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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229137 | Method and apparatus for locating an axle torque plate A trailer axle assembly includes a non-rotating axle tube that extends laterally between a pair of wheel ends. Each wheel end supports a disc brake assembly that selectively generates a braking force to slow or stop rotation of the wheel ends. The disc brake assembl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7040463 | Disk brake with self-boosting An electromechanically actuated disk brake with mechanical self-boosting includes an automatic wear readjusting device, which can for instance have a positive-engagement detent device. An increased air clearance caused by wear of friction brake linings is prevented ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6983828 | Disc brake that is actuated by means of a band brake device The invention relates to a friction brake (10) for a motor vehicle. The friction brake (10) for instance has a disk brake (12), which is actuatable by means of an actuating device, for instance in the form of a ball thread drive (22). The... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978868 | Electromechanical brake with zero backlash actuation The invention relates to an electromechanical brake (10), especially for vehicles, comprising an electrical actuator generating an actuation force and acting upon at least one friction member (16) in order to press said member to elicit a frictional fo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6932198 | Brake assembly and a method for braking a vehicle or another selectively movable assembly 25A brake assembly (10) which provides a controllably varying amount of self-energization by the dynamic adjustment of the position of a wedge member (22) which is based upon a measured amount of friction which exists between a pad assembly (14)... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6622833 | Drum brake system The invention relates to a drum brake device (10), which is provided as a wheel brake for a motor vehicle. The invention proposes embodying the drum brake device (10) with a brake belt (14), which is disposed inside a brake drum (12) and can flex in the r... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6491138 | Disc brake A disk brake having a self-energized brake effect. The disk brake has a sectional lining with a self-energized power brake and made up of a rotating brake disk, a U-shaped stationary caliper enclosing the brake disk from the outside, brake shoes disposed ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6318513 | Electromechanical brake with self-energization An electromechanical brake, in particular for vehicles, has an electric actuator which generates an actuation force and acts on at least one frictional element so as to press the latter, in order to bring about a frictional force, against a rotatable comp... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6305506 | Braking system including motor-driven disc brake equipped with self-servo mechanism Electrically operated braking system with a motor-driven disc brake including an electric motor for braking an automotive vehicle wheel, and a motor control device controlling the electric motor, the disc brake further including a disc rotor having a fric... | 10/23/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5482512 | Electro-mechanical hybrid powertrain with self-engaging brakes for starting the engine An electro-mechanical hybrid powertrain uses the electric motor during engine starting. A planetary gear arrangement is disposed in torque transmitting relation between the prime mover, the electric motor and the transmission output. A pair of brake membe... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5277278 | Escalator caliper brake assembly with adjustable braking torque An escalator is provided with a caliper disc brake for stopping movement of the steps in cases of emergency. The disc is mounted on the main drive sprocket shaft, and the caliper is normally held away from the disc. When power is removed from the drive, t... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5263554 | Disk-brake motor subassembly equipped with a mechanical action The invention relates to a disc-brake motor subassembly comprising at least one piston (10), which can be controlled by a mechanical subassembly having first and second plates (40, 48), one of which is actuated in rotation, these two plates bearing mutual... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5074387 | Combined drum and disk brake system By combining the braking actions of a drum brake system with and a disc brake system in each wheel that is used for braking of a motor vehicle or trailer, so that the braking actions are at some angle to each other, the over-all braking effect and efficie... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4838391 | Braking device A device which brakes a drive motor having a rotor adapted to be axially displaced when the motor winding is de-energized. A braking member moves with the rotor so that when the motor winding is deenergized, the circumferential surface of the braking memb... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4653614 | Self-energizing disc brakes In a self-energizing disc brake of the spreading type the recesses in the pressure plates in which the balls are housed, are machined directly into the material of the plates on pitch circles in the two plates of corresponding diameters. Each recess compr... | 03/31/1987 |
