Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926625 | Disk braking device and motorcycle provided with the disk braking device A disk braking device suppresses warp of friction members and deterioration in reaction at the time of braking, and provides friction members with a uniform service life, where pistons are increased in number to heighten a braking force. A piston mechanism comprises... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7849977 | Disc brake with optimized caliper mounting and brake lining An optimized disc brake includes two fixed mountings and one free mounting, and an assembly space optimized brake carrier and corresponding brake lining for a reaction side of the disc brake are provided. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7757822 | Disc brake caliper An opposed piston disc brake caliper has a caliper housing arranged for mounting brake shoes on each of opposite sides of a rotor. The rotor in use is disposed between the brake shoes with each brake shoe having a backing plate and a friction lining applied to the b... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7610997 | Brake caliper and method for the production of a housing of a brake caliper A brake caliper for a disk brake, in particular for motorcycles and/or bicycles, includes a housing (30) in which a disk space (39) for receiving a brake disk and a brake cylinder (35) for receiving a brake piston (25) are formed. The bra... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7481303 | Multi-pot type disc brakes One aspect of the present invention can include a disc brake having a first and second piston capable of pushing a pad towards a disc rotor, and a caliper having a first and second cylinder for housing the first and second pistons. Further, each first and second cyl... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7404472 | Disc brake caliper An opposed piston disc brake caliper has a caliper housing arranged for mounting brake shoes on each of opposite sides of a rotor. The rotor in use is disposed between the brake shoes with each brake shoe having a backing plate and a friction lining applied to the b... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7258208 | Vertical mount disc brake with disc separator A brake (10) which is adapted to be rotationally coupled with an output shaft includes a housing (11). An inner shaft (33) is adapted to be attached to the output shaft for rotation therewith. A disc assembly (64) includes a plurality of ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7134532 | Disk brake The invention relates to a disk brake, in particular for utility vehicles, comprising a brake caliper, which extends over a brake disk, an application device located in the brake caliper for applying brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction of the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111709 | Disk brake devices A disk brake device includes a pair of brake disks and right and left pairs of pads. Each pad includes a twisting compliant section that extends along a line inclined by an angle relative to a radial direction of the corresponding brake disk. The twisting compliant ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066303 | Brake piston The present invention relates to a brake piston with reduced transmission of heat from the disk to the brake fluid. In particular, the present invention relates to a disk-brake piston (7) characterized in that it comprises a cup (12) having a sk... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6857509 | Braking unit A braking unit has (1) at least two brake shoes, each with a friction lining; (2) at least one brake disk rotor each of the outer surfaces of the brake disc rotor at least partially forming a friction surface of a ceramic-metal composite material for each friction l... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6837342 | Actuator having a central support and brake calliper comprising such actuator An actuator comprises a housing (8) which contains a screw mechanism (9) and a motor (10) which is drivably connected to the screw mechanism (9), said screw mechanism providing a linear movement in response to a rotational movement of the... | 01/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6450586 | Brake control apparatus capable of preventing wheels from locking without increasing a braking time and a braking distance A brake control apparatus comprises a brake disk, a main brake mechanism, a subsidiary brake mechanism, a wheel speed sensor, and a control device. The brake disk rotates with a wheel. The main brake mechanism and the subsidiary brake mechanism press a ma... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6412612 | Park and service brake arrangements A brake assembly capable of providing a park/emergency brake facility and a service brake facility acting on the same friction pad or friction pad pair. The assembly includes a rotatable disc rotor, and at least one friction pad adapted for movement towar... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408991 | Partial-lining disk brake in the form of a fixed-caliper brake For a partial-lining disk brake in the form of a fixed-caliper brake, there is provided an attachment that is positive in the circumferential direction and relieves braking forces on the threaded join between the brake housing and the brake carrier.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405837 | Combined parking and service brake The present disclosure relates to a braking device having a service brake and a parking brake. The braking device includes a housing and a shaft that extends at least partially through the housing. The shaft is rotatable relative to the housing about a lo... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6394234 | Liquid controlled disk braking device The invention relates to a liquid controlled disk braking device having a brake disk, brake caliper, and a caliper carrier. The brake disk is postionable on the roller of a main hoist and forms a brake pair together with the brake calipers. A combination ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386333 | Disc brake cooling system employing high speed piston pump The disc brake cooling system for a vehicle with hydraulic brakes has a sealed circular cooling system employing a piston pump which produces a very rapid flow of brake fluid through the brake lines and calipers constantly during non-braking of the vehicl... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6360853 | Balanced brake assembly having coincident piston application A brake assembly (30) has a plurality of brake fluid actuated pistons. The brake assembly includes a brake inlet port (46) for receiving brake fluid from a fluid reservoir. The brake assembly includes a plurality of cylinders (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6325181 | Piston assembly for use in a wheel cylinder of a drum brake assembly This invention relates to an improved structure for a wheel cylinder for use in a drum brake assembly having a pair of brake shoes which are adapted to be urged into frictional engagement with a brake drum. The wheel cylinder includes a pair of opposed pi... | 12/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6260670 | Opposed piston type disc brake An opposed piston type disc brake comprising an outer body, an inner body, cylinders, pistons, and pads. A rotor rotates together with a wheel being interposed between the outer and inner bodies. The cylinders are opposed to each other and arranged in bot... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250437 | Disc brake assembly A disc brake assembly is disclosed which incorporates a disc 50 which includes radially inner and outer portions (54 55) which are separated by a gap 56. Two pad assemblies (11, 12) are located on respective sides of the disc and are interconnected by a d... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6196359 | Vehicle braking system and braking method using a plurality of two-state actuators The invention is directed to a vehicle braking system having a plurality of two-state actuators disposed at each vehicle wheel and method braking same. The vehicle braking system further includes a brake rotor or brake drum secured to each vehicle wheel f... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6098762 | Brake actuator A brake actuator includes an electric motor, a conversion device for converting the rotational movement of the electric motor into a linear movement and a hydraulic transmission for transmitting the linear movement of the conversion device to an adjusting... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6092877 | All terrain vehicle with dual hydraulic brake system An all terrain vehicle (ATV) with a dual hydraulic brake system. The brake system includes a first master cylinder, a pair of front hydraulic brake units, each one being associated with one of the ATV's front wheels, a rear brake unit associated with the ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092631 | Multipot type disk brake If cylinder bores formed in a caliper parallel to each other are communicated together through a pipe casted in the caliper, the pipe tends to come out of the caliper into a cylinder bore. A separate short pipe is provided to communicate the cylinder bore... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6044935 | Hybrid multiple disc brake A braking device having a stator (10) fixed to a vehicle by at least one fixing arm (5), a rotor (6) which comprises a first disc (13) and a second disc (16) and brake applying member (40,50). The first disc (13) and second disc (16) rotate with a wheel o... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6000506 | Disc brake caliper A single-piece housing fixed brake caliper is provided with one relatively large piston bore on one side of the rotor and two relatively smaller piston bores on the opposing side of the rotor. The sum of the areas of the two relatively smaller pistons is ... | 12/14/1999 |
