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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7032721 | Control method for controlling a resetting system of a disc brake and brake disc assembly The invention relates to a control method for controlling a resetting system of a disc brake provided with a brake caliper, involving the following steps: 1. in order to determine the actual play of the disc brake, the brake disc is displaced back and forth with the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6959794 | Low power parking brake force adjustment apparatus and method for electrically actuated brake systems A parking brake monitor and adjustment control system controls parking brake operation of an electromechanically actuated brake system which applies a parking brake force to a wheel. The system includes a monitor circuit for producing an output signal which intermit... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6929102 | Method for actuating a wheel brake device The invention relates to a method for actuating a wheel brake assembly, in particular an electromechanical wheel brake assembly (10) or a mechanical system involving friction and having spring elasticity. To increase a braking force once a quasi-static termin... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920964 | Automated hydraulic brake A brake actuating assembly includes a cam member that has first and second cam surfaces. A first piston in a first hydraulic circuit is selectively enabled to axially translate the cam member from a released position to an actuation position while an actuation pisto... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6896106 | Method and assembly for automatic slack adjustment of an electric brake actuator A method of accommodating wear in an electrically operated brake assembly includes setting a home position when a brake shoe engages a brake drum. A stepper motor drives the brake shoes into engagement with the drum. Upon engagement of the brake shoes with the drum,... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6763919 | Dual mode drum brake device A dual mode drum brake device of this invention is subject to lightning and low-cost without over braking during the parking brake operation. Pistons 10, 11 in a cylinder device 9 push and rotate brake shoes 2, 3 to be separated apart around an ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6684983 | Optimized split type expander for adjustable piston actuators for multi-disk brakes and clutches A brake adjustment mechanism maintains a brake actuating piston (17) stroke within a preferred range compensating for brake wear by repositioning the piston along a deformable adjustment tube (33). The tube is deformed when excessive piston travel draws t... | 02/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6367591 | Automatic brake clearance adjuster The present automatic clearance adjuster mechanism maintains a predetermined maximum brake clearance regardless of the wear condition of the brake. The brake includes a longitudinally extending rod mounted to the brake housing external to the piston eleme... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6250434 | Wear adjusting device for disk brakes and method for controlling the device The invention relates to a wear adjusting device for a motor vehicle disk brake and a method for controlling the device. A brake actuated rotating lever primarily effects a slidable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle. The spindle presse... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6230856 | Rod locking mechanism for compression slack adjuster A locking assembly for preventing accidental let out of a slack adjuster is provided wherein the slack adjuster includes an elongated hollow housing member and an elongated rod member mounted for reciprocal movement within the hollow housing member. At le... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6193021 | Method and device for adjusting or altering the play between brake linings and friction surfaces of motor vehicle brakes A method for adjusting or altering the play between brake linings and friction surfaces of motor vehicle brakes by means of controllable and adjustable lifting and return movements of the brake linings is disclosed. In this case, the play is altered as a ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6186284 | Fluid parking brake for a rail vehicle air brake cylinder A fluid parking brake for a rail vehicle having a brake cylinder with a first piston responsive to fluid signals to apply and release the brakes on the vehicle. The parking brake includes a housing having a second piston in the housing and which is couple... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6131705 | Play adjustment The invention relates to a friction brake (1) adjuster, comprising an elongated fastener (24) with first and second ends (27, 29). The fastener (24) is arranged in a bore (38) in a brake piston (7), which is displaceable relative to a brake housing (2) su... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6012556 | Electric motor-driven braking apparatus The invention relates to a braking apparatus having an electric service motor, which serves to actuate a brake via an actuating device. To enable adjusting an air clearance, the invention sets forth a helical gear and a load moment block, which blocks the... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5992577 | Arrangement of carbon brake disks for an aircraft brake unit and a method of assembling disks in such an arrangement The invention relates to an arrangement of carbon brake disks for an aircraft brake unit comprising stators coupled to a torsion tube alternating with rotors coupled to the corresponding wheel. The arrangement is organized in two configurations correspond... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5975254 | Sealing arrangement for a rail vehicle slack adjuster In a sealing arrangement between a tubular housing (2) and a rod (1) in a rail vehicle slack adjuster, a cup (3) is movable with the rod and extends along the rod over the free end of the housing. A sealing arrangement (6-9) is in sealing engagement with ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5960914 | Mechanical disc brake A mechanical disc brake including an inner caliper, an outer caliper and a brake lever is disclosed. The inner and outer calipers are associated with each other by bolts and fixed on a bicycle by a U-shaped bracket. The inner caliper is formed with circul... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957246 | Electric brake including a pad clearance adjusting mechanism and a method for adjusting the pad clearance of the same The electric brake including a pad clearance adjusting mechanism comprises: ignition switch detecting member for detecting that an ignition key has been switched from its off position to its on position; brake instruction detecting member; a parking brake... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5910194 | Vehicle brake cable tension adjustment apparatus An automatic parking brake cable tension adjustment apparatus includes a first connecting member attached by a cable to a brake handle, a first pivoting member, a second pivoting member, a mechanical linkage between the first and second pivoting member, a... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5699884 | Automatic play compensation in cable operated brakes especially of motor vehicles In an automatic play compensation arrangement for a cable-operated parking brake including a brake operating element and a cable extending between the brake operating element and a vehicle brake for actuating the vehicle brake, a support bracket is mounte... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5685398 | Fast response adjustable brake A brake (30) includes a magnetically permeable body (38) having a pole face (40), an armature (42) axially movable toward and away from the pole face, an energization coil (44) energizable to magnetically attract the armature toward the pole face, biasing... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5601163 | Automatic adjuster for brake calipers Apparatus for automatically compensating or adjusting for the slack or added travel as frictional material on brake pads wears during repetitive brake applications. A stack of snap rings each having a gap in its periphery is collapsed or compressed and as... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5386887 | Brake-adjusting system, especially for motor vehicles A brake-adjusting system in particular for motor-vehicle handbrakes which allows quick adjustment of the handbrake using two freewheel units of which one is employed for driving-conditions proper. As a result unintended brake adjustment shall be prevented... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5366280 | Method of adaptively homing brake actuators A method of controlling an electric brake having an actuator controllable for moving brake pads against and away from a friction brake surface comprising the steps of (i) retracting a brake actuator after a braking operation; (ii) measuring a parameter in... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5323880 | Multi-disc brakes A multi-disc brake suitable for an aircraft has a stack of rotor and stator discs in which the discs of a set at one end of the stack each have a greater allowance for wear than the discs of a set at the other end of the stack whereby the group of discs a... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5285190 | Automatic slack adjuster with operation and adjustment monitor An automatic slack adjuster or manual slack adjuster conversion which automatically adjusts the brakes incorporating a monitoring system that monitors the operation and adjustment of air powered brakes as used on vehicles. The system monitors the travel o... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5219046 | Aircraft brake An actuator mechanism for a braking system employing multiple disc brakes to insure an air gap between the pressure plate of the brake stack and the piston head of a piston. The piston is mounted in a cylindrical housing with an end wall to which a rod is... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5205382 | Aircraft brake An aircraft multiple disc and brake assembly having an axle with a cylindrical wheel member journaled thereon. The inner peripheral portion of the wheel member has a plurality of circumferentially spaced splines to support axially spaced rotor discs which... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5154262 | Brake piston adjuster mechanism The brake piston adjuster mechanism includes an expandable or deformable tube (80) which is attached to the piston (60) and engaged by a deforming member comprising a pin (190) having a threaded end (194) receiving thereon a nut (193) and tube expander (1... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5150773 | Electrically actuated electric brake with wear compensating adjuster An electrically actuated brake is provided with an adjustment mechanism to compenate for wear of the brake shoes. The brake in a preferred embodiment includes a motor driven actuator to apply the brake shoes and a first rotative member torsionally associa... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4982825 | Torque and air gap adjustment mechanism for spring engaged brake or clutch A torque and air gap adjustment mechanism is provided for a spring engaged electromagnetic brake or clutch, and consists of a plurality of hubs threaded to one another and to the brake casing for axial movement with respect thereto and with respect to eac... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4977985 | Method of carrying out maintenace of multi-disc brake arrangement A multi-disc brake suitable for an aircraft has a stack of rotor and stator discs in which the discs of a set at one end of the stack each have a greater allowance for wear than the discs of a set at the other end of the stack whereby the group of discs a... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4923056 | Method of increasing the service life of aircraft carbon disk brakes The invention is directed to a method of increasing and/or extending the operational service life of an aircraft brake disk stack by selectively limiting the number of brake assemblies which comprise the aircraft landing gear configuration and which are p... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4892004 | Automatic length adjuster for control cables An automatic length adjuster particularly for a clutch control cable comprises a tubular body telescopically engaged with a hollow cylindrical body traversed by the clutch cable which is anchored to the tubular body so as to be tensioned in use by a compr... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4840079 | Push-pull control, e.g., a hand throttle or stop control for internal combustion engines A push-pull control with a housing and a push-pull rod displaceable in the housing. The rod is joined via a jointing piece to a control cable. The push-pull rod is provided at its end with a neck portion and a ball, which engages in a bore and a slot in t... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4815359 | Compact brake piston return mechanism The brake piston return mechanism (10) comprises a housing (22) which includes housing part (50) that forms with the housing a chamber (59) and an axially extending groove (55). Disposed within the axially extending groove (55) and forming a movable porti... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4805740 | Motor-driven brake system, especially for rail vehicles A brake system for a rail vehicle provides a strain-gauge sensor in the brake-force path to be connected in a Wheatstone bridge control together with a variable resistance for setting the desired brake force. The latter includes an infrared photo FET brid... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4753123 | Automatic self adjusting cable control device An automatic self-adjusting cable control device comprising an outer member, an inner member having longitudinally spaced serrations, a spring yieldingly urging the inner member in one direction relative to the outer member, a clutch mechanism between the... | 06/28/1988 |
