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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6554372 | Hydraulic brake system A brake system (10) having a brake booster (12) that is responsive to an operator brake input for providing a first input force to a master cylinder (13) to develop a first brake application and is responsive to a hydraulic input for providing a second in... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6511136 | Pneumatic servobrake A pneumatic servobrake having a detector (13) for the measurement of the pressure in a front chamber (1). The detector (13) has a baseplate (14) that is situated opposite an opening (25) in a wall (26) of the front chamber (1). A yoke-forming cage (38) th... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6478122 | Disc brake A disc brake having an anchor member with first and second grooves that receive first and second ears on a backing plate to align a friction surface of a friction pad with a rotor. A first slipper spring is secured to the anchor and located between the fi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6454056 | Disc brake with anti-caming and constant bearing length for guide pins A disc brake having a support member secured to a vehicle with a first guide pin located in a first bore and a second guide pin located in a second bore in support member. The first and second bores are complimentary and define first and second bearing su... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6422355 | Disc brake A boot-seal assembly (38) for sealing an actuation chamber (36) defined by a piston (34) being located in a bore (32) of a caliper (16) of a disc brake (10). The bore (32) has a first diameter (32a) separated from a second diameter (32b) by an annular sho... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6386648 | Master cylinder and brake booster for a brake system A brake system for (10) a vehicle having a brake booster (14a) with an output put rod (152a) for providing a primary piston (310) in a master cylinder (12a) with an input force to pressurize fluid which is supplied to wheel brakes (10a) of a vehicle to ef... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6374962 | Drum brake with dual-actuation A drum brake assembly (10) having first (12) and second (14) brake shoes retained on a backing plate (16). Each of the first (12) and second (14) brake shoes have an end (22,24) aligned on a hydraulic actuator assembly (26) and an end (28,30) aligned on a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6360852 | Drum-in-hat park brake assembly A drum-in-hat park brake assembly having a first brake shoe retained on a backing plate by a first pin and a second brake shoe retained by a second pin. The first and second pins permit the first and second brake shoes to be moved in a radial plane and to... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357835 | Braking device with combined power-assistance and control A braking device for a vehicle having rear and front pressure receivers (21, 22) connected with a mechanical pressure generator (31) and an electrical pressure generators (31, 32) and selectively controlled by solenoid valves (61, 62, 63). An inlet (222) ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6343472 | Master cylinder with variable refill passage A master cylinder having a body (1) pierced with a bore (100) that is partially closed by a guide ring (11). A piston (3) mounted to slide in the guide ring (11) and bore (100) to define a pressure chamber (4) within the bore (100). An inlet (2) having a ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6343469 | Hydraulic system regulator for a brake and steering system A hydraulic system (10) having a pump (12) for sequentially supplying a brake booster (14) and a steering gear (16) with hydraulic fluid to an assist in effecting a brake application and/or a steering application. The brake booster (14) has a housing (100... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6327958 | Brake booster and its method of assembly A brake booster and a method of assembling an output member thereof within a bore of a valve body. In this brake booster, a reaction disc engages a holder of a reaction transmitting assembly which is connected to a plunger of an input member. A guide is a... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6324844 | Hydro-mechanical force-transmission device A force transmission and amplification device for a brake system comprising a pedal (1) and an output rod (2) for transmitting by way of the output rod (2) an output force (F2) having a higher intensity than an input force (F1) applied to pedal (1). An in... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318081 | Hydraulic reaction master cylinder with enhanced input force The invention relates to a master cylinder with hydraulic reaction, comprising a working chamber (12) in which there slides, under the action of a pushrod (50), a hollow main piston (13) inside which a reaction piston (14), itself moved by a plunger (80),... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6305166 | Master cylinder with dynamically adjustable hydraulic reaction A hydraulic-reaction master cylinder (2) having a working chamber (12) in which slides a hollow main piston (13) with a bore (130) therein which retains a reaction piston (14) to define a reaction chamber (15). The reaction chamber (15) has an annular sha... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6295919 | Reinforced impact-embrittled braking device A braking device having a flange (21) of master cylinder (2) secured to a pneumatic booster (1) by a nut (3) screwed onto a through-bolt (13) that extends through a front shell (111) and a rear shell (112). The through-bolt (13) has a threaded front end (... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6295916 | Return spring arrangement for brake booster A brake booster (12) having a housing (14,16) with a control valve (70) located in an axial bore (54) of a hub (50) carried by a movable wall (22,24). The movable wall (22,24) separates the interior of the housing into a first chamber (26,26') and a secon... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6280002 | Hydraulic braking system A hydraulic brake system wherein a portion of a volume of a first fluid supplied to a steering system by a pump is selectively diverted to an actuator assembly for a master cylinder to develop an force for actuating a master cylinder to pressurize fluid w... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6250431 | Method of retaining a minimum running clearance between a rotor and friction pads A method to retain a minimum running clearance between the friction pads associated with a caliper of a brake and a rotor attached to a wheel of a vehicle. A bearing member associated with the wheel includes a plurality of rollers which axially move about... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6203119 | Control apparatus for a brake system A control apparatus (12) for a brake system (10) having a housing (40) with a first (42) and second (46) cylindrical members located in first (44) and second (46) bores. The first (42) and second (46) cylindrical members and corresponding first (50) and s... