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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172050 | Disc brake cover structure and vehicle A disc brake cover structure for a vehicle includes a protection cover and a wheel collar. The protection cover is to protect a rotor of a disc brake disposed at a front wheel of a vehicle. The front wheel is rotatably supported via a support shaft between first and... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8025132 | System and method for removing brake dust and other pollutants Systems and methods for capturing pollutants from braking mechanisms are provided. The systems can include a housing partially surrounding at least a portion of a vehicle brake assembly and disposed to receive brake dust from the brake assembly and a collector dispo... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7866450 | Brake device A brake disc guard is provided inside of a rim of a front wheel and mounted on a knuckle. A caliper is located in a cutout portion formed at a front portion of the brake disc guard. The caliper is supported through a caliper bracket to the knuckle. A large-diameter ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7594567 | Protection shield for disk brake A protection device (10) in a disk brake arrangement for protecting a brake disk (12) from dirt particles. The protection device at least partly surrounds the brake disk (12), and the protection device (10) includes at least one protectio... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7410035 | Damper and method for tuning a damper utilizing a surface contact reducing resilient member A damper and method for tuning a damper utilizing a surface contact reducing resilient member is disclosed. A damper for dampening torsional and bending vibrations in a rotating shaft includes a hub member, an inertia member spaced radially outwardly from the hub me... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7344332 | Spacer suitable for use with disk brake including caliper A spacer is disclosed which is made of a metal and interposed between opposed faces of two members having respective bores co-axial with each other and fastened to each other by inserting a fastening member into the bores and tightening the fastening member. The spa... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341130 | Protective shield for a disc brake and a disc brake including such a protective shield A protective shield for a disc brake which includes a brake disc attached to a wheelshaft for a vehicle, and a brake yoke with a pair of brake supports. The protective shield is fitted close to one side of, and partly covers laterally, the brake disc. The protective... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337884 | Cycle brake cooling article Cycle brake cooling articles are secured at and offset from a circumferential braking element of a wheel of a cycle, each having a rigid surface which in combination with said braking element, defines an air deflection and concentration path that can be focused to t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7234572 | Braking band for a brake disk A braking band for a disk-brake disk which is capable of exceptionally quiet braking comprises at least two plates connected to one another by connecting elements, in which the space between the plates forms an internal air-duct for the cooling of the braking band. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7131797 | Tool holder A tool holder has a cutter arbor. The cutter arbor has a shank portion detachably mounted on a spindle, and a mechanism for holding a cutting tool. In the cutter arbor portion, a cavity portion is formed. In the cavity portion, a vibration damping material is filled... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114599 | Protective sleeve A protective sleeve made of an elastic material for a piston-cylinder unit with a piston disposed in a cylinder bore in an axially displaceable manner. The protective sleeve is provided with annular end segments that can be supported on the outer piston wall on one ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100748 | Internally ventilated brake disk with curved cooling air ducts An internally ventilated brake disk has two friction rings which are mutually connected by way of webs, ducts for conducting cooling air being formed between the webs and the two friction rings, and the webs extending in a curved manner between their end regions. En... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100654 | Safety support for a vehicle wheel and safety system and vehicle wheel including the safety support A safety support for mounting on a rim of a vehicle wheel within a tire includes a substantially toroidal hollow annular body and a filling of elastically deformable expanded material. The annular body includes a convex radially outer surface, two axially opposite s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059456 | Internally-ventilated brake disks with improved cooling Internally ventilated brake disk in the form of a circular ring disk with cooling channels in the interior of the disk which extend, respectively, from the inner circumference to the outer circumference of the circular ring disk, wherein the channel cross section an... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6996252 | Low visibility watermark using time decay fluorescence A physical object is embedded with a first digital watermark component and a second digital watermark component. The first component is printed using a first ultraviolet (UV) ink. The first UV ink includes a first fluorescence decay time. The second component is pri... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978867 | Bicycle hub with an attached cooling disk A bicycle hub brake component is provided for braking a hub of a wheel mounted on a bicycle frame The component comprises a brake drum and a cooling disk. The brake drum has a drum body that is adapted to rotate integrally with the hub, wherein the drum body has a b... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959789 | Wheel bearing assembly A wheel bearing assembly is provided which can suppress brake judder. A film is disposed between the brake rotor-mounting surface of the wheel mounting flange and an abutment surface of a brake rotor to fill a gap therebetween to suppress the deformation of the brak... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957726 | Floating brake rotor assembly with non-load bearing pins The floating brake rotor assembly with non-load bearing pins includes a brake rotor and hub that are coplanar and are interconnected by pin and spring assemblies such that the pins do not bear rotational torque being transferred between the brake rotor and hub. The ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945309 | Method and apparatus for forming a part with dampener A method for producing a damped part where a sand core is formed with at least one dampening structure with the sand core. The sand core with the at least one dampening structure therein is located in a mold. A part is cast from the mold and the sand core. The sand ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6913124 | Vibration inhibiting structure for rotor A rotor such as a brake disk for a vehicle has a spring holder that circumferentially extends around an axis of the disk. A coil spring extends around the axis along the spring holder. The spring is loaded onto the spring holder by its own resilience. The spring has... