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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341318 | Circulating fluid regulated braking device for air and land vehicles A circulating fluid regulated braking device for a vehicle includes a piston pump mounted directly on the hub of each vehicle wheel. The pumps mounted on front wheels are connected by pipes to a primary two-way valve, which, in turn, is connected by pipes to a prima... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7285735 | Method of measuring the weight of bulk liquid material within a trailer Method of measuring the weight of bulk liquid material within a container of a tractor-trailer combination in which air bag pressure of a pneumatic suspension system is sensed and correlated with the weight of the bulk liquid material within the container. In accord... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7216940 | Adaptation of TMX for axle motion III truck application An apparatus engageable with a railway vehicle truck-mounted braking system for compensating for truck bolster movement which includes at least one force transmitting wedge member movable in a reciprocating motion by a pneumatic actuator. The at least one force tran... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182185 | Disk brake comprising an adjuster module The invention relates to a disk brake, in particular for utility vehicles, comprising a brake caliper, which extends over a brake disk, an application device located in the brake caliper for applying the brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181322 | Ammunition loading vehicle and method A motorized hydraulically-operated and driven aircraft loading vehicle is particularly suited for the loading of bombs, which are raised by a pair of hydraulically-operated arms. Vehicle has two selectable operation modes. A first, working mode provides four-wheel h... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7021722 | System for and method of braking a vehicle The invention relates to a brake system configured to enhance control and maneuverability of a three-wheeled agricultural applicator. The brake system includes a brake pedal in fluid communication with a rear brake system and a front brake system. The front brake sy... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6971488 | Simplified truck mounted brake system A brake rigging comprising first and second brake beams. A brake shoe assembly including a brake shoe adjacent each end of brake beams. A first force transfer mechanism connected intermediate first and second ends thereof to the first brake beam for moving a brake s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6915884 | Load sensing system A braking system for a vehicle with air suspension, where a brake sensor amplification factor increases in proportion to an increase in gross vehicle weight is provided. The braking performance may vary within a predetermined range. Further, a load sensing arrangeme... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6733090 | Hydraulic vehicle braking system In a hydraulic vehicle braking systems operable via hydraulic external energy from a pump or, in the event the pump malfunctions, via hydraulic energy made available using a master brake cylinder via muscle-powered energy, provision is made for safe braking via musc... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6725983 | Shock absorber with air pressure adjustable damping A vehicle suspension assembly includes a shock absorber that provides variable damping dependent on the load conditions of the vehicle. A central rod of the shock absorber includes a central bore that is fluidly coupled with air pressure within air springs of the su... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6447075 | Vehicle braking system using stored vehicle parameters for electronic control of braking A compressed air operable wheeled trailer braking system includes a braking electronic control unit (ECU) having an electronically operable control valve which derives suitably proportioned load and vehicle speed dependent service brake pressure for brake... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6412759 | Method for controlling system including a controllable air spring and a controllable shock absorber connected in parallel The invention relates to a system which includes an air spring (2) which, in turn, encloses an air volume (16). The system also includes a controllable shock absorber (4) connected in parallel to the air volume. Furthermore, the system includes an ancilla... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6305756 | Short travel detector for empty/load brake control An empty/load brake control system mountable on a sprung and an unsprung member of a railway car and disposed between the car brake control valve and brake cylinder for adjusting the brake cylinder pressure during a brake application according to the car ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302496 | Load-dependent brake-power regulator The present invention relates to a load-responsive brake force regulator which, for the installation into the vehicle, has a clearance compensation element in the shape of an elastomeric element that automatically moves the actuating lever into the requir... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6273524 | Braking force control valve and air brake system with the same A braking force control valve for an air brake system. The air brake system includes an air compressor for generating compressed air, an air tank for storing the compressed air supplied from the air compressor, an air bellows connected to the air tank, a ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6217130 | Load proportional brake cylinder pressure limiting system A continuously variable load responsive brake pressure control valve controls the amount of brake pipe pressure for a railway vehicle. The system also includes an isolator therefor for isolating the load sensor therefor from transient inputs caused by nor... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6206483 | Empty-load device with brake cylinder test port An empty-load device with an additional brake cylinder test port which is at the same pressure as the brake cylinder port of the empty-load device. The empty-load device includes a housing and pipe bracket having a brake cylinder, a control valve and brak... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6089679 | Vehicle braking system adapted to optimize distribution of braking forces A braking system for braking a motor vehicle by the front and rear brakes of the vehicle's front and rear wheels, respectively, including a distribution control device for controlling a distribution of front and rear wheel braking force produced by the re... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6079795 | Load proportional brake cylinder pressure limiting system A continuously variable load responsive brake pressure control valve controls the amount of brake pipe pressure for a railway vehicle. The system also includes an isolator for isolating the load sensor from transient inputs caused by normal vehicle motion... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6027180 | Manual empty/load device A manual shifting apparatus for an automatic empty/load brake device used in conjunction with a pneumatic braking system provided on a transport vehicle having a truck and a car body mounted thereon through a resilient suspension system. The automatic emp... