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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320386 | High friction brake shoe assembly A vehicle brake shoe assembly (10) having a rigid backing plate (12) incorporating a plurality of extensions (100) which project through the brake friction material matrix (22) to the outer friction surface (24) of the brake shoe a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7267208 | Retention spring for brake pressure pads A brake caliper has a retention spring to eliminate excessive movement of the pressure plates or pad pin with respect to the caliper housing. The retention spring has a pad pin contacting portion to exert a force on the pad pin. The spring includes a retention porti... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234573 | Brake shoe and method for producing a brake shoe In a brake shoe (1) comprising a carrier plate (2) having arranged thereon first a dampening and noise-reducing intermediate layer (4) and then a friction lining (6), it is provided that the intermediate layer (4), on the side ther... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222701 | Backing plate with friction material retention members and method and apparatus for manufacturing same A backing plate for a friction assembly includes a body having a first surface and a second surface and a thickness defined therebetween. One or more retention members are provided on the first surface for engaging a friction material mounted thereon. Each retention... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7097008 | Friction assembly and method for manufacturing same A friction assembly has a brake pad and a noise damping shim. The noise damping shim is engaged with a backing plate of the brake pad using a coupler. The coupler has a first coupler member formed on the backing plate and a second coupler member formed on the shim. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7032723 | Brake assembly with tuned mass damper A tuned mass damper for sound-dampening brake squeal noise is located within a hole formed in a brake component such as a backplate supporting a brake pad. The location of the hole and the weight and geometry of the tuned mass damper are tailored to provide effectiv... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6959792 | Retraction mechanism for disc brake assembly A disc brake assembly comprises an anchor bracket (12), a brake shoe (10) which carries a friction lining (16), the shoe being slidably supported by the anchor bracket (12). The assembly includes a retraction mechanism which is adapted to... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6860368 | High friction brake shoe assembly A vehicle brake shoe assembly having a brake shoe platform incorporating a plurality of extensions which project through the brake friction material matrix to the outer friction surface of the brake shoe assembly. Each extension is configured to cooperate with the b... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6520301 | Friction lining attachments An attachment between segments (12) of a friction lining material and a brake shoe (11), in which the lining (12) is attached to the brake shoe (11) by a plurality of keying elements (16) attached by screws (17) to the brake shoe (11), and cooperating wit... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6425464 | Friction pad assembly for a disc brake A caliper of a disc brake assembly includes a housing with a cavity configured to receive a disc brake of a disc brake assembly. The cavity includes opposing recesses configured to nest first and second friction pad and plate assemblies on opposite sides ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6349805 | Brake lining mounting, especially for rail vehicles The invention relates to a brake lining mounting, especially for rail vehicles, comprising a lining support which is encompassed at both of its longitudinal ends by guide sections, preferably at least partially by the plates of a lining holder which holds... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6267206 | Brake lining for disk brakes The brake lining (100) for disk brakes comprises a carrier plate (10) and a friction material block (20) fixed thereon made of a pressed friction material, the friction material block (20) being fixed positively and/or nonpositively on the carrier plate (... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6135249 | Railway brake shoe backing plate with improved mounting alignment feature A brake shoe for a railway vehicle having a three-piece backing plate formed of a longitudinal main plate portion having a front surface to which a friction material is attached, and an end-plate portion attached to each end of the longitudinal main plate... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6062354 | Drum brake shoe hold-down spring plate A spring plate intended to form part of a drum brake shoe hold-own device of the general kind in which a retaining pin anchored, in use, on the brake back plate and passing through an opening in the brake shoe web, cooperates with the spring plate to limi... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6029781 | Multi-disc brake A multi-disc brake includes a plurality of stator discs, a plurality of rotor discs interleaved with the stator discs, a torque tube relative to which stator discs are axially slidably keyed, brake-actuating thrust members for applying an axial thrust to ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5890566 | Friction pad for disc brake A lining is attached on a front surface of a back plate and a protrusion for the engagement with a caliper is formed on a back surface of the back plate, and a recess is formed at a tip end of the protrusion and the cross-sectional view of the protrusion ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5732800 | Mechanical attachment system for low volume production of brake pad assemblies A brake pad assembly is provided comprising a backing plate, a plurality of metal channel members having side walls upwardly extending from a base, the channel members attached to the backing plate, friction material molded onto the backing plate over the... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5701978 | Set of brake pads for floating-caliper disc brake A set of brake pads for a floating-caliper disc brake including a first brake pad with a first retaining spring for clamping engagement on a brake piston and a second brake pad with a second retaining spring for clamping engagement on an axially external ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5613577 | Automotive disc brake with improved caliper assembly An automotive disc brake (10) with an improved caliper assembly (14) to prevent drag of the inner brake pad (78) on the inner braking surface (40) of the rotor (16) in a hydraulically actuated automotive disc brake assembly. The automotive disc brake asse... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5485899 | Floating-frame spot-type disc brake for high-torque automotive vehicles A floating-frame spot-type disc brake is described comprising a floating frame (1) guided in a manner axially displaceable on a brake carrier (12), and being furnished with two brake cylinders (2, 3) and two brake pistons (4, 5) directly acting on two axi... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5281481 | Powder coating of thermosetting adhesives onto metal substrates to enable a friction material to be bonded to the metal substrate The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a composite frion element wherein a powdered solventless thermosetting adhesive is applied to a metal substrate and the product made therefrom. The metal substrate and thermosetting adhesive mate... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5269396 | Brake assembly backing means There is disclosed a two-piece brake backing plate for the attachment of drum brake components thereto. The main plate includes an open channel extending from the axle opening, to the rim thereof, for receiving the axle of a vehicle. A separate cover plat... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5261512 | Brake shoe assembly with sealing liner The present invention relates to a brake shoe assembly with a sealing liner having a brake shoe (11) which includes a brake shoe table (13). A sealing liner (45) formed from an adhesive material is applied to the convex surface (31) of the brake shoe tabl... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5255762 | Brake shoe assembly with fasteners This invention relates to brake components having mechanically detachable friction members. The friction member of the present invention has a plate with a plurality of apertures. This apertured plate has a first surface that abuts a mounting surface on a... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5141083 | Brake pad for a disc brake system A pad assembly for a disc braking system, including a backing plate having protrusions extending upwardly therefrom and with irregular surfaces and a composite brake pad molded in situ onto the braking plate, the composite material of the pad encapsulatin... | 08/25/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4867285 | Brake shoe mounting assembly A brake shoe mounting assembly is provided for a brake mechanism mounted within an axle housing located on the inboard side of a wheel mechanism and having an arcuate brake drum assembly mounted therein. The mounting assembly includes an arcuate brake sho... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4823921 | Riveted brake assembly A riveted brake assembly comprising a friction pad attached to a metal support plate with rivets. Each rivet comprises a rivet head disposed in a counter bored friction pad hole, a shoulder portion disposed in and filling a small diameter portion of the f... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4771870 | Brake shoe assembly A brake shoe assembly for a vehicle includes a generally arcuate platform, to which a pad of friction lining is attached, and which is selectively connectable to a pair of supporting webs. Each web has a plurality of radially extending peripheral projecti... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4643277 | Brake shoe arrangement and a method of manufacturing a brake shoe A brake shoe arrangement for disc brakes for motor vehicles, and a method for the production thereof, comprising a brake shoe (2) including an anchor plate (4) having a friction pad (6), secured thereto and comprising a wire brake shoe spring (18) formed ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4473140 | Friction pad assembly A rivet- or bolt-type fastening member for fastening an asbestos base friction material for use in vehicles to a supporting member, wherein the fastening member is provided with a mass of sintered metal friction material fixed to the top surface of the he... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4469205 | Brake shoe assembly A brake shoe assembly comprises a carrier plate and a brake shoe spring having between its ends a loop-shaped portion. The loop-shaped portion is supported in a recess in the carrier plate which opens onto a peripheral surface of the carrier plate via an ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4445594 | Disc brake noise reduction A disc brake pad assembly has clench tabs extending through rubber-like grommets in openings in a caliper housing leg so that the grommets are retained in the openings and the brake pad assembly is retained on the housing leg. The grommets provide a noise... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4444294 | Brake shoe mount for brake apparatus A brake shoe mount for a brake apparatus comprising a first rotatable member mounted on a brake arm and rotatable about a first axis and a second rotatable member fixedly provided with a brake shoe, mounted on the first rotatable member and rotatable abou... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4344511 | Floating caliper-spot-type disc brake The floating caliper-spot-type disc brake comprises two axially extending guide pins screwed into a threaded hole in the brake support. The ends of the pins which project over the edge of the brake disc support the brake shoes on both sides of the brake d... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4301895 | Disc brakes for railway vehicles A disc brake comprises a rigid caliper which straddles the peripheral edge of a rotatable disc, and friction pads for engagement with the disc are located in the caliper. One pad is applied directly to the disc by an actuator which is provided in adjacent... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4271936 | Closure for retaining an insertable brake lining in a brake lining holder for disk brakes A brake lining support member for disk brakes for railway vehicles and the like has an insertable brake lining retained in position by a locking bar at least one end of which is secured by a U-shaped spring clip having parallel legs one of which is mounte... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4235314 | Non-squeal disc brake A disc brake assembly having a caliper including a hollow piston for acting against the inboard brake pad and a yoke having an open slot on the outboard side has an anti-squeal device including a resilient cylindrical member compressibly secured between t... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4151901 | Brake shoe mounting arrangement Brake equipment comprising a brake shoe arrangement including a brake pad and a curved vane wherein the brake shoe arrangement is constrained by the curved vane to rotate about its center of mass only. The brake equipment mitigates problems associated wit... | 05/01/1979 |
