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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7475762 | Aircraft wheel part having improved corrosion resistance A steel member (10) having wear and corrosion resistance through a combination of coatings is disclosed, the steel member (10) being a hardened and tempered steel member having a high tensile strength, at least one selected portion (18) of the s... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7407045 | Connection between a wheel bearing and a wheel carrier A wheel bearing having fixed part accommodating the brake caliper. The fixed part of the wheel bearing is connected to the wheel carrier by connecting elements. At least one projection is integrated with the fixed part, the wheel carrier or the connecting element. T... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7331252 | Braking system This braking system (S) is adapted to be used with a mechanism having one or several turning members (34), and comprises a toothed wheel (6), connected in rotation with at least one turning member (34) to be braked, and an endless screw (8 | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7070031 | Apparatus for exerting a resisting force An improved crash attenuator that uses a cable and shock arresting cylinder arrangement to control the rate at which a vehicle impacting the crash attenuator is decelerated to a safe stop is disclosed. The crash attenuator is comprised of a front section and a plura... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6907970 | Abnormality detecting device for vehicular hydraulic pressure control circuit In an abnormality detecting device and method for a vehicular hydraulic pressure control circuit, which determines an abnormality that has occurred in a hydraulic pressure control circuit including an electromagnetic control valve which generates hydraulic pressure ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6691836 | Brake auxiliary device A brake auxiliary device is proposed, including a resilient mechanism having an upper support member mounted on a bottom surface of a vehicle, and a lower support member properly spaced apart from the upper support member at a position above a wheel shaft... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6655504 | Braking assembly and system A braking unit is provided. In one embodiment, the braking unit comprises a base member, a guide member, a flexible rod, an actuator adapted to induce deformation of the rod, and a brake pad. One end of the flexible rod is fixedly attached to the base mem... | 12/02/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6378669 | Vehicular brake apparatus and control method A vehicular brake apparatus includes a disc brake mechanism that brakes rotation of a wheel by pressing a friction member against a brake disc. The vehicular brake apparatus has a wall thickness detector that detects a state of wall thickness of the brake... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6328142 | Eddy-current deceleration apparatus An eddy-current apparatus including a movable magnet support tube (25) disposed internally of a brake drum (8), and supporting an array of magnets (15) operable to generate a braking force in the brake drum (8). An outer guide tube (22) covers the magnet ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6178369 | Method and regulating system for applying defined actuating forces The present invention relates to a process and a control system for generating defined actuating forces in a brake which is electrically operable by way of an actuator, wherein there is a first static relation between the brake's actuating travel and the ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6006874 | Mechanical energy absorber A mechanical stop for a moving body that minimizes bounce of the moving body after the body has hit the stop. The mechanical stop includes a flat plate having a plurality of generally triangular sectors defined by radial slits. The slits or triangular sec... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5931269 | Aircraft wheel part with corrosion and wear resistance A drive key (10) for an aircraft wheel comprises a hardened and tempered steel member (10) having improved wear and corrosion resistance. The steel member (10) is coated selectively with a tungsten carbide-cobalt coating (22) to provide wear resistance at... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5845975 | Sequential selective operation of aircraft brakes In an aircraft braking system comprising a plurality of carbon brakes a brake control system is provided whereby the number and/or proportion of brakes that may be disabled at each stage of a flight spectrum (i.e. taxi-out, take-off, in-flight, landing, t... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5727664 | Braking device for elevation gimbals A locking device for a roller blind gimbal includes a drive worm gear meshed with a crown gear to which a roller blind is coupled, and a pair of pinion gears meshed to the crown gear for co-rotation therewith, the pinion gears having locking openings in t... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5553687 | Method for assemblying and adjusting a drum brake The invention relates to a method for assembling and adjusting a drum brake of the type of those which comprise: a backplate (2); two shoes (3, 4); return springs (5, 6) urging these shoes towards one another; a wheel cylinder (7) secured to the backplate... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5520270 | Tank structure for holding liquid especially in a spacecraft Vibrations of pipes or other components installed in a container such as a tank intended for holding liquids, are damped by surface area damping bodies, e.g. plates with through-holes that are immersed in the liquid in the container. These plates are rigi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5501303 | Single acting translational/rotational brake A brake system is provided that applies braking forces on surfaces in both the translational and rotational directions using a single acting self-contained actuator that travels with the translational mechanism. The brake engages a mechanical lock and cre... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5499698 | Bicycle brake pad toe-out adjusting tool A small and portable gaping tool in a first embodiment generally comprising a pivotal or hinge connection between two elongated arm members allowing distal ends of the arms to be pivoted toward and away from one another. A connected spring member biases t... