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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181752 | Brake overstroke indication system A vehicle brake assembly provides an indicator system in which the operating shaft assembly rotates about a pivot axis to rotate a cam member attached thereto against a cam surface which extends from an indicator adjustment shaft. The cam member drives the cam surfa... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8069962 | Electromechanical brake comprising an energy accumulator and a downstream force multiplication unit An electromechanical brake has an element to be braked, at least one friction lining for frictionally engaging with the element, and an electric actuator for displacing the friction lining so that it frictionally engages with the element. A constructively and energe... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8016082 | Disc brake operating mechanism An actuating lever of a brake caliper of a vehicle includes a cam surface operable against a single tappet and reacting against a caliper bridge. The actuating lever includes a wear adjuster arm which exerts a turning moment on the actuating lever. The turning momen... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7891470 | Brake actuator A piston-type air brake actuator includes a cylinder having an internal sliding surface of substantially uniform cross-section, a piston dimensioned to have a substantially air tight, axially slidable fit within the cylinder, and a pushrod rigidly secured to the pis... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7815021 | Self-energizing disc brake with an electromechanical actuator A disc brake is provided having an electromechanical actuator, which is designed as an electric motor, for actuating a brake application device for applying the brake, which disc brake has a self-energizing device, characterized in that the electric motor acts direc... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7673722 | Disc brake for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle A disk brake for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, including an application device, which is used to apply a brake lining to a brake disk by at least one or two actuating spindles running parallel and at a distance from one another in a bridge. The appl... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7610998 | Disc brake A disc brake, especially for utility vehicles, which includes a caliper enclosing a brake disc, a pneumatically or electromotively operated tensioning device for tensioning the brake, which is located in the caliper, a magnet wheel rotating with the brake disc, and ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7591350 | Electromotively adjusted disc brake A disc brake having a caliper, an application device arranged in the caliper on one side of the brake disc, and electrically driven adjusting devices on both sides of the brake disc, in which all adjusting devices on both sides of the brake disc are driven by a sing... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7556129 | Motor brake A brake assembly is configured for a strapping tool tensioning motor. The brake assembly includes a one-way bearing operably connected to the motor output shaft. The bearing has at least two stop members. A brake element is mounted to the motor movable toward and aw... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7513338 | Brake system for a well service or drilling hoist The brake system includes a brake lever independent of, but capable of rotating about the same point as a bell crank. Upon receiving a downward force, a member extending from the lever strikes a portion of the bell crank and generates a force that cause the bell cra... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513339 | Pneumatically and/or electromechanically actuated disk brake for a utility vehicle A disk brake mechanism is described, comprising one of a pneumatic and electromechanical actuator having a brake piston, a brake application device for actuating the disk brake mechanism, and a fixed-type brake caliper attached to an axle, for moving a reaction-side... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7493993 | Brake system having a reduced length and an axially mounted actuator The invention relates to a heavy vehicle brake system and in particular, a brake system having a reduced length and an axially mounted actuator while delivering the same clamp force. A brake system for a vehicle including an actuator having a service chamber and a p... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7422091 | Disc brake having an electromotively actuated adjusting system A disc brake, particularly for utility vehicles, comprising a brake caliper that overlaps a brake disc, a tensioning device for tensioning brake pads, and an adjusting system for compensating for wear to the brake pads and/or brake disc. The adjusting system has at ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419036 | Disc brake for vehicles having an application device with a needle bearing A disc brake for vehicles, in particular to a pneumatically actuated disc brake for utility vehicles, is provided. The disc brake includes a brake caliper and an application device for applying the brake. The application device has a first component in the form of a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413061 | Method and device for controlling an electrically actuated wear adjuster A method and a device for controlling an electrically actuated wear adjuster of a brake application device for vehicles, in particular rail vehicles. Said method comprises the following steps: a) determination of an actual application stroke of brake linings against... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407042 | Brake actuator mechanism with overload protection A brake actuator mechanism has an inner shaft received at least partially within an outer shaft. The overload protection device is disposed between the inner shaft and the outer shaft. The device selectively couples the inner shaft and the outer shaft so that when t... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398867 | Azimuth brake for wind power systems Azimuth brake for wind power plants, includes at least two pairs of brake shoes arranged at a common brake disk and each having an actuator associated therewith. Each actuator includes a lever that is pivotable about an axis extending normal to the plane of the brak... