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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020675 | Electromechanical brake The invention relates to an electromechanical disk brake which has a switchable freewheel in order to be configured as a parking brake. The switchable freewheel includes a clamping roller freewheel having rollers for locking a motor shaft of an electric motor of the... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7699144 | Active brake release device driven by a second motor and attached to the exterior of a door controller An active break release device externally attached to a door controller. The door controller includes a housing for receiving a first motor which rotates a rotary shaft to reel the door; a braking device installed around the periphery of the rotary shaft. The active... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7637358 | Device for disengaging electric motor brake A motor and brake assembly having a disengaging mechanism for use with RV's are disclosed. The assembly includes a motor and a disengaging mechanism that is mounted thereon. The disengaging mechanism includes a motor mount comprised of a cylindrical piece with a plu... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7347306 | Apparatus and method for operating a take-up mechanism in a locomotive braking system The present invention discloses and claims an apparatus and method for operating a take-up mechanism. The system includes electric and manual actuating mechanisms engaged with a combiner mechanism to apply force to the take-up mechanism. In a first mode of operation... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7240773 | Disc brake with an adjusting system A disc brake, particularly for commercial vehicles, is provided having a caliper reaching over a brake disc, a brake application device arranged in the caliper for applying the brake, as well as an adjusting system arranged in the caliper for compensating brake pad ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232013 | Brake force sensor A brake system including a brake pad shaped and located to apply pressure to a brake rotor and an actuator shaped and located to apply pressure to the brake pad to cause the brake pad to apply pressure to the rotor. The system further includes a sensor material whic... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229138 | Brake fluid pressure control device A brake fluid pressure control device controls brake fluid pressures through control of fluid pressure control valves operated in accordance with control signals from, for example, a computer. Signal lines for supplying control signals to control circuits controllin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7014017 | Electronic parking brake actuating assembly An actuating assembly for an electronic parking brake includes a housing and motor secured to the housing and having an output shaft. A cable assembly is rotatably driven by the motor. A cable is anchored at a first end to the cable assembly and wraps around the cab... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007775 | Screw actuator with a fixed nut A screw actuator comprises a housing (1), a screw mechanism (4) with a nut (6) and a screw (5), as well as a motor (7) which is drivingly connected to the screw. The screw (6) is rotatably and translatably supported with res... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6978870 | Self adjusting electrically powered parking brake actuator mechanism with manual release An electrically powered actuator mechanism for operating a vehicle parking brake including a reversible electrical motor having output gearing driving a sector gear. A wrapped spring clutch drivingly connects the sector gear to an intermediate operator cable wind up... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968928 | Disk brake caliper housing having an offset cavity An air disk brake caliper housing is disclosed. The caliper housing includes a open rear end portion that opens into a passageway for receiving an actuator/adjuster mechanism. To minimize the outer contour of the caliper housing to alleviate packaging concerns with ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6954692 | Method of managing brake system architecture for an airplane fitted with brakes having electromechanical actuators, and an architecture applying the method The invention relates to a method of managing a braking system architecture for an airplane fitted with brakes having electromechanical actuators, in which some of the actuators are connected to a battery assembly of the airplane and other actuators are not connecte... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938737 | Method and an assembly for braking a selectively moveable assembly having a controllably varying amount of self energization A brake assembly including a brake pad; a selectively movable rotor, a backing plate which is coupled to the brake pad, at least a first roller which is coupled to the backing plate, a caliper, at least a second roller which is coupled to the caliper, a wedge member... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932438 | Method for establishing the relationship between actuator position and actuator tensioning force The present invention relates to a method for establishing the relationship between actuator position and actuator clamping force as well as a control system for applying defined actuator clamping forces to a brake operated electrically using an actuator. The method... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918470 | Electromagnetic brake The invention relates to an electromechanical brake comprising a stack of disks and at least one electromechanical actuator having a pusher for applying pressure to the stack of disks in controlled manner, the brake being equipped with a parking device for maintaini... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6907959 | Electric brake actuating assembly and actuator An electric brake actuator (14), including a rotatable member (21) and electric drive means (34) for driving the rotatable member (21) to rotate. The rotatable member (21) is arranged for engagement with a continuous cable (18 | 06/21/2005 |
