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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905336 | Protective boot for a piston-cylinder unit of a disk brake A flexible boot for protecting a cylinder-piston unit of a disk brake of the type that includes a piston slidable in a cylinder in order to act on a brake pad. The flexible boot has a surface with a portion that can face a wall of the pad when in a rolled-up positio... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7275624 | Disk brake unit for motorcycle To provide a motorcycle disk brake that can ensure brake force and also enable miniaturization. A motorcycle disk brake unit (10) has a part (105) of a piston (56) which projects outwards from an outer edge (35) of a brake disk ( | 10/02/2007 |
| 7232015 | Caliper body method of manufacturing caliper body of vehicular disc brake A method of manufacturing the caliper body of a vehicular disc brake by the gravity casting method. The caliper body is used for the vehicular disc brake wherein a pair of frictional pads are disposed opposite to each other with a disc rotor held therebetween. The c... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219772 | Disk brake with a regulating system The invention relates to a disk brake, particularly for commercial vehicles, comprising a brake caliper covering a brake disk, a tensing device arranged in a brake caliper for tensing the brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction thereof, and at le... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7134532 | Disk brake The invention relates to a disk brake, in particular for utility vehicles, comprising a brake caliper, which extends over a brake disk, an application device located in the brake caliper for applying brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction of the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097004 | Pressure bleeding boot-type seal A boot-type seal having a seal and a valve. The seal has a first seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a first surface, and a second seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a second surface. The valve is coupled to the seal and is operabl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7032721 | Control method for controlling a resetting system of a disc brake and brake disc assembly The invention relates to a control method for controlling a resetting system of a disc brake provided with a brake caliper, involving the following steps: 1. in order to determine the actual play of the disc brake, the brake disc is displaced back and forth with the... | 04/25/2006 |
| RE38975 | Bicycle disc brake A bicycle disc brake is provided in which a support member movably couples the brake caliper to the frame of the bicycle. The bicycle disc brake caliper has a caliper housing with a single piston unit. The piston unit is movably coupled to the housing between a rele... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6968928 | Disk brake caliper housing having an offset cavity An air disk brake caliper housing is disclosed. The caliper housing includes a open rear end portion that opens into a passageway for receiving an actuator/adjuster mechanism. To minimize the outer contour of the caliper housing to alleviate packaging concerns with ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6719104 | Composite caliper for a disc brake assembly and method for producing same The invention relates to a composite brake caliper and method for producing the same. The method for producing the composite brake caliper comprises the steps of: (a) providing a molding apparatus having at least a pair of mold sections, at least one of the pair of ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6497315 | Brake/clutch module with simplified friction pad substitution Modified friction pad and friction-pad receptale assembly for a brake/clutch module permitting greater ease inserting pad into and withdrawing it from the brake/clutch module. The pad is held into the receptacle by clips at the distal end of the receptacl... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6401882 | Heat insulator for disc brake A disc brake assembly is provided with heat insulators to reduce the heat transferred to the hydraulic fluid of the disc brake assembly during braking. The disc brake assembly includes a caliper housing, a first and a second friction member coupled to the... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6334514 | Bicycle disc brake A bicycle disc brake is provided in which a support member movably couples the brake caliper to the frame of the bicycle. The bicycle disc brake caliper has a caliper housing with a single piston unit. The piston unit is movably coupled to the housing bet... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6298954 | Brake calliper, in particular for motor vehicles A brake caliper has a caliper bridge and two legs that are arranged at right angles to the caliper bridge. A housing having a bore for a brake piston is mounted on one leg. The caliper bridge has at least one hollow chamber inside, which is delimited on a... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6244393 | Disc brake caliper A disc brake caliper including a brake piston movably arranged therein. The brake piston is sealed in relation to the brake cylinder by a sealing ring, which is arranged in a circumferential annular groove of the brake cylinder. The sealing ring functions... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6213564 | Anti-lock brake system with piezoelectric brake actuator An anti-lock braking system includes a moveable member to be braked and a friction brake for applying a braking force. A controller actuates the friction brake in accordance with braking force demands. Braking force demands are determined by the controlle... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6173819 | Partially lined disc brake The present invention relates to a spot-type disc brake with a brake housing including a first side element, a second side element and a bridge element connecting the side elements and straddling a brake disc and with at least one arm arranged on the lead... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6109401 | Light-weight disc brake The brake shoes of a disc brake having a light-metal housing are supported in a circumferential direction and are axially slidable on supports which are fixed to the housing and made of a high-strength material. The supports are cast into the housing and ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6092631 | Multipot type disk brake If cylinder bores formed in a caliper parallel to each other are communicated together through a pipe casted in the caliper, the pipe tends to come out of the caliper into a cylinder bore. A separate short pipe is provided to communicate the cylinder bore... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6062349 | Disk brake with prestressed guide tube A disk brake for a motor vehicle having a caliper (10) and a support (40) which slide with respect to each other to move first (17) and second (20) friction pads into engagement with a disk (30) to effect a brake application. A guide arrangement which all... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6039155 | Disc brake A disc brake (10) with an anchor (12) fixed to a housing. The anchor (12) has non-symmetrical first (18) and second (20) rails which align first (22) and second (24) friction pads with a rotor (26). The first rail (18) has first (32) and second (34) secti... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6032768 | Arrangement of a brake disc on a wheel hub A method for changing a brake disk of a disk brake, wherein the brake disk includes a friction ring and a brake disk hub for connecting the brake disk to a wheel hub that is rotatably connected to a steering knuckle and has a wheel flange for detachably c... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6019199 | Hydraulic caliper disk brake for steel mill cranes A hydraulic caliper disk brake (10) according to the present invention includes a caliper base (46) that is supported by a folding triangular base (14) that generally includes a mounting base (30) and a support arm (54). The caliper base (46) is pinned to... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6000506 | Disc brake caliper A single-piece housing fixed brake caliper is provided with one relatively large piston bore on one side of the rotor and two relatively smaller piston bores on the opposing side of the rotor. The sum of the areas of the two relatively smaller pistons is ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5964321 | Ball joint piston bore caliper A caliper assembly for controlling the rotation of a brake disk, the assembly including a caliper, a piston cylinder in the caliper on each side of the disk, a piston positioned in each of the cylinders, and a flange in the open end of each of the cylinde... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5887684 | Disk brake calliper In order to obtain a brake caliper for a disk brake which is light and at the same time resistant to bending, the caliper is manufactured from a metal-matrix composite material having embedded ceramic particles. In order not to have to carry out the neces... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5868233 | Modular brakes with replaceable friction pads Generally trapezoid-shaped friction material pads can be used in conjunction with piston assemblies having torque collars with upstanding torque posts and with torque collars that have torque legs with inclined inner faces or shoulders to embrace side fac... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5701978 | Set of brake pads for floating-caliper disc brake A set of brake pads for a floating-caliper disc brake including a first brake pad with a first retaining spring for clamping engagement on a brake piston and a second brake pad with a second retaining spring for clamping engagement on an axially external ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5679993 | Brake assembly for a motor A brake assembly is provided for a motor having an endbell and a hub attached to a shaft. A mounting plate is coupled to the endbell and a spacer is adjacent to the hub. A disc is attached to the hub and is disposed adjacent to the spacer opposite from th... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5671827 | Air disc brake A disc brake apparatus comprising an annular brake disc carried by a wheel hub rotatably mounted on an axle, the brake disc being constructed of circular friction plates spaced by a plurality of vanes extending radially along an inner face of the friction... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5615754 | Disc brake A disc brake having a plurality of pistons with the same outer diameter fitted in a cylinder portion of a caliper on at least one side of a disc so that the pistons cause a pad to press against the disc. At least one of the pistons has a relatively large ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5613577 | Automotive disc brake with improved caliper assembly An automotive disc brake (10) with an improved caliper assembly (14) to prevent drag of the inner brake pad (78) on the inner braking surface (40) of the rotor (16) in a hydraulically actuated automotive disc brake assembly. The automotive disc brake asse... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5575484 | Fluid pressure activated piston return spring seal An improved fluid pressure activated piston return spring seal element is installed in a piston housing annular groove having first and second radial side walls, an axial base wall, and a mouth. The element is annular, formed of an elastomeric material, a... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5560457 | Bleeder screw for disc brake assembly A bleeder screw for use in a disc brake assembly including a caliper provided with at least one cylindrical recess formed therein and at least one aperture formed therein. The aperture in the caliper includes a non-threaded portion and a threaded portion.... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5551538 | Trailer brake system with release apparatus A trailer brake system includes a disc brake assembly for each wheel including apparatus to provide release of the brake pads from engagement with the rotor upon backing. In the preferred braking system, one master brake assembly is provided for braking o... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5540311 | Disk brake One of the reference surfaces used in a process for machining a bore is formed as an integrally cast surface on the outer surface of a caliper in a location corresponding to a recess of the caliper. A flat surface which is substantially parallel with the ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5499701 | Disk brake device having a piston with an air vent groove A disk brake device is provided which is easier to assemble, and which prevents damage to the seal. One or more air vent grooves are molded to extend from the boot groove (5a) on piston (5), wherein in the axial direction, the length of one leg (9a) of th... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5485899 | Floating-frame spot-type disc brake for high-torque automotive vehicles A floating-frame spot-type disc brake is described comprising a floating frame (1) guided in a manner axially displaceable on a brake carrier (12), and being furnished with two brake cylinders (2, 3) and two brake pistons (4, 5) directly acting on two axi... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5480847 | Brake assembly A hydraulic brake piston (11) is formed of a clay based ceramic or conventional ceramic material, such as a kaolin based ceramic with a low thermal conductivity. The piston (11) may be incorporated in a disc brake assembly comprising a caliper body (10) p... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5433300 | Brake caliper A brake caliper has the effective modulus of elasticity of the material increased by inserting a honeycomb-like ceramic piece made of a material having a higher modulus of elasticity in a die and casting metal to fill the die, substantially encase the cer... | 07/18/1995 |
