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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167098 | Brake dust collecting device for motor vehicles A brake dust collecting device for a motor vehicle has a dust collecting unit and an air flow generating device that generates an air flow that flows across brake parts of a motor vehicle wheel brake and that supplies brake dust of the wheel brake to the dust collec... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8136643 | Locomotive dynamic braking grid package configuration In a locomotive having a dynamic braking capability, a method for maintaining an airflow path to a resistive grid disposed within a resistive grid enclosure having an enclosure inlet and an enclosure outlet is provided, wherein the method includes generating an inle... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8033366 | Cycle brake cooling article Cycle brake cooling articles are secured at and offset from braking elements of a wheel of a cycle, each article having a Venturi-like rigid surface, including a central portion that defines a void space, which in combination with said braking element, defines an ai... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7681698 | Disc brake A brake disc for a disc brake having one or more sliding or not sliding discs on a hub or other central part is provided. The brake disc has an outer circumference and an inner circumference with a number of alternating teeth and gaps on the inner circumference. One... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7353919 | Cooling arrangement for brake caliper The invention relates to a brake caliper with at least one axially displaceable, hydraulically actuated piston (1), with which a brake pad (8) can be pressed against a brake disc (9). The brake caliper is characterized in that the piston (1 | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7281613 | Interface disc for a torque and/or rotational control apparatus A friction disc (16) for a torque and/or rotational control apparatus includes elongated and shortened fins (42, 43) upstanding between and equally circumferentially spaced intermediate first and second component discs (40, 41). The fins (42,... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228947 | Method and tools for the production of a braking band for a brake disk The invention relates to a method and tools for producing a braking band (2) of a disk-brake disk (1) by casting, in which the disk comprises at least two plates (3, 3′) connected to one another by connecting elements (4) forming an int... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219777 | Reinforced brake rotor Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a brake rotor which may include a central mounting portion for mounting the brake rotor on a hub, a first annular braking surface and a second annular braking surface, where each braking surface includes an i... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198139 | Air guide for cooling a vehicle brake assembly A brake cooling system that directs cooling air to a vehicle brake assembly. The cooling system includes an air guide that, during operation of the vehicle, receives air, pressurizes air, and directs pressurized air to the brake assembly. The air guide cooperates wi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7114598 | Brake cooling mechanism of four-wheeled vehicle A brake cooling system for a four-wheeled drive automobile effectively releases frictional heat generated in a braking apparatus from a surface of a casing of the braking apparatus, and has enough height of a body of the automobile relative to ground level. The brak... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111710 | Braking surface cooling assembly and brake performance enhancing methods Vanes positioned immediately adjacent the swept area of a moving friction brake rotor induce a flow of air over the rotor by displacing the boundary layer of gases from the rotor surface and conducting such layer along the intercepting surface of the vane, and thus ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097010 | Brake disc for a vehicle disc brake Brake disc for a vehicle disc brake, comprising a radially inner hub portion (1a), intended to be non-rotatably joined to a wheel hub, and a surrounding, radially outer disc portion with opposing friction surfaces. The outer disc portion is formed by t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097422 | Hoop stress relief mechanism for gas turbine engines A hoop stress relief mechanism is disclosed for use on a rotary body to relieve stress caused by both thermal and centrifugal forces. The mechanism may consist of a J-shaped slot cut from the outer rim of the rotary body a distance inwardly toward the axis of rotati... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066303 | Brake piston The present invention relates to a brake piston with reduced transmission of heat from the disk to the brake fluid. In particular, the present invention relates to a disk-brake piston (7) characterized in that it comprises a cup (12) having a sk... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066306 | Self-ventilating disc brake rotor There is a brake disc rotor having a central hub (1) co-axial with surrounding rings (2) which form brake bands (3) for engagement with brake pads. The rings (3) are supported in a spaced apart parallel configuration with channels (12 | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032724 | Brake disc for a vehicle disc brake Brake disc for a vehicle disc brake, comprising a radially inner hub portion (1a) intended to be non-rotatably joined to a wheel hub and a surrounding, radially outer disc portion with oppositely facing friction surfaces. The outer disc portion is form... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971490 | Brake structure of vehicle A brake structure of a vehicle having a brake abrasion surface applied onto a braking device such as a brake disk, a brake drum case, a clutch housing of a stepless transmission clutch, and a clutch disk of a step transmission clutch. The brake abrasion surface has ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6920949 | Cooling air system for small vehicle A small vehicle has a frame assembly that is supported by rear wheels. An engine is supported by the frame assembly. The rear wheels are driven by the engine through a shaft drive arrangement. A brake assembly is connected to the shaft drive arrangement. An exhaust ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915880 | Shielded aircraft brake assembly An aircraft brake assembly incorporating components which are sensitive to heat and to contact with substances present in runway,.e.g., de-icer compositions and cleansing liquids. The assembly includes an external member to shield the components from the liquids. Th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6880683 | Brake disc having air circulating fan blades A brake disc for cycle brake systems includes an outer peripheral portion, a hub portion, and an air circulating device attached to the brake disc, and inclined relative to the brake disc, to propel and circulate air around the brake disc when the brake disc is rota... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6857510 | Forced air cooling system for vehicle driveline components A vehicle driveline component temperature control assembly utilizes compressed air or another fluid to cause air flow across an external portion of the driveline component. The airflow facilitates heat transfer or heat dissipation from within the driveline component... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6796405 | Ventilated brake rotor A ventilated brake rotor having vents disposed between two discs. The vents are defined by an adjacent pair of vanes distributed around the first disc and disposed below the second disc. Each vane is defined by a camber. The camber, in turn, is parallel to a curve t... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6739437 | Vented disc brake rotor A vented disc brake rotor is provided. In one embodiment, the rotor includes a plurality of curved directing walls disposed between first and second braking surfaces to define a plurality of flow channels. A separating wall is disposed in each flow channel to create... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6692084 | Wheel cap A wheel cap is detachably joined to a disc wheel and having air discharge openings formed in the outer periphery thereof. The wheel cap has a plurality of radial fins provided for the reverse side of the wheel cap and formed from the wheel cap center towa... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6666309 | Truck brake drum A brake drum is provided that includes an open end and a hub end, with a braking section extending generally transversely from the open end to join with the hub end. A plurality of first-indented sections are present on an outer surface of the braking sec... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6626273 | Brake disk and corresponding axle hub The invention relates to a brake disk comprising two friction rings which are connected via links and between which an air channel is configured, as well as support elements which are molded to the inner peripheral area of the brake disk and designed for ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612656 | Wheel mounting apparatus A wheel mounting apparatus includes a wheel hub flange having a wheel mounting portion to be connected to a wheel, and having a hub mounting portion to be connected to a wheel hub. Alternatively, the wheel mounting portion and the wheel hub can be formed ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6578678 | Splash shield with vanes for disc brake rotor cooling A splash shield for a vehicle wheel disc brake assembly is provided. Each wheel disc brake assembly includes a brake rotor having an inner brake surface and a splash shield. The splash shield includes a central attachment portion. Extending from the centr... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6550590 | Doubled vented cooling vane disk brake rotor A brake rotor has double annular vents with cooling vanes connecting inboard and outboard cheeks of a rotor to a central support ring. Each of the annular vents provides separate passages for cooling the adjacent cheek of the brake rotor and separate inle... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536564 | Vented disc brake rotor A vented disc brake rotor is provided. In one embodiment, the rotor includes a plurality of curved directing walls disposed between first and second braking surfaces to define a plurality of flow channels. A separating wall is disposed in each flow channe... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530457 | Bicycle brake disk with arms connecting an inner annular portion to an outer annular portion and tangent to an effective circle A one-piece brake disk for a vehicle includes a radially inner annular portion having a plurality of circumferentially located mounting holes defining a mounting circle; a radially outer annular portion concentric with the radially inner annular portion a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6446766 | Disk brake for motor vehicles and the like A functionally excellent and structurally simple disk brake with a caliper body formed as a single part constituted by a hub-side elongate element, by a wheel-side elongate element, and by connecting bridges extending astride a disk, hydraulic pressure pi... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6419056 | Apparatus for aircraft brake thermal management Apparatus for aircraft brake thermal management including heat shields made of one or more insulating pouches of metallic foil having ceramic fibers or other appropriate insulation therein. The pouches are either vacuum sealed or provided with pin hole br... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6357563 | Brake assembly with air cooling system A vehicle braking system includes a device for cooling the components of the brake assembly. The air source that is normally used to activate the brake assembly components is coupled with a plurality of flexible conduits that direct air toward one or more... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6341825 | Wheel cap A wheel cap is detachably joined to a disc wheel and having air discharge openings formed in the outer periphery thereof. The wheel cap has a plurality of radial fins provided for the reverse side of the wheel cap and formed from the wheel cap center towa... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6325185 | Brake disc rotor Disclosed is a brake disc rotor comprising a first disc plate, a second disc plate facing the first disc plate, a plurality of fins arranged in the radial direction of the brake disc rotor between the first and second disc plates, and a plurality of venti... | 12/04/2001 |
