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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7490702 | Parking and emergency brake actuator for a drum-in-hat disc brake assembly A drum-in-hat disc brake assembly has a disc service brake and a drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake, and includes a backing plate, a pair of parking and emergency brake shoes secured to the backing plate, and a parking and emergency brake actuator. The parking ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7374026 | Parking brake assembly A parking brake assembly for an air actuated disc brake includes an operating shaft for amplifying a force supplied by an air actuator and transmitting the force to brake pads. The operating shaft is pivotable about an axis between a rest position at which a braking... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360631 | Apparatus for operating parking brake An apparatus for operating a parking brake that can reduce an operation stroke. A connecting member has shoe insert grooves with brake shoes inserted into both sides thereof. A first operation lever has one end rotatably combined with one side face of the connecting... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7165660 | Parking brake assemblies with automatic cable latching A parking brake assembly which includes a lever (15) for operation of a brake shoe (11, 12) to provide a parking function, the lever carrying an automatic latching device for automatically latching to the lever an end fitting (20) on an operatin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7093695 | Park brake cable end assembly for a drum-in-hat disc brake assembly This invention relates to an improved park brake cable end assembly for a drum-in-hat disc brake assembly having a disc service brake and a drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake. The drum-in-hat disc brake assembly includes a backing plate adapted to support a dru... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7011194 | Drum-in-hat torque limiter A parking brake having first and second brake shoes each of which has a first end that engages an anchor post on a backing plate and a second end that engages an adjuster. An actuator that is located adjacent an anchor post engages a first end and an adjuster engage... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6929101 | Hidden brake system for a wheel A brake system for a wheel including a plunger assembly, brake pad assembly, drum assembly and a spring. The plunger assembly includes a plunger movable in a plunger housing, brake pad assembly chamber in the plunger housing and an axle opening. The brake pad assemb... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6889802 | Wheel hub A wheel bearing of a motor vehicle, with a wheel hub arranged rotatably on a transmission axle via at least one pair of rolling bearings and having a flanged surface for at least one running wheel. A brake disc is connected to the wheel hub. The wheel hub is of two-... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6702070 | Integrated drive unit An integrated drive unit having planetary gearing and an annular cone brake element affixed to a hydraulic motor barrel. A brake piston encircles the hydraulic motor barrel and is selectively engageable with the cone brake element to actuate the cone brak... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695099 | Twin piston single bore brake caliper apparatus A braking apparatus and method are provided for applying a braking force to the inboard and outboard sides of a brake rotor, through the use of a pair of pistons disposed in a back-to-back relationship in a cylinder bore of a housing, and defining a space... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6681902 | Brake shoe mounting system for a vehicle brake assembly This invention relates to a brake shoe mounting system for a vehicle brake assembly. The vehicle brake assembly brake shoe mounting system includes a brake mounting member and a pair of brake shoes slidably supported relative to the brake mounting member.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6637553 | Mounting stud retention system for use in a vehicle drum-in-hat disc brake assembly This invention relates to a mounting stud retention system for use in a vehicle drum-in-hat disc brake assembly. The brake assembly includes a backing plate and a drum-in-hat adapter. The backing plate has a centrally located aperture and a plurality of f... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6619441 | Conical brake assembly A brake assembly utilizes a conical brake drum and matching conical brake lining assembly to provide a more efficient braking system. An adjuster mechanism with a pair of conical adjuster members is controlled by an electric motor and worm gear drive. As ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6484852 | Multiple disk brake system with integrated parking brake A brake system (10) comprises a disc brake (30) and a drum brake (50), and a hub (20). The hub (20) comprises a mounting portion (20a) generally having the shape of a hollow cylinder. The disc brake (30) comprises a disc (32) mounted on our outer surface ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6415894 | Parking brake A parking brake for vehicles, which guarantees safe parking from the very first time it is actuated, comprises a drum and at least one shoe intended to press against a cylindrical surface formed on the inside of the drum, recesses and projections being pr... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6371260 | Combined disk and drum brake A combined disk and drum brake has two friction rings and an inside shoe brake, where the inside friction ring exhibits an annular channel. This annular channel serves to collect and drain water or water droplets entering into the brake disk, so that this... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364071 | Combined disk and drum brake with an internally ventilated brake disk An internally ventilated brake disk has two friction rings and an inside shoe brake, in the interior friction ring. A ring groove is provided which, in its base, has passage openings to air guiding ducts between the friction rings of the brake disk. The r... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360852 | Drum-in-hat park brake assembly A drum-in-hat park brake assembly having a first brake shoe retained on a backing plate by a first pin and a second brake shoe retained by a second pin. The first and second pins permit the first and second brake shoes to be moved in a radial plane and to... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6234278 | Anchor plate for a brake assembly An anchor plate for a brake assembly and a method of attachment to an annular rib of axle tube of a vehicle. The anchor plate which defines a backing plate for a drum brake and guide rails for a caliper of a disc brake has a flange with a keyhole having w... