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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074776 | All-terrain vehicle An all-terrain straddle type vehicle includes, inside a wheel, a disc rotor that rotates as the wheel rotates, a caliper for clamping the disc rotor to brake the rotation of the wheel, and a scraper for scraping out dirt, mud, sand, snow and other debris deposited o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7866447 | Disk brake, especially with an electromotive adjusting device, and method for controlling said type of disk brake An electro mechanical or pneumatically actuated disk brake, in particular for a utility vehicle, includes a brake caliper or saddle and a brake disk. The brake saddle overlaps the brake disk at least in sections of the outer periphery thereof. The disk brake also in... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7712589 | Device and method for braking the supporting booms of an earthmoving machine This invention relates to a device for reducing the reaction force of the supporting booms positioning cylinder of an earthmoving machine, comprising a braking system applied between the supporting booms of the machine which is operated during the time in which the ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7503437 | Radially mounted disk brake A radially mounted disk brake has a caliper body secured to a support member secured to a vehicle body. The caliper body has mounting holes extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of a disk rotor. Large-diameter hole portions are formed at the... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7357228 | Disk brakes with noise suppression feature A disk brake has a support member, an inner pad, and an outer pad. The support member is mounted on a car body member at a side near a car body with respect to a disk rotor and straddles the disk rotor in a cantilever manner in a rotor axis direction. The inner pad ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331430 | Multi-disc brake with fixed center brake pad assembly The invention provides a multi-disc brake for a vehicle having a knuckle for supporting a wheel of a vehicle and a hub mounted for rotation on the knuckle about a rotation axis. The multi-disc brake also includes a pair of discs mounted for rotation with and sliding... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322447 | Disc brake and monitoring device for such a disc brake A disc brake has a brake disc and a brake caliper spanning the brake disc. A brake applicator shaft is supported on the brake caliper and arranged transversely to an axis of rotation of the brake disc. The brake applicator shaft has a rotary lever for actuating the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320386 | High friction brake shoe assembly A vehicle brake shoe assembly (10) having a rigid backing plate (12) incorporating a plurality of extensions (100) which project through the brake friction material matrix (22) to the outer friction surface (24) of the brake shoe a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7281684 | Systems and methods for braking aircraft, including braking intermediate main gears and differential braking Systems and methods for braking aircraft are disclosed. These systems and methods can be employed on multi-main gear aircraft to reduce the radius with which the aircraft makes low speed, pivot turns. Further systems and methods can be used to correct the braking be... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278521 | Disc rotor of disc brake device for vehicle and disc brake device A disc rotor of a disc brake device for a vehicle, the disc rotor being substantially disc-shaped, is disclosed, including a flange portion with which the disc rotor is mounted on a wheel of the vehicle, and a brake portion formed coaxially with a rotational axis of... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255205 | Disc brake located outside wheel envelope A disc brake for a vehicle such as a commercial vehicle, wherein the brake rotor extends from a hub end of an axle inboard a sufficient distance to place the friction surface of the rotor and the brake caliper outside the envelope of a wheel mounted at the end of th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249658 | Wide caliper assembly design A disc brake caliper assembly is provided including a support bracket, a pair of slide pins, and a caliper body. The support bracket includes an inboard rail and an outboard rail. The inboard rail defines a pair of engagement bores. The pair of slide pins engage the... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237665 | Thermal energy transfer limited rotating shaft for a pneumatic fan drive system A clutch assembly (20) for a fan drive system (12) of an engine (14) includes a translatable clutch housing (30) that is coupled to a fan (16). A rotating shaft (27) has a non-grooved thermal energy transfer portion (28 | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237852 | Method and device for controlling and braking an aircraft running on the ground Method and device for controlling and braking an aircraft running on the ground According to the invention, the aircraft (1) comprises two close undercarriage wheel assemblies (2D, 2G) and two distant undercarriage wheel assemblies (3 | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232014 | Brake caliper support structure for motorcycle In a motorcycle with a swing arm disposed on one side of a rear wheel for supporting the rear wheel. The swing arm is formed in a roughly triangular shape in a side view and a brake caliper of a rear brake is supported by the swing arm. The brake caliper is disposed... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228947 | Method and tools for the production of a braking band for a brake disk The invention relates to a method and tools for producing a braking band (2) of a disk-brake disk (1) by casting, in which the disk comprises at least two plates (3, 3′) connected to one another by connecting elements (4) forming an int... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7188711 | Disc to central part interface for disc brakes The present invention concerns disc brakes and more precisely a brake disc (2) to central part (3) interface. The disc brake has a caliper (1) receiving one or more brake pads (8) and encircling one or more brake discs (2). At leas... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175006 | Apparatus and method for sensing disc brake actuator position For an air-operated disc brake there is provided an internal brake actuator stroke indicator which provides an indication, readily ascertained from outside the brake caliper, of the amount of actuator stroke remaining in a disc brake apparatus before a remaining ava... