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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6742632 | Apparatus with vibration-damped component, especially a brake The invention relates to the damping of mechanical vibrations of components in apparatuses. In particular, the invention relates to the damping of components of brakes. For this purpose, at least one piezoelectric element is provided, which is in engagement with the... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722204 | Balanced fluid pressure sensor An arrangement for measuring a fluid pressure, comprising a pressure sensor portion (10), which is devised for accommodation in a recess (12), which is open at least at one end, wherein the pressure sensor portion (10) in relation to the recess ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6598943 | Back-up braking in vehicle braking systems A vehicle braking system comprising an electro-hydraulic braking system of the type which operates normally in a brake-by-wire mode wherein hydraulic pressure is applied to braking devices at the vehicle wheels (18a-d) in proportion to the driver's brakin... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6582030 | Back-up braking in electro-hydraulic (EHB) braking system An electro-hydraulic braking system of the type which operates normally in a brake-by-wire mode wherein hydraulic pressure is applied to braking devices at the vehicle wheels in proportion to the driver's braking demand as sensed electronically at a brake... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6568182 | Electronically controllable brake booster Electronically controllable brake booster with a vacuum chamber and a pressure chamber, which are separated from one another by a moveable wall, a control valve arrangement, which can be actuated by means of an electromagnetic actuating device and via whi... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6557451 | Vacuum brake booster with magnet-free emergency breaking assistance system A vacuum brake booster comprising a vacuum chamber (16) and a working chamber (18), separated by a movable wall (14) coupled to a housing (22). A control valve (20) includes a first valve seat (40) formed on a displacement valve member (38) and cooperatin... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554744 | Apparatus and method of controlling the road speed of a motor vehicle An apparatus (10) for controlling the road speed of a motor vehicle has an accelerator pedal (12), which is biased counter to its actuating direction into an inoperative position and is movable from the inoperative position into a neutral position, from w... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6519940 | Master cylinder for a hydraulic vehicle braking system with improved return spring restraining A master cylinder includes a restraining device arranged between the first and second pistons for preventing the return spring from being compressed and expanded beyond a certain extent. The restraining device includes a first, substantially sleeve-shaped... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520063 | Vacuum brake booster with mechanical emergency braking assistance and improved noise damping A vacuum brake booster (10) has a vacuum chamber (18) and a working chamber (20), which are separated in a pressure-proof manner from one another by a movable wall (16). A control valve (22) having a housing (24), which is workingly coupled to the movable... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6505539 | Vacuum brake booster with mechanical emergency braking assistance A vacuum brake booster (10) has a vacuum chamber (18) and a working chamber (20) separated from one another in a pressure-proof manner by a movable wall (16). A control valve (22), which comprises a housing (24) workingly coupled to the movable wall (16),... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505540 | Control valve retaining element A control valve retaining element (22) for a brake booster (10) has a hollow cylindrical base member (28) and a first retaining collar (30), which is connected to the base member (28) and has at least one side wall for supporting a bellows end (20). To en... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6478120 | Actuating device having automatic adjustment for a vehicle hydraulic disk brake The invention relates to an actuating apparatus (12) with automatic clearance adjustment for a vehicle hydraulic disk brake and includes a housing (14) having a base (16) and a shell (18) in which an open cylinder bore (20) is provided. For actuating the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6450589 | Brake pressure transducer for a hydraulic vehicle brake system A brake pressure transducer is to be provided for a hydraulic vehicle brake system that can be actuated by initiating an actuating force (FB) via an actuating element (2) in order to generate a brake pressure for at least one wheel brake (3) by reducing t... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6422123 | Electronically controllable brake booster In an electronically controllable brake booster a value is sensed which is characteristic for the actual pressure characteristic in the pressure chamber. The actual pressure characteristic is checked for the existence of periodic oscillation components of... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6398319 | Driver warning of braking malfunction in electro-hydraulic (EHB) braking systems An electro-hydraulic braking system of the type capable of operating in a brake-by-wire mode wherein hydraulic pressure is applied to braking devices at the vehicle wheels in proportion to the driver's braking demand as sensed electronically at a brake pe... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394235 | Hydraulic vehicle brake with blocking means and method for operating same A hydraulic vehicle brake (10) has a hydraulic chamber (16) which sealingly accommodates a brake piston (18) which can slide along an axis (A). The brake piston (18) acts upon a friction member and can be moved by means of hydraulic pressure which is supp... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6382367 | Actuating piston for a hydraulically and mechanically actuable, spot type disc brake An actuating piston (10) of a hydraulically and mechanically actuable, spot-type disk brake for motor vehicles, which is disposed in a sealing and displaceable manner in a cylinder bore of the disk brake is provided with an axial-force-transmitting conica... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6357559 | Disk brake and brake lining for same Disk brake comprising a brake anchor plate (10) which is fastenable to a vehicle, a floating frame (12) which engages over a brake disk (14) of the brake and is guided on the brake anchor plate (10), at least one first brake shoe (22) which in the install... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6345501 | Hydraulic motor A hydraulic motor arrangement including a hydraulic motor having an inlet port arranged to receive a driving fluid, and an outlet port whereby fluid can exhaust from the motor, the arrangement incorporating a by-pass line interconnecting the inlet and the... