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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062175 | Method and apparatus for optimizing braking control during a threshold braking event A method minimizes a driveline vibration and reduces stopping distances in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) having a plurality of drive wheels, a friction braking system having antilock braking system (ABS) capability, and an electronically variable transmission (EVT... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7422542 | Method of monitoring a chain pulley block and chain pulley block apparatus A method for monitoring a chain pulley block and a chain pulley block apparatus with an electric actuator motor (2) that is connected at the drive side to a transmission (7) across a sliding clutch (14). In order to achieve a safe operation of t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7001306 | Brake control apparatus A brake control apparatus is provided that distributes an engine braking torque Tbe to the front and rear wheels in accordance with an ideal braking torque distribution to suppress and prevent the tendency for one of either the front or rear wheels to lock when the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6361469 | Parking lock for a vehicle having an electrical drive, and an electrical drive for a vehicle A parking lock for a vehicle having an electrical drive train including an electric machine with a rotor, a stator having a plurality of stator windings, and power electronics for controlling the electric machine, and a transmission prevents the vehicle f... | 03/26/2002 |
| 5807205 | Electric vehicle parking lock device control apparatus, adapted to activate electric motor to reduce engagement load between lock gear and pawl upon releasing of lock An apparatus for controlling a mechanical parking lock device of an electric vehicle including an electric motor, the mechanical parking lock device including a parking lock gear rotated with a wheel of the vehicle, a parking lock pawl having a lock posit... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5139121 | Braking system for a vehicle having a propelling electric motor and an electromagnetic brake A braking system for a vehicle having a propelling electric motor and an electromagnetic brake, includes a friction brake; a manually operable brake control lever; an interlocking device for transmitting a displacement of the brake control lever to operat... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5067593 | Braking device for elevator winding machine and elevator using the braking device A braking device for an elevator winding machine generates a braking force by contacting a rotary body driven by a rotary shaft of the winding machine with a brake section supported through the intermediary of an elastic body. The elastic body has a nonli... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4651852 | Electrically-controlled actuators An electrically-controlled force-exerting actuator comprising a force-applying power spring arranged to exert a force on an output member, a force-applying control spring arranged with respect to the power spring such that the force exerted by the control... | 03/24/1987 |
