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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6116399 | Friction clutch for a motor vehicle and an operation device for the operation, especially pneumatic operation, of a friction clutch An operation device for a friction clutch arranged in the drive train of a motor vehicle. The operation device includes a positioning servo arrangement with a pneumatic power cylinder arrangement. The pneumatic power cylinder arrangement acts on a clutch ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5709087 | Power brake apply system A power brake apply system includes a master cylinder having a piston for generating fluid pressure within a braking circuit. A boost valve assembly is mounted adjacent the master cylinder and carries a slidable spool that selectively closes off a normal ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5038564 | Pulsator-operated valving with reaction chamber accumulator for hydraulic booster system A fluid pressure booster device includes a booster body, a control piston in the booster body for forward and rearward movements to define a boosting chamber between the control piston and a rear surface of a master piston of a master cylinder, a valve pi... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4884403 | Modular brake actuator A modular brake actuator useful in automotove vehicles includes a mounting base adapted to fit into a complementary opening in and form part of the fire wall between the engine compartment and the driver's cockpit. On one side of the mounting base there a... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4860868 | Air pressure control valve of an air clutch The present invention is an air control valve of an air clutch wherein an air valve assembly interlocking with an operated quantity of a clutch pedal is provided for controlling an air pressure supplied from an air pressure source to the air clutch. Contr... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4858737 | Hydraulic braking device for automobile vehicle The device comprises a tandem master cylinder, a booster high pressure fluid distributor, 2, a valve mechanism 4 to interconnect the master cylinder and the distributor selectively to a braking circuit. The high pressure circuit is connected to the pipeli... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4798127 | Tandem brake pressure control valve with pressure-failure-compensating parallel piston Hydraulic assistance device for brake actuation comprising a body (10) having a bore (12) in which first and second piston mechanisms (34, 56) are slidably mounted, the first piston mechanism (34) being displaceable under the effect of the actuation of a ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4779422 | Master-cylinder-actuated plunger for hydraulic brake booster valve A brake system wherein an input from an operator operates a first master cylinder (12) produces first and second hydraulic fluid pressures. Flexible conduit (22 and 24) carries the first and second hydraulic fluid pressures to an actuator (26) for a hydra... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4773301 | Pressure control device for use with pneumatic brake booster An electromagnetically operated mechanism produces an unstable first controlled pressure which, under a given condition, is saturated quickly to a degree slightly lower than a target value determined in accordance with an information signal issued from a ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4765140 | Piezoelectric servomechanism apparatus A floating plate is provided in a cylinder chamber and slides freely like a piston. A first group of laminated, ring-shaped, thin-plate piezoelectric elements is provided between a fixed support member provided on part of a wall portion of this cylinder c... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4709550 | Hydraulic assistance device The hydraulic assistance device incorporates a casing (10) enclosing first and second sliding components (18, 20) arranged in line, the first component (18) being capable of being displaced under the effect of the displacement of a pushrod (34) and the se... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4706545 | Brake valve infinitely variable pressure intensification In a brake valve of the type in which a given ratio is maintained between a master pressure developed by a brake pedal and an actual brake pressure, an arrangement is provided for continuous, rather than stepwise, adjustment of this ratio. The brake valve... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4671168 | Single actuator tandem brake pressure control valve Hydraulic assistance device, comprising a body (10) comprising a bore (12) in which a first piston mechanism and a second piston mechanism (18, 20) are slideably mounted, the first piston mechanism (18) being movable under the effect of the actuation of a... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4571943 | Tandem brake booster with hydraulic mechanism for rear diaphragm force reversal A vacuum brake booster includes a pair of diaphragms which move in opposite directions during a brake application. One of the diaphragms is connected to a valve assembly to generate a first force assisting braking while the other diaphragm generates fluid... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4557178 | Servo amplification system A servo amplification system is created particularly for heavy construction equipment, but has a general utility that is much broader. The system utilizes a hydraulic analog system with a separate subsystem for each dimension of motion. The operator moves... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4510846 | Pneumatic actuator device A closed center four-way poppet actuator control device is incorporated into a pneumatic actuation system for controlling the movement of flight surfaces. The closed center four-way poppet actuator control device has a housing, a pair of two-way poppet va... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4508008 | Hydraulic brake booster A hydraulic brake booster includes a booster piston axially slidable in a bore of a housing and delimiting therein a boosting compartment, and a brake pedal responsive operating element which partially extends into the boosting compartment to act as a plu... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4489748 | Lockable apparatus for deactivating a hydraulic system A valve body is disclosed located in the hydraulic system of a machine which valve serves to direct hydraulic fluid under pressure to hydraulic components or divert the fluid to a system reservoir to prevent component operation. A check valve in the valve... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4474004 | Power-operated boosters A pedal-operated booster incorporates a valve mechanism for controlling pressurization of a boost chamber. The valve mechanism comprises a pedal-operated piston and a pressure-responsive valve spool which is coupled to the piston for limited relative move... