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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7044883 | Device for driving a vehicle wheel The invention relates to a device for driving a wheel of a vehicle. The device includes a hub for carrying the wheel in a rotationally fixed manner, a planetary gear connected between a driving axle and the hub, which planetary gear includes a planet carrier which i... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6942074 | Drum brake system for vehicle A drum brake system adapted to transmit force to left and right levers for evenly contacting the left and right shoes to the drum when the driver depresses the brake pedal. The force is transmitted from a wheel cylinder, thereby resulting in an effective braking act... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6325181 | Piston assembly for use in a wheel cylinder of a drum brake assembly This invention relates to an improved structure for a wheel cylinder for use in a drum brake assembly having a pair of brake shoes which are adapted to be urged into frictional engagement with a brake drum. The wheel cylinder includes a pair of opposed pi... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6321889 | Shoe driving mechanism for drum brake A shoe driving mechanism for a drum brake for pressing brake shoes against a drum is formed as an assembly in which the following are assembled to base plates which are rotatably fitted to an anchor pin for a primary shoe: an anchor pin for the secondary ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6119833 | Drum brake device having leading/trailing mode and duo servo mode Disclosed is a drum brake device in which during a service brake application, a pair of brake shoes operates in a leading/trailing mode, and during a parking brake application, a parking brake mechanism operates to cause the brake shoes to operate in the ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5819887 | Drum brake device A drum brake device having a single brake shoe mounted to be movable on top of the back plate. One end of the brake shoe abuts against an anchor (10) and the other end interlocks with a shoe clearance adjustment device (14). A link (11) is supported so as... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5273139 | Brake cylinder for the actuation of a vehicle brake A brake cylinder is disclosed featuring a reduction of weight and a construction for reducing a tendency to vibrate. The piston (11), serving for the brake actuation, is formed out of a plastic mold part and is furnished with a simplified guiding of the p... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4363387 | Wheel cylinder and torque plate construction A wheel cylinder and torque plate construction is provided for a drum brake. The wheel cylinder comprises a molded plastic cylindrical member in a steel shell. The steel shell can be part of a torque plate which can be stamped in two parts which are subst... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4350230 | Drum brakes for vehicles A drum brake is disclosed in which at least two, and preferably four, friction pad assemblies are symmetrically arranged with respect to the drum. The pad assemblies are slidably guided for movement towards and away from the drum in a substantially radial... | 09/21/1982 |
