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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7708124 | Anchoring sleeve assembly and method of use An anchoring sleeve assembly for securing a plurality of component systems to an axle tube housing. In one aspect, the anchoring sleeve assembly is pre-machined prior to installation on the axle tube housing to reduce the need for further machining operations once c... | 05/04/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6899205 | Brake assembly A drum brake assembly including a rotatable drum having a radially inner braking surface and a brake shoe of single piece construction and of generally circular form mounted within the drum against a backing plate. The brake shoe has a radially outer face and a fric... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6866126 | Shim attachment A staple for assisting in the coupling of a shim to a first side surface of a backing plate in a brake assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the staple comprises a head section; a body section coupled to the head section, the body section having a concavity so as to ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6772865 | Brake shoe retainer clip A retainer clip is used to maintain proper shoe contact and orientation for a cam actuated brake assembly. The cam actuated brake assembly includes a pair of brake shoes each having an anchor end and an actuation end. Each brake shoe is pivotally mounted at the anch... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6758311 | Band braking device, and method of manufacturing annular brake band A band braking device has an annular brake band having a frictional surface formed on the inner peripheral side thereof and a bracket fixed to an end portion thereof. Concave portions are formed on one of the bracket and the brake band, and convex portions are forme... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6578680 | Shim attachment A staple for assisting in the coupling of a shim to a first side surface of a backing plate in a brake assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the staple comprises a head section; a body section coupled to the head section, the body section having a concavit... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6499569 | Damped anchor shim for drum brake assembly This invention related to a multi-layered damped anchor shim adapted for use in a drum brake assembly. The anchor shim includes an inner surface and an outer surface which is adapted to contact the second ends of the brake shoes. The anchor shim includes ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6354410 | Rubber bonded anchor pin A brake assembly of a vehicle for enduring corrosive road effects is disclosed. The brake assembly includes a mounting bracket having a bore. An anchor pin extends through the bore of the mounting bracket to rotatably support a brake shoe of the assembly.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 5957247 | Actuator for a parking brake A drum-in-hat brake assembly (10) having first (12) and second (14) brake shoes retained on a backing plate (16) by first (18) and second (20) pins connected to the backing plate (16). The first (12) and second (14) brake shoes are aligned on the backing ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5638928 | Brake center tracking roller and cam arrangement A vehicle wheel drum brake assembly includes an improved brake actuator assembly having a stabilizing cam and roller design. The cam and roller include a centering and guiding surface that cooperate to prevent relative movement between the cam and the rol... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5531298 | Brake actuator A drum-type brake actuator provides increased force transmission efficiency and assembly simplicity. An anchor carries two pistons which are moved to apply a brake shoe by the cooperative operation of a lever and strut arrangement. The utilization of thre... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5443135 | Brake shoe roller insert A replaceable roller insert is provided for supporting a cam roller follower within roller supports acting against a cam element moving at least one brake shoe inward and outward relative to a brake drum where the roller insert is easily replaced by remov... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5407037 | Internal shoe drum brake having diverging abutment surfaces A brake shoe for an internal shoe drum brake has an arcuate platform carrying a lining of friction material on its outer face. A web extends perpendicularly from the inner face of the platform and provides a shoe tip intended to be supported on an angled ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5255763 | Brake cam roller follower bracket A roller follower (12) and bracket (20) combination for use in a rotary cam type brake shoe assembly (100) is provided in which bracket (20) is supported on a web (2) of a brake shoe in such a manner that, when a free-end (27) of bracket (20) is inserted ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5044475 | Rotary drum brake assembly bracket An anchor collar or bracket (100) is provided that is adapted to fit loosely about a shaft (34) of a rotary drum brake assembly such as assembly (200). Bracket (100) is adapted to secure at least one pair of resilient biasing members such as coiled spring... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5038899 | Internal shoe brake, in particular a parking brake, in a disk hub An internal shoe brake, which is being used as a parking brake in a disc hub, is designed so that it can be preassembled in a ready-to-be-installed fashion. For that purpose, the anchor plate, serving as a cover plate, is mounted to a support by at least ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4936426 | Brake assembly A brake assembly, for a vehicle axle having a beam, including a spider mounted on the beam, a camshaft mounted on one end of the spider, a pair of anchor pins mounted on an opposite end of the spider, and a pair of brake shoes. Each of the brake shoes has... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4869352 | Brake shoe guide member and brake using same A brake shoe guide member (50) is provided that is adapted to be firmly secured to the brake spider (38) and which features a pair of spaced-apart guide surfaces (56, 56) on one side of the brake shoe web (16) and an opposed guide surface (58) on an oppos... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4624348 | Roller retainer for brake assembly A roller retainer for a cam actuated vehicle brake assembly comprising a member preferably formed from spring wire to provide two substantially parallel legs with a tang at the end of each leg and a manual grip intermediate the legs. The tangs are seated ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4623050 | Shoe hold-down pin and spring clip A one piece spring clip is positioned on a headed brake shoe hold-down pin so that the spring clip is compressed with a camming action until the clip reaches an over-center condition. Further installing movement of the spring clip permits the spring to ex... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4603763 | Drum brake with negative feedback for brake shoe friction compensation This invention relates to a drum brake with two internal expanding brake shoes pivoted at substantially diametrically opposite axes. It incorporates the negative feedback of the brake shoe sliding friction forces to oppose the applied hydraulic brake actu... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4353442 | Brake shoe and brake assembly for automotive vehicles The present invention relates to a brake shoe and brake assembly for automotive vehicles, comprising a pair of brake shoes (14) having ends pivotably mounted on a brake spider (12), and a actuator cam (26) located between the opposite ends of the brake sh... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4157746 | Brake band end connection A brake band is provided which is useful particularly in connection with transmissions. The band has welded at each free end thereof a bracket. The brackets are provided with recesses to receive the actuating struts which abut against one end of the reces... | 06/12/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4058189 | Control linkage for a band type brake A control linkage for a band-type brake having an actuating lever provided with a pair of anchor pins, a brake band adapted to be trained about a rotary element to be braked in either direction of its rotation, the band having one end connected to one of ... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4039056 | Brake shoe assembly Integrally formed brake shoe for use with cylindrical automotive brake drums in hydraulic brake systems are fabricated by bending and shaping sections of extruded lengths of the material having a T-shaped cross-sectional configuration. Connector pins for ... | 08/02/1977 |