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175005 | Modular disc brake The present invention concerns a modular disc brake, preferably for a heavy road vehicle. The modular disc brake comprises a frame, a house and a cover. A brake mechanism forming a single pre-mounted unit is received in the house. The modules are held together by me... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168528 | Three run disk brake stack and method of assembly In the invention there is provided a disk brake stack having disks with available wear portions of a first thickness, a second thickness and a third thickness. The disk(s) having an initial available wear portion of a first thickness are of a thickness so that at th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137488 | Disk brake caliper having re-enforcing bridge A brake apparatus includes a caliper with two housing members secured together by a C-section bridge. The housing members straddle a rotor, so as to be able to urge one or more pistons disposed therein to apply brake pads against the rotor, thereby effectuating a br... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121387 | Disk brake having a brake application system with a rotary lever The invention relates to a brake disk, particularly for commercial vehicles, comprising a brake caliper covering a brake disk, a tensing device arranged in a brake caliper for clamping the brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction thereof, and at l... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119520 | Energy storage flywheel test control system A system and method for removing energy from the rotating group in an energy storage flywheel system during flywheel system testing includes one or more sensors is operable to sense operational parameters of the energy storage flywheel and to supply a sensor signals... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111710 | Braking surface cooling assembly and brake performance enhancing methods Vanes positioned immediately adjacent the swept area of a moving friction brake rotor induce a flow of air over the rotor by displacing the boundary layer of gases from the rotor surface and conducting such layer along the intercepting surface of the vane, and thus ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109857 | Brake light warning system for safety helmets and method of operation A brake light warning system for safety helmets includes a transmitter module adapted for mounting to a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, and a receiver module adapted for mounting to a safety helmet. The transmitter module is configured to continuously transmit a tran... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7093696 | Aircraft brake actuator thermal insulator and tangential movement compensator An aircraft brake actuation system includes an actuator for selectively moving to a position that corresponds to a commanded brake force. A cap assembly is coupled to the end of the actuator and is configured to engage an aircraft brake element and supply the comman... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7032717 | Sleeve for a disc brake The present invention concerns a sleeve for a disc brake. The sleeve is furnished with splines (4, 5) on the outer periphery for co-operation with one or more brake discs. The sleeve is to be placed on a wheel axle and is attached to a wheel flange 1 b... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028812 | Brake caliper for disc brake assembly and method for producing same This invention relates to a brake caliper adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly and method for producing the same wherein the caliper has a plurality of locating surfaces provided thereon, at least one of the locating surfaces being a first locating as ca... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028813 | Low temperature disc brake The disc brake caliper (26) has a stainless steel drive element (62) that faces the brake fluid and an aluminum contact element (64) received in the drive element, protruding therefrom so as to engage and move the brake pad (38) into fric... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025181 | Automotive brake system A automotive braking system for use on a vehicle for emergency stopping and parking comprising a mechanical brake caliper which exerts frictional stopping force on a brake rotor, the caliper being designed so as to provide a means of transferring mechanical force to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014018 | Vehicle braking device A braking device includes a caliper housing having two parallel flanges assembled at each end by a transverse guard so as to define a median opening for positioning pads. The pads have, at each of their upper end, fittings to be supported and guided by shafts acting... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007778 | Caliper of a disc brake A caliper of a disc brake comprises a caliper body having a first half-body and a second half-body. The first half-body has a first hole and the second half-body has a second hole, coaxial with the first hole. The holes receive at least one connecting member ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000742 | Force transmission device for a disc brake A force transmission device for a disc brake is operable to move a friction element of the brake into engagement with a rotary brake disc along a first axis in response to a loading from a thrust member. The device is restrained from movement transverse to the first... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6986410 | Multiple feed brake caliper A disc brake caliper for conversion of a motorcycle with a linked braking system to a trike integrates two or more separate sets of opposed braking cylinders and pads within a single housing. Braking cylinder sets are not connected to other braking cylinder sets wit... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6976563 | Brake caliper with integral parking brake A brake caliper with an integral parking brake. The brake caliper includes a housing having a bore with tapered walls, a piston having a rod mounted within the bore, a wedge element positioned between the rod and the tapered walls and displaceable to a locking posit... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971490 | Brake structure of vehicle A brake structure of a vehicle having a brake abrasion surface applied onto a braking device such as a brake disk, a brake drum case, a clutch housing of a stepless transmission clutch, and a clutch disk of a step transmission clutch. The brake abrasion surface has ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| RE38874 | Disc brake for vehicles having insertable actuator A brake disk for road vehicles has a brake caliper engaging about a brake disk of a vehicle wheel to be braked. A clamping unit upon which an actuation cylinder can act is provided on one side of the brake disk and which itself acts against at least one pressure mem... | 11/15/2005 |
