Class 188/71.3 - Antipodal, relatively separable brake elements

Subclass of Class 188 - Brakes
Definition: Apparatus provided with two of said components, the friction
No. of patents: 28
Last issue date: 03/04/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7337884	Cycle brake cooling article Cycle brake cooling articles are secured at and offset from a circumferential braking element of a wheel of a cycle, each having a rigid surface which in combination with said braking element, defines an air deflection and concentration path that can be focused to t...	03/04/2008
7213688	Disc brake having at least two friction rings A disc brake for a motor vehicle having at least two axially stationary friction rings being connected to a rotatable hub. The disc brake comprises several brake pads cooperating with the associated friction rings during a braking operation. A favorable structural o...	05/08/2007
7201264	Torque transfer mechanisms for power-operated clutch actuator A clutch actuator for controlling engagement of a friction clutch and having a first actuator plate rotatable about an axis, a second actuator plate adjacent to the first actuator plate, and a ballramp unit disposed between the first and second actuator plates. A pi...	04/10/2007
7178640	Brake actuator A brake actuator includes an annular housing (10b) having first and second opposite radial faces (A and B). Cavities are formed in the housing (10b), some opening onto face (A) and some onto radial face (B). Two pistons (16) are di...	02/20/2007
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
6945370	Hub support A hub support (12) by which a wheel-supporting hub (14) may be supported for rotation relative to an axis (22). The hub support (12) comprises a one-piece metal casting, the casting comprising mounting means (12b, 12	09/20/2005
6910555	Caliper body for a fixed-caliper disk brake A caliper body for a fixed-caliper disk brake which can be associated with a disk in a manner such that its distance from the disk is kept unchanged and which is unusually strong and capable of a silent braking action comprises a first half-body which can house firs...	06/28/2005
6827183	Skewed roller brake assembly A skewed roller brake assembly (20) has a main axis of rotation (x—x), has a first plate (21) adapted to be rotated about the main axis, has a second plate (22) adapted to be rotated relative to the first plate about the main axis, and has an ...	12/07/2004
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
6397980	Sealed dry disc brake An improved dry disc brake has its housing positioned radially inwardly of its rotating member. In this way, the interface between the pads and the rotor is sealed from the environment. Further, there are two braking surfaces on the rotating member at opp...	06/04/2002
6311806	Caliper pistons with improved heat isolation Disclosed is an improved piston construction for use in a braking system. The piston construction employs an insulator at its inner end and a conical aperture at it outer end. Both of these promote increased heat isolation during braking operations. The p...	11/06/2001
6298953	Disc brake A disc brake comprises an operating mechanism operable to move friction material pads into contact with a disc. The operating mechanism comprises a support body located on one side of the disc, a cylinder defined by the support body, and a piston in the c...	10/09/2001
5158415	Brake caliper suspension system for golf cars and utility vehicles A suspension system for brake calipers wherein two brake rods pass through two plates so that the brake rods are aligned parallel to each other. The barke rods are longer than the distance between the two plates so that the ends of the brake rods extend a...	10/27/1992
5052525	Quick release torque post assembly for web tension brake pads A tension brake or clutch having a quick release torque post providing in a first position, to which it is resiliently biased, torque transmission between a brake or clutch pad and an actuator plate and providing in a second position, to which the post is...	10/01/1991
4993519	Brake with two discs of fixed spacing The present invention relates to a disc brake for a motor vehicle, comprising an inner (12) and an outer (14) disc, fastened one to the other and with a fixed spacing (D), an outer pair and an inner pair of friction elements for coming into frictional eng...	02/19/1991
4860865	Quick release, high torque, friction brakes and clutches A brake or clutch has a pair of opposed, finned, heat dissipating discs between which are mounted back-to-back pistons for forcing generally kidney-shaped friction pads into engagement with inner surfaces of the discs. The friction pads are readily remova...	08/29/1989
4819767	Hand brake apparatus for hand trucks A hand brake apparatus for installation on wheeled trucks of the type having a load supporting frame and at least two laterally opposed support wheels having a fixed direction supporting the frame for movement over the ground and a handle portion for movi...	04/11/1989
4593795	Inclined disc brake assembly An inclined disc brake assembly has a rotor 12 comprising two halves 32 and 34 clamped together. The rotor 12 has inclined braking surfaces 22 and 24 opposing each other forming a wedged channel 26 therebetween. A brake housing 16 is anchored to an axle h...	06/10/1986
4450940	Brake with heat shield The invention relates to a brake of the kind having a rotary member to be braked, at least one brake shoe, a control member for applying the brake shoe to the rotary member, and a heat shield for minimizing the transmission of heat to the control member. ...	05/29/1984
4366884	Brakes and clutches An inexpensive frictional coupling mechanism, useful in smaller brakes and clutches includes an air operated piston and cylinder assembly for single or double-acting use in either a dual disc, single disc or caliper type frictional brake or clutch arrange...	01/04/1983
4278151	Brake assembly for a vehicle A brake assembly for independently braking a pair of rotatably mounted spaced members (78,86) includes a main body (110) having a plate (112) and a C-shaped body portion (116) having first and second pluralities of bores (118,120) and first and second plu...	07/14/1981
4234061	Disc brakes for vehicles In a vehicle disc brake a pair of friction pad assemblies are adapted to be applied simultaneously to the respective inboard and outboard faces of each of a pair of relatively fixed, axially spaced, rotatable discs by an actuator assembly. The actuator as...	11/18/1980
4121696	Disc brakes for vehicles A disc brake assembly for a vehicle comprises a first inboard and a second outboard rotatable disc which are both relatively fixed and spaced axially. Superimposed friction pads for engagement with opposite faces of the discs are guided in a common drag-t...	10/24/1978
4108284	Railway brake assemblies including knock-back compensating means A brake comprises a rotor which is permitted to float axially and a friction pad which is carried by a support. The support is movable towards and away from a braking surface of the rotor and is urged to a datum position under the action of a return force...	08/22/1978
4082165	Brake assembly including mounting, actuating and adjusting structure A brake assembly comprises opposed brake parts arranged to be applied in unison to associated rotor surfaces. Each brake part comprises a friction pad or shoe and an adjustable length strut which transmits brake-actuating forces to the friction pad and wh...	04/04/1978
4064974	Actuator mounting assembly for a multi-disc brake A disc brake for installation on heavy automotive vehicles, comprises at least two rotating discs fixed to each other and spaced apart axially and rigidly fixed on the brake rotor, and a stirrup fixed on the brake stator. The stirrup comprises two externa...	12/27/1977
4004657	Self-energizing disc brakes In a spreading disc brake relative angular movement of the pressure plates to initiate the application of the brake is effected by a fluid pressure actuator acting on a pull-rod through a pivotal thrust coupling so arranged as to confine rocking movement ...	01/25/1977
3994375	Braking system for vehicle axle A brake assembly is described in which two disk elements are mounted on a common axis of rotation so that a single braking unit can control braking action on both of the disk elements. The described arrangement provides for smaller diameter braking disks ...	11/30/1976

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Class 188/71.3 - Antipodal, relatively separable brake elements