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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357464 | Integral braking system for motorcycles An integral brake system for motorcycles, in which a hydraulic brake system acts on one wheel is connected by a hydraulic line to a main brake cylinder which is controllable with a first brake lever, a brake system acts on the other wheel, with an actuator controlla... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7159704 | Hydraulic system A hydraulic system in a motor vehicle for operating a friction clutch is described, including a slave cylinder acting upon a spring plate of the clutch, and a manually or automatically operated master cylinder acting upon the slave cylinder. The hydraulic system inc... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7021722 | System for and method of braking a vehicle The invention relates to a brake system configured to enhance control and maneuverability of a three-wheeled agricultural applicator. The brake system includes a brake pedal in fluid communication with a rear brake system and a front brake system. The front brake sy... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6959793 | Inertial brake actuator for towed vehicle Disclosed herein is a brake actuator for a towed vehicle having a brake actuated by a pedal. The actuator comprises a weight, slidably mounted to a base, a base and a slidable mount. Alternatively, the actuator comprises a weight, slidably mounted to a base, a base,... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6733090 | Hydraulic vehicle braking system In a hydraulic vehicle braking systems operable via hydraulic external energy from a pump or, in the event the pump malfunctions, via hydraulic energy made available using a master brake cylinder via muscle-powered energy, provision is made for safe braking via musc... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6733089 | Brake assembly for motorcycle A brake assembly for a motorcycle having a reduced number of components and assembly steps, and a simple control system with no interference between separate hydraulic systems. A brake assembly for a motorcycle provided with a front brake and a rear brake respective... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6672437 | Motor vehicle braking device A motor vehicle braking device includes a piston connected to the hydraulic braking circuit and connected to at least one damping element of the rear wheel or wheels, to measure the load exerted on the rear wheel or wheels. The device also includes a valv... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6572201 | Vehicle hydraulic system A vehicle has a hydraulic utility system for supplying a pressurized fluid to a number of user devices, including two axles, each having at least one wheel; and a brake assembly for each of the axles; a valve being provided to feed the pressurized fluid o... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6338533 | Brake assembly for a motorcycle A brake assembly for a motorcycle provided with a hydraulically actuated front brake and rear brake for a front wheel and a rear wheel, respectively, including a first brake actuating device and a second brake actuating device, for applying hydraulically ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6322169 | Method for controlling brake force distribution To govern or control the distribution of brake force, first a switch-over to maintaining the brake force or the braking pressure on the rear wheels constant will be performed upon the commencement and/or detection of a braking operation. From the initial ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6309029 | Vehicle braking device A braking device for a vehicle having an operational hydraulic brake system, and an electronically controlled brake system. The hydraulic brake system and the electronically controlled brake system act independently on a brake caliper of a hydraulic brake... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6276767 | Braking force distribution control system and method A system and method for initiating a braking force distribution control are disclosed. In one embodiment the deceleration of a front wheel and rear wheel are determined. When the front wheel deceleration is less than the rear wheel deceleration, the braki... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273524 | Braking force control valve and air brake system with the same A braking force control valve for an air brake system. The air brake system includes an air compressor for generating compressed air, an air tank for storing the compressed air supplied from the air compressor, an air bellows connected to the air tank, a ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273523 | Brake assembly for a motorcycle A brake assembly for a motorcycle provided with a hydraulically actuated front brake and rear brake for a front wheel and a rear wheel, respectively, including, first brake actuating means and second brake actuating means applying hydraulic pressure, and ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6246934 | Vehicular data recording apparatus and method A vehicular data recording apparatus records running data regarding a vehicle into a memory in an overwrite manner when the running data needs to be recorded. If the vehicle enters an abnormal state, such as a crash or the like, the apparatus prevents the... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6238017 | Advanced motorcycle chassis and braking system A motorcycle chassis embodies novel techniques, geometries, and configurations to provide enhanced performance, including new techniques to enhance braking performance. A first feature facilitates the application of braking force to each wheel in proporti... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6213566 | Brake proportioning in-line ball valve An apparatus is described wherein for a device for controlling the flow of fluid. A housing having an inlet for receiving the fluid, an outlet for discharging the fluid, and a bore connecting the inlet to the outlet is provided. A piston is disposed in th... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6193030 | Hydraulic brake system for a bicycle A hydraulic brake system for a bicycle includes a body having two inlets respectively connected to two brake levers, and two outlets respectively connected to a front brake assembly and a rear brake assembly. A common groove is defined in the body and com... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6102492 | Method and device for controlling braking force distribution in a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method and device for controlling braking force distribution in a motor vehicle. In the case of failure of the braking system, the braking force distribution regulator enters emergency mode. The regulation is activated when the ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6089679 | Vehicle braking system adapted to optimize distribution of braking forces A braking system for braking a motor vehicle by the front and rear brakes of the vehicle's front and rear wheels, respectively, including a distribution control device for controlling a distribution of front and rear wheel braking force produced by the re... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6070949 | Braking system for a two-wheeled motor vehicle Piping associated with interlocked brakes for front and rear wheel brakes is to be simplified to improve maintainability and provide a brake system suitable particularly for a two-wheeled motor vehicle satisfying racing specifications. A braking system in... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6053584 | Method and device for controlling a brake system A method and a device for controlling a brake system, in which the braking force is regulated in at least one wheel as a function of a driver's command. In an operating state where transition to vehicle standstill is to be expected, the braking force in t... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5916141 | Tandem master cylinder of brake system in an automobile A tandem master cylinder comprising first and second oil chambers having first and second pistons and first and second springs disposed in each of said respective chambers, the second piston being connected with a hydraulic push rod; a bypass chamber; and... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5890778 | Brake device with an antilock system for a road vehicle A simple, economical brake system for small front-wheel-drive vehicles. The brake system has a hydraulic service brake system for the front axle wheels and an electric service brake system for the rear axle wheels. The hydraulic service brake system has a... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5741049 | Brake proportioning valve A brake proportioning valve displaying low restriction to fluid flow and short fluid shear path is suitable for use in vehicular traction control systems and capable of supplying a high volume of fluid to the traction control system high pressure pump und... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5692812 | Brake regulator with double valve A regulator (1) having a casing (10) with at least one bore (11) therein. A piston (12) slidably located within the bore (11) to delimit first (13) and second (14) chambers. The first (13) and second (14) chambers being separated from one another by a val... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5632535 | Dynamic rear proportioning brake system A dynamic rear proportioning system is integrated with an existing vehicle anti-lock braking system (ABS) and performs the function of the rear brake pressure proportioning where ABS is not required. The rear brake hydraulic channel(s) are isolated from t... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5620237 | Brake device for motorcycle A front/rear interlocking brake system is provided wherein a hydraulic pressure is directly supplied through a lever hydraulic system and a circuit to front brakes. The front brake is provided with a secondary master cylinder for generating a hydraulic pr... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5611367 | In-line valve for a master cylinder The invention relates to an in-line valve connected to a master cylinder for exhibiting the braking of automobile. The in-line valve is comprised of a body 20, a piston 30 installing slidably in the body and a plate spring 40 having a low height for suppo... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5558415 | Method of enhancing the reliablity in operation of a brake system with electronic control of the brake force distribution To enhance the reliability of a brake system with electronic control of the brake force distribution, a short pressure reduction pulse, which is negligible for the braking process, is applied to the front wheels (VR, VL) during a braking operation, and th... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5544946 | Motorcycle braking system and method A motorcycle braking system distributing liquid pressure to a first front brake, a second front brake and a rear brake includes a first master cylinder actuated by a front brake lever and a second master cylinder actuated by a back brake pedal. The first ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5538334 | Vehicle anti-lock braking system wherein output end of pump passage is connected to a passage connecting rear wheel brake cylinder and proportioning valve A vehicle anti-lock braking system having X-crossed two pressure application sub-systems connected to respective independent chambers of a master cylinder, each sub-system including a normally-open first shut-off valve in a front brake cylinder passage be... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5522422 | Hydraulic pressure reducing valve A noise-minimized pressure reducing valve valve closure member an axial guiding tappet which is formed at its end as a spherical segment, and the diameter of which is adapted to the diameter of an inner bore in the control piston. Along with another valve... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5451098 | Multislope compensator The compensator comprises, in known manner, a body (1) in which are defined two pressure chambers (2, 3), a piston (4) carrying a valve (6) capable of bringing the chambers into communication with one another, a bearing mechanism (8, 81) and a reaction me... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5403072 | Brake pressure control device for optimizing the brake-lining wear of motor vehicle brakes A brake-pressure control device is disclosed with a service-brake valve for allocating pressure from a supply source, and via an automatically load-dependent brake-power controller to the wheel-brake cylinders of a rear axle and from a supply source to th... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5393131 | Hydraulic brake system with enhanced braking force for rear wheels A hydraulic brake system operates so that under anti-lock control, the braking forces for the rear wheels are enhanced in order to reduce braking loads for the front wheels. Further, upon the occurrence of a malfunction of the anti-locking control, the hy... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5380073 | Dual circuit brake valve system A dual circuit brake valve system comprises first and second brake circuits, first and second combined inlet and outlet valves through which first and second braking pressures respectively are delivered to said first and second brake circuits, and first a... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5354122 | Seating for an inertia ball of a deceleration-sensitive brake power control A seating for an inertia ball (101) of a deceleration-sensitive brake power control is disclosed, featuring a substantially stepped feature (114) located above a bottom area (105) and which feature engages the inertia ball so as to not allow any horizonta... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5340212 | Proportioning relay valve disabled by failed front braking circuit A fluid pressure braking system for a tractor-trailer combination vehicle includes a proportioning relay valve which controls communication to the rear wheel brakes of the tractor. When the tractor pulls a trailer, the proportioning control within the rel... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5322354 | Proportioning valve A proportioning valve of the present invention has a columnar portion protruding at the head of a retainer for slidably retaining a plunger. The outside diameter of columnar portion is set in such a manner that when a retaining ring, which inhibits the mo... | 06/21/1994 |
