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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6955246 | Rapid take up and vibration proof adjuster mechanism A slack adjustment system for a disk brake includes a biasing member to adjust slack in a brake system. The biasing member operates independently of pressure applied to a brake actuator. A locking device secures the adjustment mechanism in place when adjustment is n... | 10/18/2005 |
| 5934418 | Brake lining for partial-lining disc brakes A brake lining for partial-lining disk brakes, particularly of rail vehicles, wherein several friction or lining elements are provided which can be fastened to a support plate individually or in groups, in which case several support plates are arranged ei... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5924527 | Tread brake unit A tread brake unit for applying a brake block (3) against the tread of a rail vehicle wheel comprises a pneumatic cylinder (1) having a piston (9) with a piston rod (11). A block holder (2) for the brake block is pivotably connected to the piston rod by a... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5553689 | Additional structure for improving the pressure distribution on the disks of an aircraft brake The invention relates to a floating metal structure (11) usable in most aircraft brakes. This structure aims at better distributing the pressure applied by the jacks, actuators or cylinders (7). The structure (11) is a ring with a U-shaped section having ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5439078 | Pneumatically operated sliding-caliper disk brake for commercial vehicles A pneumatically operated sliding-caliper disk brake wherein the sliding-caliper is mounted to two fixed guide members by two guide bearings having elastomer bearing bushings of different length bearing surfaces for displacement in the axial direction of t... | 08/08/1995 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5125687 | Rollerboard for road-skiing There is provided a rollerboard for road-skiing using a pair of poles and having a board body with two footholds on the both sides of the longitudinal axis thereof. A front roller assembly and a rear roller assembly is supported by and disposed under the ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5099967 | Drum brake assembly A drum brake assembly has brake shoes 2 and 3 within a rotatable drum 1. The shoes 2 and 3 are displaceable to effect braking by an hydraulic ram 7 and free ends 9 of the shoes react against an abutment 10. This reaction is effected through a layer of vis... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5035305 | Cushioned brake assembly A cushioned brake assembly for dampening the reaction forces between rotating and non-rotating components of the brake assembly during a breaking action, includes a plurality of alternating rotatable and non-rotatable discs, a fluid actuated piston, a spr... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4986394 | Brake actuator A brake actuator has a body containing a pair of brake-applying members which may be actuated hydraulically to separate the friction elements of a brake into engagement with a rotatable braking surface. The members are interconnected by a mechanism in the... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4887697 | Brake actuator A wedge and roller brake actuator comprises a wedge disposed between opposed tappets with interposed rollers acting to transmit thrust from the wedge to the tappets for brake actuation, a fixed inclined surface engaged by one roller to restrain the wedge ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4856620 | Spot-type disc brake A spot-type disc brake comprises a brake support member and a brake caliper guided via pins mounted in the brake support member. The brake caliper pressurizes the brake shoes arranged on either side of a brake disc by virtue of a brake piston on a bore. T... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4821847 | Liquid cooled brake unit A two-piece housing having a base section and a closure section, is mounted on a motor or other machine having a projecting shaft, and the housing encloses a series of annular brake discs mounted on a hub member which receives the shaft. The discs interfi... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4667779 | Unidirectional high gain brake stop This invention relates to a unidirectional high gain brake arrangement that includes in combination a shaft mounted for rotation within a housing. The shaft is rotatable in either direction. A brake is selectively releasably coupled to the housing and to ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4637499 | Expander mechanism for an internal shoe drum brake An expanding mechanism for an interior shoe drum brake, such as a simplex "expander-wedge" type brake, comprises a cylinder housing affixed to a brake support, coaxially mounted pressure pistons slidable in the housing, expander members adjoining the resp... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4577733 | Drum brake or clutch A drum brake or clutch has a fixing member, a drum adapted to be rotatable relative to the fixing member, a pair of arcuate shoes disposed within the drum such as to come in and out of contact with the drum, an actuating device attached to the fixing memb... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4535874 | Carrier for brake linings for disk brakes having divided lining elements A brake lining carrier has a base plate one side of which can be detachably mounted on a brake lining support member and on the other side thereof is a layer of resilient material upon which are positioned a plurality of brake lining elements disposed to ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4422600 | Fishing reel This invention relates to a fishing reel which has free spooling, variable drag, and lock up action controlled by an exterior lever. The lever is cammed to a draw rod, which, in turn, through a floating contact, pins journalled through the reel housing, a... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4358004 | Load-taking apparatus for a disc pack A load-taking device for use in the disc pack of a multi-disc brake assembly. The load-taking device is located at one end of the pack, interposed between the pack and a cylinder for applying thrust to the pack or for resisting thrust applied to the pack.... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4287968 | Device at a brake actuator A device at a brake actuator for permitting thrust force transmission between an axially movable push rod (4) of the actuator and a brake block holder (6) moving out of line with the push rod. In order to ensure force transmission irrespective of the brake blo... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4083436 | Brake apparatus including locking means therefor Brake apparatus, particularly one in which the brake may be both actuated and released by a hydraulic force, held engaged by a mechanical force and in which a strong spring force, tending to restore the brake, prevails while the brake is held engaged; bra... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4055238 | Anti-squeal device in disc brake A disc brake including a piston for urging a friction pad against one surface of a rotatable disc, in which a plate having a freedom of movement in radial directions is disposed between the piston and the friction pad for transmitting thrust from the pist... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4015694 | Brake construction A vehicle brake having a pair of brake shoes moveably mounted and arranged in end-to-end relationship on a fixed backing plate. A pair of levers is pivotally mounted on the backing plate. The levers have thrust transmitting portions which are interposed b... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4004656 | Multi-brake shoe means for a multi-braking surface braked assembly A braking apparatus wherein the heat absorbing mass of a rotating braked element, such as a vehicle wheel, is increased by securing to such as each wheel of a vehicle, a brake drum, the peripheries of the wheels and drums constituting braking surfaces aga... | 01/25/1977 |