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7377367 | Hydraulic disc brake lever assembly A brake lever assembly for actuating a hydraulic system is shown and described. The brake lever assembly comprises a housing, a master cylinder disposed in the housing, and a master piston disposed in the master cylinder. The master piston has an adjustable dead ban... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370735 | Hydraulically actuable vehicle brake In a vehicle brake having a brake piston accommodated in a housing, a blocking device for securing the brake piston inside the housing and an actuating device for controlling the blocking device, it is provided that the brake piston together with the housing delimit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367434 | Electric power clamping apparatus In an electric power clamping apparatus that locks a clamping arm when it is not driven by an electric motor attached with the a brake mechanism, manual operation of the clamping arm is facilitated. In an electric power clamping apparatus for transmitting an output ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367433 | Disc brake with pressure piece A disc brake for a commercial vehicle, operated pneumatically or by electric motor, comprising a brake caliper, an application device and at least one adjuster device arranged with the brake caliper, is characterized in that both adjuster elements of the at least on... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353918 | Brake assembly for a bicycle A novel brake assembly is provided for a bicycle. The assembly is composed of an arrangement of a pair of brake pads each connected to a rod member in turn guided for axial movement by a base fixed on the bicycle frame. A bifurcated control cable actuates wedge memb... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344007 | Disk brake The invention relates to a disk brake provided with a brake caliper comprising a brake disk, a sliding member which can be displaced in a vertical manner in relation to the surface of the brake disk in the brake caliper and can be engaged against the brake disk, and... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334667 | Selective actuation device Selective actuation device (1) including an actuator (5) operating on an actuation mechanism (2). The mechanism (2) is equipped with at least one shaft (7) connected to a pusher element (8) to actuate a first operating group... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325887 | Parking-braking in vehicles A parking braking system for a brake in a vehicle wherein, upon moving a parking brake selector to a park position, the brake is arranged to be mechanically locked or latched into place by means of a variable position park latch mechanism which is adapted to co-oper... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7267207 | Pneumatically or electromotively operable disc brake A pneumatically or electromotively operable disc brake for a commercial vehicle, including a brake caliper, which straddles a brake disc, and at least one brake application device for tensioning the disc brake. The side of the brake application device that faces the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258206 | Disc brake An electronically controlled disc brake with self-servo effect comprises a ramp plate provided with a brake pad for engagement with a brake disc, an actuator for applying a control force on the ramp plate substantially transverse to the brake disc, a ramp bridge, an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234567 | Brake tensioning device comprising shearing force measuring bolt A brake application for a rail vehicle brake includes a brake actuator for application and release of the rail vehicle brake. Also included is a force converter for converting energy supplied by the brake actuator to a brake application movement. The force converter... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234785 | Parking-braking in vehicles having an electronic braking system A parking braking system for a vehicle uses an electronic braking system (EBS) as a primary source for generating a parking brake force via pneumatic brake actuators. Each pneumatic actuator actuates a piston that is adapted to rotate a pivoted lever, which moves to... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222699 | Brake lining wear visual indicator for cam actuated brakes A multicolored indicator part and cover part are attached to a truck brake slack adjuster and S cam shaft. Relative motion of the brake slack adjuster and the S cam shaft causes relative motion of the two parts to reveal the colors on the indicator part. Good, warni... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219772 | Disk brake with a regulating system The invention relates to a disk brake, particularly for commercial vehicles, comprising a brake caliper covering a brake disk, a tensing device arranged in a brake caliper for tensing the brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction thereof, and at le... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204351 | Brake gear for a disc brake The invention relates to a brake gear for a disc brake serving to transfer a force to a brake pad that acts upon a brake disc. The brake gear is accommodated in a brake caliper of the disc brake and comprises both a pressing element, which interacts with the brake c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182181 | Disc brake having a fixed disc The present invention concerns a disc brake having a fixed brake disc. On each of the opposing sides of the brake disc at least one brake pad is arranged. Furthermore, the disc brake has an actuator and a clamping device. The clamping device is axially fixed in rela... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182179 | Walker with adjustable handlebar A walker including a main frame with a main part with a telescopic frame member being slidably adjustable in relation to main part, a handle bar with a brake handle bar for activating a brake via a brake pull wire, a brake wire connected to a brake wire fastener and... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182185 | Disk brake comprising an adjuster module 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 the brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182182 | Drum brake and brake shoe for one such brake A drum brake comprising a plate on which at least one shoe having a friction lining is mounted. A lever moves the shoe against a wheel drum in response to a braking command to effect a brake application. A resilient return spaces the shoe apart from the drum when br... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
