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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074773 | Device and method for securing and removing a disk brake rotor to a wheel hub A disc brake assembly comprising a brake rotor including a rotor flange having a circular countersink extending through a thickness of the rotor flange, with a smooth, beveled outer portion for receiving a rotor retention screw in a recessed position, and a threaded... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8037971 | Landing gear, a brake, a brake-and-wheel assembly for an airplane, and a method of maintaining such landing gear The invention provides airplane landing gear comprising at least one axle for carrying at least one brake-and-wheel assembly comprising a rim mounted to rotate on the axle and a stack of disks and a support carrying modular electromechanical actuators that are indiv... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7918322 | System for connecting a brake disc and hub A brake disc/hub connection for connecting a brake disc to a brake disc hub includes supporting elements on the inner circumference of the brake disc. The brake disc hub is provided with bosses or cams on the outer circumference. Intermediate elements, which protrud... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7854301 | Fixing and combining device for the brake disc of a remote-controlled model car A fixing and combining device for the brake disc of a remote-controlled model car includes a connecting cup and a brake disc. The connecting cup has one side provided with a cup-shaped transmission member having two opposite sides of its circumferential wall respect... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837014 | High performance retrofit disk brake kit and method of use A disk brake kit including a pair of brake pads disposed on opposite sides of a brake disc and carried from calipers suspended from a kit frame indexed to predetermined land marks on the wheel housing. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7779969 | Brake rotor and tone ring assembly A wheel assembly includes a wheel hub and brake rotor that rotate about an axis. The brake rotor includes an outer circumferential surface area that cooperates with brake pads to provide braking for the wheel assembly. The brake rotor includes an inner circumferenti... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7665584 | Disc rotor retaining assembly An apparatus for coupling a bicycle disc brake rotor to a bicycle wheel hub is disclosed. The apparatus includes an adapter and a rotor retaining member. The adapter is adapted to be nonrotatably coupled to the bicycle wheel hub and to be nonrotatably coupled to the... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654365 | Two-piece floating disc brake assembly A two-piece floating disc brake assembly comprises a hub with a plurality of radially extending drive cogs that engage a corresponding plurality of teeth that extend radially inwardly from the disc brake rotor. The disc is retained to the rotor by a plurality of ret... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7516821 | Brake system and suspension for use therewith A compact brake system for a wheeled vehicle fits substantially within the profile of a tire and rim to reduce wheel box width to increase cargo space between wheel boxes. In one embodiment, a caliper bracket is mounted on a spindle lever connected to a wheel spindl... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7506730 | Set of brakes and a vehicle with the set of wet brakes Braking arrangement, and vehicles upon which the braking arrangement can be incorporated. The braking arrangement including a set of at least two wet brakes (1), the brakes being adapted to produce different maximum braking force values. Each of the brakes in... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506731 | Guidance of a disc brake The present invention concerns a disc brake having a caliper encircling one or more brake discs. At least one of said brake discs is received sliding on a hub or a part connected to the hub. According to the invention a maximal angle (γ) between the rotational axes... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7481302 | Apparatus for improving vehicle performance There is provided a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, with a flywheel (18) which rotates counter to the direction of rotation of an associated vehicle wheel (10). The flywheel (18) produces a gyroscopic force which is counter the gyroscopic force p... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7451857 | Seat mount structure for saddle ride type vehicle A brake caliper support structure and a brake caliper structure for a saddle-ride type all terrain vehicle can attain a reduction in size and weight of a disc brake and can scrape off mud and snow accumulated within a wheel. A distance from a point which represents ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7424938 | Bicycle disc brake rotor A composite material bicycle disc brake rotor is provided for a bicycle disc brake device and is designed to be mounted to a bicycle wheel hub directly or using a hub mounting member. The rotor basically includes a rotor member and a fastening member. The rotor memb... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424358 | Method for adjusting the play of a disc brake A method is provided for adjusting the play between the brake linings and the brake disc of a pneumatically actuated disc brake by way of at least one or several adjustment devices actuated by electric motors. The method sensorlessly determines the play caused by br... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419700 | Nanoparticle-modified carbon-ceramic brake discs Carbon-ceramic brake discs, the remaining porosity in which, after infiltration with a carbide-forming element and reaction of this element with at least part of the carbon in the preliminary body of the carbon-ceramic brake disc to form carbides, is at least partly... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410036 | Intermediate elements for a brake-disc/hub assembly and a brake-disc/hub assembly A brake-disc/hub assembly is provided with a disc/hub connection for connecting a brake disc to a brake disc hub. The brake disc includes support elements on the inner circumference thereof, the brake disc hub is provided on the outer circumference thereof with cams... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407043 | Disk brake A front disk brake includes a brake caliper having a pair of caliper side mount portions, and a caliper bracket having a pair of bracket side mount portions. The brake caliper includes an oblong-shared lower-side counterbore and a circular-shaped upper-side counterb... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398867 | Azimuth brake for wind power systems Azimuth brake for wind power plants, includes at least two pairs of brake shoes arranged at a common brake disk and each having an actuator associated therewith. Each actuator includes a lever that is pivotable about an axis extending normal to the plane of the brak... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380644 | Disc sliding mechanism A brake system includes a brake disc having a first disc face and a second disc face on a first side and a second side, respectively, of the brake disc. The brake disc is mounted rotatably fast with but longitudinally slidable on a rotatable shaft. The brake disc is... