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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7349787 | Method of servo-control in a braking system having electric brakes The invention relates to a method of servo-control in a vehicle brake system including at least one electric brake having at least one actuator comprising a pusher facing friction elements and driven by an electric motor to apply a force selectively against the fric... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344006 | Piston assembly for use in a brake assembly A piston assembly for use in a brake assembly has a piston sleeve having a first end, a second end, an external radius, an internal radius, and a cap on the piston sleeve second end. The cap has a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The cap first end has ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346443 | Method of servo-control in a braking system having electric brakes The invention relates to a method of servo-control in a vehicle braking system that includes at least one electric brake provided with at least one actuator comprising a pusher facing friction elements and driven by an electric motor to apply a force selectively aga... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7300024 | Display module for non-stable environments A display module that includes a minimum of free space, and can pivot and remain stable at every pivot angle is presented. The display module generally includes a frame, a display unit, and a bearing. The bearing pivotably mounts the display unit to the frame and in... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7175006 | Apparatus and method for sensing disc brake actuator position For an air-operated disc brake there is provided an internal brake actuator stroke indicator which provides an indication, readily ascertained from outside the brake caliper, of the amount of actuator stroke remaining in a disc brake apparatus before a remaining ava... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7093696 | Aircraft brake actuator thermal insulator and tangential movement compensator An aircraft brake actuation system includes an actuator for selectively moving to a position that corresponds to a commanded brake force. A cap assembly is coupled to the end of the actuator and is configured to engage an aircraft brake element and supply the comman... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6948596 | Dual-acting band brake A band brake for retarding the motion of an associated rotatable member. The brake acts to resist motion of the rotatable member through actuation of both of its ends by a cylindrical actuating member. The band is connected with and carried by actuator so as to allo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942069 | Braking system for a wheeled abrading machine An abrading machine braking system for use in braking a wheeled abrading machine having a rotating abrading tool used in abrading a surface. The abrading machine braking system uses two braking wheels that engage the surface of the wheels of the abrading machine and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932197 | Gimbaled pad support A disc brake assembly is disclosed which is attachable to the wheel supporting portion of the frame of a cycle and which allows the orientation of the planar braking surface of the brake pad assembly to be infinitely variable within a defined range The disc brake as... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6772865 | Brake shoe retainer clip A retainer clip is used to maintain proper shoe contact and orientation for a cam actuated brake assembly. The cam actuated brake assembly includes a pair of brake shoes each having an anchor end and an actuation end. Each brake shoe is pivotally mounted at the anch... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6622828 | Cam bushing for cam braking system A cam bushing assembly for supporting a camshaft in a cam braking system on a vehicle has a bushing retainer removable from a brake spider, and a bushing removable from the bushing retainer. The bashing retainer is bolted to the brake spider and can be re... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619759 | Brake controller An electronic brake controller operates in both an automatic and manual mode. In the automatic mode, the electronic brake controller applies a pre-specified percentage of braking for the brakes of a towed vehicle. In the manual mode, the electronic brake ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604794 | Uni-pilot hub/drum system A vehicle wheel assembly includes a hub, a drum, and disc wheels that are mounted together for rotation about a common axis. The hub has a cylindrical body with a hub mounting flange that extends out radially from the body. The body defines an exterior su... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6419055 | Variable-attitude mount for brake controllers and the like A positioner member having a spherically curved wall with an opening through it, a receiver having a surface complementary to the curved wall to nestably interfit with it, a releasable locking member disposed behind the curved wall, and an elongated conne... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6409280 | Truck and trailer hub A truck and trailer hub of the type having a cylindrical portion defining an aperture, whereby the hub is adapted for mounting on a spindle of an axle such as to be free to rotate on the spindle. The hub has a flange projecting outwardly from an outer sur... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6145632 | Wheel hub bearing unit and brake connection In a vehicle wheel hub bearing unit and brake arrangement, the bearing forms a rotating radial flange (11) adapted for securing to a radial flange (12) of a brake member and rotate fixedly therewith. The brake member flange (12) is located substantially i... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139215 | Disc-hub connection, in particular for utility vehicle disc brakes The invention concerns a disc-hub connection for connecting a brake disc to a hub, in particular for utility vehicle disc brakes. In its inner peripheral region the brake disc comprises support elements, the hub comprising cams in its outer peripheral reg... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6089361 | S-cam spider bushing cartridge An improved bushing assembly for the outboard end of a brake cam shaft is provided with a bushing which establishes a grease flow pathway within the bushing assembly. Grease enters an aperture formed in a boss of the brake spider which holds the bushing t... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5918707 | Method and apparatus for correcting brake rotor runout A tape correction plate and method of using the correction plate to correct for lateral runout of a disc brake rotor is described. The tapered correction plate is installed between the hub and brake rotor of an automobile such that the thinnest portion of... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915505 | Disc brake system with unitary support A mounting assembly for a disc brake pad is disclosed. The disc brake pad has a first end portion provided with a finger engaged in a slot of a reaction block to partially restrain the disc brake pad. The disc brake pad has a substantially unrestrained se... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5909785 | Twin ramp brake pad reaction member A mounting assembly for a disc brake pad which has a first end portion provided with a finger engaged with a reaction surface in a slot of a reaction block to partially restrain the disc brake pad when it is applied against a rotor. The reaction surface i... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5890567 | Brake drum mounting A brake drum for mounting on a wheel hub has first and second drum pilots for facilitating proper alignment when installing the brake drum on the hub. The first drum pilot is configured to engage a first hub pilot and the second drum pilot is configured t... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5573087 | Caliper assembly for a disc brake of a vehicle A caliper assembly for a disc brake of a vehicle, which assembly includes a carrier member, a disc, a pair of main pads attached to main pad plates forming a pad assembly, two pairs of pistons mounted to springs disposed within recesses which pass through... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5462139 | Cast bolt-on mounting bracket for supporting a disc brake on a railcar truck An improved mounting bracket for supporting a disc brake actuator assembly on a railcar truck, the mounting bracket being a cast metal bracket designed to bolt onto a portion of the truck frame, the bracket being generally H-shaped in cross section along ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5316111 | Vehicle axle beam and brake assembly A brake camshaft (22), having a cam (23) at one end for actuation by rotation of the camshaft to expand the brake shoes of a drum brake, has two spaced bearing assemblies (16, 21), preferably both self-aligning, releasably secured on an axle beam (1) at m... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5277280 | Thrust force transmission device at a brake actuator Brake force is transmitted between a single axially movable push rod (6) and a brake block holder (3) by an intermediate force transmission member (22) to accommodate for movements along the wheel axis. This intermediate member (22) has cylindrical surfac... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5242037 | Rail vehicle brake actuator with a brake block holder A rail vehicle brake actuator has a brake block holder (3) suspended therefrom (so as to be laterally movable during braking) by hangers (5) in the form of leaf springs. The hangers are rotatably attached to the lower end of the brake block holder by a st... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5240091 | Rail vehicle brake actuator with a brake block holder A rail vehicle brake actuator is provided with leaf spring hangers (4, 5) to laterally move to follow axial movement of wheels during braking. The hangers are rotatably attached to both a brake block holder and a shaft 7 on an actuator bracket (2). Rotary... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5062505 | Brake block holder arrangement A brake block holder arrangement comprises a brake block holder (7) receiving a brake force from an axially movable push rod (2) of a brake actuator (1) and being pivotally attached to brake block hangers (5), which are suspended from a suspension bracket... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5058712 | Pre-loading pivotal pin connection for a disc brake assembly A preloading pivotal pin connection arrangement for interconnecting a swivel bracket to a forked support bracket of a fluid pressure operated caliper disc brake unit. The pivotal pin includes a shoulder portion which fits snugly into a hole formed in one ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4981200 | Brake having anchor bearing on immovable spider An improved "expanding-shoe" drum brake (100), including an immovable spider member (38) to which brake shoes (18, 19) are pivotally mounted to move into engagement with a rotating annular brake drum (10). As is common, the shoes move in response to motio... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4885061 | Brake hanger suspension A brake hanger suspension for suspending and securing a brake hanger between a pair of ears on a truck side frame of a railroad car wherein a pair of retainer blocks, between which the upper portion of the brake hanger extends, are locked together and bet... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4766980 | Rail car brake apparatus A parallel beam brake apparatus for dual and triple axle trucks and a single beam brake apparatus for single axle trucks each comprise spaced, pivotably mounted bell crank levers which engage a fluid operable actuator between one pair of arms and engage a... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4749065 | Disc brake retainer A brake system for large off-road vehicles in which the vehicle has a central, non-rotating housing for each wheel supported to and forming a part of the vehicle structure, an outer rotatable wheel section including an outer hub and wheel rim rotatably su... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4630714 | Block brake actuator for a rail vehicle A rail vehicle block brake actuator (1) shall be fixedly mounted, but its brake block holder (4) shall brakingly engage an axially movable wheel (25). For this purpose the brake block holder is laterally movably suspended relative to the brake actuator by... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4553647 | Wheel cylinder and torque plate construction A torque plate construction (50) comprises two stamped parts (58, 60) which are fastened together at central planar portions (62, 63) thereof and to a wheel axle housing (20) of a vehicle. Each torque plate part (58, 60) includes housing portions (77) spa... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4515251 | Electromagnetic brake with improved armature mounting A resiliently flexible strip device mounts the armature of an electrically released brake for movement toward and away from the pole faces of the field shell, the armature either moving with pivotal motion or with linear motion. The resiliently flexible s... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4480722 | Suspension arrangement of movable parts, especially of disk brakes of rail vehicles Suspension arrangement for actuation and abrasion dependent movable parts, especially brake pad holders (1) and non-rigid brake saddles, particularly of rail vehicle disk brakes having an abrasion compensation device, comprises a suspension bracket (7) wh... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4454932 | Suspension means for a rail vehicle disc brake unit Suspension for a rail vehicle disc brake unit (1) comprises a suspension console (11) to be attached to a vehicle bogie or underframe, a cradle (13) movably attached to the console, and suspension links (17, 18) pivotally connecting the brake pad holders ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4421197 | Device for supporting a steering and driving wheel of an automobile vehicle A device for supporting a steering and driving wheel of an automobile vehicle comprises a hollow hub constituting the outer element of a ball joint of which the inner element is fixed on a drive shaft, a seal element made of sheet metal being provided at ... | 12/20/1983 |
