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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7789205 | Linkage positioner for a drum brake A linkage positioner for a drum brake for adjusting braking-related wear, especially on brake linings, has an overload clutch and a one-directionally rotating or one-way clutch, including a ball ramp clutch, which is biased with the aid of a pressure spring, and a b... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7757824 | Automatic brake adjuster for adjusting the slack between the brake lining and brake drum of a vehicular braking system An automatic brake adjuster which is capable of sensing an excess wear of the brake lining and which is automatically calibrated to maintain an optimum clearance is disclosed. The brake adjuster has a body, a one-way loc/clutch seat firstly with a rotatable worm sha... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7708122 | Automatic slack adjuster A slack adjuster for a vehicle drum brake includes a pinion that rotates about a worm axis whenever the slack adjuster pivots. Excess clearance is taken up upon commencement of the apply stroke, at an accelerated rate. This enables a larger amount of initial clearan... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7472776 | Drum brake An actuator for a drum brake including a plunger connected through a resilient member to a linkage attached to a web on a brake shoe. A rod extends from the plunger and engages a lever arm that is pivotally retained on the web. The lever engages an extendable strut ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7340895 | Turbocharger actuator A turbocharger actuator and method of calibrating for a variable nozzle turbocharger. Included are an actuator housing having a diaphragm connected across it, a piston, and a compression spring arranged to be generally centered in the actuator housing biasing the pi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325659 | Drum brake An improved drum brake includes a drum having an outer generally cylindrical circumferential wall having an inner braking surface and a side wall plate mounted on and extending between the inner side of the outer circumferential wall. A braking mechanism mounted wit... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7219772 | Disk brake with a regulating system The invention relates to a disk brake, particularly for commercial vehicles, comprising a brake caliper covering a brake disk, a tensing device arranged in a brake caliper for tensing the brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction thereof, and at le... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198138 | Automatic slack adjuster assembly for vehicle braking system The invention pertains to the fluid powered brake systems of vehicles using brake drum and lined brake shoes internally expanded by cam. The invented device automatically adjusts the slack, which develops due to the wearing of brake liners and the drum. When the ang... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7165660 | Parking brake assemblies with automatic cable latching A parking brake assembly which includes a lever (15) for operation of a brake shoe (11, 12) to provide a parking function, the lever carrying an automatic latching device for automatically latching to the lever an end fitting (20) on an operatin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7124862 | Brake slack adjuster A brake slack adjuster is provided that includes a housing having an opening with a gear arranged within the opening. The housing includes a bore adjacent to the opening. A worm gear has an axis disposed within the bore and is an engagement with the gear. The worm g... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100746 | Motor vehicle drum brake and related assembling method In order to facilitate assembly and disassembly of a vehicle, the invention provides a method of assembling and disassembly a drum brake (1). In this assembly and disassembly method, the operating spacing of two brake shoes (4 and 5) inside a dr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093695 | Park brake cable end assembly for a drum-in-hat disc brake assembly This invention relates to an improved park brake cable end assembly for a drum-in-hat disc brake assembly having a disc service brake and a drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake. The drum-in-hat disc brake assembly includes a backing plate adapted to support a dru... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7044275 | Drum brake device In a drum brake device having a shoe drive cam, the braking force of which is mechanically controlled according to a reaction force acting on an anchor pin by a brake shoe, the cam plate 76 pivotally supported by the anchor pin 10 and the lever plate | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040465 | Slack adjuster with wear reduction A slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a slack adjuster body having a cylindrical inner surface at least partially defining a chamber in the body. A worm gear is received in the chamber in the body. At least one low friction ring is interposed between the wor... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6802400 | Braking device for straddle-type all-terrain vehicle A braking device for a four-wheel buggy including rear swing arms which are attached to a vehicle body frame such that the rear swing arms can swing vertically, an axle shaft attached to the ends of the rear swing arms, and wheels disposed one at each end of the axl... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6622833 | Drum brake system The invention relates to a drum brake device (10), which is provided as a wheel brake for a motor vehicle. The invention proposes embodying the drum brake device (10) with a brake belt (14), which is disposed inside a brake drum (12) and can flex in the r... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6568513 | Drum brake An adjustment arrangement for a non-servo drum brake having a hydraulic actuator that engages a first web of a first brake shoe and a second web of a second brake shoe. The hydraulic actuator on receiving a hydraulic input develops an actuation force for ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6464046 | Parking brake actuating mechanism A parking brake actuating mechanism in which a first lever (11) acts on a first brake shoe web (13) and a second lever (15) pivoted on the first lever (11) acts on a second brake shoe web (17). The first lever (11) includes an actuating cable abutment for... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6450302 | Automatic slack adjuster with two part lift rod A vehicle brake slack adjuster of the type having a housing pivotally connected to a vehicle brake operator and enclosing a slack adjusting mechanism operably coupled to a vehicle brake operating system and a linkage for operably coupling the vehicle brak... