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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971690 | Coned disc spring A coned disc spring is arranged between a second component and a third component provided inside a tubular first component and movable in an axial direction. The coned disc spring comprises a body having a circular dish shape, teeth closely fitting into spline groov... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7334667 | Selective actuation device Selective actuation device (1) including an actuator (5) operating on an actuation mechanism (2). The mechanism (2) is equipped with at least one shaft (7) connected to a pusher element (8) to actuate a first operating group... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320392 | Shaft coupling unit A shaft coupling unit is disclosed, which comprises a coupling disk (1), a disk (2), a spring (3), a concave member (4), a convex member (5) and a draw lever (14). The concave member (4) is press fitted against the co... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306078 | Composite brake cylinder A composite material and framework structure adapted to be utilized as a piston and cylinder apparatus. A cylindrical tube composed of a composite material is compressed between two end caps at the axial ends of the cylindrical composite tube. Beam elements extend b... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293632 | Brake-equipped retracting mechanism for retractable member In a brake-equipped retracting mechanism, rotational force of a motor is used to open a liquid crystal display device from a retracted position to an open position, a power spring is wound up in conjunction with this opening operation, and elastic restoring force th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7222700 | Roller disk brake for a winch A brake mechanism having a motor output shaft outputting a driving torque in a power-in and a power-out direction. A camming device operably couples the output shaft to a drive shaft for fixed rotation. A one-way clutch operably couples the drive shaft and a brake d... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222874 | Rear wheel synchronous brake system for pushcart A rear wheel synchronous brake system used in a pushcart such as a baby jogging stroller is disclosed to include two rear brakes respectively coupled to the two rear wheels of the baby jogging stroller, a hand control unit mounted on the handle of the baby jogging s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7200941 | Chainsaw throttle and brake mechanisms A chainsaw is provided having a brake band disposed about a drum that rotates during advancement of the saw chain about the saw bar. An end of the brake band is biased to a position that draws the brake band tight about the drum to prevent advancement of the saw cha... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7162804 | Safety device for a trimmer A hedge trimmer has a working part with a cutting tool and a drive and further has guide part with a guide rod that has a drive connection for connecting a drive motor to the drive of the working part. The working part is pivotable relative to the guide part. A safe... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7133268 | Current control via a variable voltage snubbing network System and method for controlling current across a load. A preferred embodiment comprises a current varying circuit (such as current varying circuit 525) that can create a sequence of voltage drops in a driver circuit (such as the driver circuit 505) c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108339 | Self-closing drawer guides with integrated damping A self-closing drawer guide includes a spring assembly with a piston disposed in an elongated cylindrical housing, with a piston rod attached to the piston and protruding from one end of the cylindrical housing. The spring assembly applies a force, when the drawer i... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7040462 | Ball ramp caliper brake A brake (10) for a wheel of a vehicle is slidably mounted to a vehicle frame by mounting sleeves (22). The brake (10) includes a stationary actuator (20) which has a plurality of depressions (38) adapted to receive a plurality of b... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040725 | Device for locking retracted drawer slide Provided is a locking device at a rear of an outer slide member of a drawer. The device comprises a groove including an intermediate shoulder and a spring loaded sliding member in the groove, the sliding member including a bottom stop surface, a top notch, and a fro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029214 | Linear guide apparatus There is provided a linear guide apparatus which, owing to the use of a gap-free braking device in a rolling guide, has a sufficiently high damping capacity. The linear guide apparatus for guiding a linear motion of a movable body along a guide rail on a fixed struc... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7003936 | Power lawn mower A power lawn mower includes a mower body, a driving device, and a brake device. The driving device is disposed on the mower body, and includes an engine and an electrical element unit. The brake device and the electrical element unit are located respectively at two ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6988597 | Mechanically applied/hydraulically released brake A spring applied/hydraulically released brake mechanism for a mechanical brake including an actuator lever extending between a movable piston, which piston is normally biased to a closed position by a spring with a selective pressurization of a chamber on the other ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979065 | Coupling device for an integrated damper in a pull-out slide set A coupling device for a damping element integrated in a pull-out slide set whereby both a damping device (7) and a coupling device (6) are located between the firmly fixed cabinet rail (2) and the linear-movable drawer rail (5) so that th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971489 | Removable motor brake for use with vehicle slide out 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... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962093 | Noise reduction structure for power take-off unit gear assembly A noise reduction structure is provided for use with a meshing gear assembly, such as in a power take-off unit for selectively providing power to one or more rotatably driven accessories. The meshing gear assembly includes meshing input and output gears that are sup... