axially movable input stem of a linear displacement transducer comprises an axially movable element which is coupled to the stem and threadedly engages the rotary member. The axially movable element is restraine... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5069316 | Brake actuator with adjuster A brake actuator has a force applying device actuated by a rotary actuator shaft and arranged to separate opposed tappets to actuate braking elements. Each tappet includes a pair of threadedly engaged members which are relatively rotatable to enable the l... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5067524 | Differential pressure control valve A differential pressure control valve comprises a plunger (36) which is displaceable in a housing (30) by an electromagnet (32). By way of a stop (52) a first spring (44) presses the valve seat (VS) into its inoperative position against a first... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5067080 | Digital control system A digital control system for a gas turbine engine comprises two identical control lanes each of which includes a digital computer, two data buses, input circuits, output circuits and an interface unit. Each interface unit is arranged to multiplex data on ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5066077 | Hydraulic systems for vehicles In a combined booster and hydraulic master cylinder assembly the reservoir connection is adapted to serve as an inlet for high pressure fluid and by way of which the assembly can be operated independently of the pedal. High pressure fluid is supplied to t... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5060765 | Actuating device with automatic readjustment for a vehicle brake A one-piece casing (20) comprising a bottom (22) and a shell (24) formed with a cylindrical bore (26) houses a piston (30) for hydraulic actuation of a brake. For mechanical parking brake actuation, a shaft (34) is supported in the bottom (22) of the casi... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5061932 | Road surface sensing system for a vehicle A system for sensing road irregularities from a vehicle modifies an operational system of the vehicle, such as a suspension system, according to the type and severity of the sensed irregularity. The system employs a Doppler Microwave radar sensor arranged... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5061193 | Electrical connection arrangement and method of providing an electrical connection An electrical connection arrangement (20) provides an electrical connection between an electrical device (14) inside a vehicle engine casing (10) and an electrical termination (15) outside the casing. The connection arrangement comprises a PCB (21) which ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5059289 | Method and electrode for forming passages in workpieces A deformable electrode for electrochemical machining (ECM) of passages, in particular curved passages or passage sections in workpieces, is constructed from a deformable, electrically insulating tube having electrically conductive electrode tip means arra... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5050556 | Control system for an internal combustion engine A control system for an internal combustion engine has an ignition timing control device and a combustion duration control device such as a mixture controller. Sensors detect the start and end of combustion which are compared with a look-up table of targe... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5044893 | Fuel injection apparatus A fuel pumping apparatus of the rotary distributor type includes a spill passage 20 connected with the bore 12 which houses the pumping plungers 9. A seating 22 is defined about the spill passage and a valve member 23 is provided for cooperating with the ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5043610 | Electrical coupling circuit for passing a varying signal and blocking a direct component thereof An output of a first amplifier is coupled to the input of a second amplifier by a coupling capacitor. A resistor connects one plate of the coupling capacitor to a reference voltage supplied by a potential divider. A field effect transistor is connected ac... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5033799 | Method of controlling the brake pressure in an antilock vehicle brake system A method of controlling the brake pressure in an antilock vehicle brake system in which rotational velocities of the vehicle wheels are measured and the brake pressure is modulated in dependence upon the retardation and the slip of a wheel on exceeding th... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5033591 | Disc brakes for vehicles A compound disc brake comprises a pair of pressure plates with a ball and ramp camming mechanism, one of the plates comprises a driven plate keyed to a rotating axle shaft to be braked, and the other plate comprises a servo plate carried from the driven p... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5027776 | Fuel pumping apparatus A rotary distributor type of fuel pumping apparatus has a distributor member 10 mounting cam actuated pumping plungers 14. During inward movement of the plungers an electromagnetically operable valve 32 is operated which when open allows fuel under pressu... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5016588 | Throttle actuator and control system An actuator for the throttle of an internal combustion engine comprises a torque motor and a return spring. The spring provides a monotonically increasing return force for increasing throttle opening. The motor has a torque characteristic such that, for c... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5015046 | Fluid control device and braking system A fluid control device for a braking system has a fluid flow path between an inlet port (9) and an outlet port (10) controlled by a first valve (17,18), and a fluid flow path between the outlet port (10) and an exhaust port (11,12) controlled by a second ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5014101 | Semiconductor IGBT with improved turn-off switching time An insulated gate bipolar transistor comprises a body of semiconductor material having four layers of alternate conductivity-type disposed between emitter and collector electrodes and an insulated gate for establishing charge carrier flow to a base region... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5012129 | Line driver A line driver is provided for driving a twisted pair of lines with complementary data signals. The driver comprises NPN and PNP transistors arranged as complementary emitter followers with their emitters connected to a biasing resistor network to provide ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5010985 | Disc assemblies for vehicle disc brakes A disc assembly for a vehicle disc brake has a rotor with a pair of opposite faces from which are mounted annular braking discs. Each disc is mounted for limited radial movement on a carrier device by fasteners located outside the braking area of the disc... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5012207 | Variable reluctance transducer processing circuit for providing an output unaffected by low frequency components A circuit for processing a high frequency output signal from a variable reluctance transducer, this signal including an unwanted low frequency component, comprises a comparator having a first input receiving the transducer signal and a second input receiv... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5005788 | Geared rotary actuator A geared rotary actuator comprises at least two axially aligned compound epicyclic gear trains driven by an input shaft so that output ring gears in each train rotate relatively. Sun gears in adjacent gear trains are drivingly coupled to the input shaft t... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5004300 | Electronic braking system A vehicle braking system wherein, for avoiding serious brake unbalance under fault conditions which would cause either loss of braking or excessive braking at one wheel, a small bore link pipe is arranged to connect the pressure control elements, for exam... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5001645 | Adaptive control system for an engine An adaptive control system is provided for an internal combustion engine having at least two control inputs which affect an engine output. The system involves establishing a first base value for a first control input as a function of engine operating cond... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4993926 | Fuel pumping apparatus A fuel pumping apparatus for supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine includes a pumping plunger mounted in a bore and movable inwardly by an engine driven cam to displace fuel through an outlet to an injection nozzle. The quantity of fuel supplied... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4991279 | Clamping arrangement A clamp for a fuel injection nozzle of an internal combustion engine includes a beam element which is forked at one end for engagement with surfaces on the nozzle and at its other end engages a reaction member. Intermediate its ends the beam element is ap... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4986382 | Power assistance for vehicle steering mechanisms In a power assistance system for a vehicle steering mechanism fluid pressure providing the assistance is supplied from a pump driven intermittently by an infinitely-variable electric motor. For a rack and pinion mechanism fluid pressure chambers are forme... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4979482 | Fuel reservoir A fuel reservoir comprises a tank having a base wall and side walls. In order to minimize the accumulation of water in the tank two pick-up pipes, are provided which are connected together to an outlet pipe. The first pick-up pipe extends to adjacent the ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979675 | Pressure control valve A residual pressure control valve which is interposed between a fuel injection pump and a nozzle includes an annular valve element which is biased by a spring into contact with a seating surrounding a port connected to the pump. Slidable in the valve elem... | 12/25/1990 |
