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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6755286 | Elastic brake body A brake body, for a brake pad or a disk brake lining, comprising: a support body having at least one recess; at least one friction material element arranged in the at least one recess with the at least one friction material element being movably inserted in a longit... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6655504 | Braking assembly and system A braking unit is provided. In one embodiment, the braking unit comprises a base member, a guide member, a flexible rod, an actuator adapted to induce deformation of the rod, and a brake pad. One end of the flexible rod is fixedly attached to the base mem... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6349804 | Friction-band brake In a friction belt brake with a rotary cylinder (1), which is wound around at least a part of its circumference by a friction belt (2), and with a support (3) for the friction belt, which in a first braking position, can be pivoted around a first axis (9;... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6336534 | Flexible brake shoe A disk brake assembly has a housing mounted to a vehicle and a rotor disk mounted to a wheel of the vehicle. Upon expansion of an annular flexible bladder during a brake action, a first brake shoe moves towards the rotor disk and causes the rotor disk to ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6283258 | Brake assembly with noise damping A brake assembly includes a rotor and at least one backplate supporting a brake pad for frictionally engaging the rotor for braking. A sheet metal plate is operatively connected to the back plate. The sheet metal plate has a groove cut therethrough to for... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6253883 | Brake drum with parallel grooves In the brake drum, a plurality of grooves are formed on the slid surface thereof in such a manner that the grooves respectively extend in parallel to the sliding direction of the brake drum.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5634536 | Brake for multi-positionable rotatable member The present invention provides a brake that allows an object to rotate continually through its full range of movement, but allows the object to be reliably secured at any position within this range. The object is carried by a brake that includes a deforma... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5529151 | Band brake device A band brake device used to apply a brake to a rotating drum forming part of an automatic transmission of an automotive vehicle. The band brake device comprises a brake band wrapped around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum. A lining materi... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5263557 | Anchor for automatic transmission bands An improved transmission brake band (10) and a method of forming the same s an improved reaction bracket (20) formed as an upraised dome (36) surrounding a reaction opening (32). An insert member (42), having a volcano-type body (44) integrally formed wit... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5074386 | Casing brake construction A casing brake is disclosed for use in combination with a generally tubular stuffing horn over which casing is released for filling with material discharged from the horn. The brake is of the type which includes a rigid housing which retains a deformable ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4860860 | Automatic transmission casing with servomotor and anchor pin installed in upper side of casing A casing receiving therein a power transmitting mechanism has opposed upper and lower side portions. A control valve for controlling a gear shift of a transmission is installed in the lower side portion of the casing. A band brake includes a brake band, a... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4787483 | Slotted brake band for transmission assembly A transmission band assembly including a circular band member 12 with connector members 14 and 16 disposed on the exterior of the ends of the band member, a friction lining 22 that is bonded to the interior surface of the band member 12, a first pair of s... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4778036 | Cam-operated mechanical machine brake An assembly is provided for intermittently applying braking force to a rotating member of a machine, and for positively effecting the release thereof, to enhance performance and efficiency. The device is purely mechanical in nature, and is particularly ad... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4679745 | Reel brake device of a videocassette recorder A reel brake device for use in a video-cassette recorder comprises a solenoid mounted on a base plate of a deck of the recorder and arranged around a reel shaft erected on the base plate, and a moveable core wire disposed between the solenoid and the reel... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4591027 | Band brake assembly for bicycle A band brake assembly for a bicycle includes a brake band having a brake lining and a brake drum to which the brake lining is urged by a brake operating cable in braking. According to the invention, the band brake assembly comprises a wire guide whose fro... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4585098 | Filament-reinforced composite transmission brake band A friction band comprising an arcuate band or strap made of a filament-reinforced plastic material. The plastic material is preferably a thermosetting epoxy which provides a matrix in which are embedded or encapsulated a plurality of long-strand continuou... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4456100 | Band brake mechanism for an automatic transmission of an automobile An band brake mechanism for an automatic transmission of an automobile, wherein a size and form of a band hoop is determined so that the band hoop may occupy a position by the elasticity in which any portion of the band hoop is not in contact with a drum ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4363385 | Transmission brake band end connection An end connection for a replacement transmission brake band enables the band to be inserted longitudinally into the space between transmission drum and housing. The end connection comprises a removable bracket which is made part of the modified replacemen... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4311221 | Brake band end connection An end connection for a transmission brake band enabling the band to be inserted longitudinally into the space between the transmission brake band drum and the transmission housing to facilitate replacement of transmission brake bands without requiring di... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4220226 | Brake device for a friction press A brake device for a friction press having a flywheel for driving a vertical threaded shaft, the flywheel being positioned between a pair of friction discs, the flywheel being driven in one direction or the other by the respective wheels. The brake device... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4209084 | Brake shoe A brake shoe structure which provides resiliency and increased lateral strength at at least one end of the table of a fabricated brake shoe. A portion of the web at that one end of the brake shoe is spaced inward from the radially inner surface of the tab... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4102441 | Flexible resilient brake band assembly Brake band assembly for a wrap-around brake includes a metal band, a friction lining carried by the metal band, a support member for the metal band mountable on a device for actuating and supporting the brake band assembly, and at least one securing strap... | 07/25/1978 |
| 3999365 | Brake device applied to a rotor spindle of an open-end spinning apparatus A brake device is provided for stopping the rotation of a rotor shaft of an open-end spinning unit wherein a rotor shaft is turnably supported by a bearing assembly which is held by a bushing member by way of a resiliently yieldable member disposed betwee... | 12/28/1976 |
