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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7648007 | Disc brake pad with friction elements, particularly to be employed in the railway field A disc brake pad (1) comprising a base plate (2), on which elongated elements for supporting friction elements (3) are fixed. The friction elements (3) are mounted, alone or in groups, on the ends of elastic support elements (4), t... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7370736 | Laminated shim for disc brake and pad unit having the laminated shim A laminated shim for a disc brake has a pad side shim and a pressing member side shim. The pad side shim is provided at a backside of a backing plate of pad. The pressing member side shim is disposed between the pad side shim and a pressing member used for pressing ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7334666 | Disk brake A disk brake including friction pads disposed opposite to a brake disk, a bracket provided with support portions for movably supporting the friction pads so as to permit sliding along the axial direction of the brake disk, and retainers each interposed between the f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322448 | Brake component, disc brake, drum brake, and method for manufacturing a brake component Brake member where the occurrence of brake squeal when a fluctuating load is applied onto the brake member is reduced by way of a brake member or arrangement that includes a backing plate carrying a brake lining which exhibits at least one contact surface and side s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7219773 | Disc brake for vehicle A disc brake for a vehicle has a caliper bracket fixed to a vehicle body, a pair of caliper support arms striding an outer periphery of a disc rotor in a disc axial direction, pad guide grooves formed in the caliper support arms so as to be opposed to each other, fr... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7152717 | System for fitting disk brake pads and disk brake comprising such a system A disk brake having a support (2) for a pad (3) having a first lug (21) located in a first cavity (41.2) of a holder (41) and a second lug (22) located in a second cavity (42.2) of a holder (42) to guide the su... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7111709 | Disk brake devices A disk brake device includes a pair of brake disks and right and left pairs of pads. Each pad includes a twisting compliant section that extends along a line inclined by an angle relative to a radial direction of the corresponding brake disk. The twisting compliant ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100746 | Motor vehicle drum brake and related assembling method In order to facilitate assembly and disassembly of a vehicle, the invention provides a method of assembling and disassembly a drum brake (1). In this assembly and disassembly method, the operating spacing of two brake shoes (4 and 5) inside a dr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7051847 | Brake lining for the disk brake of a vehicle A brake lining for the disk brake of a vehicle, especially a rail vehicle, comprising a carrier plate on which several friction elements are secured, whereby said elements can be pressed against the friction surface of a brake disk when the brake is actuated, such t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051846 | Disc brake for vehicles An electric heat-generating circuit installed within disc brakes of vehicles to generate heat and dry the discs when current flows. An electromagnetic induction unit generates a current to the electric heat-generating circuit by using an electromagnetic induction ph... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6994190 | Brake pad for disk brake A pad for a disk brake comprising a plate for supporting a friction lining which can come into contact, at the braking stage, with a disk associated with the brake is characterized in that the pad comprises weights associated rigidly with the plate for varying the m... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955247 | Disc brake, in particular for a motor vehicle, pad for such a brake and anti-noise shim for such a pad Disc brake comprising two pads each intended to cooperate with a lateral face of the disc to be braked under the action of control element comprising an axially mobile piston, parallel to the disc axis, in a caliper straddling the disc. The piston cooperates accordi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6920965 | Spot-type disc brake with a spring assembly for a brake pad The present invention relates to a spot-type disc brake with a brake housing straddling a brake disc, with at least one brake pad that is arranged in the brake housing so as to be slidable in the actuating direction and cooperates tribologically with the brake disc ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913120 | Method of securing a shim to a backing plate and subassembly formed thereby A method of securing a shim against a first side surface of a backing plate for use in a brake assembly. The first side surface of the backing plate has a first extending pin and at least a second extending pin spaced apart from the first extending pin and the shim ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902044 | Disc pad assembly without backing plate A disc brake assembly includes a brake pad support member including a wall forming an aperture. A pad is at least partially disposed in the aperture. The pad is constructed from a friction material defining a front friction face and a back face opposite the front fa... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892863 | Bicycle brake assembly with interchangeable brake pads A bicycle brake pad assembly having a plurality of pad portions, the assembly configured to provide replacement and interchangeability of each of the pads. Each pad is of a separate multi-rubber or elastomer compound or composition, with each composition pre-selecte... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6851527 | Brake shoe with grooved friction lining In a brake shoe (1), particularly for a disk brake of motor vehicles, comprising a carrier plate (2) on which a friction lining (6) is fastened, in which outwardly open grooves (8) are arranged in a groove pattern, it is provided that for... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6505717 | Clutch weight for wet centrifugal clutch and process for producing the same In a clutch weight for a wet centrifugal clutch, a weight member 14 is formed of a sintered metal. Thus, the cost can be reduced, while stabilizing the clutch performance and enhancing the appearance.... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6481544 | Disk brake and brake shoe set for a disk brake A disk brake and brake pad set that includes a brake disk (2) and two brake pads (4, 6) wherein each brake pad (4, 6) has a carrier plate (8) and a friction lining layer (10, 12) arranged on the carrier plate (8). Each friction lining layer (10, 12) has a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478125 | Disk brake pad for rail or utility vehicles Several long friction bodies (31 . . . 37) each with several rivets (4) , are fixed to the anchor plate of a disk brake pad (1) for rail or utility vehicles. The peripheral profile of each friction body is configured in the shape of a stadium so that the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6446770 | Brake rotor having an array of grooves formed thereon A rotor has an array of grooves formed on the brake pad contact surface. The array is preferably formed as a repeating pattern of regularly spaced grooves. The repeating pattern of grooves creates a plurality of radially and circumferentially offset rings... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6405840 | Rigid panel attachment for brake linings A brake lining assembly for a wheel brake of a vehicle braking system includes a backing plate and a friction pad overlying the backing plate. An engagement panel is disposed between the backing plate and the friction pad for securing the friction pad to ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6374965 | Damped brake shoe support device for drum brake assembly An improved drum brake assembly having at least one damped brake shoe support device secured to an associated backing plate which is effective to reduce brake noise during actuation of the drum brake assembly. The drum brake assembly includes a backing pl... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371258 | Means for carrying a friction pad The invention concerns a means (12) for carrying a friction pad (13), which is a part of a system for retarding rotational movement, e.g. at a rotating shaft. The carrier means (12) is intended for distributing the press force from a brake mechanism via a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6349803 | Shim structure for sound dampening brake squeal noise A silencer structure is mounted on a friction pad of a disc brake assembly by retaining pins which extend through the shim structure and into the backing plate for preventing dislodging of the shim structure in service. The force of the rotating action of... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6336533 | Noise dampening brake shoe A brake shoe having a noise dampener made of a yielding member secured to the web plate. The yielding member is provided to dampen or counter stick/slip frequencies resulting from the interaction between the brake drum surface and the brake lining during ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6293373 | Retaining spring for a housing of a partially lined disc brake The present invention relates to a retaining spring for a housing of a spot-type disc brake, especially an integrated disc brake for motor vehicles, in which a brake carrier of the disc brake is integrated in the steering knuckle of the vehicle, the retai... | 09/25/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6256858 | Shim structure for sound dampening brake squeal noise A silencer shim structure is mounted on a friction pad of a disc brake assembly by retaining pins which extend through the shim structure and into the backing plate for preventing dislodging of the shim structure in service. The force of the rotating acti... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257379 | Disk brake An open-topped disc brake comprises a disk and friction pads provided on opposite sides of the disk and having back plates. A caliper having a window and fluid pressure cylinders are provided together with pad pins extending across the window for supporti... | 07/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6230857 | Unwind stand tension brake friction pad A friction pad assembly having a backplate fast with a pad support body for use in a brake of an unwind stand of a printing press to reduce or eliminate brake squeal. The friction pad reduces brake squeal by the method of affixing the backplate to the mou... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6213257 | Squeak preventing shim A squeak preventing shim for a disk brake for an automobile has a squeak preventing effect, even if no lubricant is used, and also prevents decreased durability due to buckling, flow, etc. A shim construction is formed with a plurality of grooves or reces... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206145 | Brake apparatus for a hydraulic elevator A brake apparatus engages and locks a piston of a hydraulic elevator drive carrying an elevator car or a cable pulley. Attached at the upper end of a hydraulic cylinder guiding the piston is a beam on which are pivotally mounted at least two brake arms at... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6186285 | Wet disc brake A brake arrangement for a vehicle adapted for connection to an axle end. The brake arrangement includes a rotor disc adapted, in use, to rotate with the axle end and a stationary housing enclosing the rotor disc with one or more seals. A substantially sea... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6170618 | Brake shoe with retaining spring locked against rotation A brake shoe for disc brakes comprises a pad back plate which, on a first face thereof, is provided with a friction pad and, on a second face thereof, has a projection to which a retaining spring is fixed to prevent rotation of the retaining spring relati... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6161660 | Rotor for disc brake A disc rotor for a disc brake which is designed to make it difficult to cause brake squeal includes inner and outer discs, and first and second radially extending long holes formed in the outer and inner discs. The angular intervals between the long holes... | 12/19/2000 |