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5373923 | Rotary motor with counterbalanced torque arm A rotary motor with a counterbalanced torque arm adapted to be mounted within an auger housing. The torque arm is mounted on the stationary cylinder block of the motor which extends radially outwardly from the access of the cowling and is attached to the ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5348124 | Active control of vibration A method of and system for active vibration control in an elongate member such as a pipe (2), wherein an actuator which comprises at least one constrictive element (3) capable of changing its length is attached between flanges (1) spaced along the member ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5232073 | Process for damping dynamic load A composite structure of elastic and viscoelastic components in which dynamic loads are effectively damped by transmission through the viscoelastic components. The structure includes a continuous sandwich comprised either of a single elastic layer enclose... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5217282 | Device for controlled braking of a wheel train with temperature comparison A device for controlling the braking of a wheel train is disclosed and includes an actuating mechanism for alternating actuating symmetrically disposed groups of wheel brakes, temperature sensors disposed or at least one wheel brake in each of the groups ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5199537 | Abutment with a damping device An abutment with a damping device, more particularly for automatic machining or conveying equipment, comprising an abutment member which is able to be moved from a first abutment position as far as second end abutment position while subjected to a damping... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5183137 | Dual-rate surface effect dampers A dual-rate surface effect damper with extended useful life. The dual rate is provided by two cylindrical liners which have different inner diameters which engage a damping piston having protrusions which have an interference fit with the liner. Features ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5147020 | Conveyor roller brake A conveyor roller brake that is preferably carried within the confines of a conveyor roller and includes a friction surface carried by the conveyor roller and a brake shoe that is maintained continuously in biased engagement with the friction surface and ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5127637 | Instantaneous load sensor of a motor vehicle The instantaneous load sensor of a motor vehicle is incorporated in a suspension assembly of the vehicle, and comprises a suspension element (1) fastened via an elastic mechanism (3) to a rod (5) carried by a yoke (7). The rod (5) is a blind hollow tube, ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5121818 | Solar powered cooling apparatus for a vehicle brake system A solar powered cooling apparatus for a vehicle brake system utilizing a solar cell panel mounted within a vehicle front bumper to selectively actuate a blower motor located within an air duct housing. The air duct housing is connected to the front bumper... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5108156 | Rotor and hub run-out shim for automotive wheel assembly A shim for fitting a rotor of an automotive wheel assembly to an associated hub comprising an annular body connecting a plurality of washers, the body being thinner than at least some of the washers so that surface imperfections on the mating surfaces of ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5069315 | Protection device for a manual slack adjuster A protection device for the adjusting nut, which adjusts brake slack adjuster of a heavy duty truck is an adjusting nut cover of a generally arcuate shape having a gripping member at one end thereof to hold the cover in position over the adjusting nut, an... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5031730 | Safety brake A safety brake for braking a moving member includes at least one active member co-operating by friction with a passive member. The active member is kept at a distance from the passive member by an incompressible fluid which opposes the effect of a drive e... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4997067 | Friction apparatus A friction apparatus which includes a liner having a friction surface. The liner includes a fabric having fluorine fibers. The liner also comprising a resin.... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4923056 | Method of increasing the service life of aircraft carbon disk brakes The invention is directed to a method of increasing and/or extending the operational service life of an aircraft brake disk stack by selectively limiting the number of brake assemblies which comprise the aircraft landing gear configuration and which are p... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4904150 | Balancing unit for pivotable mechanical elements, such as doors, robot arms, etc. The invention relates to a balancing unit (1) for, for example, a movable arm in an industrial robot. The unit comprises a cylinder (2) with a piston (3) and a piston rod (4) arranged in the cylinder (2). The cylinder (2) is completely closed except for a... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4838389 | Protective device for drum-brake operating shaft The invention relates to a protective device of drum-brake operating shafts of trucks and touring trailers. This device is essentially constituted by a protective sleeve (4) mounted on the bushing (5) of the operating shaft (1) of the clearance cam (3) of... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4828236 | Damper device for a door having dual-direction operating biasing spring means A damper device comprises damping structure and a spring device and is advantageously used for a door swingably supported by a shaft to be opened and shut between a totally shut position and a totally opened position and opened under the influence of its ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4799576 | Protective device to prevent projection of a heavy coiled spring away from an air brake housing A protective device for use on a wheeled vehicle such as a tractor pulled trailer equipped with an air brake is provided. The air brake includes a housing generally disposed lengthwise of the trailer and comprises a transversely disposed diaphragm in a me... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4790414 | Railway deceleration controller for brake A controller for controlling the increase in fluid brake pressure as a brake is applied irrespective of how rapidly the operator applies the brakes. The controller includes a valve between inlet and outlet ports in a valve body, the valve having opposing ... | 12/13/1988 |
