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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120048660 | SEALING DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY A sealing device for hydraulic brake lever assembly includes a seat having an oil tank defined therein for receiving oil. The oil tank has a connecting hole defined therein. An elastomer is sealingly received in the oil tank. The elastomer has an U-shaped portion formed... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120031717 | Brake Actuator A brake actuator (10) having a housing (12) in which is provided a movable brake actuating assembly (18, 30), the brake actuating assembly (18, 30) being movable between a brake apply position which, in use results in the application of a bra... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120024642 | Brake Actuator & Control Valve Assembly A brake actuator and control valve assembly, the brake actuator (10) having a housing (12) in which is provided a movable assembly (18, 20, 30) including: a brake actuating element (20) which is adapted, in use to be connected to a vehicle br... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110226568 | PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, a pressure chamber defined by the piston and part of the inner wall of the brake cylinder, and a sealing ring sealing a gap between the piston and ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110198164 | Braking System A braking system including a source of pressurised fluid, an actuator, and a fastener for securing the source of pressurised fluid to the actuator, the fastener having a substantially hollow portion to enable fluid communication between the actuator and the source of pr... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110198166 | PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a housing, a piston that can be moved in the housing and is used to transfer the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device incl... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110198165 | BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE A braking control apparatus for a vehicle includes four wheel braking apparatuses for applying a braking torque to wheels, a first hydraulic pressure generating apparatus generating a hydraulic pressure, a vacuum booster generating an assist force for assisting a breaki... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110186392 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE THAT COMMANDS AND ACTIONS SO AUTOMATIC THE BRAKE OF A PUMPING WINDMILL Comprises a vertical cylinder whose rod of smaller diameter than the piston, is projected upwards out of the device to be linked to the brake mechanism of the mill, said hydraulic cylinder being enclosed within a cylindrical container larger diameter coaxial to define a... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110168505 | Braking System for a Utility Vehicle that can be Pneumatically Coupled to a Trailer, and Method for Operating such a Braking System in the Event of Defects A braking system is provided for a commercial vehicle that can be pneumatically coupled to a trailer. The system includes at least one electronic control unit, and a valve device that can be electrically connected by the at least one electronic control unit. The at leas... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162922 | Brake Force Generator for a Motor Vehicle Brake System Having a Support Device for a Resetting Spring The invention relates to a brake force generator for a motor vehicle brake system, comprising a displaceable force input element connected or connectable to a brake pedal, a control valve actuable in accordance with a displacement of the force input element, a chamber a... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162921 | Rest Position Adjuster for Brake Actuating Element An adjustment device for the release position of an operation element of a brake. The device comprises an articulated rod hinged in a fulcrum and connected in rotation to the operation element. The articulated rod comprises an adjustment end provided with a pin having a... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110147139 | Pneumatically Actuatable Disc Brake and Brake Cylinder A pneumatically actuatable disc brake has a caliper straddling a brake disc. One brake pad on an application side being actuatable by a rotary lever of a brake application device. A brake cylinder, which can be pressurized using air pressure, is attached to a flange of ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110108376 | BOLSTER MOUNTED BRAKE SYSTEM A brake system includes a brake cylinder having a piston rod and a brake lever connecting the piston rod to a brake beam and a slack adjuster. An actuating lever is connected to the brake beam and the brake cylinder. A trigger of the slack adjuster is connected to the a... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20100322788 | AUXILIARY BRAKING DEVICE FOR WELLHEAD HAVING PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMP An auxiliary braking device can be used for wellhead applications having a progressive cavity pump. A housing of the device independently mounts on the pump's existing drive using a mounting member, and an adapter on the housing connects to a rotatable drive shaft of th... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100300818 | Shaft Holding System for Cryogenic Pumps or Expanders A shaft holding system for cryogenic pumps or expanders comprising of a set of hydraulic brakes surrounding the shaft of turbomachinery. Fluid or gas is introduced into the bellows chamber of a brake assembly. The bellows chamber expands due to the increase in pressure,... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100276234 | PUMP ELEMENT, HYDRAULIC BLOCK WITH PUMP ELEMENT, AND INSTALLATION METHOD The invention relates to a pump element for installation in a pump bore of a hydraulic block, which includes a pump plunger, a restoring spring for the pump plunger, and an inlet valve having an inlet valve cover, in which a closing spring and a closing body are arrange... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100258385 | METHOD AND A VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR ENSURING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF A BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH SYSTEM A vehicle system includes a compressed air system and a brake assembly. The compressed air system includes an actuating means for actuating a pneumatic-controlled vehicle component and an exhaust outlet adapted to discharge exhaust air from the actuating means. The vehi... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100187051 | ROCKING BEARING OUTER RING, ROCKING BEARING, AIR DISC BRAKE DEVICE, AND FITTING STRUCTURE OF ROCKING BEARING OUTER RING A rocking bearing outer ring (12) includes an arcuate track member (13) having a track surface on its inner diameter surface, and a flange portion (14) projecting radially inward from each widthwise end portion of the track member (13). In ad... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100127229 | Drawworks A drawworks (10) comprising a permanent magnet motor (60) mounted inside a drum(40), said permanent magnet motor arranged to drive said drum via a gear system(50), characterised in that said gear system is located at least partially within sa... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20080289916 | Cylinder apparatus and disk brake A method of manufacturing a cylinder apparatus wherein although an opening of a cylinder body is closed by a covering member, processing and parts costs are reduced, fluid leakage is prevented, and the apparatus can be reduced in size. The cylinder apparatus includes a ... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080210500 | Hydraulic Regenerative Braking System For a Vehicle One embodiment of a hydraulic regenerative braking system for a vehicle having at least one drive wheel includes first (24) and second (32) hydraulic machines operable as pumps or motors. One of the hydraulic machines operates in conjunction with the vehic... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080185241 | Vehicle Braking System A vehicle braking system including an input piston and a pressure piston that are moveably supported within a cylinder. The input piston is allowed to depress the pressure piston and is connected to the a brake pedal. Pressure chambers to the front and to the rear of th... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080179145 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING BRAKE PEDAL RESISTANCE An apparatus that generates brake pedal reaction force is provided. The apparatus includes a variable throttle mechanism that varies a fluid passage area between the variable throttle mechanism and a stroke simulator when the flow rate of an operating fluid supplied fro... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080136275 | Method and device for an actuator motor including an air-actuated brake device A plurality of fan blades are secured to a rotor assembly of a single directional motor. When the motor is powered on, a force generated by the fan blades pushes the rotor assembly in a direction of a low friction thrust interface. When the motor is backdriven in a dire... | 06/12/2008 |