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4419923 | Toggle assembly for vehicles or cars A toggle assembly for vehicles or cars comprising a relay cylinder mounted on an end plate including a booster cylinder and an output cylinder, a control chamber arranged in coaxial relation to the relay cylinder, a control valve for controlling a gas by ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4406212 | Hydraulic apparatus Hydraulic apparatus (7), for use where a hydraulic actuator (42) is powered by a first hydraulic supply (40) or selectively and alternatively by a second hydraulic supply (41) independent of the first, which, when a fault occurs, will establish whether th... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4344287 | Volume compensation for hydraulic circuits A hydraulic circuit (32), for example, remotely controls a work element (14) and contains first apparatus (34), such as a master cylinder (42), which passes a fluid pressure signal through a fluid pathway (38, 40) in response to an input signal. Second ap... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4313303 | Brake force booster, especially for motor vehicles A brake force servo-device, especially for motor vehicles, with a control piston, selectively actuatable preferably by a brake pedal, which cooperates with a connecting valve connected with a pressure medium source and which is operable to displace a flow... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4313302 | Hydraulic power boosters for vehicle braking systems An hydraulic booster in which a control chamber is defined between an input piston and a second piston relative to which the input piston is movable, and recuperation valve for controlling communication between the control chamber and a reservoir is locat... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4312182 | Hydraulic control for automobile brakes The invention relates to a hydraulic control, particularly for automobile brake systems having two separate independent brake circuits, in which a master cylinder comprises a first chamber in which pressure is controlled by the driving-in of a master pist... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4311085 | Hydraulic brake booster A hydraulic brake booster includes a housing 12 with a first chamber 40 and a second chamber 42. An input member 54 extends into the first chamber 40 and is exposed to the second chamber 42. The input member is movable within the first chamber 40 to incre... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4285198 | Accumulator charging valve The charging valve comprises a pressure port connected with a pressurized fluid source, a first user port which is connectible to a first user component, a second user port which is connectible to an accumulator and to a second user component of the close... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4283994 | Power brake unit A power brake unit for automotive vehicles comprising a brake valve through which pressure-transmitting fluid is metered from a fluid source into a booster chamber to actuate a booster piston. A hydraulic transmission ratio provided by an input piston con... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4248135 | Hydraulic ratio changing booster A hydraulic power booster system in which a hydraulic power brake booster has hydraulic ratio changing mechanisms. The ratio is established by trapping hydraulic fluid in a chamber with an input piston having a larger effective area than an output piston ... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4241642 | Hydraulic ratio changing booster with self-venting chamber A hydraulic power booster system in which a hydraulic power brake booster has a hydraulic ratio changing mechanism. The ratio is established by trapping hydraulic fluid in a chamber with an input piston having a larger effective area than an output piston... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4237772 | Hydraulic ratio-changing booster with hydraulic lock A hydraulic power booster system in which a hydraulic power brake booster has hydraulic ratio changing mechanisms. The ratio is established by trapping hydraulic fluid in a chamber with an input piston having a larger effective area than an output piston ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4180237 | Hydraulic valve system A self contained hydraulic valve system, for controlling the flow of a normally gaseous fluid such as, for example, anhydrous ammonia, includes a hydraulic valve connected to a pressurized vessel holding said normally gaseous fluid, a master cylinder hydr... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4159671 | Self-advancing mine roof supports A self-advancing mine roof support is provided, in addition to the normal manually operable control valve means for controlling raising and lowering of the roof-engaging structure of the support and operation of the advancing means, with an automatic sequ... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4123908 | Hydraulic servo assisted braking system A servo-assisted hydrodynamic braking system of the type in which brake pedal pressure is used to control a modulating valve which restricts an output line of a pump thereby increasing the pressure in the output line which is connected to the master cylin... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4114376 | Servo-assisted hydraulic braking system Servo-assisted hydraulic braking system of the type in which brake pedal pressure is reinforced by a pressure dependent thereon and fed to a master cylinder driving piston by a distributor device which is fed with fluid under pressure from a pressure sour... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4089172 | Position controller A device for infinitely controlling the position of a controlled member along its axis of movement. The device includes hydraulic actuators coaxially secured to the controlled member and a mechanically and/or manually actuated cylinder is fluidly connecte... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4078385 | Brake power boosting mechanism A brake force booster installation with a mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulic actuating mechanism acting on a servo- and adjusting-unit, which in turn acts on the master cylinder, with filling devices and with control- and shifting-devices; the filling dev... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4074613 | Variably biased control mechanism A control mechanism for regulating operation of a rotatable winch drum through a power train including a brake which is normally engaged by hydraulic pressure to secure the winch drum against rotation and a normally disengaged clutch which is selectively ... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4034566 | Hydraulic boosting apparatus in braking system A hydraulic boosting apparatus in a braking system, which apparatus has an accumulator which provides an oil pressure accumulated in a high pressure circuit, the oil pressure being supplementarily used in addition to an oil pressure from the usual hydraul... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4007665 | Brake booster with improved pedal feel characteristics A motor vehicle fluid power circuit is provided with a constant displacement pump, a control valve, an open-center steering valve, and a hydraulic ratio type brake booster. The control valve includes a control spool which controls fluid flow between the p... | 02/15/1977 |