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6796406 | Disc brake cover A disc brake cover that is perforated to receive the outboard end of the hub of the disc brake and attachment members for connecting the cover and a vehicle wheel to the disc brake rotor. The cover extends radially outward beyond the outboard end face of the brake r... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6698557 | Brake drum cooling apparatus A brake drum assembly includes an impeller and stator that help cool the brake drum. The impeller and stator combination are especially suited for low-speed vehicle operations. The impeller includes a plurality of impeller vanes formed about the circumfer... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6691835 | Disc brake A disc brake assembly has a support member secured to a vehicle to position a caliper over a rotor. The caliper has a housing with a bore therein for retaining a piston and a first friction member attached thereto in alignment with a first braking surface... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672419 | Motorcycle front brake rotor mounting The present invention provides a motorcycle that includes a frame, a wheel mounted to the frame for rotation with respect to the frame, a rotor mounted to the wheel, and a caliper selectively clamping the rotor to slow down the rotation of the wheel. A bi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6666303 | Wheel bearing assembly A wheel bearing assembly is provided which can suppress brake judder. A film is disposed between the brake rotor-mounting surface of the wheel mounting flange and an abutment surface of a brake rotor to fill a gap therebetween to suppress the deformation ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6655508 | Disc brake rotor A disc brake including a pair of friction plates arranged coaxially in a parallel, spaced-apart relationship and a plurality of vanes extending between the pair of friction plates, each of said vanes having a proximal end, a distal end and a mid-portion e... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6626272 | Protective screen for brake disc and assembly for the rotary connection of a wheel to a road vehicle, including such a screen A protective screen for a road vehicle brake disc includes at least one elastic holding organ (27; 30) intended to be compressed in an axial gap between a pivot support (11) and a bearing module (13), present after direct clamping of the bearing module (1... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6592642 | Brake dust collection assembly A vehicle brake assembly includes a brake rubbing interface operative to slow a vehicle when activated. The interface produces airborne brake dust particles when activated. A dust collector plate is positioned in close proximity to the brake rubbing inter... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6561298 | Motorcycle front brake rotor mounting A motorcycle that includes a frame, a wheel mounted to the frame for rotation about an axis of rotation, a rotor mounted to the wheel, and a caliper selectively clamping the rotor to slow down the rotation of the wheel. The rotor includes a slot having fl... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6502673 | Cylinder device for a disk brake It is an object of this invention to provide a cylinder device for a disc brake which facilitates the installation of thick ring portions of a dust boot into an inner circumferential groove in a cylinder bore and which also reduces the weight of a caliper... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6450303 | Brake disc, especially for an automobile Brake disc for motor vehicles, with a bowl-shaped brake-disc chamber having a wall region and a bottom region, and with a disc-shaped friction ring surrounding the brake-disc chamber coaxially with respect to a common mid-axis, the friction ring having, o... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6374965 | Damped brake shoe support device for drum brake assembly An improved drum brake assembly having at least one damped brake shoe support device secured to an associated backing plate which is effective to reduce brake noise during actuation of the drum brake assembly. The drum brake assembly includes a backing pl... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371260 | Combined disk and drum brake A combined disk and drum brake has two friction rings and an inside shoe brake, where the inside friction ring exhibits an annular channel. This annular channel serves to collect and drain water or water droplets entering into the brake disk, so that this... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371259 | Drum brake structure for a wheel of all-terrain vehicle A real wheel is fitted directly to the brake drum, and cooling fins are provided at the outer surface of the brake drum for dissipating heat. A seal member is fitted to an open edge of the brake drum, and an L-shaped plate for mating with lips of the seal... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371569 | Dust cover for placement between a wheel and a brake assembly A dust cover for placement between a wheel and brake assembly for preventing dust from the brakes to fall upon the wheel rim. The dust cover for placement between a wheel and brake assembly includes a plate having a front side, a back side and a periphera... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6340079 | Brake drum cover system A heavy duty brake drum cover system including two semicircular plates which mount over and about the axle housing and the S-cam which cover the brake drums. The brake drum cover system prevents dirt, gravel and other debris from entering the brake drum a... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6318809 | Brake cover and method for using same A brake cover and a process for using the brake cover are disclosed. The brake cover comprises a circular plate having a front surface, a back surface, a perimeter, a centrally located axle hole, and a plurality of lug holes surrounding the axle hole, and... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6296086 | Motor vehicle braking device The present invention discloses a brake device for the wheels of an automotive vehicle which includes a wheel-sided brake drum and a vehicle-sided mud guard that engages in a non-contact manner with a circumferential web into an annular recess in the end ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6267209 | Brake unit with a non-metallic brake disc made of ceramic and a hub made of another material A brake unit having a brake disc of ceramic and a hub of a different material, which radially overlap one another with their mutually facing rims and are mechanically joined by a wreath-type rim of mounting bolts that axially penetrate the overlapping rim... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6173821 | Disk brake protector for a disk brake of a motor vehicle wheel with perforated rim dish A disk brake protector is provided for the brake disk of a motor vehicle wheel of the type with a perforated rim dish fastened directly or indirectly to the steering knuckle or axle housing and covering at least a part of the brake disk. The brake disk pr... | 01/16/2001 |