| 6837357 | Drive unit for actuating a parking brake in a vehicle A compact drive unit for actuating parking brakes is provided. The drive unit has a reduction gear that is formed by a two-stage belt drive, in combination with a drive motor that is made up of a brushless direct current motor. The two-stage belt drive preferably co... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6782978 | Electrical vehicle parking brake device An electrical vehicle parking brake device capable of reducing the size towards a cable shaft and improving the degree of freedom of mounting in a vehicle is provided for the electrical vehicle parking brake device of controlling the braking force to a wheel due to ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6666308 | Modular actuator, and brake calliper comprising such actuator An actuator comprises a housing, a motor (5), an actuating member (11, 12) and a screw mechanism (2) providing a linear movement of the actuating member (11, 12) with respect to the housing in response to a rotational movement of the motor (5), which scre... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6626270 | Caliper with internal motor A brake caliper comprises a motor having a shaft, at least one first planetary gear, and at least one second planetary gear. The at least one first planetary gear is rotatably engaged with the shaft and with a piston, and is operatively engaged with a fir... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6446768 | Brake device actuator and brake device having the same While a regulation gear is positioned in a disengaged position where the regulation gear is disengaged from a pinion of a driving motor during running of a vehicle, a controller continuously applies a small holding voltage to a switching motor that drives... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6352140 | Disc brake to be opened by torque The invention relates to a disc brake to be opened by torque, the disc brake being arranged between a drive shaft (3) and a driven shaft (11) and comprising a brake wheel (12) arranged on the driven shaft (3) non-rotatably in the peripheral direction; a f... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6318516 | Bearing arrangement for actuating a brake in a brake system The inventive bearing arrangement for a device for activating a vehicle brake has a central threaded spindle (2) which is secured against torsion in a fixed housing (1) and which is arranged in such a way that it can be displaced up to a brake disk (3) of... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6250436 | Motor-driven brake apparatus A motor-driven brake apparatus has a motor and a ball screw that converts rotational motion of the motor into rectilinear motion of a screw member. A position detector detects a stroke position of the screw member. A controller controls the motor on the b... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6230854 | Disc brake which can be actuated electromechanically The present invention discloses an electromechanically operable disc brake for automotive vehicles which comprises a floating caliper as well as an actuating unit arranged on the caliper. The actuating unit includes an electric motor which, by the interme... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6189661 | Electromechanical brake The invention concerns an electromechanical brake, in particular a disc brake (10), comprising a brake pad (14) which can be urged against a brake disc (16) by means of an electromotive actuating arrangement (18). According to the invention, in order to b... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6138801 | Electrically operated brake including two electric motors connected to planetary gear device, and braking system including such brake or brakes An electrically operated brake for braking a moving body, including two electric motors and a planetary gear device having a sun gear, at least one planetary gear and a ring gear, wherein the two electric motors are connected to two members of the planeta... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6081081 | Electric motor-driven wheel brake for vehicles The wheel brakes of each vehicle axle or side or diagonal are supplied with current by a separate voltage source. To reduce the load on the vehicle's electrical system, the wheel brakes of a front axle are supplied with current first, and then the wheel b... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6008604 | Electric motor wheel brake for vehicle A wheel brake operated by electric motor for motor vehicles, where the operative braking forces and braking torques as well as the actuator control signals are determined for each wheel brake by appropriate measuring equipment. On the basis of these signa... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5962997 | Electric motor-driven wheel brake for vehicles The wheel brakes of each vehicle axle or side or diagonal are supplied with current by a separate voltage source. To reduce the load on the vehicle's electrical system, the wheel brakes of a front axle are supplied with current first, and then the wheel b... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5178237 | Power-assisted parking brake for vehicles A power-assisted hand brake for motor vehicles, which can be operated in an automatic and power-assisted mode with the aid of an electric motor. If the power assisted brake fails, a conventional parking brake is operated mechanically to apply emergency br... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5090518 | Brake control system A brake system using a pair of brake apply and release force units, the units having electric motors with non-backdriveable mechanical output members to supply the needed brake apply force to limit of capability of the motors. Piezoelectric elements that ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4644180 | Actuator emergency operation Electrical circuit configurations are described for the operation of an electrically powered actuator in an emergency to drive the actuator to a predetermined position. In particular the actuator is connected to apply friction brakes of a railway vehicle.... | 02/17/1987 |
