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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975815 | Brake A two-piece brake shoe is disclosed wherein each piece of the brake shoe has a free end and an end portion opposite the free end that is designed to be inter-fitting with an end portion of the other piece of the brake shoe. Each piece of the brake shoe has a brake l... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7918323 | Magnetic resistor control assembly A magnetic resistor control assembly for a body training machine comprises a main shaft; a rotor, a stator, an adjusting unit, a sliding block set and a controller. An inner disk and an outer disk clamp of the stator clamping the adjusting unit. The sliding block se... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7568564 | Drum-in-hat torque limiter A parking brake having first and second brake shoes with first ends that engages an anchor on a backing plate and second ends that engages an adjuster. An actuator engages the first ends of the first and second brake shoes to apply an input force to move the first a... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7364021 | Wheel brake The invention relates to a wheel brake for a motor vehicle including an electromechanical actuating device and a hydraulic actuating device, which are redundant. In this way, the likelihood of failure of the wheel brake is reduced. A self-boosting device increases a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7261190 | Reaction lever for a parking brake A lever for moving first and second brake shoes into engagement with a drum to effect a brake application. The lever has a first end connected to the brake shoes and a second end with a tine fixed thereto to which a cable is connected to apply an input force to effe... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232014 | Brake caliper support structure for motorcycle In a motorcycle with a swing arm disposed on one side of a rear wheel for supporting the rear wheel. The swing arm is formed in a roughly triangular shape in a side view and a brake caliper of a rear brake is supported by the swing arm. The brake caliper is disposed... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7093695 | Park brake cable end assembly for a drum-in-hat disc brake assembly This invention relates to an improved park brake cable end assembly for a drum-in-hat disc brake assembly having a disc service brake and a drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake. The drum-in-hat disc brake assembly includes a backing plate adapted to support a dru... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070025 | Drum brake apparatus An automatic clearance adjusting device 10 that automatically adjusts the position of brake shoes (3, 4) based on the wear includes an adjuster gear that is rotatably depending on the amount of how much the brake shoes are parted from each other, a cam... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7011194 | Drum-in-hat torque limiter A parking brake having first and second brake shoes each of which has a first end that engages an anchor post on a backing plate and a second end that engages an adjuster. An actuator that is located adjacent an anchor post engages a first end and an adjuster engage... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6962241 | Brake cable connecting apparatus for a drum brake device A cable disengagement prevention configuration for a drum brake device that provides a simple and safe connection of a brake cable to a brake lever and reliably prevents disengagement of the brake cable after connecting the brake cable to the brake lever. The cable ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6877592 | Mechanical actuator for a drum brake A drum brake operating device effectively eliminated the possibility of damaging a brake cable has efficient logistics, and excellent performance in engaging and disengaging the brake cable. A cable end 27a of an inner cable 27 is hooked ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6799664 | Drum brake assembly This invention relates to a vehicle drum brake assembly adapted to selectively frictionally engage a brake drum. The drum brake assembly includes a backing plate supported relative to a vehicle component and having at least three openings formed therethrough, at lea... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6766887 | Dual mode type drum brake device A brake cable for a dual mode type drum brake functioning as a leading-trailing type during the service brake and as a duo-servo type during the parking brake, may be easily arranged at a lower side of axle. The first and second brake levers (118), (119 | 07/27/2004 |
| 6681902 | Brake shoe mounting system for a vehicle brake assembly This invention relates to a brake shoe mounting system for a vehicle brake assembly. The vehicle brake assembly brake shoe mounting system includes a brake mounting member and a pair of brake shoes slidably supported relative to the brake mounting member.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6651789 | Limiter means for a release spring of a brake cable A drum-in-hat park brake assembly for a vehicle wherein first and second brake shoes are retained and aligned on a backing plate by first and second pins. The first and second shoes are moved into engagement with a drum by a force applied to an actuator b... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6581735 | Drum brake device A drum brake device having a brake lever with sufficient rigidity, and securing a larger space at a central region of a brake in order to provide a long, effective brake lever stroke. A by-pass hole 60d, through which the shoe-hold pin 41 swingably rising... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6554110 | Drum brake device A drum brake device having a brake lever with sufficient rigidity, and securing a larger space at a central region of a brake, to provide a large effective brake lever stroke. A by-pass hole 60d, which is freely penetrated by a shoe-hold pin 41 which swin... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547047 | Drum brake device A brake structure that prevents damaging the shoe-hold mechanism by way of securing a larger space at a central region of the brake and achieves a long effective and stable brake function. A by-pass hole 60d, through which the shoe-hold pin 41 is freely p... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6454062 | Drum brake A mount bracket attached to a vehicle body is formed by pressing a metal plate to constitute a structure substantially in a shape of a flat plate having a circular plate portion overlapping a circular disc portion of a backing plate and a flange portion e... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6394237 | Automatic shoe clearance adjustment device for a drum brake It is an object of this invention to provide an automatic shoe clearance adjustment device for a drum brake mechanism designed to improve its durability by eliminating a gap, which is caused due to the manufacturing tolerances between the operating end su... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390248 | Dual mode drum brake device It is an object of this invention to provide a drum brake device which solves a problem of decreasing the strength of a back plate near an anchor block and reduces potential damage to the parking brake cable. A pivot lever 60 is pivotally mounted on one b... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6364076 | Wear insert for brake shoe trunnion slot A wear insert is provided for receiving trunnions on the ends of pieces used in affixing brake shoes to a brake shoe assembly. A vehicle brake shoe assembly has brake shoes which may be urged outwardly against a brake drum when a S-cam is rotated. The bra... | 04/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6302245 | Drum brake device A drum brake device which reduces the amount of non-effective stroke (play) and prevents noise for the long period of time. The first strut 12 of an automatic shoe clearance adjustment device is provided adjacent to the service brake actuator 8 and betwee... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6290036 | Drum brake device A drum brake device including, a pair of brake shoes, a wheel cylinder, anchor pins, and a control lever. The control lever is disposed between a wheel cylinder and a secondary shoe and has a structure that the flanges and are raised from both ends of a p... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6241061 | Reduced noise brake shoe assembly The present invention is a drum brake shoe assembly having an improved support structure which limits the lateral travel of the leading brake shoe, to thereby reduce or eliminate audible impacts between the brake shoe and the backing plate of the drum bra... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6223869 | Drum brake device A drum brake device is provided which facilitates the pre-mounting of a long link, without increasing the number of components or the cost of the device. The long link (44) is pivotable on the central segment of one brake shoe (13). An engagement hook (48... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6206148 | Drum brake with duo-actuation A drum brake assembly (10) having first (12) and second (14) brake shoes retained on a backing plate (16). The first (12) and second (14) brake shoes have a first end (22,24) aligned on a hydraulic actuator assembly (26) and a second end (28,30) aligned o... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6131708 | Drum brake device A shock absorber (13) is provided between the anchor (9) and the ends (2b, 3b) of the brake shoes (2, 3) facing the anchor (9) to reduce the impact noise between the brake shoe and the anchor.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6125976 | Drum brake device A drum brake device that functions as a leading-trailing (LT) type when the service brake is applied, and as a duo-servo (DS) type when the parking brake is applied, in which the automatic shoe clearance adjustment mechanism functions precisely for a prol... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6065571 | Drum brake system and device A drum brake device is provided in which a stroke before effectuating the parking brake effect of the brake shoes is restricted so that any disconcerting feeling to the driver and any delay in effectuating the parking brake when in an emergency situation ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062353 | Drum brake device A drum brake device is provided which facilitates the pre-mounting of a long link, without increasing the number of components or the cost of the device. The long link (44) is pivotable on the central segment of one brake shoe (13). An engagement hook (48... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6003645 | Drum brake device A drum brake device that functions as a leading-trailing (LT) type when the service brake is applied, and as a duo-servo (DS) type when the parking brake is applied, in which no strange noises are generated, nor is any impact load applied to any of the co... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5630486 | Mechanical actuation device for drum brake A drum brake including a carrier plate (10) on which there are slidably mounted first and second shoes (12, 14) capable of being brought into frictional engagement against an internal face of the drum (20) by a hydraulic actuation device (22). A variable-... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5630484 | Brake shoe and internal shoe drum brake 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 ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5445250 | Brake shoe mounting with ball bearings for swivelling A brake shoe mounting for a vehicle drum brake hinges brake shoes to a brake anchor member to swivel around axes that are substantially parallel to the brake drum axis. To simplify the assembly and disassembly of the brake shoes and to improve the adaptat... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5398790 | Internal shoe drum brake An internal shoe drum brake has a pair of brake shoes mounted on a backplate with one pair of adjacent shoe ends in sliding engagement with an abutment fixed to or integral with the backplate. An actuator disposed between the other pair of adjacent shoe e... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5305861 | Integrated backing plate for a drum brake A backing plate is formed by way of a liquid metal forging process or a die-casting process by using an aluminum alloy or an aluminum-based composite material. Essential portions to which forces are applied are formed with a large thickness, and the remai... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5228545 | Internal shoe drum brake An internal shoe drum brake having a generally C-shaped shoe return spring of which an intermediate portion is retained on the backplate and respective end portions respectively engage brake shoes. The intermediate portion of the spring is retained by a r... | 07/20/1993 |