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220405 | Friction material for drum-in-hat disc brake assembly A drum-in-hat disc brake assembly is disclosed having a drum brake shoe with a friction material comprising a phenolic polymer resin having incorporated into the polymer chain one or more inorganic atom-containing groups selected from the group consisting... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6138800 | Rail vehicle brake device A braking device for a railroad vehicle including traction bars is arranged to apply a braking pad on a braking surface affixed to a wheel of the vehicle. The braking device includes a reaction member, at least one lever arranged to cooperate with the rea... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6116382 | Braking device for a railway vehicle The invention relates a braking device for a railroad vehicle including traction structure (1, 2) arranged to apply a braking pad on a braking surface affixed to a wheel of the vehicle. It includes a reaction member (11, 20), at least one lever (6; 6', 6"... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6092789 | Methods and apparatus for boom hoist systems A boom hoist system for supporting and adjusting the position of a lifting crane gantry is provided including a drum, a drive system, and first and second braking systems for selectively stopping rotation of the drum. The boom hoist system operates indepe... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6085875 | Wedge-shaped disc brake shoe The invention is a brake shoe for application to the rim of a brake disc for retarding a rotary motion of the brake disc. The brake shoe has one or more brakepads having a pair of pad friction surfaces for contact with friction surfaces on the brake disc.... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5901609 | Method and apparatus for a low friction safelock system A safelock system for removable gears is provided having a self-seating gear segment rotatably mounted on a helical ball spline for bi-directional axial movement with respect to the gear teeth to be locked. A relubrication structure is provided to service... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5865275 | Rear knuckle with brake features A vehicular brake assembly comprises brake shoes and a brake disc. The brake shoes are fastened to a sheet plate and mounted inside an inner drum portion of the brake disc. The brake disc is operatively connected to an axle placed within a stationary axle... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5715916 | Wheel brake assembly A parking brake assembly includes a lever that translates pivoting rotation to sliding movement of a tappet in contact with a braking shoe to effect expansion of the brake shoe against the inside diameter of a rotating element. The rotating element is, in... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5590742 | Stamped caliper adapter A two-piece stamped caliper adapter includes a cast iron anchor and a stamped steel adapter plate. The stamped adapter plate includes reinforcement ribs for providing structural rigidity and stiffness to withstand the loads imposed by a vehicle wheel brak... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5529149 | Drum-in-hat brake with reverse scissors actuator The drum-in-hat assembly (10) comprises a disc brake (12) mounted slidably relative to a backing plate (18) which includes an opening (19) through which extends a reverse scissors actuator (40) for the drum brake (30) of the assembly (10). The drum brake ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5385216 | Composite rear brake disc and drum A composite brake disc and drum assembly for a motor vehicle having a rear disc brake system and a parking brake system. The assembly includes a body of a first material having a mounting web, a skirt and a flange. The skirt extends from the perimeter of ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5322145 | Drum brake operating mechanism An improved operating mechanism for a drum brake assembly including a mounting flange for securing the brake assembly to a vehicle component, a hollow abutment block secured to the mounting flange, and a backing plate secured to the mounting flange. A pai... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5226673 | Braking assembly and method A braking assembly and method are disclosed for use with wheeled skating apparatus having a plurality of wheels rotatably connected with a support structure, the assembly including a band of relatively resilient material positioned at the outer circumfere... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5203434 | Mounting structure for cone brake An improved cone brake is disclosed having a lever which selectively moves a brake shoe into engagement with a brake drum to prevent rotation of a shaft. Cam faces on the lever and brake are configured to ensure that the brake shoe is guided smoothly and ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5199534 | Shopping cart brake An improved shopping cart brake for attachment to the rear leg of a shopping cart is disclosed, the brake for preventing the rotation of a non-inflatable tire on the rear leg of the shopping cart. The shopping cart brake includes a connecting arm, which i... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5180037 | Drum-in-hat parking brake for a disc brake assembly For a vehicle having a relatively large axle tube, a mechanically operated drum brake is provided having a hollow abutment post between adjacent ends of a pair of opposed arcuate brake shoes and having an improved actuating mechanism for the brake shoes m... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5115890 | Pressure fluid mechanism such as a motor or a pump coupled to a braking device The invention relates to a pressure fluid mechanism comprising: a reaction cam; a cylinder block mounted to rotate relative to the cam and including a central void and an axial extension enabling it to be fixed to a support; and an internal fluid distribu... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4995484 | Brake discs or brake drums The invention relates to a brake disc or brake drum or else the combination of both. The brake discs are provided with rotationally symmetrical braking areas and a removable, anti-corrosive coating. The coating completely covers the surface of the brake d... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4995481 | Integrated disc brake and drum brake construction The present invention comprises an integrated disc brake (50) and drum brake (120) construction. A support member (12) is supported by a vehicle axle (14) and extends radially outwardly to provide support for a housing (52) of the disc brake (50). The hou... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4877987 | Motor with axially displaceable rotor The rotor is held on a shaft by means of a membrane providing an easy resilient deflection in axial direction and being stiff for torque transmission in azimuthal direction. The membrane is star-shaped, or has spiral arms or is of polygonal configuration.... | 10/31/1989 |
