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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7793764 | Wet brake system for a vehicle and a utility vehicle comprising the wet brake system A wet brake system for a vehicle including a case; an internal operation lever disposed inside the case; a hydraulic cylinder which is integrally mounted to the case and is configured to actuate the internal operation lever; and a brake mechanism configured to be op... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7359786 | Control and power supply network for vehicle braking system An electrically controlled braking system includes a first control unit and a second control unit in electrical communication via a communication link and a human machine-interface manipulatable by a vehicle operator. The human-machine interface includes a first sen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353097 | Control network for vehicle dynamics and ride control systems having distributed electronic control units An electrical control network is laid over one or more vehicle dynamics control and/or ride control systems of a heavy vehicle, which control network controls actuation of components thereof. The invention offers many advantages including reduction of components, si... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347304 | System for control of brake actuator A vehicle brake system includes a brake actuator, a brake controller operative to control the brake actuator, and at least one position sensor which senses a current position of at least one moveable brake component and provides a current position signal indicative ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337886 | Torque transfer mechanisms with power-operated clutch actuator A torque coupling for use in a power transfer device. The torque coupling includes a friction clutch and a clutch actuator. The clutch actuator controls engagement of the friction clutch and has a first actuator plate rotatable about an axis, a second actuator plate... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7252017 | Axial adjusting device with multiple ball means An axial adjusting device comprising two discs which are rotatable relative to one another, which are supported coaxially relative to one another and between which there are guided balls in pairs of ball grooves whose depth varies across the circumference. Of the di... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237658 | Frictional brake mechanism A frictional brake mechanism for detaining a first body relative to a second body having a surface, comprising a brake pad coupled to the first body and disposed adjacent to the surface and movable to and from a braking condition, wherein the brake pad frictionally ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216744 | Arc brake A disc brake which is particularly designed for arcuate travel of less than 360 degrees has pie shaped segments, i.e. segments which are not complete circles which are interleaved. Some segments are rotatable about an axis and others are stationary and have friction... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201265 | Torque transfer mechanism with 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 |
| 7172056 | Friction brake with mechanical self-boosting and method for its actuation A disk brake having a first friction brake lining, which for braking can be pressed against a brake disk by pivoting of a support lever. A brake caliper is embodied as a floating caliper and an adjusting device is provided with which a second friction brake lining i... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150506 | Control network for brake system An electrically controlled braking system includes at least one control unit and first and second brake component responsive to control signals generated by the control unit. A first control network electrically connects the control unit and the first brake componen... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7096108 | Brake system with distributed electronic control units incorporating failsafe mode A brake system for a heavy vehicle includes a control network, a brake component, a central control unit, and a distributed electronic control unit. The central control unit generates central control signals adapted to control the brake component, which control sign... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000741 | Self-boosting electrochemical vehicle brake A self-boosting, electromechanical friction brake having with a fixed, drumlike brake body in which two rotatable brake rings are disposed, which are rotatable counter to one another via a planetary gear and can be spread apart thereby. As a result of being spread a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6959968 | Central electronic control network for vehicle dynamics and ride control systems in heavy vehicles An electrical control network is laid over one or more vehicle dynamics control and/or ride control systems of a heavy vehicle, which control network controls actuation of components thereof. The invention offers many advantages including reduction of components, si... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6352139 | Indexable spindle locking device A locking device (10) for an indexable spindle (1) to which a tool electrode is attached, comprises a brake disk (2) fixed to the spindle, an annular upper brake member (11) movable in the axial direction of the spindle between a first position and a seco... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6119817 | Method of converting an aircraft brake assembly A convertible aircraft brake assembly (10) designed as original equipment to have heat sinks comprising a steel heat sink (20) aircraft brake assembly and a carbon-carbon composite heat sink (40) aircraft brake assembly. When the aircraft brake assembly i... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6082504 | Friction brake device utilizing dual ball ramp devices A friction brake assembly for applying a braking torque to a rotating shaft such as a transmission output shaft utilizing a primary ball ramp mechanism having a control ring and activation ring with opposed variable depth grooves and rolling members dispo... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5593119 | Apparatus and method for mounting a terminal A terminal mounting apparatus provides unlimited tilt positions in an operating range while also providing a stable surface for operating a terminal. The mounting apparatus includes a base member, a top member, a pivot member for connecting the base membe... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5590743 | Pre-load device for reducing aircraft brake vibration A wheel and brake assembly is provided for use with an aircraft. A landing gear strut depends from the aircraft and an axle is mounted to the strut. At least one brake assembly housing is mounted to the axle, on either side of the strut. One or more torqu... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5439077 | Brake disk for wheel disk brakes A brake disk includes a ring body in a ring groove on a side of a friction ring which is not acted upon for connecting the mutually opposite ends of friction ring segments with one another. The ring bodies prevent an expanding of the juncture caused by ce... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5394699 | Axle driving apparatus An axle driving apparatus wherein a brake disk is fixed to one of the output shaft of a hydraulic motor and a rotary shaft of a power transmission, and the disk, and a brake disk and an actuator cooperative therewith are held immersed in oil retained in a... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5390986 | Self-energizing vehicular brake system with electronically actuated hydraulic balance forces A vehicular braking system embodying the present concept utilizes multi-plate brake packs in conjunction with a mechanical actuating system that comprises first ramps secured to ground and second ramps presented from an annular apply cam member as well as... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5293966 | Multi-disk braking device A multi-disk braking device for a vehicle, particularly a train equipped with a braking retarder, includes a first set of metallic braking disks and a second set of carbon braking disks. Under normal operation of the train, the braking retarder is used to... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5152658 | Hydrostatic system for lift truck This invention relates to a hydrostatic axle for a lift truck comprising a frame, two displacement members coupled to motors and a mast for handling mounted to pivot with respect to said frame, this axle comprising two drive assemblies, right- and left-ha... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5141084 | Brake stop A brake stop for limiting the rotation of a rotating member to a predetermined amount comprises a brake which is actuable for stopping rotation of the rotating member and an actuator mechanism responsive to the rotation of the rotating member for actuatin... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5131511 | Potential energy or weight-operated wheel brakes A braking device for a vehicle utilizing a plurality of wheels that permit motion relative to a substantially horizontal surface. A support is provided for supporting at least one of the wheels. An orthogonal coordinate system is defined where x is the lo... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5085295 | Brake rotor and stator discs with multiple rings joined by pins A disk brake system is disclosed for a non-demountable rotary shaft, in which the brake has dismountable disks formed of thermostructural friction material, such as carbon-carbon, the aim being to confer to the resulting braking system the high resistance... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5033591 | Disc brakes for vehicles A compound disc brake comprises a pair of pressure plates with a ball and ramp camming mechanism, one of the plates comprises a driven plate keyed to a rotating axle shaft to be braked, and the other plate comprises a servo plate carried from the driven p... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5012901 | Self-energizing disc brakes A compound disc brake comprises a pair of pressure plates with a ball and ramp camming mechanism, one of the plates comprises a driven plate keyed to a rotating axle shaft to be braked, and the other plate comprises an input plate carried from the driven ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4862998 | Self-energizing disc brakes In a self-energizing disc brake of the spreading type the actuator mechanism incorporates a restrictor in the form of a circumferentially extending discontinuous oil-seal which co-operates with radial faces on the two pressure plates. A secondary, or elev... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4817763 | Full plate disc brake, in particular for tractors In a housing (2) inner guide surfaces (3, 4, 5) and at least one first and one second stop (40, 41) fixed with respect to the housing are formed. A first and a second thrust plate (10, 11) are guided rotatably and axially displaceably at the guide surface... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4809822 | Disc brakes The present invention relates to disc brakes suitable for use on commercial vehicles, the disc brake incorporating a parking brake facility in addition to a service brake facility. The disc brake of the present invention comprises a housing within which a... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4796730 | Self-energizing disc brakes In a self-energizing disc brake of the spreading type, an intermediate metal plate located between the friction linings on an adjacent pair of rotatable friction discs includes portions which project radially with respect to the linings, and the portions ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4795003 | Self-energizing disc brakes A self-energizing disc brake of the spreading type is applied by a pair of oppositely acting hydraulic pistons which work in a common bore in the housing of the brake. One piston acts directly on an adjacent lug on a pressure plate and the other piston ac... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4787482 | Self energizing disc brakes A self-energizing disc brake of the spreading type is disclosed. In the disc brake rotatable friction discs provided on opposite sides with linings are adapted to be brought into engagement with radial braking surfaces in a housing by an actuator assembly... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4784246 | Brake apparatus A cap clip for a slot in a brake disc wherein a pair of circumferentially spaced cap clips are mounted on the peripheral edges of each circumferential slot. Each cap clip has an arcuate extension that seats into an arcuate recess in the bottom corner of e... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4768624 | Self-energizing disc brakes with cable assembly and cable casing therefor A self-energizing disc brake of the spreading type is adapted to be applied by a cable assembly. The cable assembly acts through a lever which is disposed in a plane lying between a pair of pressure plates in order to move the plates angularly in opposite... | 09/06/1988 |