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6412609 | Brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake A brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake, in which even if the distance from the brake mounting surface to the center of the brake shoes in the width direction is short, the layout of the brake cable mounting section and the mechanical expander i... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408993 | Control arrangement for a brake lever A brake lever is to be attached to a splined S-cam shaft of an automotive drum brake and to be connected to a brake cylinder push rod. The lever has a control arrangement for transmitting a control movement from a control disc with a reference point to a ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6390248 | Dual mode drum brake device It is an object of this invention to provide a drum brake device which solves a problem of decreasing the strength of a back plate near an anchor block and reduces potential damage to the parking brake cable. A pivot lever 60 is pivotally mounted on one b... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5950774 | Load limiter A load limiter for preventing stall torque from being transmitted from a power drive unit to the flight control surfaces of an aircraft. The present invention provides such a load limiter in a package having lower weight and smaller spacial requirements t... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5887687 | Brake assembly A brake assembly for vehicles has a back plate with brake shoes and actuating members mounted thereto. A cam shaft and cam member are disposed through a radial extension on the back plate, such that when a brake pedal is depressed an actuator shaft is mov... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5791441 | Brake failure monitoring system A truck brake monitoring system comprises a signal producing sensor mechanism for each brake, each sensor mechanism having a main body member mounted on a respective brake, and with an actuation member of each sensor mechanism positioned with respect to t... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5762165 | Stroke indicator Indicia is applied to opposite side surfaces of a housing of a slack adjuster for vehicle brakes and a pointer is fixed for movement with a connector serving to pivotally connect the housing to a brake operating rod; the pointer cooperating with the indic... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5697475 | Disk brake equipped with a mechanical actuating device A disk brake having at least one piston (14) which slides in a caliper (12), the caliper (12) sliding over a stationary support. The piston (14) being actuateable by a mechanical subassembly (22) having substantially first (24) and second (26) parallel pl... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5664647 | Brake drum lever for an automotive S-cam drum brake A brake lever for an automotive S-cam drum brake has a toothed conical clutch (14) for transmitting torque in one direction between two coaxial members (4, 10) rotatably arranged relative to each other. Each tooth in this clutch is asymmetrical, its torqu... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5626210 | Control arm arrangement for a brake lever A control arm arrangement for a road vehicle brake lever (1) comprises a control arm (3) pivotally connected to the brake lever and an anchor bracket (4) for attachment to an underframe part (2) of the vehicle. Facing ends of the control arm and the ancho... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5535854 | Brake lining wear indicator gauge This invention relates to a one piece brake lining wear indicator that is a reversible circular dial. Calibration marks are included on both sides of the circular dial along with several accentuating notches on the outside circumference of the dial. When ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5477945 | Drum brake arrangement for vehicle axles A drum brake arrangement for vehicle axles has an axle body and a support plate connected thereto. A bearing lever is fixed to the support plate. A brake camshaft has a first and a second end and is actuatable by a brake cylinder. The brake camshaft has a... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5441128 | Reference bracket means for brake stroke length adjustment gauge A bracket body which is easily affixed to the brake rod and clevis member of conventional brake adjustment apparatus of air-actuated braking mechanism, provides indirect measurement of brake rod travel and adjustment, by the body showing the amount of ang... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5433296 | Brake monitoring and warning system A brake monitoring and warning system is intended for use on a motor vehicle (110), and more particularly is intended for use on tractor-trailer combinations. The vehicle includes plural, powered brakes. Each brake includes a brake activation arm (18) and... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5350043 | Automatic slack adjuster An automatic slack adjuster operating to effect reduction of slack present in a vehicle brake system upon brake release incorporates a member cooperating with a slack adjusting rotor to determine a reference position for the rotor and to return the rotor ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5327999 | Brake lever for an S-cam automotive drum brake A brake lever for an S-cam brake has a worm wheel (3) engaging the S-cam shaft and a worm screw (4) meshing therewith. A clutch wheel (6) on the worm screw forms a clutch (8) therewith under the bias of a compression spring (9). A control movement is tran... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5320198 | Air brake stroke length adjustment gauge A gauge for indicating the setting and linear stroke movement of a brake rod of a brake assembly. Reference indicators are provided on both the brake-rod's yoke or clevis and on the arm of the brake's slack adjuster member; and the indicators cooperate, b... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5316115 | Brake actuator A brake actuator has a housing containing tappets operable by a cam to apply brake shoes against a rotary brake drum. The housing defines a cavity to which lubricant is admitted. A flexible element which is not compressed at the maximum positive system lu... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5305856 | Automatic slack adjusting mechanism including a low friction adjusting gear An automatic slack adjusting mechanism for a rotary oscillatory cam actuated brake assembly including an elongated housing having an opening therethrough and a bore, a worm gear rotatably mounted in the opening, a shaft mounted for rotation in the bore an... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5263556 | Brake actuating device with an adjustment device for a vehicle brake A brake actuating device is furnished with a device for slack readjustment of a brake, in particular of a vehicle brake. Defects in the area of the readjustment device can result in an erroneous and defective brake behavior. The invention device furnishes... | 11/23/1993 |
