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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047336 | Disc brake wear adjuster A co-axial wear adjuster and wear sensor for a brake caliper includes a sleeve having an external tooth form engageable with a toothed adjustment wheel of a brake tappet. The sleeve rotates with the tappet and is threaded to engage a relatively non-rotatable, but ax... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7950500 | Disc brake, in particular for a utility vehicle A disc brake, in particular, for a commercial vehicle, has a brake caliper which engages over a brake disc, brake linings which make contact with the brake disc in a functional position, and a brake application device with which one of the brake linings can be press... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7712588 | Temperature based clearance control for vehicle brake An adjustment mechanism for a vehicle brake uses an electric motor to adjust brake clearance based on brake temperature and wheel speed. A temperature sensor transmits brake temperature data to a controller. If a brake is dragging during non-braking events, the cont... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7673721 | Electrically actuated aircraft brakes Method and apparatus for monitoring electrically-actuated aircraft brakes includes measuring the break heat pack thickness to determine wear of the brake discs and adjusting the measurement so as to give ongoing compensation for temperature variations and hence expa... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7565954 | Brake control apparatus for vehicle A brake control apparatus for a vehicle having brake devices for generating pad-pressing forces at respective wheels includes brake control units for individually controlling the pad-pressing forces at the respective wheels; a storing unit for storing drive data req... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7484599 | System and method for aircraft braking system usage monitoring The system and method for monitoring wear of one or more aircraft parts, such as an aircraft brake, an aircraft tire, a standby system, and landing gear. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate of usage of the part can be d... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7464796 | System and method for aircraft braking system usage monitoring The system and method for monitoring wear of one or more aircraft parts, such as an aircraft brake, an aircraft tire, a standby system, and landing gear. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate of usage of the part can be d... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7445091 | Electrically operated brake An electrically operated brake device in which braking force differences between electrically operated brakes are reduced to prevent unstable vehicle traveling during braking. Motors 13 of electrically operated brakes are returned to standard positions... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7322447 | Disc brake and monitoring device for such a disc brake A disc brake has a brake disc and a brake caliper spanning the brake disc. A brake applicator shaft is supported on the brake caliper and arranged transversely to an axis of rotation of the brake disc. The brake applicator shaft has a rotary lever for actuating the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299899 | Digital sensor The present invention concerns a digital sensor for monitoring the wear of lining material of a disc brake. The sensor is to be attached to the end of an adjusting shaft of an adjusting mechanism, which mechanism is used for adjusting the position of brake pads in r... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7165657 | Thin film sensor for brake lining pad wear and brake temperature sensing A modular electrical resistance sensor is positionable in gaps between brake linings for a drum brake. The modular sensor is worn with the brake linings resulting in steadily increasing electrical resistance of the modular sensor. A measurement circuit associated wi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7108107 | Electronic aircraft braking system with brake wear measurement, running clearance adjustment and plural electric motor-actuator ram assemblies An electrically actuated aircraft brake system and method which provides for brake wear measurement, brake running clearance adjustment, ram position-based control and improved construction and operation. Brake wear and running clearance measurement are obtained by ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104364 | Electrically actuatable vehicle brake and method for controlling an electrically actuatable vehicle brake An electrically driven vehicle brake comprises a brake piston, which acts on at least one friction lining and can be displaced out of an initial position into an actuation position, in which the brake piston abuts the friction lining against a rotating member of the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086503 | Brake condition monitoring System and method for monitoring the applications of the brakes, e.g. of an aircraft to determine brake condition and operate a brake maintenance programme or charge a brake system user. It is desirable to have accurate information for determining the condition and ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7011185 | Low cost brake sensor A low cost brake sensor incorporates a sensor portion extending through one of the rivet holes in the backing plate of the brake pad. A locking sleeve snaps onto the sensor portion and secures the sensor to the backing plate. Preferably, the locking sleeve has a lip... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011186 | Method for determining a brake state In a method for determining the state of a motor vehicle brake, particularly the brake-lining state or the brake-lining thickness, a temperature sensor is arranged in the brake lining of the motor vehicle brake, and the temperature detected by the sensor is used to ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6725977 | Wear-detecting probe and a braking element provided therewith A probe (20) has a holder (21) with a small-diameter portion- (25) and a stepped surface (33) at a base end of the small diameter portion (25). The stepped surface (33) is recessed over the entire circumference of a base end... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719102 | Wear detection probe for a braking member A wear detection probe for detection of wear of a braking member is mounted in or adjacent to the braking member. The wear detection probe includes a holder having a detection wire in a wiring path. The detection wire has a folded portion, and two portions extending... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6696937 | Wireless brake condition monitor A solid-state brake condition monitoring system for a vehicle brake system having a rotor rotatable about an axis and a pad mounted on an extendable metal shoe that frictionally engages the pad with the rotor for creating braking force. The monitoring sys... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688436 | Brake pad assembly for a bicycle A brake pad assembly includes an elastic pad body having a braking face, a mounting face formed with a battery-receiving recess to receive a battery, and a light emitting member mounted on an exterior of the pad body and having first and second spring ter... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6655502 | Method for monitoring the thickness of the brake linings of a vehicle braking system A method for monitoring the thickness of at least one friction partner of a vehicle friction brake, especially the brake linings of a vehicle braking system; for each braking action, the actuating time, the applied braking pressure, the relative speed bet... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6634465 | Spring-loaded brake with wear indication The invention relates to a spring-loaded brake with a first housing part (2) connected to a first brake calliper arm (26) and a second housing part (14) connected to a second brake calliper arm (28) and with an actuation device (18), by means of which the... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6619441 | Conical brake assembly A brake assembly utilizes a conical brake drum and matching conical brake lining assembly to provide a more efficient braking system. An adjuster mechanism with a pair of conical adjuster members is controlled by an electric motor and worm gear drive. As ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6564909 | Wear detector for a vehicle braking member A vehicle braking member has a block of friction material cooperating in sliding manner with a respective member for braking, and supports a wear detector wherein a resistive element, consumed simultaneously with the block of friction material, has a firs... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6494297 | Low cost brake sensor A low cost brake sensor incorporates a sensor portion extending through one of the rivet holes in the backing plate of the brake pad. A locking sleeve snaps onto the sensor portion and secures the sensor to the backing plate. Preferably, the locking sleev... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6481539 | Disc brake lining wear monitoring system and method A system and method for monitoring brake pad wear are provided. The system provides a vehicle disc brake caliper assembly including a boot assembly and least one friction pad. The system further provides at least one caliper bolt including a caliper bolt ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6477893 | Erodable sensor for progressive brake wear detection A progressive brake lining wear having a triangular wedged shaped resistive member disposed between a pair of conductive plates to define a triangular shaped sensor. The sensor is disposed within an erodable molding and connected to a sensing circuit. A p... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6471015 | Electronic aircraft braking system with brake wear measurement, running clearance adjustment and plural electric motor-actuator RAM assemblies A lining wear measurement system which accepts signals from a plurality of movement/displacement sensors coupled to respective auto-adjusters of vehicle brakes and giving information about prevailing brake pad/lining thickness. The system includes a means... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464308 | Braking force control apparatus A braking force control apparatus is provided that controls the motor displacement to obtain a braking force that corresponds to the pedal depressing force. The braking force control apparatus detects the initial contact point between the pads and the rot... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6450300 | Packaging a temperature sensing brake lining wear indicator in a brake shoe assembly A brake shoe assembly includes a backing plate and a brake lining. The brake lining has an interface surface abutting the backing plate and a wear surface for contacting a vehicle. A pair of temperature sensors are positioned adjacent to the interface sur... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446764 | Monitoring apparatus for wheel units of an automobile In a monitoring apparatus, a conductive coupling member is embedded in a brake pad of a brake system and is spaced apart from a first brake member by a thickness of the brake pad when wearing of the brake pad has yet to reach a predetermined worn-out stat... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6422659 | Estimated electric caliper clamp force based upon actuator motor position A method and device for controlling an actuator in response to an input signal is provided. The device detects actuator position, calculates a force applied to the actuator as a function of the detected position using a predetermined formula, and responsi... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6408989 | Vehicle brake system having a sensor to measure movement A vehicle brake assembly includes a sensor that detects the amount of movement of certain components within the brake assembly. In the preferred embodiment, a rotary sensor is coupled directly with the generally S-shaped cam member and provides signals th... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6397977 | Vehicle brake having brake de-adjust A vehicle brake of the caliper type having electrically actuated active adjustment of the running clearance of a brake lining relative to a brake rotor, wherein, for brake operation, angular displacement of a rotatable component (14) of the brake by an ex... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6384721 | Brake wear sensor A brake wear sensor in which a body of electrical insulating material mounts a pair of electrically conductive plates such that edges of the plates are spaced from each other at a surface of the body. The body has an external thread adapted to be received... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6360850 | Progressive brake lining wear sensor A progressive brake lining wear and temperature sensor having a plurality of parallel arranged spaced apart resistors in connection with a sensing circuit. Each resistor is mounted onto a PC board which in turn is encapsulated within a single molding. A t... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6352137 | Brake monitoring system A vehicle brake monitor for a brake actuator having a housing and a rod reciprocal through an opening in the housing. The brake monitor includes a magnet and a sensor located within the magnetic field of the magnet and fixed relative to the housing, and a... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6345700 | Electric warning device for indicating friction lining wear as well as brake lining module equipped therewith and disk brake A brake lining module (10) with electric warning device (12) for indicating excessive friction lining wear comprises a back plate (14), to which a friction lining (16) is fastened, wherein the back plate (14) has a radially situated, friction-lining-free ... | 02/12/2002 |
