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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079449 | Brake pad comprising a grease reservoir The invention relates to a brake pad (10) for a motor vehicle disk brake, which is intended to be received in a hydraulic braking caliper (12) and which is able to be applied by said caliper (12) against a rotating brake disk, of which an applic... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7258210 | Balanced support of brake pads A disc brake comprising a caliper, one or more brake discs and one or more brake pads. The brake pads are received on back plates or other pad support. The caliper and the pad supports are designed to take up resulting re-action forces during braking in a plane perp... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7182182 | Drum brake and brake shoe for one such brake A drum brake comprising a plate on which at least one shoe having a friction lining is mounted. A lever moves the shoe against a wheel drum in response to a braking command to effect a brake application. A resilient return spaces the shoe apart from the drum when br... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168534 | Clutch or brake device formed of composite foam An improved clutch or brake device in which at least two members are mounted for relative rotation and engagement, the members having friction material rotatable therewith, and the friction material of the members having surfaces confronting each other, characterize... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131517 | Gradual catch system for a bidirectional safety device A bi-directional safety mechanism used in an elevator safety device and which produces a gradual catch on a guide rail. The bi-directional safety device has a roller and two hinged rectangular frames, each having a friction element. One hinged rectangular frame is d... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7066997 | Coal tar and hydrocarbon mixture pitch and the preparation and use thereof A method of making the saturated aircraft brake preform using a coal tar pitch having a softening point in the range of about 160° C. to 240° C. Also, a product having natural rubber in the formulation and the method of making the product using a coal tar pitch ha... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6880681 | Brake drum and method for producing the same A brake drum includes a ring-shaped drum body (13), and a friction member (16) secured to the inner circumferential surface (18) of the drum body. Because the drum body is formed of a lightweight Al alloy and the friction member is formed of an ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6857509 | Braking unit A braking unit has (1) at least two brake shoes, each with a friction lining; (2) at least one brake disk rotor each of the outer surfaces of the brake disc rotor at least partially forming a friction surface of a ceramic-metal composite material for each friction l... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6789456 | Braking system A braking system is provided for mitigating the linear or rotational motion of an object having an axis, the linear or rotational motion being coaxial with the axis. In particular, the motion is the type which is the result of an impulse imposed over a short period ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6698556 | Curved brake pad The curved brake pad is a flexible brake pad, curved in design, which does not come in constant contact with its rotating disk when not in use. The gap between the curved pad and the disk reduces the amount of friction and heat generated by the constant r... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6637554 | Rail brake element A rail brake element, in particular in connection with rail brake buffer blocks, comprising a pair of clamping plates C-shaped in cross section and having upper and lower leg portions, the clamping plates engaging a rail head on opposite sides, at least o... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6458466 | Brake or clutch components having a ceramic-metal composite friction material A braking component such as a brake pad, brake rotor, brake drum or clutch disk is comprised of a metal substrate having a friction material laminated on at least a portion of at least one face of the metal substrate, the friction material being a ceramic... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6422359 | Brake shoe and internal shoe drum brake A brake shoe (1; 2) comprising an arcuate platform (5) carrying a lining (6, 7, 8; 12, 13) of friction material, the lining (6, 7, 12, 13) having, at or adjacent its outer ends, localised portions (9, 10; 14, 15) projecting radially outwardly beyond the r... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6401881 | Double action brake shoe A double action brake shoe comprising a shoe, a lining and an oscillator material as main components which function respectively as a reinforcing body of the brake shoe, a brake material and as a generator of certain vibration frequency when the shoe is a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6374959 | Disc brake backing plates Shoe and lining assemblies for use in disc brakes are disclosed that have centroids of the backing plate halves which are very close to the centroids of the actuator pistons. In this way, the forces from the pistons are evenly distributed across the backi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6354411 | Drum brake device A drum brake device in which the brake shoe return smoothly when releasing the parking brake on a slope. The points of the circumferential edges of the linings 6, 6 of the brake shoes 2, 3 at the service brake actuator side are located on the normal radia... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6328143 | Brake shoe with friction management The present invention provides a friction management brake shoe adapted to engage the tread and the flange of a wheel of a railway vehicle via which the railway vehicle is guidably supported on a railed track. The friction management brake shoe comprises ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6303236 | Method for manufacturing aluminum-based composite plate and composite back plate A method for manufacturing an aluminum-based composite plate is disclosed. The method comprises the step of producing an aluminum-based composite billet. The billet production step includes reducing, by magnesium nitride, an oxide-based ceramic as a porou... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6267206 | Brake lining for disk brakes The brake lining (100) for disk brakes comprises a carrier plate (10) and a friction material block (20) fixed thereon made of a pressed friction material, the friction material block (20) being fixed positively and/or nonpositively on the carrier plate (... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6155390 | Incremental braking interface between shoe and drum or caliper and rotor and method of braking An incremental braking method and system in which a braked member which is in motion, e.g., a brake drum, is engaged by a series of flexible stops on a braking member, e.g., a brake shoe, to brake the braked member. A rigid stop on the braked member sweep... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5957251 | Brake or clutch components having a ceramic-metal composite friction material A braking component such as a brake pad, brake rotor, brake drum or clutch disk is comprised of a metal substrate having a friction material laminated on at least a portion of at least one face of the metal substrate, the friction material being a ceramic... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5951234 | Pallet loader The invention concerns an improved device in pallet loaders, comprising an upright frame (1) and a pair of horizontal lifting fork members (2) which may be raised and lowered together with said frame (1) by means of a lifting mechanism. The lifting fork m... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5443133 | Brake shoe with chamfered lining The invention is related to a brake shoe with a chamfered edge lining, the chamfered edge achieving desired surface configuration of the lining after only a few braking actions while increasing the service life of the lining. The chamfer has a profile sha... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5433301 | Disc brake assembly including a configured load plate A force application system for a disc brake assembly in which twin pistons engage a configured load plate featuring stiffening ribs at specific locations to maximize the stiffness thereof seeking to provide uniformity of pressure transmitted therethrough ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5429216 | Disc brake shoe assembly A disc brake shoe in which a relatively thin gage, low-cost metal backing plate has bonded to one face a friction brake lining and is formed on the opposite face with a plurality of straps that are adapted to engage corresponding recesses formed in a comp... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5123972 | Hardened insert and brake shoe for backstopping clutch An improved hardened insert and brake shoe adapted for use in bi-directional backstopping clutches is disclosed. The inserts are formed from a base material of high speed alloy tool steel, which is relatively inexpensive and easy to machine. The base mate... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5022499 | Axially slit pressure cylinder with brake means A piston rod-free pressure cylinder, in which a force reducer (15) is connected by means of a lateral projection (14) to the working piston (13), has a brake mechanism (19), which acts with a brake lining (27) on the outside of the pressure cylinder (11).... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4995484 | Brake discs or brake drums The invention relates to a brake disc or brake drum or else the combination of both. The brake discs are provided with rotationally symmetrical braking areas and a removable, anti-corrosive coating. The coating completely covers the surface of the brake d... | 02/26/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4817764 | Spot-type disc brake A spot-type disc brake with a floating-caliper comprises a brake support member and a brake caliper that is arranged at the wheel axle in a manner slidable parallel to the brake disc axis by a single guide element (5,6) includes brake shoes which are repl... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4807728 | Brake member and method of manufacturing same A brake member integrally cast from a single melt and composed of a sliding portion and a hub portion, the sliding portion having a flaky graphite cast iron microstructure with a good damping capacity and the hub portion having a high-strength cast iron m... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4773511 | Hold-down leaf spring for the brake lining backplate of a disc brake or for the pressure distributor plate which abuts the brake lining backplate A leaf spring (76) for holding down the pad backplate (72) and the pressure distributor plate, if any, in the pad opening of a disc brake at one side rests on a movable frame (12) of the brake and at the other side pressurizes the lining backplate and the... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4609076 | Spring engaged fluid released multi-disc brake assembly A disc brake unit comprises a disc assembly of interleaved rotor discs and stator discs that are normally spring in one direction biased to a brake engaged condition. A hydraulically operated first piston engages a stator disc at one end of the unit to mo... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4603760 | Slotted insulator and disc brake assembly using same A brake shoe has a noise insulator sheet secured to the shoe back and engaged by the piston annular end or a caliper leg. This generates one or more high pressure areas which may cause the insulation layer to buckle and separate from the shoe. By providin... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4593070 | Impact-resistant phenolic resin composition An impact-resistant phenolic resin composition comprising 99 to 25% by weight of a phenolic resin and 1 to 75% by weight of a nitrile group-containing highly saturated polymer rubber whose amount of bound nitrile ranges from 10 to 60% by weight and having... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4444293 | Safety arrester for mine-shaft conveyances using tubing guides A safety arrester for mine shaft passenger cages is provided wherein a pair of arresting cams are arranged to straddle the sides of a tubing guide positioned on each side of the mine shaft which tubing guide is used for stabilizing the movement of the cag... | 04/24/1984 |
