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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7069725 | Electro-hydraulic brake circuit for a vehicle When an element of the electro-hydraulic brake circuit (1) is malfunctioning, a master cylinder (2) can brake the vehicle. A brake actuation simulator (8) is then disconnected from the master cylinder (2) by means of an O-ring gasket (... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7086321 | Boosted brake having a feeler provided with a stud A brake system having a master cylinder (14) actuated by a moving piston (24) that is fixed to a moving partition (18) in a booster (12). Piston (24) has a front face (26) that acts on a primary piston (30) of the mas... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082806 | Method of manufacturing a diaphragm backing plate A method of manufacturing a diaphragm backing plate for use in a brake booster comprising the steps of moving a coil of metal having parallel first and second sides that define a first width to a first station. Applying a stamping force to remove a section from the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| D525181 | Spacer | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052051 | Quick-coupling device for male and female members and assembly forming a brake fluid reservoir equipped with this device A quick-coupling device having a support (18) on which a female member (20) is mounted in a manner to move between a position of retaining a male member (14E) in a position fitted into the female member (20) to a position of releasing the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048342 | Housing for a brake booster A brake booster having a first shell joined to a second shell through a flange (26) on the first shell and a peripheral surface (204) on the second shell. Axial slots (36,36′, . . . 36n) on the flange that extend from an opened end ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044566 | Caging arrangement for a spring A caging arrangement for setting a spring height and correspondingly chamber size in a master cylinder. A cylindrical member has a convoluted surface that is placed in a bore of a piston and a ball is pressed into the cylindrical member to radially expand the convol... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040718 | Calibration process for a servomotor A calibration process for a pneumatic-assistance servomotor in a braking circuit of a motor vehicle. The values of the output pressure (Pmc) of a hydraulic master cylinder associated with the servomotor and of the negative pressure inside the working chamber of the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040093 | Penetration master cylinder with reduced backlash and application thereof This invention relates to a master cylinder of the so-called “penetration” type, in which a cup (3), which is fitted inside a groove (11) of the master cylinder, bears on the wall (20) of a piston (2) in a sealing manner, and in which... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040217 | Tie rod for a brake booster A first and second tie rods locating between a front shell and a rear shell of a brake booster through which a master cylinder is connected to a support member. Each of the first and second tie rods have a head that engages the rear shell and a first shaft that exte... | 05/09/2006 |
| D519534 | Cap for a fitting | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032498 | Vacuum brake booster A braking amplifier for a vehicle having a vacuum chamber (10), a working chamber (12) separated by a housing (14), a shutter (30) and an intermediate chamber (64). The intermediate chamber (64) is located in the housing ( | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024854 | Master cylinder with increased safety and piston for such a master cylinder A master cylinder with increased safety having a piston produced by molding a plastic or aluminum alloy. The piston slides in a bore blocked off by an end wall. A valve for the master cylinder bears at rest against a pin that is fixedly mounted in the body of the ma... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018002 | Motor vehicle master cylinder with device for detecting actuation of a braking system The invention proposes a master cylinder 1 with a device for detecting actuation of a braking system. The detection device is fixed to a body 2 of the master cylinder 1 at a pressure chamber 5. The detection device comprises a magnetic ci... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017471 | Pneumatic brake booster provided with a control rod and method for mounting same A method and structure for connecting a pneumatic booster (S) to a brake pedal (F) by nesting a second element (3) inside a second element (2) of a control rod (1). The second element (3) is held one inside the first element (2) by... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011194 | Drum-in-hat torque limiter A parking brake having first and second brake shoes each of which has a first end that engages an anchor post on a backing plate and a second end that engages an adjuster. An actuator that is located adjacent an anchor post engages a first end and an adjuster engage... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008024 | Brake-booster with complementary hydraulic power-assist A pneumatic-hydraulic hybrid pneumatic brake booster is improved. Additional hydraulic boosting (19, 20) provided by a hydraulic circuit is provided beyond a saturation point (Psat) in the operation of the pneumatic circuit. Hysteresis-induced instabilities i... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997291 | Vehicle disk brake with a motion converter A disc brake for a vehicle having a housing with a cavity therein that is divided by a thrust plate into a fluid chamber and an atmospheric chamber. A converter located in the fluid chamber includes a fixed reaction plate and a sliding plate that are separated by a ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991074 | Disc Brake A disc brake has an anchor that is fixed to a housing to align first and second rails and friction pads for each of first and second friction members with radial surfaces on a rotor. The friction pads are moved into engagement with radial surfaces by an actuation fo... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990875 | Pedal support with coupled functions A pedal box for a motor vehicle, comprising clutch (1), brake (2), and accelerator (3) pedals that are mounted to respectively rotate about a corresponding pivots (X1, X2, X3) between a rest position and a position of maximu... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990812 | Control valve for a hydraulic brake booster A control valve of a hydraulic brake booster for use in a brake system. The control valve is characterized by a shuttle member having a stem on a first end and an annular projection on a second end. The stem has an annular surface thereon that is matched with an ori... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988778 | Pneumatic brake booster, particularly for a motor vehicle A pneumatic brake booster for use in a motor vehicle having a feeler (42) mounted to slide on a plunger (32) located at the end of a control rod (22) and pivoting key (62) for axially blocking the movement of the feeler (42) with r... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988596 | Brake cylinder and motor vehicle brake comprising such a cylinder A mechanically and hydraulically actuated brake cylinder for a motor vehicle having a body with a chamber for receiving an axially movable piston (4) that is connected to a pivoting shaft (11) that has a part that is located outside of the body. Pressu... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6984000 | Compact tank for an electrohydraulic braking system A tank intended for an electrohydraulic braking system comprises, according to the present invention, a first chamber (7) for the supply of a primary hydraulic circuit of a master cylinder with brake fluid, a second chamber (9) for the supply of a seco... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6981438 | Hydraulic brake booster A hydraulic brake booster has an actuator arrangement for a control valve that includes a ball that is located in a first sleeve retained in a stepped bore of a cylindrical member and a pin that is retained in the cylindrical member. The pin has a first end that is ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6978614 | Master cylinder comprising a valve with reduced pedal free travel This invention relates to a master cylinder (10), inside a bore (14) of which two axial primary and secondary pistons (16, 18), are slidingly fitted, and in which at least one sealing means (48, 50) is disposed in contact with each piston... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976417 | Pneumatic brake booster with low operating noise The subject of the present invention is a pneumatic brake booster comprising an envelope in which a skirt (2) slides in a sealed manner, a pneumatic piston (8) rigidly attached to the skirt, a three-way valve (20) actuated by a control rod (2... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971485 | Parking brake lock A locking mechanism for a disc brake that retains a clamping force that holds first and second friction members into engagement with a rotor to sustain a brake application. The locking mechanism is characterized by a first threaded member integrally attached to a pi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971150 | Method of positioning a seal in a groove of a bore in a housing A method of positioning a seal in a groove of a bore in a housing comprising the steps of: placing a cylindrical seal on a plurality of projections that extend from a cylindrical body; radially moving at least one of the projections to deforming the cylindrical seal... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959637 | Vacuum brake booster A control valve for a brake booster having a first member with a first bore, a second member located in the first bore and having a second bore, a plunger located in the second bore and connected to an input member. A gear fixed to the second member with teeth that ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959547 | Tandem master cylinder for electrohydraulic braking systems This master cylinder comprises a body (12) defining a primary pressure chamber (14) and a secondary pressure chamber (16), separated by an axially movable piston (22), the so-called secondary piston; means (28) for the hydraulic co... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955044 | Reaction arrangement for brake booster A reaction arrangement for a brake booster having a control valve selectively activated by a manual input force or an electromagnetic force to allow air to create a pressure differential with vacuum and produce an output force that is transmitted through an output m... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948416 | Method for determining a brake booster amplification The invention relates to a process and a device for determining the instantaneous value of the amplification provided by a pneumatic-assistance servomotor (14) in a braking device for a motor vehicle, wherein instantaneous values of the relative vacuum level ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948313 | Brake booster device for motor vehicle Braking device including a master cylinder (2), a primary piston (3), a control member (4), a booster (6) coupled to the control member (4), and an assist valve (VA) defined by a reaction piston (17) with a bore (18) ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945367 | Rotor and exciter ring A rotor assembly with a cylindrical body having a radial disc that is perpendicularly aligned with a hub of a vehicle and an exciter ring through which a sensor detects rotation of the radial disc. The exciter ring is concentrically installed within the cylindrical ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938965 | Vehicle hydraulic braking system with an active simulator A hydraulic braking apparatus for a motor vehicle having a service braking system (A) fed by a central hydraulic unit (3) and an emergency braking system (B). A simulator (M) resists a forward motion of an actuator member (D, 16) for a master cylinder ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935705 | Servo brake booster with two differentiated fixed and variable jumps A pneumatic brake booster (10) having a moving piston (22) for urging an actuating rod (34) of a master cylinder (28) in response to actuation of a plunger (56). The plunger has a front end that passes through the piston (22... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935113 | Master cylinder piston and device for mounting a check valve therein A master cylinder piston for use in a motor vehicle having a flap (22) that is biased towards a position to shut off a pressure-fluid passage (24) by a return spring (28) resting on a cage (30). A flange (38) on a cage (30)f... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928920 | Wall arrangement for a servomotor A movable wall for separating an interior of a housing for a brake booster into a first chamber and a second chamber. The movable wall is characterized by a diaphragm, a backing plate and a hub member. The diaphragm has a peripheral bead secured to the housing and a... | 08/16/2005 |
