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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069960 | Spring clip for mounting a sensor on a disk-brake brakeshoe backing plate A brakeshoe having a backing plate formed with a seat recess opening at a face, is provided with a brakeshoe wear sensor held in place by a U-shaped spring clip. The clip is formed with a pair of legs extending generally parallel to each other and spaced so as to fi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7963373 | Brake stroke indicator A brake stroke indicator, comprising a L shaped indicator member disposed on the push rod clevis pin, and a concealing means. The indicator member comprises a first section with holes to connect with the push rod clevis pin and slack adjuster, and a second section o... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7766130 | Wear pin assemblies for carbon-carbon composite brake systems Apparatus including a carbon-carbon composite pressure plate (32, 42) having a friction surface (33, 43) on one side thereof, a non-friction surface (37, 47) on the opposite side thereof, and a body (39, 49) between said surfaces. A wear ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7523811 | Method and system for measuring the wear of a ceramic disk of a disk-brake disk The specification describes a method and a system for measuring the wear of a disk of composite ceramic material of a disk brake. The method comprises the following operations: measuring the temperature (T) of the disk at a predetermined frequency (f), calculating a... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7481301 | Force sensor for vehicle brake application A force sensor is incorporated into a disc brake, and is operable to sense the point of force application increase during application of the disc brake. The force will increase sharply once the brake pad initially contacts the rotor. The sensor is able to determine ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7424936 | Brake pad with wear indicator A brake pad includes a backing plate and a friction material layer attached to the backing plate. At least one inner layer is disposed within the friction material layer. The inner layer has a color different than the friction material layer. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7370733 | Disc brake friction couple wear indicator A disc brake assembly wear indicator configured to be examined by physical contact, i.e. touch, as well as by eyesight to determine wear of the brake assembly friction couple. Physical markings are provided on the assembly carrier and caliper in locations selected s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7278519 | Bicycle disk brake pad with friction and wear indicating parts A bicycle disk brake pad comprises a backing plate and a friction member. The friction member comprises a friction brake part and a wear indicating part, wherein the friction part is adapted to contact a rotating brake member, and the wear indicating part is mounted... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267204 | Pad remaining amount checking structure in disk brake of vehicle In a disk brake of a vehicle, a caliper device which supports pads that can be pressed against a brake disk rotating with a wheel and which exerts a force to press the pads against the brake disk, is supported on a support member that supports an axle of the wheel. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222699 | Brake lining wear visual indicator for cam actuated brakes A multicolored indicator part and cover part are attached to a truck brake slack adjuster and S cam shaft. Relative motion of the brake slack adjuster and the S cam shaft causes relative motion of the two parts to reveal the colors on the indicator part. Good, warni... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7104365 | Brake actuator indicator An indicator device indicating the travel of an air bag-type brake actuator when brakes are applied includes a stationary indicator plate having a cut out extending alongside the path of travel of the actuator. The cut out includes side edges positioned at acceptabl... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066302 | Extensible brake wear gauge A wear gauge device (10) for use with disc brake systems having a boss (100) provided with a floating arm (101) and wear indicator pin (102) that track the thickness of brake lining material (104) wherein, the wear gauge device ( | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014016 | Brake pad clearance sensor A brake actuator assembly includes a sensor mounted to a push rod which is in communication with a transceiver antenna. The sensor provides positional information of the push rod relative to the antenna. A clearance between a friction element and a rotating brake me... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959788 | Disk brake with a brake lining holding device and brake lining The invention concerns a disk brake with a brake lining holding device for a brake lining that can be tensioned in the direction of a brake disk and comprising a lining support plate and a brake lining material applied thereon, wherein a limit stop for limiting the ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6691835 | Disc brake A disc brake assembly has a support member secured to a vehicle to position a caliper over a rotor. The caliper has a housing with a bore therein for retaining a piston and a first friction member attached thereto in alignment with a first braking surface... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6631791 | Brake disc wear indicator A brake disc wear indicator comprising a brake disc rotor having two opposed braking surfaces for engaging opposed brake friction pads, and at least one hole provided in the rotor at a location behind a braking surface and at a predetermined depth and dis... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6501375 | Brake monitoring system A brake monitoring system generally includes a plurality of brake monitors mounted on each of a plurality of brake actuators. Each brake monitor generally comprises a sleeve mounted to a push rod which moves relative to a stone shield on the brake actuato... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497315 | Brake/clutch module with simplified friction pad substitution Modified friction pad and friction-pad receptale assembly for a brake/clutch module permitting greater ease inserting pad into and withdrawing it from the brake/clutch module. The pad is held into the receptacle by clips at the distal end of the receptacl... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6481542 | Brake adjuster A brake adjuster is provided for a vehicle brake such as for heavy duty vehicle. The brake adjuster includes a brake module that produces an electrical signal for adjusting the vehicle brake. The heavy duty vehicle brake typically includes a pair of pisto... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6480107 | Apparatus for assembly of brake monitor An apparatus for assembling a brake monitor upon a brake actuator, wherein the brake monitor includes an annular push rod sleeve having a first sensor element, preferably a magnet, and a second sensor element fixed relative to the brake actuator housing. ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6478119 | Brake pad wear detecting apparatus A probe case attached to a back plate includes a first elastic locking piece for coupling with the back plate and a second elastic locking piece for fixedly positioning a probe. When the first elastic locking piece is attached to the back plate in a state... | 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 |
| 6460659 | Brake wear indicator A machine operator or service person is alerted to the excessive wear condition of friction discs in friction couplings or brakes of construction machinery by being provided with a visual indication of wear of the friction discs in one embodiment, a wear ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457566 | Disk brake rotor with visual wear indicator A brake rotor for a vehicle is provided with one or more visual wear indicators on brake contact surfaces to allow easy visual inspection of brake rotor condition without the need for measurement tools. The inventive visual wear indicator system is not ob... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6417768 | Method of assembling a monitor on a brake actuator A vehicle brake monitor for a brake actuator including a housing, a reciprocal push rod extending through an opening in the housing and a stone shield mounted in the housing opening. An annular sleeve surrounds the push rod which is integrally formed of p... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6411206 | Brake monitoring system A brake monitoring system generally includes a plurality of brake monitors mounted on each of a plurality of brake actuators. Each brake monitor generally comprises a sleeve mounted to a push rod which moves relative to a stone shield on the brake actuato... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6390244 | Brake wear indicator A brake wear indicator to provide visual and tactile indication of unacceptable brake wear. The brake wear indicator has a hub drive attached to a cam shaft, a brake wear disk attached to the hub drive and a body attached to a slack adjuster lever. The br... | 05/21/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6366201 | Parallel resistor array for progressively detecting brake lining wear A parallel resistor array for progressively detecting brake lining wear. A plurality of conductors are embedded within a brake lining or otherwise disposed between the brake surface and an actuator. Each of the conductors is connected to a resistor that i... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364068 | Brake cylinder piston travel indicator A brake cylinder piston travel indicator for monitoring an amount of piston travel in a brake cylinder assembly in a railway braking system is provided. The railway braking system includes a brake beam and a brake cylinder piston within the brake cylinder... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6349798 | Brake assembly A brake assembly of the constant friction type has a rotary transmission shaft fitted with a constant friction brake device including a first set of friction plates carried on the shaft and a second set of friction plates interleaved with the friction pla... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6311554 | Clip-on visual brake lining wear indicator The invention provides a brake lining wear indicator for use with a brake pad/shoe having a friction lining secured to a plate. The indicator includes a flag positionable adjacent a thickness of the lining, and a base and a resilient member for clipping t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308803 | Brake-disk with visual wear control means A brake disc is provided with a visual control means of its wear conditions on at least one of its opposite side faces in correspondence of the peripheral braking strip on which the braking pads act by friction. The visual control means is in the form of ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6302241 | Brake pad wear sensor A sensor is attached to a backing plate of a brake pad. The sensor comprises a metal arm extending to one side of the brake pad. The metal arm is electrically insulated from the backing plate. A tab made from a dielectric material projects from a free end... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6293370 | Vehicle brake having electric motor control of brake running clearance A vehicle braking system adapted to apply a brake lining to a brake rotor, and having a clearance control device for maintaining the free running clearance between the brake lining and the brake rotor during the non-braking phase, comprising an electric m... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6279698 | High efficiency braking and self-draining brake-disk with visual wear control A high braking efficiency and self-draining brake disc with wear visual control comprises a braking strip (2) having two opposite faces (2', 2") provided each with a swept braking surface, a bell (3) fixed to the axis of a wheel and a connection throat (4... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276494 | Brake wear sensor A vehicle brake assembly of the kind comprises actuating means (6) for applying the brake linings (4, 5) to a brake rotor (1), adjusting means (13) adapted to be driven by the actuating means (6) for the purpose of maintaining the brake linings (4, 5) in ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6255941 | Brake monitoring system A vehicle brake monitor for a brake actuator including a housing, a reciprocal push rod extending through an opening in the housing and a stone shield mounted in the housing opening. An annular sleeve surrounds the push rod which is integrally formed of p... | 07/03/2001 |
