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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677369 | Hydroformed drum brake shoe assembly for vehicles and method of making same A hydroformed drum brake shoe assembly for a vehicle and method of making same includes a hydroformed drum brake shoe. The hydroformed drum brake shoe assembly also includes a friction lining secured to the hydroformed drum brake shoe. The hydroformed drum brake sho... | 03/16/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7175007 | Backplate and a method of making a backplate A backplate supports friction material of a disc brake pad. The backplate includes a substantially planar portion of sheet metal and a stiffening flange extending around at least a portion of the periphery of the planar portion. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137490 | Friction-lining segment, friction lining and process for its manufacture A segmented friction lining of a friction plate for a brake; or clutch having a lock mechanism on one end and a lock counter-mechanism complementary to the lock mechanism on the other end. To ensure that the stress on the respective junction points is relieved along... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7086505 | Disc brake A disc brake has a support with a first end separated from a second end by first and second side walls that retain actuation members to move the first and second friction members into engagement with a rotor and effect a brake application. First and second perpendic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7040466 | Brake disc The invention relates to a brake disc for a disc brake, in particular in motor vehicles. Said brake disc comprises a friction ring (12) and a pot-shaped supporting part (14), the friction ring consisting of several ring segments (18), which adjo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6672432 | Two piece stamped brake shoe A brake shoe assembly includes the first and second sections defining a lining surface and a mounting tab. The mounting tab extends perpendicular from the lining surface and includes a series of notches allowing the formation of the lining surface into an... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6116384 | Disk brake A disk brake having elements which enable the friction pads to retract together with the pistons when the braking fluid pressure is released, and which can also suppress brake squeaks. In order to retract the friction pads together with the pistons, first... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6073732 | Disc brake device for motor vehicles A disc brake arrangement for motor vehicles is disclosed which comprises at least two brake pads (4,5) supported by a brake yoke (1), one side of said pads exhibiting a friction surface (11), which is arranged to face towards a rotatable brake disc (3). I... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5975255 | Quick-change brake shoe A brake shoe includes two rails each having an arcuate body with prong-receiving notches defined therein, as well as anchor-receiving notches defined therein. A strut-forming anchor element extends between the two rails and has threaded ends that extend t... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5957250 | Brake shoe assembly formed using hot staking method A brake shoe assembly is formed by precision stamping a net shaped web blank having a series of tabs projecting outward therefrom and stamping a corresponding table member provided with tab receiving apertures and bending the table member into a semi-cyli... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5839550 | Brake shoe assembly and method of forming A brake shoe assembly is formed by precision stamping a net shaped web blank out of steel forming a series of tabs projecting outward therefrom, stamping a corresponding table member provided with tab receiving apertures, and bending the table member into... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5779006 | Composite friction disk having replaceable wear faces A friction brake includes a friction disk assembly having high dynamic stability against undesired vibration during a braking event. The friction disk assembly comprises an annular structural carrier of carbon and/or ceramic or other suitable structual ma... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5709288 | Clamshell cup friction article and method A friction disk assembly comprises an annular structural carrier including a plurality of recessed and/or raised regions and torque drive notches spaced around its circumferential direction, and a segmented friction lining mounted on the carrier. Each seg... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5706917 | Disc brake having a shim engaged between a piston and a friction pad for retracting the friction pad upon retraction of the piston An open-top disc brake can prevent brake pads from being dragged by a piston while the brake is not applied by causing the pads to follow the piston, and permits easy replacement of the pads. Shims are provided between the pads and the pistons. The shims ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5695026 | Brake shoe assembly formed using hot staking method A brake shoe assembly is formed by precision stamping a net shaped web blank having a series of tabs projecting outward therefrom and stamping a corresponding table member provided with tab receiving apertures and bending the table member into a semi-cyli... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5636717 | Brake shoe assembly A novel brake shoe assembly is provided with a brake shoe table having a generally arcuate friction material support surface, a friction material preform supported by the brake shoe table friction material support surface and having a peripheral side groo... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5595267 | Brake shoe having fatigue resistant backing plate A composition type brake shoe for a railroad car in which the backing plate keybridge is filled with composition brake lining material to reinforce the keybridge. A recess formed in the braking face of the brake lining extends beyond the keybridge so that... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5558186 | Friction disk with renewable wear faces A friction disk assembly comprises an annular structural carrier including a plurality of recessed regions and torque drive notches spaced around its circumferential direction, and a friction lining mounted on the carrier, the friction lining having a fla... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5503256 | Brake shoe assembly and method of forming A brake shoe assembly is formed by precision stamping a net shaped web blank having a series of tabs projecting outward therefrom and stamping a corresponding table member provided with tab receiving apertures and bending the table member into a semi-cyli... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5328003 | Brake spring retention system for a cast brake shoe A brake return spring retention system for a cast brake shoe where a slot is located on the inside rib of the brake shoe having a width which exceeds that of a spring hook formed on one end of a brake return spring where the spring hook passes into the sl... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5137203 | Method for manufacturing a drum brake shoe A drum brake shoe is provided by fine blanking the brake shoe web (50) so that the web (50) has radially extending weld projections (60) at a circumferential edge (52), with a radial recess (62) disposed on each side of a weld projection (60). As a brake ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4773512 | Drum brake shoe with reinforcement flanges or reinforcement plates positioned at irregular intervals for noise reduction A drum brake shoe is provided with a plurality of reinforcements which are arranged at irregular intervals on the inner periphery of a rim.... | 09/27/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4770277 | Apparatus for attaching a brake shoe to a disk brake An improvement in mounting brake shoes on disk brakes for railroad cars in which securing member is mounted beneath the open ended groove in the brake assembly to which the shoe is mounted. The securing member moves a predetermined longitudinal distance a... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4657119 | Device for attaching a component of a strut incorporating an automatic adjustment device for a shoe of a drum brake The attachment device incorporates a bearing zone (78) and a projection (80) formed in the web (16) of a shoe of a drum brake. A portion (68) of the component (46) to be attached to the shoe is retained in a working position between the bearing zone (78) ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 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 |
