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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083037 | Brake disk lock The invention relates to a brake disk lock having an actuable housing shell, a support section, an engagement hoop and a securing section, with the support section and the engagement hoop bounding a receiving gap for the receiving of a brake disk, with the housing s... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8061491 | Electromechanical locking device for a brake piston The invention is a electromechanical locking device for a brake piston of a hydraulically actuated wheel brake. The locking device is disposed at least in some portions in the interior of a hollow-cylindrical brake piston. This interior of the brake piston is filled... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7802663 | Vehicle brake system A lock piston operates to automatically lock a parking brake piston which achieves a parking brake applied state in response to hydraulic pressure in a parking brake application control hydraulic chamber and operates to release a locked state in response to hydrauli... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7779972 | Parking brake system A parking brake system is provided in which a parking brake state is obtained by forward movement of a parking piston in response to the action of a parking control fluid pressure, and a forward operating state of the parking piston is mechanically locked by a lock ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7434669 | Hydraulic vehicle brake A hydraulic vehicle brake equipped with a parking brake device, in particular for motor vehicles, including a brake housing in which a hydraulic service pressure chamber is delimited by a brake piston, wherein the parking brake device acts on the brake piston and, i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431133 | Method for actuating an electromechanical parking brake device A method for actuating an electromechanical parking brake device for a brake that can be actuated by an electromechanical actuator comprised of an electric motor and of a reduction gear connected downstream of the electric motor and provided for converting a rotatio... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407233 | Pneumatically actuated parking brake for electronic braking system A parking brake system pneumatically actuates an air cylinder to mechanically lock a wheel brake in an applied position in response to a parking demand request. The parking brake system includes a dual hand control that has an electronic control element and a pneuma... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7389859 | Golf car having disk brakes and single point latching brake A golf car having a hydraulic fluid brake system. The hydraulic fluid brake system is implemented as a disk brake system which is responsive to hydraulic fluid pressure generated from a master cylinder. A brake pedal and associated linkage provides input to a master... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383927 | Operating mechanism for a parking brake An operating mechanism (1) for a parking brake, particularly for motor vehicles, arranged in a housing (60) comprising a threaded rod (20) driven by a motor (10) having a first brake cable fixing (30) guided on said threaded rod ( | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383928 | Parking brake for a vehicle with brake booster A parking brake for a vehicle, including a parking brake unit, an actuating device situated inside the vehicle and operable to transmit an actuation signal to a control unit, a hydraulic circuit of a service brake of the vehicle connected to the parking brake unit, ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380886 | Pivot column for a chair armrest or similar mechanism A pivoting column with stop cells formed inside the column is disclosed. The stop cells have to functioning positions, a locking position and a moving position. In the locked position the stop cells allow the column to rotate freely in one chosen direction, and prev... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374026 | Parking brake assembly A parking brake assembly for an air actuated disc brake includes an operating shaft for amplifying a force supplied by an air actuator and transmitting the force to brake pads. The operating shaft is pivotable about an axis between a rest position at which a braking... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353730 | Foot depressing parking brake apparatus A foot depressing parking brake apparatus including a brake pedal main body 3 pivotably supported by a support shaft 2, a ratchet plate 4 having ratchet teeth 4b and attached to the brake pedal main body 3, a ratchet pole | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7347305 | Park brake system having a latching device An actuator for an electro-mechanical-brake motor assembly includes a housing surrounding a rotatable motor shaft presenting a longitudinal axis. A spring is non-rotatably supported on the housing. A latching device is non-rotatably supported by the housing. The lat... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341319 | Device and method for operating a motor-vehicle parking brake Disclosed is a method for operating an electromechanically operable and/or electromechanically lockable parking brake for motor vehicles having an operating element, an electronic control unit, to which are sent wheel speed values from wheel speed sensors, at least ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337883 | Linear electromechanical screw actuator for a parking brake The actuator comprises a tubular nut (22) coupled by means of an external thread (21) to the casing (12) of the actuator. The nut has an internal thread (23) opposite the external thread, for engaging a threaded rod (11) which is p... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331254 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331255 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329199 | In-line actuator apparatus and method An actuator having an electric motor with a rotor shaft engaged with a gear set within a housing is provided. As an example, the gear set may be a planetary gear set. The planetary gears are engaged with a disk. The disk is fixed to a shaft rod or other force transm... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325887 | Parking-braking in vehicles A parking braking system for a brake in a vehicle wherein, upon moving a parking brake selector to a park position, the brake is arranged to be mechanically locked or latched into place by means of a variable position park latch mechanism which is adapted to co-oper... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318504 | Adjusting mechanism for a prosthetic An adjusting mechanism alters the heel height on a prosthetic foot, and works independently of any articulating ankle joint or foot style, without changing the original dynamic alignment of a prosthetic leg. In a two chamber hydraulic closed system—a fluid materia... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316300 | Vehicle brake and method for actuating a vehicle brake In a vehicle brake comprising a housing, a brake piston, which is accommodated in the housing and on which a brake lining is fitted, and a blocking device, it is provided that the brake piston is displaceable in the housing by means of an actuating device and that t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316302 | Motorcycle disk-brake lock A motorcycle disk-brake lock which makes it highly unlikely or prevents normal operation of the motorcycle while the lock is engaged with a disk-brake of the motorcycle and to thereby provide a clear alert to an operator thereof, and which can be conveniently stored... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316299 | Brake device for chain saw A brake device for a chain saw is provided, wherein a driving shaft, which passes through a brake block, a torsion spring, a driving block and a chain wheel, is assembled with a driven gear, and two ends of the torsion spring are respectively fixed to the brake bloc... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299905 | Electric disc brake apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide an electric disc brake apparatus having a simple constitution in which the operating condition of a parking brake can be reliably detected. A controller detects the operating condition (steps S25, S26) o... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281400 | Padlock for motorcycle brake disk A padlock for motorcycle brake disks having a body with a neck whose width is adjusted to the thickness of a motorcycle brake disk, and a latch which can pass through one of the conventional orifices of this brake disk. The latch operates between a retracted positio... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278520 | Wheel locking device for vehicle Disclosed is a wheel locking device for vehicle which prevents an unauthorized movement of the vehicle. The wheel locking device for vehicles comprises a supporting disk attached to an outer side surface a wheel and provided with arms, fixtures inserted into the arm... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273136 | Parking brake device of vehicle A hydraulic parking brake device is selectively switched between a braking state and a non-braking state. A braking force decreases as a pressure in the control oil chamber increases and increases as the pressure in the control oil chamber decreases. The device incl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261190 | Reaction lever for a parking brake A lever for moving first and second brake shoes into engagement with a drum to effect a brake application. The lever has a first end connected to the brake shoes and a second end with a tine fixed thereto to which a cable is connected to apply an input force to effe... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258205 | Blade stop components and roller bearing clutch design for a power tool A power tool includes a braking system that minimizes a stopping time for a cutting blade of the power tool. The braking system includes a roller bearing clutch mechanism combined with a positive stop pin. The stop pin is provided at an end portion of a cable assemb... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249659 | Fluid actuator An actuator responsive to fluid signals to retract and extend a piston. The actuator includes a cylinder and a pressure piston carried inside the cylinder. Also included is a shaft, and a rod connected to the pressure piston. The actuator further includes a first po... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234785 | Parking-braking in vehicles having an electronic braking system A parking braking system for a vehicle uses an electronic braking system (EBS) as a primary source for generating a parking brake force via pneumatic brake actuators. Each pneumatic actuator actuates a piston that is adapted to rotate a pivoted lever, which moves to... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7188710 | Hydraulic brake actuator comprising electrically actuable lock for park brake In an automotive vehicle braking system, a hydraulic brake actuator includes a wedge for locking a hydraulic piston in a brake position for purposes of applying a park brake. To apply the park brake, hydraulic pressure is increased to advance the piston to urge the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7163090 | Parking brake system including a brake cylinder A brake system for a rail vehicle including a brake cylinder having a housing, a port on the housing for receiving fluid pressure signals, a pressure piston carried inside the housing, and a shaft inside the housing. The shaft is connected at one end to the pressure... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159698 | Disc brake rotor assembly with replaceable wear surfaces A disc brake rotor assembly has a central carrier with a first side and a second side. At least two wear surfaces are releasably secured to the first side and at least two wear surfaces are releasably secured to the second side. A locking mechanism disposed within t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140477 | Automatic parking brake for a rail vehicle A parking brake for a rail vehicle can automatically lock the rail vehicle brakes in an applied position, such as by clamping the brake cylinder push rod to prevent retraction from an applied position to a release position. An actuator can operate the parking brake,... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140476 | Hand brake lever A hand brake lever, especially for a motor vehicle, includes at least two tubes (2, 3) telescopically inserted into each other for actuating a locking device (5) of a parking brake. The tubes (2, 3) automatically lock in any pulled-out position ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134533 | Combined service and parking brake apparatus In a brake apparatus, a lead in a meshed portion between an external-thread portion (second stationary screw element) of a threaded shaft and an internal-thread portion (second movable screw element) of a nut is shorter than that in a meshed portion between an inter... | 11/14/2006 |