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374024 | Brake disc/hub assembly with displaceable brake discs A brake disc/hub assembly is provided consisting of a hub and a brake disc axially displaceable with respect thereto. A sliding sleeve is guided in such a way that it is axially displaceable on the hub and the brake disc is mounted on the sliding sleeve in such a wa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374023 | Floating-type brake disk The invention provides a floating type brake disc which can absorb a shock applied to a hub from a rotor at a time of running on a punishing road, can improve a heat lowering performance and can widely reduce a number of parts. A brake disc (1) is constituted... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367433 | Disc brake with pressure piece A disc brake for a commercial vehicle, operated pneumatically or by electric motor, comprising a brake caliper, an application device and at least one adjuster device arranged with the brake caliper, is characterized in that both adjuster elements of the at least on... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364637 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate A method for manufacturing a friction plate in which a plurality of frictional material segments are adhered to a substantially annular core plate. The method previously registers the frictional material segments to adhesion positions, and presses the core plate to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353917 | Positioning of a brake caliper The present invention concerns a disc brake having a caliper encircling one or more brake discs. At least one of said brake discs is received sliding on a hub or a part connected to the hub. According to the invention the caliper is to be mounted in a lagging positi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341130 | Protective shield for a disc brake and a disc brake including such a protective shield A protective shield for a disc brake which includes a brake disc attached to a wheelshaft for a vehicle, and a brake yoke with a pair of brake supports. The protective shield is fitted close to one side of, and partly covers laterally, the brake disc. The protective... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337884 | Cycle brake cooling article Cycle brake cooling articles are secured at and offset from a circumferential braking element of a wheel of a cycle, each having a rigid surface which in combination with said braking element, defines an air deflection and concentration path that can be focused to t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316302 | Motorcycle disk-brake lock A motorcycle disk-brake lock which makes it highly unlikely or prevents normal operation of the motorcycle while the lock is engaged with a disk-brake of the motorcycle and to thereby provide a clear alert to an operator thereof, and which can be conveniently stored... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303051 | Brake device for vehicle A brake device for a vehicle such as an all terrain vehicle includes a brake disk fixed to a drive shaft, and a brake caliper for braking by a nipping action of the brake disk. The brake caliper is fitted to a final gear case on an outer side of the vehicle body fra... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303055 | Method and apparatus for protecting a friction brake disc A protective lug cap assembly for protection of a lug of a friction brake disc comprises a lug cap, and a load bearing fastening device. The disc has a periphery, with a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots, separating a plurality of circumferentially spaced ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296663 | Automotive wheel anti-gyro The rotation of an automotive tarmac wheel with tire having integral gear teeth (10) is translated into counter rotation of a an associated brake disk having integral gear teeth (16) through the use of a spin translation gear (18) which is mount... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7281769 | Two-component wheel hub A wheel hub having two separable components. The wheel hub includes a sleeve rotatably mounted to a vehicle axle. A wheel-mounting flange for mounting a wheel of the vehicle is positioned substantially around the sleeve, and a bolting lip of a brake rotor (or brake ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278521 | Disc rotor of disc brake device for vehicle and disc brake device A disc rotor of a disc brake device for a vehicle, the disc rotor being substantially disc-shaped, is disclosed, including a flange portion with which the disc rotor is mounted on a wheel of the vehicle, and a brake portion formed coaxially with a rotational axis of... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275624 | Disk brake unit for motorcycle To provide a motorcycle disk brake that can ensure brake force and also enable miniaturization. A motorcycle disk brake unit (10) has a part (105) of a piston (56) which projects outwards from an outer edge (35) of a brake disk ( | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261193 | Supported disc The present invention concerns a disc brake having one or more sliding or floating brake discs. The discs are received on a hub by means of splines on the discs and hub, respectively. The discs have means to widen the support of each disc on the hub. The means may h... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258210 | Balanced support of brake pads A disc brake comprising a caliper, one or more brake discs and one or more brake pads. The brake pads are received on back plates or other pad support. The caliper and the pad supports are designed to take up resulting re-action forces during braking in a plane perp... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255205 | Disc brake located outside wheel envelope A disc brake for a vehicle such as a commercial vehicle, wherein the brake rotor extends from a hub end of an axle inboard a sufficient distance to place the friction surface of the rotor and the brake caliper outside the envelope of a wheel mounted at the end of th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243749 | Motor-driven wheel small in size and improved in ride comfort and ease of assembly A motor-driven wheel includes a wheel disc, a wheel hub, a knuckle, a hub bearing, a constant-velocity joint, an in-wheel motor, and a spring. The center of swing of the constant-velocity joint is placed closer to the outside of the vehicle relative to the hub beari... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240773 | Disc brake with an adjusting system A disc brake, particularly for commercial vehicles, is provided having a caliper reaching over a brake disc, a brake application device arranged in the caliper for applying the brake, as well as an adjusting system arranged in the caliper for compensating brake pad ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231949 | Wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles A wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles, such as mountainboards, motorized carts and pedaled carts is provided. The tire comprises a tire made of substantially inelastic material that will not stretch under a load. Thus, the tire will flatten under a loa... | 06/19/2007 |
