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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110073422 | AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this inven... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20090260930 | CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting s... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090159379 | Drum Brakes A drum brake (10) is provided which has a pair of brake pads (12), each pad being moveable generally radially outwardly into contact with a brake drum by a respective operating lever (14) which is acted on at one end by a brake applying means (15... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20080217125 | Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20070045065 | Automatic slack adjuster A slack adjuster for a vehicle drum brake includes a pinion that rotates about a worm axis whenever the slack adjuster pivots. Excess clearance is taken up upon commencement of the apply stroke, at an accelerated rate. This enables a larger amount of initial clearance t... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060163014 | AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH SPRING RELEASE SPINDLE An automatic slack adjuster includes a clutch assembly and a disengaging assembly for disengaging the clutch assembly such that an end of a worm shaft may be freely rotated for adjustment purposes. In a preferred embodiment, the clutch assembly is formed from rotor and ... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20050269171 | Rapid take up and vibration proof adjuster mechanism A slack adjustment system for a disk brake includes a biasing member to adjust slack in a brake system. The biasing member operates independently of pressure applied to a brake actuator. A locking member prevents adjustment when adjustment is not necessary. Release of t... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050092559 | Parking brake comprising mechanism for adjusting brake cable tension The present invention relates to a parking brake lever of a vehicle. The parking brake comprises a supporting member adapted to be fixed to a frame of the vehicle and provided with a ratchet portion; a parking brake lever mounted on the supporting member and oscillatabl... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050067234 | Brake slack adjuster A brake slack adjuster is provided that includes a housing having an opening with a gear arranged within the opening. The housing includes a bore adjacent to the opening. A worm gear has an axis disposed within the bore and is an engagement with the gear. The worm gear ... | 03/31/2005 |