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192685 | Master cylinder for motor vehicle electro-hydraulic braking installation A master cylinder (32) in a vehicle hydraulic braking installation uhydraulic-fluid supply device for actuating wheel brake cylinders (20). The master cylinder (32) being isolated from the wheel brake cylinders (20) by at least one shut-off valve (30). Th... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189437 | Brake booster having means for mounting on a wall A brake booster having a front shell joined to a rear shell with the interior separated by a wall to at least define a first front chamber and a first rear chamber. A reinforcement plate located adjacent an end face of the front shell has a plurality of s... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186042 | Pneumatic booster with floating reaction disc and dynamically cancellable reaction A pneumatic brake booster for a motor vehicle having a rigid casing (1) with a moving partition (2) to define a front chamber (11) and a rear chamber (12) therein. A pneumatic piston (3) carried by the moving partition (2) has a bore which retains a three... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6186050 | Braking device with simplified strut A braking device having a pneumatic booster (2) having a rigid casing (3) defined by a front shell (31) and a rear shell (32). The interior of the rigid casing (3) being separated into a front chanber (33) and a rear chamber (34) by a movable partition (5... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6170381 | Control valve seal A fluid power apparatus having a housing with a bore therein which is divided by a power piston into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The power piston has a passageway for connecting the inlet chamber with an outlet chamber. A valve arrangement con... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6164336 | Hydraulic capacity with controlled pressure absorption A hydraulic capacity having a hollow body (2) made of a rubber material and a rigid body (3) which surrounds the hollow body (2) to limit the expansion of the hollow body (2). The hydraulic capacity containing at each instant an instantaneous volume (V) o... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6116141 | Pneumatic brake booster with control chamber A pneumatic brake booster having a right casing (10) divided in a leaktight fashion by a first moving partition (12) into a front chamber (14) and a rear chamber (16). The front chamber (14) being permanently connected to a source of low pressure (V) with... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6089119 | Motor vehicle pedal arrangement A pedal arrangement for a motor vehicle having a bulkhead (10) which forms a barrier between an engine compartment (C) and a passenger compartment (H) for a driver and passengers. The pedal arrangement includes a transverse brace (32) which is rigid in be... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6076351 | Power braking system with improved hydraulic reaction A boosted braking system for a motor vehicle having a master cylinder (200) equipped with a main hydraulic piston (30) for causing an increase in pressure (P1) of brake fluid and a pneumatic booster (22) which is controlled by the application o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6073535 | Guard for a valve body of a brake booster A brake system has a brake booster secured to a dash panel which separates an engine compartment from a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A bracket off-sets the booster into the engine compartment from the dash panel. A cylindrical body has a flange on ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6044935 | Hybrid multiple disc brake A braking device having a stator (10) fixed to a vehicle by at least one fixing arm (5), a rotor (6) which comprises a first disc (13) and a second disc (16) and brake applying member (40,50). The first disc (13) and second disc (16) rotate with a wheel o... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5979613 | Anchor arrangement for retaining a sensor in a drum brake A drum brake for use in a brake system (10) having first (14) and second (16) shoes retained on a backing plate (20). The first brake shoe (14) has a first end (22) connected to an actuator (12) and a second end (26) connected to an anchor arrangement (24... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5974944 | Pneumatic servo with symmetric casing A pneumatic servo for assisting with braking having a casing (10) with a cylinder (38) and a cover (40) with an axis of symmetry (X-X'). A wall structure (12) divides the interior of the casing into a front chamber (14) and a rear chamber (16). The movabl... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971502 | Secondary braking control A secondary source of braking for large hydraulically braked vehicles utilizing the available power source (38) provided by typically available anti-skid and traction control braking systems. The invention improves the time response of a secondary braking... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5946914 | Master cylinder reservoir retention means A master cylinder having a first housing with an axial bore therein which is connected to a second housing of a reservoir. The axial bore has a first replenishing port surrounded by a first boss and a second replenishing port surrounded by a second boss. ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5943863 | Center port compensation valving for a master cylinder A master cylinder (12) for use in a brake system. The master cylinder (14) has a housing (22) with a bore (20) therein connected by a radial port (28) and an axial port with a reservoir (32) and to the brake system through first (34) and second (36) outle... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934075 | Booster with prefilling without limitation in flowrate A boosted braking device having a master cylinder and a pneumatic booster wherein the force for actuating the master cylinder is derived from a combination of an input force and a boost force of the booster. A main hydraulic piston of the master cylinder ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5921084 | Power-assisted braking device with a variable assistance ratio A boosted braking device for a motor vehicle having a master cylinder (200) and a pneumatic booster (100) operated by applying an input force to an operating rod (26). The booster (100) has a rigid casing (10) which is divided by a partition (16) into at ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915799 | Pressure-regulating solenoid valve for a hydraulic circuit A pressure-regulating solenoid valve (100) for a hydraulic circuit having at least one generator (300) of pressurized fluid, a pressure receiver (200) and a reservoir (400) of fluid under low pressure. The solenoid valve having an electric coil (10) which... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5890358 | Master cylinder with shock deflector insert A master cylinder comprising a cylindrical body (1) which points along a main axis (X). The cylindrical body (1) has a free end (11) and an attached end (12) with a piston rod (2) extending axially from the attached end (12). An impact deflector (3) remov... | 04/06/1999 |
