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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7849982 | Garnish plate mounting structure A garnish plate mounting structure allows a garnish plate to be installed to a caliper body without the need for any special machining of the caliper body, thus achieving improved general versatility. An engaging member is disposed along an external surface of a sec... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7726450 | Shim and a subassembly including a shim and backing plate A shim for use in a braking subassembly comprising a metal backing plate comprising a first side surface, wherein the shim comprises at least one flexible tab extending from an edge thereof for assisting in coupling the shim to the backing plate along a backing plat... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7661515 | Friction member assembly for disc brake A solid box-shape structure is constituted by fitting a torque transmitting ring 23 to a guide hole 17 on a guide plate 11 to pivotably hold a lining member 13 and fixing the guide plate 11 to a torque receive plate 3. A bra... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7490704 | Bicycle disc brake pad A bicycle disc brake pad is used in a disc brake device and is configured to reduce restrictions on backplate material in a disc brake pad for a bicycle in which a friction member is bonded to a backplate by a diffusion bonding method. The bicycle disc brake pad has... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7410034 | Drum brake A parking brake including a disc fixed to a vehicle and a plurality of clips attached to the disc to align channels on first and second brake shoes with a braking surface on a drum. Each clip has a rectangular shape with a flat first end fixed to the disc and a U-sh... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370738 | One-piece friction body with a support and a friction pad disposed thereon and method of its manufacture There is described a one-piece friction body having a support and at least one friction pad disposed thereon, based on friction materials containing reinforcing fibers, thermoset binders and customary additives, in which the at least one friction pad is joined to th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351940 | Product with multiple functions, such as on board technology, eg panel or pipe with enhanced systems within The invention relates to a product, which may take a wide variety of forms but which is exemplified by a pipe or a panel. The product has a first function, such as that normally expected of a pipe or a panel, and a second function different from the first. The secon... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7316301 | Brake caliper A brake caliper includes an actuator, a moveable brake pad including a brake pad backplate having a generally planar portion, and a friction material secured to the brake pad backplate. The brake pad backplate is being generally arcuate in shape and defines a fricti... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7275625 | Disk brake pad A disk brake pad controls rotation of a disk rotor by pushing a friction surface against the disk rotor while it is rotating. The disk brake pad is formed with respective chamfered portions at respective end portions of the disk brake pad at the incoming and outgoin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267201 | Emergency brake device of elevator An emergency brake apparatus for an elevator system is installed on an elevator cage or a balance weight of the elevator system and includes a grip member with slant surfaces and a pressing surface sandwiching a guide rail, a pressing member disposed movably between... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237659 | Disk brake for a vehicle A disk brake is disclosed that has a shim between a brake pad and a pressuring element for pressing the brake pad against a disk rotor. The disk brake includes a stopper portion for stopping movement of the shim 70 with respect to the brake pad 50, whe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237657 | Friction plate A friction plate is formed of a core plate and friction linings bonded on opposite surfaces of the friction plate, respectively. To permit cooling of each friction lining from a side of its associated surface of the core plate, the friction plate is provided, for ex... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225904 | Reinforced brake lining and method of producing A method of producing a brake lining assembly having a wear surface with increased wear characteristics comprises the steps of winding a metal strip, placing the wound metal strip into a brake lining cup, filling the brake lining cup with a brake lining material of ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7200940 | Tool for surface burring A tool for burring the surface of a material. The tool has two sets of oppositely facing toothed blades which are made to move towards each other when the tool is pressed against a surface. Each tooth planes a shallow groove into the surface which results in hook-li... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7159698 | Disc brake rotor assembly with replaceable wear surfaces A disc brake rotor assembly has a central carrier with a first side and a second side. At least two wear surfaces are releasably secured to the first side and at least two wear surfaces are releasably secured to the second side. A locking mechanism disposed within t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7097009 | Friction material configuration and method of manufacture for brake applications The present invention provides a brake pad or shoe and method to manufacture the same. The brake pad or shoe includes a first friction material such as a non-asbestos organic material and a second friction material such a semi-metallic material. The friction materia... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066304 | Disc brake A disc brake for a heavy road vehicle has a caliper arranged at a brake disc mounted on a wheel axle of the vehicle. An electric motor and two thrust rods operationally connected thereto are provided in the caliper. The thrust rods transform a rotational ingoing mov... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055659 | Bike brake shoe molding structure An improved molding structure of a bike brake shoe including a pre-assembly of metal base comprised of a disk, a cover and an adjustment base before being injection molded into a brake shoe by injection is characterized by that an opening of the disk forms a separat... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025182 | Selectively cold worked hydraulic motor/pump shoe A method of manufacturing a wear resistant shoe (26) includes upsetting (46) one end portion (38) of cylindrical member to work harden that portion to a substantial depth, machining (48) the cylindrical member portion to finished dimensio... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6983831 | Brake shoe and brake lining blocks with keyed connection A brake shoe assembly comprising a brake shoe to which brake plates are assembled. The brake shoe has a key that extends outwardly from an outer radial surface of the brake shoe. The key is received in a slot formed in a backing plate of the brake plate. Preassemble... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983830 | Disc brake A disc brake including pads which are supported in sockets having an opening facing towards the disc. The pads each comprise blocks of friction material which are plugged into the sockets. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6874601 | Brake pad assembly A brake pad assembly includes a shank with a brake pad connected to a first end thereof and the shank extends through a support frame, a first positioning member, a brake arm, a second positioning member, a holding member and is threadedly connected to a nut. The fi... | 04/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6702070 | Integrated drive unit An integrated drive unit having planetary gearing and an annular cone brake element affixed to a hydraulic motor barrel. A brake piston encircles the hydraulic motor barrel and is selectively engageable with the cone brake element to actuate the cone brak... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6672433 | Brake lining of brake device A brake lining of a vehicular brake device is produced by a friction material which has a characteristic that a friction coefficient of the friction material decreases according to an increase of a sliding speed between the brake lining and a rotational m... | 01/06/2004 |
| 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 |