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6935521 | Adjustable apparatus to support an electronic device within a rack An adjustable apparatus for supporting an electronic device within a rack including a fixed rail, a sliding rail, and a latch. The sliding rail is adjustably receivable within the fixed rail. The latch maintains the relative positions of the sliding and fixed rails ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6814196 | Friction clutch with separately controllable transmission brake A friction clutch, particularly for a motor vehicle, including a clutch disk which can be coupled in frictional engagement with the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine and which is connected by a hub to a transmission input shaft so as to be fixed with respe... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814192 | Device for braking a motor shaft The invention relates to a device for braking a motor shaft, such as a motor shaft of a chain saw, with a brake band that at least partially surrounds an area of the shaft and with at least one guide component that cooperates with the brake band and holds it in its ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6588552 | Brake The present invention relates to a brake, which has a fixed seat, a friction brake shoe, a braking part, a braking spring, an acting block, and a driving block. The acting block is connected with a driving member and matched on an acting face of the drivi... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6505370 | Load adaptive brake system for automatic washer A load adaptive brake system is provided for an appliance which includes a motor, a drive wheel driven by the motor and a rotatable vessel. A brake surface is fixed relative to a non-movable portion of the appliance and at least one brake shoe carried by ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6481540 | Cart brake release handle A brake controlling mechanism for a cart having a conventional handle mounting bracket defining a handle mounting axis. A core is shiftably coupled to the handle mounting bracket and rotatable about the handle mounting axis. An elongated handle is coupled... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6374963 | Normally closed brake The present invention relates to a brake, which has a fixed seat, a friction brake shoe, a braking part, a braking spring, an acting block, and a driving block. The acting block is connected with a driving member and is matched on an acting face of the dr... | 04/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6340078 | Braking device with closing servo control for movable cabinet/furniture parts The invention concerns a braking device with closing servo control for movable cabinet/furniture parts, such as drawers, cabinet and furniture doors, etc. The device includes a casing located on either a fixed or movable cabinet/furniture component and th... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6319169 | Magnetic brake for a transmission lock A magnetic brake for a transmission lock includes a coil housing having a closed end, an open end, and a continuous side wall therebetween. A central post extends from the closed end of the housing and establishes an annular chamber between the central po... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6116385 | Dual force range TMX cylinder using an air bag actuator An air bag actuated brake cylinder assembly for a railway vehicle braking system is provided which comprises a cylindrical casing engaged with the railway vehicle braking system including a hollow piston assembly having a piston rod assembly attached ther... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6095294 | Simplified deadman brake A deadman brake (62) is provided for stopping a rotating member driven by a power source, including the flywheel (46) of an internal combustion engine (42) of a lawnmower (40). A cantilever leaf spring (94) has a root end (96) attached to an engine-mounte... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6032370 | Portable trimmer A portable trimmer for cutting weeds comprises a cutter, a driving device for rotationally driving the cutter, a control lever for controlling power of the driving device, a braking device for stopping rotation of the cutter, and an interlocking device op... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5988328 | Spring set centrifugally released brake A spring-set, centrifugally released brake for a linear actuator is provided. The brake includes a drum or ring that is disposed radially outward of a shaft extending from the actuator's motor. The brake also includes a drive plate that is mounted to the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5845834 | VCR having a capstan brake device A VCR having a capstan brake device has a flywheel having a friction plane on the lower portion thereof. The flywheel is installed to one end of a capstan shaft piercing through a chassis, and a brake member is installed to one side of the flywheel for sw... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5746093 | Compensating device for compensation of a torque that depends on the angle of rotation, and medical stand with such a compensating device In a device for compensating a torque that depends on rotation angle and results from the rotational motion of a mass around a rotation axis, the rotational motion is converted into a linear displacement of a movably mounted displacement unit along a disp... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5605208 | Rotary damper A rotary damper comprises a housing, a disc-shaped rotor which is supported within the housing so as to be rotatably and axially displaced in the housing, the rotor including an axially aligned annular friction surface which coacts with a coaxial annular ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5460248 | Brake device for damping a translatory motion A brake device for damping a translatory motion having a bearing housing and a brake disk both made of a resilient, hard elastic plastic material. The brake disk is supported for rotation in the bearing housing and adapted for rotation in response to a tr... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456336 | Wheel brake for shopping carts A wheel brake assembly for shopping carts is characterized by a hub adapted for rotation about an axis, a coil spring coaxially mounted on the hub, and a pair of annular disks coaxially mounted on the spring. One of the disks is stationary and has one end... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5259264 | Adjustable steering wheel An adjustable steering wheel, preferably for trucks, includes a steering column (4) on an upper supporting arm (3), which is pivoted in a lower supporting arm (2), which in turn is pivotally mounted to a windshield beam, for example, in the cab. A locking... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5176228 | Brake assembly for strip feeding drive A self-containing brake assembly adapted to be mounted on a strip feeding device to apply an adjustable frictionally braking force to the strip includes a first braking element mountable upon a feed table. A second braking element having spaced opposed we... | 01/05/1993 |