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5820112 | Leveling valve apparatus for controlling vehicle cab leveling A vehicle cab levelling apparatus includes a spool formed extendedly from the piston so as to shut the exhaustion valve by closely attaching thereto and to open the exhaustion valve by distancing therefrom in accordance with the upward and downward moveme... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5716109 | Load conscious reducing valve system The present device is a rear brake pressure reducing system which responds to changes in weight and weight distribution of a vehicle. It has a valve connected to the vehicle's axle by pivotally connected linkages, a bell crank, a sensing spring, and a pis... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5692812 | Brake regulator with double valve A regulator (1) having a casing (10) with at least one bore (11) therein. A piston (12) slidably located within the bore (11) to delimit first (13) and second (14) chambers. The first (13) and second (14) chambers being separated from one another by a val... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5653513 | Dual circuit load-conscious-type hydraulic pressure control valve apparatus A dual circuit load-conscious-type hydraulic pressure control valve apparatus for a dual circuit brake system of a vehicle, which is installed between a master cylinder and a brake cylinder, which apparatus includes a housing having two hydraulic channels... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5615931 | Method and apparatus for regulating the brake system of a vehicle At least one measurement device detects the wheel load or axle load of the vehicle on at least one wheel, and an electronic control unit produces control signals for the wheel brakes at least as a function of the braking demand from the driver and of the ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5595425 | Brake pressure control unit of vehicle load responsive type A brake pressure control unit of vehicle load responsive type is disposed in a brake pressure line extending from a master cylinder to wheel brake cylinders and composed of a P-valve, a load-sensing lever abutting on a plunger of the P-valve, a secondary ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5560689 | Liquid pressure control device for load responding brake An object of the present invention is to decrease the machining cost and to improve the productivity. A liquid pressure control device (21) for load responding brake comprises a valve mechanism (25), which is slidably disposed in a housing (22), for decre... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5474367 | Actuation member for a proportioning valve for load leveling applications A proportioning valve actuation member (110) for a vehicle (12) having a braking system and a load leveling system has an actuator (22) mounted between the proportioning valve (20) of the braking system and the rear suspension (14) of the vehicle (12). Th... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5451098 | Multislope compensator The compensator comprises, in known manner, a body (1) in which are defined two pressure chambers (2, 3), a piston (4) carrying a valve (6) capable of bringing the chambers into communication with one another, a bearing mechanism (8, 81) and a reaction me... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5407256 | Load-sensitive twin brake power controller with cup-type dust cover The invention relates to a load-sensitive twin brake power controller whose change-over pressure is determined by a lever through a rocking element. The housing is extruded. Traditionally, a large-volume cylindrical chamber for the accommodation of the ro... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5403072 | Brake pressure control device for optimizing the brake-lining wear of motor vehicle brakes A brake-pressure control device is disclosed with a service-brake valve for allocating pressure from a supply source, and via an automatically load-dependent brake-power controller to the wheel-brake cylinders of a rear axle and from a supply source to th... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5275265 | Brake-booster with modulated reaction The invention relates to a brake-booster (10) of a vehicle, comprising a casing (12) and a diaphragm (14) which divides in a sealed manner the interior of the casing into a front chamber (16) and a back chamber (18), a hollow piston (20) movable in the ca... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5269595 | Empty/load changeover valve for railway car An empty/load changeover valve device for a railway car having a proportioning valve via which the car control valve supplies brake cylinder pressure. The proportioning valve comprises a balance piston having equal opposing pressure areas and a combined s... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5259666 | Double brake booster The invention relates to a double brake booster for a motor vehicle, provided with a valve enabling the boost ratio to be varied as a function of the load of the vehicle. In addition to two pistons (64, 66) articulated to an arm (72), this valve comprises... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5257856 | Method of and system for controlling brakes Disclosed herein is a method of and a system for controlling brakes. In the brake control system, grounding loads on front and rear wheels are determined and a correction value for the braking of a predetermined wheel is computed based on the grounding lo... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5236251 | Vehicle braking systems A vehicle braking system has a master cylinder, a first brake associated with a front wheel of the vehicle and a second brake (11) associated with a rear wheel of the vehicle, the master cylinder being connected to the first and second brakes in a common ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5220982 | Dampener A dampener for devices such as a leveling valve in which the dampener is a separate self-contained member formed of a piston cylinder part and a cap connected to each other and having a piston mounted in the chamber between the parts. The cylinder chamber... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5215171 | Load controlled brake compensator with a restoring spring and a locking device on a slidable rod A load-controlled brake compensator for a vehicle possessing a chassis and at least one axle, includes a fixed part (10) solidly attached to the chassis and comprising at least one compensating valve provided with a pivotingly mounted control lever (12) o... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5201572 | Circuit controlling a fluidically controlled brake regulator The circuit controlls a fluidically controlled brake regulator (7) in dependence on the load of a vehicle having at least two wheels each provided with a suspension member (1, 2). Each suspension member (1, 2) cooperates with a fluidic pressure sensor (11... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5201571 | Bearing piece for a suspension element A bearing piece for a suspension unit of a motor vehicle, acting as a pressure sensor for a fluid-controlled brake regulator and intended to be mounted between a suspension element (12, 14) and a part of the vehicle by way of an elastic bearing (16) or, a... | 04/13/1993 |
