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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7249660 | Drum brake A drum brake has cylinders symmetrically fixed to a stationary member. Each cylinder has an axial bore therein with a groove for retention of a seal. A piston engages each seal to define chambers that receive pressurized fluid. Webs for friction members have a first... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7464795 | Method and device for monitoring the application of a motor vehicle automatic parking brake A device and method for monitoring the application of a motor vehicle automatic parking brake by measuring a physical property (either resistivity or electrical conductivity) of a friction lining (3) of a brake pad (2) throgh a measurement apparatus ( | 12/16/2008 |
| 7437917 | Method of evaluating a disc brake rotor A method for determining local departures of opposed friction surfaces that are spaced apart in parallel planes normal to the axis of the rotor. Displacement sensing probes are placed in opposing alignment adjacent the friction surfaces and rotor is spun. Instantane... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7410034 | Drum brake A parking brake including a disc fixed to a vehicle and a plurality of clips attached to the disc to align channels on first and second brake shoes with a braking surface on a drum. Each clip has a rectangular shape with a flat first end fixed to the disc and a U-sh... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395904 | Disc brake An actuator arrangement for a disc brake for moving first and second friction members into engagement with a rotor and effect a brake application. The actuator arrangement includes first and second levers that are pivotally connected to an anchor located in a plane ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7318370 | Tie rod for booster and booster comprising such a tie rod A tie rod (40) for mounting a booster and the brake control master cylinder on a bulkhead (3) of the vehicle engine compartment. The tie rod (4) comprises, at each of its ends, a shoulder (43, 44) defining a bearing surface having a frust... | 01/15/2008 |
| D551779 | Corner filler module | 09/25/2007 |
| D545648 | Tool for holding an S-cam brake | 07/03/2007 |
| D545754 | Ski pylon | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213499 | Spacer for a boost unit A spacer secured to a dash panel offsets a boost unit of a brake system into an engine compartment. The spacer has a cylindrical body with a u-shaped space through which air from the engine compartment is communicated to the boost unit to effect a brake application.... | 05/08/2007 |
| D538316 | Knuckle | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159316 | Method of manufacturing a modular corner assembly A module corner assembly wherein a wheel hub is permanently attached to a knuckle and various surfaces on the wheel hub and knuckle are machined in a same fixture utilized in holding the knuckle to deform an end on the wheel hub against a cone of a bearing. When a r... | 01/09/2007 |
| D532241 | Lumbar pillow | 11/21/2006 |
| D531020 | Safety guard for a hinge | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121186 | Pneumatic servo unit, method for making same and device A pneumatic servomotor for an assisted braking including an emergency-braking assistance device to increase the assistance ratio when an input force is applied to the control rod that is higher than a predetermined value through an extrusion of the reaction disk. Th... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117600 | Process of manufacturing a corner assembly A process for manufacturing and assembling a corner assembly for a vehicle to achieve a perpendicular relationship between an axle of a vehicle and first and second braking surfaces on a rotor. In this process, after an inner race of a bearing is pressed onto a whee... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114600 | Disc brake comprising at least one inclinable brake pad A brake device for a motor vehicle having a friction first element with a first face that is pressed against a first face of a second element secured to a wheel of the motor vehicle during a brake application and an third element for applying a braking force bearing... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100746 | Motor vehicle drum brake and related assembling method In order to facilitate assembly and disassembly of a vehicle, the invention provides a method of assembling and disassembly a drum brake (1). In this assembly and disassembly method, the operating spacing of two brake shoes (4 and 5) inside a dr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7086505 | Disc brake A disc brake has a support with a first end separated from a second end by first and second side walls that retain actuation members to move the first and second friction members into engagement with a rotor and effect a brake application. First and second perpendic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082870 | Arrangement for the bayonet-fixing and locking of a brake booster An arrangement (10) for the fixing of an axially oriented (A) brake booster (12) on a dashboard (14) of an automobile wherein a rear face (16) of the booster (12) is fixed on a front face (18) of the dashboard (14) th... | 08/01/2006 |
| D525181 | Spacer | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077051 | Self-boosting pneumatic booster using a pivoting key A pneumatic booster operated by a plunger (9) housed in a bore (61) and bearing on a moving seat (102) which co-operates selectively with a shut-off member (111). The shut-off member (111) is capable of selective co-operating with ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063001 | Brake servo-unit comprising a floating element bearing offset valve seats A pneumatic servomotor for power-assisted braking for a motor vehicle having a control rod (38) for opening and closing at least one axial inlet valve (52) that is interposed between a front chamber (16) connected to a pressure source having a p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7001289 | Volleyball training apparatus An apparatus for teaching a person a technique for striking a volleyball. The apparatus has a chute with first and second side walls for directing volleyball toward a pivotable arm attached to the chute. A passage in the arm connects a cone thereon with a source of ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