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6343769 | Deployment inhibiting arrangement for a thrust reverser system A deployment inhibiting arrangement for a jet engine thrust reverser system, the system including one or more actuators for operating a thrust reverser of the system and first locking means for the or each actuator normally serving to hold the system in a... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6321999 | Fuel injector A fuel injector comprises a valve needle spring biased towards a seating. The valve needle defines a thrust surface orientated such that the application of fuel under pressure thereto applies a force to the needle urging the needle away from the seating. ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318817 | Electro-hydraulic braking systems An electro-hydraulic braking system for motor vehicles. The system includes a brake pedal and a braking device associated with at least one vehicle wheel which is brought into communication with an electronically controlled valve arrangement in order to a... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318643 | Fuel injector nozzle A nozzle for a fuel injector comprises a nozzle holder, a tip secured to the nozzle holder, the tip being provided with at least one outlet opening, and a feature provided on the tip providing an indication of the position(s) of the opening(s).... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6314733 | Control method A control method for use in controlling the operation of a turbo-charged engine comprises the steps of: using at least one engine parameter to derive a predicted transient air pressure value; sensing an actual air pressure value using a pressure sensor; and co... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6299074 | Fuel injector A fuel injector comprises a valve needle slidable in a bore and moveable under the influence of the fuel pressure within a control chamber defined, in part, by a surface associated with the needle, and a piezoelectrically actuated valve controlling the fu... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6286485 | Distributor arrangement A distributor arrangement is disclosed which comprises a distributor member rotatable within a bore formed in a sleeve, the sleeve being provided with a supply port through which fuel under high pressure can be supplied to the distributor member, in use, ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279540 | Connector A connector, for example as shown in FIG. 1, for use in supplying fuel to a fuel injector comprises a tubular member arranged to be received, in use, within an opening provided in an engine cylinder head, the tubular member being shaped, at a first end th... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6272969 | Pneumatic brake booster with reduced response force A pneumatic brake booster (10) has a booster housing (12), the interior of which is subdivided by at least one movable wall (22) into a vacuum chamber (24) and a working chamber (26). Projecting into the booster housing (12) is a control valve (28) which,... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6272862 | Retention of a gland within an actuator An actuator having a body defining an internal cavity and a gland disposed within the cavity, the gland being secured against movement relative to the actuator body in a direction along the internal cavity by a securing element located in an opening of wh... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6249061 | Security arrangement A security arrangement comprises a housing containing an electrical or electronic component, a resilient member being located within the housing and retained in a pre-stressed condition by a retaining member, the resilient member being located such that r... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6234404 | Fuel injector A fuel injector comprising a fuel inlet arranged, in use, to receive fuel under high pressure from a source of pressurised fuel, an outlet and an accumulator volume located between the inlet and the outlet. A piezoelectric actuator is located within the a... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220401 | Brake and actuator assembly A brake and actuator assembly includes a brake housing (4), an actuator device (6) mounted on the housing, the actuator having a force transmission element (7) extending through an opening (8) in the housing and cooperating with an actuating member (10) o... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209805 | Fuel injector A fuel injector comprises a valve needle biased by a spring towards a seating. An electromagnetic actuator arrangement is operable to vary the magnitude of the biasing force applied to the needle by the spring.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6192855 | Control method A method of controlling the operation of a fuel injector of a fuel system using a control system of the type comprising an accelerometer associated with an engine and arranged to sense vibrations thereof, and monitor means arranged to monitor the output s... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189312 | Fuel metering arrangement for a gas turbine engine A fuel metering arrangement has a fuel flow metering valve, a pressure drop regulator valve arranged and operable to maintain the pressure drop across the metering valve substantially constant and a throttle device arranged and operable to regulate fuel f... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6176076 | Fuel system for a gas turbine engine A fuel metering system having a fuel pump operable to supply fuel at high pressure to a metering valve from which metered fuel is fed, in use, via a pressure raising valve to a gas turbine engine, a spill valve connected between the high pressure (HP) sup... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6160325 | Power switching circuit for use in a power distribution system A power switching circuit includes first and second semiconductor switches providing parallel paths connecting a load across a power supply. A circuit maintains the second switch in an off state except when the current in the first switch exceeds a predet... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6149410 | Reversible gerotor pump having magnetic attraction between the rotor and the reversing ring A reversible gerotor-type pump having an angularly moveable reversing ring rotatably supporting an internally toothed rotor which in turn cooperates with an externally toothed gear received within the rotor and rotatable therewith about an axis parallel t... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6091596 | Contactor and controller for a contactor A contactor comprises first and second armatures which are urged towards contact-making positions by first and second windings, respectively. Each of the armatures displaces the other armature from its contact-making position when moving towards its own c... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082326 | Control method A control method as described, the method being intended for use controlling the operation of a compression ignition internal combustion engine having an accelerometer associated therewith and arranged to sense vibrations of the engine, and a monitor arra... | 07/04/2000 |
