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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090308698 | CALIPER ATTACHING TYPE ELECTRICAL PARKING BRAKE IN VEHICLE According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an EPB serving as an electrical parking brake in which a gear wheel and an external ring gear are arranged parallel to a driving gear rotating through a motor serving as the power source on a side su... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090014257 | DISK BRAKE APPARATUS Engaging grooves 8e extending in the cylinder axial direction and circumferential grooves 8f formed in a cylinder axial direction middle portion of the engaging grooves 8 are formed on a bottom side of a cylinder hole 8. Engagin... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080277210 | VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM A vehicle braking system that includes an interior space for accommodating a plurality of rotational friction plates and a plurality of fixed friction plates. The interior spaced is formed by a brake housing and a wheel hub, and lubrication oil for lubricating the plura... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080236958 | Pressure vessel for vehicular air brake system There is provided a vehicular air brake system, comprising: a vehicle, a wheel rotatably coupled to the vehicle, an air brake configured for engaging the wheel to effect braking of the wheel, a pressure vessel configured for containing pressurized air, wherein the press... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080211294 | WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY A wheel hub assembly is fitted to a vehicle axle via a wheel bearing mounted on the axle. The assembly includes a hub mountable on the wheel bearing and rotatable relative to the vehicle axle and fastening members to releasably secure the hub relative to the wheel beari... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080132382 | Actuating Device An actuating device has an electric motor actuator, at least one output shaft coupled to at least one positioning element and a braking to stop device coupled with the electric motor actuator on the input side and with the output shaft on the output side or includes the... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20070193835 | Actuator and brake assembly An actuator, including an electric motor (14) having a stator (16) and a rotor (17), in which the rotor (17) defines a bearing surface (20) having a non-circular profile, and a radially flexible annular sleeve (24) defines a fac... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070137947 | Brake disc/hub assembly with displaceable brake discs A brake disc/hub assembly is provided consisting of a hub and a brake disc axially displaceable with respect thereto. A sliding sleeve is guided in such a way that it is axially displaceable on the hub and the brake disc is mounted on the sliding sleeve in such a way th... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070125606 | Adjusting device for positioning brake lining relative to a brake disk of a bicycle A adjusting device includes arms extending out of the brake assembly and each arm having an abutting surface formed on a free end of the arm and a threaded hole defined in the abutting surface. Threaded bolts each has a spherical head and a threaded rod extending out of... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070114099 | EXCITER RING FOR A BRAKE ROTOR Exciter rings, wheel assemblies and methods of assembling. In some aspects, a wheel assembly includes a brake rotor including a barrel section having an interior surface defining a barrel cavity, and a projection extending from the interior surface of the barrel section... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070102246 | Hub hat for bolt-on brake rotor, associated brake assembly and associated methods The bolt-on disc brake assembly includes a hub hat that can be used with off the shelf rotors and doesn't require any welding to complete a disc brake conversion. Thea hub hat is for mounting a bolt-on brake rotor to a wheel hub on an axle shaft assembly. The hub hat in... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070007089 | Wheelbarrow with braking system A braking system for a wheelbarrow comprises a brake assembly which includes a band-type braking member and a link member connected to the braking member, wherein the braking member encircles more than about one half of the outer circumference of the wheel flange of the... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060272907 | Brake disc fastenable to a wheel hub A brake disc for a disc brake is provided, which can be fixed to a wheel hub, especially of a utility vehicle. The brake disc includes two concentric friction rings and a brake disc neck that is connected thereto and is joined to the wheel hub. The disc brake is embodie... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060254866 | EQUALIZED LOAD DISTRIBUTION SLIPS FOR SPIDER AND ELEVATOR Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an apparatus for supporting a tubular that more evenly distributes stress along the contact length of a tubular than prior art designs. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a tubular is provided. The app... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060054422 | Bicycle disc brake having non-continuous spline surface for quick connection to or release from a wheel hub A disc brake rotor comprises an internally disposed splined surface defining a circular opening and including one or more axially disposed internal splines that are adapted to be received on external splines of a splined structure of a wheel hub, the surface including a... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20060054424 | Hub unit with sensor A brake caliper 12 is fastened to a fixed-side raceway member 3 of a hub unit 1 as an assembly. The fixed-side raceway member 3 has a caliper mount 10 extending radially outwardly thereof and having the brake caliper 12 attached... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20050034932 | Brakable wheel hub device A brakable wheel hub device includes a wheel hub shell having a first surrounding threaded portion and a disk securing portion spaced apart from each other to define a disk mounting space for receiving a brake disk. The disk securing portion has a plurality of axially e... | 02/17/2005 |
