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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8015903 | Method for cutting braking surface of wheel bearing device equipped with brake rotor In cutting the braking surface of a brake rotor-equipped wheel bearing device, which includes an outer member having a car body attaching flange in the outer periphery, an inner member having a wheel attaching flange in the outer periphery, a plurality of rows of ro... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7905165 | Adapter assembly for hubbed rotor A adapter assembly for refinishing a hubbed rotor is provided. The adapter assembly for a hubbed rotor includes an adapter drum and a self-centering bearing mechanism sleeve mountable on a brake lathe arbor to secure a hubbed rotor during a refinishing operation. | 03/15/2011 |
| 7861625 | Dynamic alignment monitoring system for on-vehicle disk brake lathe A dynamic alignment monitoring system allows an operator to monitor the misalignment of an on-vehicle disk brake lathe with respect to a vehicle axis about which the disk to be machined rotates, and can allow the operator to discontinue further alignment when approp... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7712401 | Cutting head assembly for on-vehicle brake lathe A cutting head assembly holds a pair of tool bits for an on-vehicle brake disk lathe having a platform. The cutting head assembly has a platform key fixed to the platform and extending parallel to a brake disk axis of rotation. The cutting head assembly also has a p... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7624662 | Hubbed rotor adapter plate A hubbed rotor adapter plate for refinishing a hubbed rotor is provided. The hubbed rotor adapter plate includes an adapter drum and a self-centering bearing mechanism sleeve mountable on a brake lathe arbor to secure a hubbed rotor during a refinishing operation. | 12/01/2009 |
| 7536936 | Vehicle brake lathe with variable speed motor The present invention relates to on-car brake lathes configured for resurfacing brake rotor components, and in particular, to improved on-car brake lathes configured with a drive system for controlling a rotational direction of an output spindle during a brake rotor... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7497151 | Method of machining a brake disc A method of machining mechanical workpieces, in particular of machining the braking surfaces (2,3) of a brake disc (1) for vehicles is described and comprises the steps of loading the workpiece onto a work station (8) and clamping the workpiece ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7337699 | Apparatus and method for automatically compensating for lateral runout An on-car disc brake lathe system for resurfacing a brake disc of a vehicle brake assembly includes a lathe body with a driving motor, a cutting head operably attached to the lathe body, and a drive shaft. The system also includes an alignment system having an elect... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334510 | Vehicle brake lathe with variable speed motor The present invention relates to on-car brake lathes configured for resurfacing brake rotor components, and in particular, to improved on-car brake lathes configured with a controlled variable speed drive system. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7296332 | Brake rotor assembly and method for making same A method for forming a brake assembly for a motor vehicle includes a wheel hub, a knuckle, and a brake rotor. The wheel hub includes a neck portion and a flange portion having a flange face. The flange face has a plurality of bolt receiving holes formed therein. The... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270037 | Apparatus and method for automatically compensating for lateral runout An apparatus and method for automatically compensating for the lateral runout between an on-car lathe apparatus and a vehicle hub axis including one or more stop discs that rotate with the drive shaft of the lathe and that can be selectively stopped from rotating wi... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7243582 | Manual lathe Wheels of model cars rotate upon axles and their rims contact a track. The present invention is a palm size hand powered lathe for rounding and truing a wheel upon a spindle. The lathe has a bracket that admits a blade to contact the outer edge of the wheel. The bla... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243584 | Mask for a wheel lathe chuck that prevents whip chip A protective cover that is shaped as a mirror image of a portion of a wheel surface is attached to a support plate of a wheel lathe chuck assembly to protect the portion of the vehicle wheel surface during machining. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217230 | Apparatus for detecting position of drawbar in automatic tool change device Disclosed is an apparatus for detecting a position of a drawbar unit installed in a spindle unit. The apparatus is a part of an automatic tool exchange device for exchanging tools in the spindle unit of a machine tool. The apparatus transmits a signal to a main cont... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7114420 | Vibration attenuator clip and attenuator using the same A clip engages a pair of legs of a vibration attenuator to reduce the local separation of the legs, thereby increasing the force of friction pads, affixed to the legs, against a brake disk to compensate for reduced thickness of the friction pads due to wear. The cli... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104170 | Air release stock stop An air release stock stop for detecting the end of a bar stock during a machining process on a turning machine. The air release stock stop includes a pivot member hingedly connected to a base member by a shaft, an activation member adjustably connected through the p... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086315 | Straddle-cutting tool A straddle-cutting device for machining a pair of parallel surfaces on a rotating workpiece in a single cut as the cutting tool is advanced over the workpiece. Apparatus is provided for biasing the cutting tools using a stack of spring washers and a pneumatic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7007575 | Apparatus and method for automatically compensating for lateral runout An on-car disc brake lathe system for resurfacing a brake disc of a vehicle brake assembly includes a lathe body with a driving motor, a cutting head operably attached to the lathe body, and a drive shaft. The system also includes an alignment system having an elect... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6895841 | Apparatus and method for automatically compensating for lateral runout An apparatus and method for automatically compensating for the lateral runout between an on-car lathe apparatus and a vehicle hub axis including one or more stop discs that rotate with the drive shaft of the lathe and that can be selectively stopped from rotating wi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6865972 | Attenuator for disc brake rotor machining tool An improved attenuator for damping vibrations and noise when disc brake rotors are being machined in a machining lathe. The improved attenuator has a handle comprised of a squared end with legs extending at angle of 100° to the squared end toward each other. Dampin... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6813979 | Device for turning of brake disks or the like including an automatic runout compensation unit A brake disk turning device accommodates runout using a front flange coupled to an adapter connected to the brake hub, and a rear flange fixed to a chuck of a lathe for turning the disk. Spacing adjusters are at equal intervals around the flanges for individually ad... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6729212 | Method for machining electrically conductive workpieces with a cutting tool In a method for machining an electrically conductive workpiece with a cutting tool, an electric circuit is applied between the cutting tool and the workpiece which is positioned electrically insulated from the cutting tool, when the workpiece is subjected to a machi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6708589 | Brake rotor assembly and method for making same A method for forming a brake assembly for a motor vehicle includes a wheel hub, a knuckle, and a brake rotor. The wheel hub includes a neck portion and a flange portion having a flange face. The flange face has a plurality of bolt receiving holes formed therein. The... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702398 | Hub assembly having minimum runout and process for producing the same An automotive hub assembly, which carries a brake disk, has a hub provided with a spindle which rotates in a housing on a double row antifriction bearing having its raceways oriented obliquely to the axis of rotation so that the bearing accommodates both ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6679144 | Brake lathe suspension arm An articulated arm assembly adapted to carry machine means comprising a first member, a second member pivotally connected at one end thereof to said first member for pivotal movement thereabout, a third member extending outwardly from another end of said ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6631660 | Self-aligning arbor system A self-aligning arbor nut system is disclosed. The self-aligning arbor nut system, according to the present invention, includes a body formed with a duct substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis of the body. A substantially circular ring known ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6629479 | On-car brake lathe having improved support trolley A trolley is provided for supporting and portably moving an on-car brake lathe. The trolley includes wheels for mobility and a pneumatic cylinder for height adjustment. The pneumatic cylinder includes a piston rod, piston, and air valve. The piston has an... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6626073 | On car brake lathe aligning apparatus A brake lathe alignment system is provided for mounting a brake lathe upon an adapter attached to a wheel hub. A first structure is adapted to be attached to the wheel hub. A second structure is adapted to be attached to the brake lathe. A plurality of hy... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619163 | Method and device for cutting braking surfaces of a brake rotor A cutting method which can efficiently cut braking surfaces of a brake rotor of a wheel bearing assembly. A reference surface on one side of a vehicle body-mounting flange provided on an outer member of the wheel bearing assembly is brought into abutment ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6601485 | Dual brake rotor finishing system A brake rotor refinishing system provides simultaneously refinishing of two workpieces that are clamped at opposite ends of a duplex chuck, when the chuck is installed on a machine spindel. The duplex chuck has respectives sets of jaws that are independen... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6591720 | Disk brake lathe vibration attenuator A vibration attenuator for a disk brake lathe has two friction pads, each having a pad recess with a distal wall and a proximal wall. When the pads are placed against a brake disk, the recesses are placed over raised heads of fasteners that affix cutting ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6554291 | Housing and hub for an apparatus for securing a workpiece to a rotatable machine member A housing and hub for an apparatus for securing a workpiece to a rotatable machine member are provided. The machine may include a lathe. The workpiece includes a rotor such a brake rotor. The apparatus includes a hub slidably engageable with a rotatable d... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553877 | Vibration attenuator An improved vibration attenuator for reducing undesired vibrations generated by cutter bits being drawn across the faces of a rotating brake rotor. The attenuator has friction pads with engagement members that extend therefrom which are configured to caus... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6546832 | Brake lathe station A brake lathe station has an on-vehicle brake lathe and a lift with support posts for raising a vehicle. A support structure supports the lathe while allowing it to be moved with respect to a horizontal plane about the vehicle to assist the lathe operator... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6532848 | Method for producing and balancing a brake drum An improved method for producing a brake drum which balances a brake drum defining an inner surface and an axis. Balancing specifications are determined which correct an imbalance of the brake drum about the axis. Material is removed from the inner surfac... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6477928 | Apparatus and method for automatically compensating for lateral runout An on-car disc brake lathe system for resurfacing a brake disc of a vehicle brake assembly includes a lathe body with a driving motor, a cutting head operably attached to the lathe body, and a drive shaft. The system also includes an alignment system havi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474203 | Apparatus and method for automatically compensating for lateral runout An on-car disc brake lathe system for resurfacing a brake disc of a vehicle brake assembly includes a lathe body with a driving motor, a cutting head operably attached to the lathe body, and a drive shaft. The system also includes an alignment system havi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6415508 | Hub assembly having minimum runout and process for producing the same An automotive hub assembly, which carries a brake disk, has a hub provided with a spindle which rotates in a housing on a double row antifriction bearing having its raceways oriented obliquely to the axis of rotation so that the bearing accommodates both ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6389938 | CNC (computer numeral controlled) composite tool holder A CNC (computer numeral controlled) composite tool holder has a body, an outer cover, a spindle, a cutter headstock, a control rod, a cutter bracket, a control cylinder and parts used to fit the cutter bracket onto the cutter headstock. The outer cover co... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6386334 | Disc brake assembly A disc brake assembly is disclosed which incorporates a disc 50 which includes radially inner and outer portions (54 55) which are separated by a gap 56. Two pad assemblies (11, 12) are located on respective sides of the disc and are interconnected by a d... | 05/14/2002 |
