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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186486 | Inertia brake An inertia brake assembly is disclosed. In an embodiment, the inertia brake includes a rotor hub subassembly and an inertia brake subassembly. The inertia brake subassembly includes a first reaction plate arranged opposite a first side of the rotor hub assembly, a s... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7380643 | Brake assembly, particularly for a hydraulic wheel drive A brake assembly, in particular of a hydraulic wheel drive, comprising a disk package formed of a plurality of outer disks and corresponding inner disks, and compressible a piston assembly for braking. A first hydraulic cycle acts on the piston assembly for driving ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364020 | Measuring device for an electromechanical brake A force sensor for an electromechanical brake has a closed ring having a C-shaped profile that is open inwardly. Force is introduced along the inner circumference of the ring. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7303055 | Method and apparatus for protecting a friction brake disc A protective lug cap assembly for protection of a lug of a friction brake disc comprises a lug cap, and a load bearing fastening device. The disc has a periphery, with a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots, separating a plurality of circumferentially spaced ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137490 | Friction-lining segment, friction lining and process for its manufacture A segmented friction lining of a friction plate for a brake; or clutch having a lock mechanism on one end and a lock counter-mechanism complementary to the lock mechanism on the other end. To ensure that the stress on the respective junction points is relieved along... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097007 | Vented slot brake rotor A brake rotor and methods for cooling and/or removing debris from a brake rotor are provided. The brake rotor may include a first and second annular braking surfaces jointly defining inner and outer circumferential surfaces and a central portion and a hat portion di... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055658 | Gain stabilizing self-energized brake mechanism A self-energized disk brake assembly includes gain stabilization features for controlling the multiplication of applied force against a rotatable brake member. The brake assembly includes a first brake pad supported about a first pivot and a second brake pad support... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040466 | Brake disc The invention relates to a brake disc for a disc brake, in particular in motor vehicles. Said brake disc comprises a friction ring (12) and a pot-shaped supporting part (14), the friction ring consisting of several ring segments (18), which adjo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6971485 | Parking brake lock A locking mechanism for a disc brake that retains a clamping force that holds first and second friction members into engagement with a rotor to sustain a brake application. The locking mechanism is characterized by a first threaded member integrally attached to a pi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935470 | Disk brake A disk brake comprising: a disk, which comprises a plurality of coaxially disposed arcuate shaped recesses and a plurality of radially disposed channels; arcuate shaped pads matingly mounted therein the arcuate shaped recesses; a caliper comprising caliper pads, the... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6902241 | Vehicle brake control apparatus for controlling normal wheel brakes upon detection of defective wheel brake or brakes A brake control apparatus for controlling at least three brake devices provided for braking respective at least three wheels of an automotive vehicle which includes two wheels located on respective left and right sides of the vehicle, wherein an emergency brake cont... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6843350 | Method and apparatus for mounting a brake disc with resilient biasing means A disc brake system of the kind comprising an axially fixed hub and at least one slideable brake disc comprises a resilient device acting between the disc and the hub to control certain aspects of the movement of the brake disc during use. Despite the thermal differ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6796548 | Braking device and hoisting machine having same A braking device includes a brake wheel, a pair of rotation shafts, a pair of brake arms which is rotatably supported through the rotation shafts, a pair of brake pads arranged at one end of the brake arms and contacting and separating from the brake wheel, and a br... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6712184 | Method and apparatus for mounting a brake disc A disc brake (3) of the kind comprising an axially fixed hub (2) and at least one slidable brake disc (4, 6) comprises resilient means (10) acting between the disc (4, 6) and the hub (2) to control certain aspects of the mov... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6702070 | Integrated drive unit An integrated drive unit having planetary gearing and an annular cone brake element affixed to a hydraulic motor barrel. A brake piston encircles the hydraulic motor barrel and is selectively engageable with the cone brake element to actuate the cone brak... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6666310 | Fibre-reinforced ceramic body and method for producing same The invention relates to a fiber-reinforced ceramic body and a method for producing same. The ceramic body consists of a core and a boundary layer (93, 94) which is joined to the core and has at least one outer surface (96, 97) which can preferably be sub... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6619441 | Conical brake assembly A brake assembly utilizes a conical brake drum and matching conical brake lining assembly to provide a more efficient braking system. An adjuster mechanism with a pair of conical adjuster members is controlled by an electric motor and worm gear drive. As ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6557672 | Friction ring for a brake disc The invention is a brake disk. The brake disk has at least one friction ring which can be engaged by a brake shoe on at least one side. The friction ring is divided into at least two ring segments having mutually facing end areas configured to be coupled ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6514592 | Friction engaging device A friction engaging device, such as, for example a braking disc and a friction couple, brake disc/pad are disclosed. The friction engaging device is a carbon-ceramic composite comprising a carbon fibre network and a filler comprising silicon carbide. One ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499347 | Method for determining a component-specific wobble component within a multi-part assembly of parts, and master part for carrying out the method In the case of vehicle wheels the single-phase wobble may not exceed a certain maximum value if the vehicle is to satisfy certain demands of comfort. However, in this case it is of little use to measure the wobble of the vehicle brake disc and that of the... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6464045 | Rotor retaining clip A disc brake rotor is retained on a bearing hub assembly during handling, shipping and installation of the wheel by a retaining clip. The clip is snapped into a machined groove on the bearing pilot hub after the disc brake rotor is assembled to the bearin... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6450303 | Brake disc, especially for an automobile Brake disc for motor vehicles, with a bowl-shaped brake-disc chamber having a wall region and a bottom region, and with a disc-shaped friction ring surrounding the brake-disc chamber coaxially with respect to a common mid-axis, the friction ring having, o... | 09/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6446770 | Brake rotor having an array of grooves formed thereon A rotor has an array of grooves formed on the brake pad contact surface. The array is preferably formed as a repeating pattern of regularly spaced grooves. The repeating pattern of grooves creates a plurality of radially and circumferentially offset rings... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439353 | Aircraft wheel brake with exchangeable brake segments A vehicle brake arrangement includes a packet of alternating stator brake disks and rotor brake disks that are parallel and rotatable relative to each other. Each stator brake disk includes a support ring, support arms that are circumferentially distribut... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6425466 | Brake system and a method for assembling thereof A caliper for use in a disk brake system where a sufficient amount of grease exists at least in a space formed between a groove for setting a piston seal provided on the inside surface of the caliper body and a piston seal to be set therein, in a space fo... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6386341 | Brake disk made of a fiber-reinforced material A brake disk made of a fiber-reinforced material includes two assembled friction rings. The friction rings, on interior sides, are provided with ribs. The two friction rings are supported with respect to one another along at least a portion of the ribs. I... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6374959 | Disc brake backing plates Shoe and lining assemblies for use in disc brakes are disclosed that have centroids of the backing plate halves which are very close to the centroids of the actuator pistons. In this way, the forces from the pistons are evenly distributed across the backi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6349802 | Brake system and a method for assembling thereof A caliper for use in a disk brake system where a sufficient amount of grease exists at least in a space formed between a groove for setting a piston seal provided on the inside surface of the caliper body and a piston seal to be set therein, in a space fo... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6325186 | Near-net shape fabrication of friction disk ring structures A friction disc includes a backing plate and a plurality of tiles having a trapezoid shape. The tiles are cut from a sheet of friction material such that greater than about 80% of the sheet is utilized in the tiles. The tiles are adhered to the backing pl... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6305510 | Disc brake system A disc brake system comprises a hub and a disc. The hub is mounted for rotation about a central rotational axis and the disc is mounted on the hub to rotate therewith. The disc is slidable on the hub in a direction which is parallel to said central rotati... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6283257 | Disc brake of two-wheeled vehicle A disc brake of a two-wheeled vehicle comprises two friction pads which press against either side of a disc rotating along with the wheel of the vehicle in motion. The friction pads are provided with a friction surface. The disc is provided in the surface... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279698 | High efficiency braking and self-draining brake-disk with visual wear control A high braking efficiency and self-draining brake disc with wear visual control comprises a braking strip (2) having two opposite faces (2', 2") provided each with a swept braking surface, a bell (3) fixed to the axis of a wheel and a connection throat (4... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279697 | Brake rotor with non-directional braking surface The invention is a brake rotor. The rotor includes a radially inner mounting section with a central mounting face for attaching the rotor to a wheeled vehicle. The mounting face has a plurality of fastener apertures and a central aperture. A hat wall exte... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6241054 | Disk brake for vehicles A disk brake includes a brake disk which is surrounded by a caliper carrying lining devices. On the side of the lining device facing a brake lining surface, the brake disk has a concave brake disk surface. In order to at least partially reduce the noise e... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6216827 | Disc brake rotor which generates vibration having a large component in a direction of a rotational axis of the disc brake rotor A disc rotor used in a disc brake which generates a vibration having a large component in the axial direction of the disc rotor when a brake pad is pressed against the disc rotor. The disc rotor has a hat portion to be fixed to an axle hub of a vehicle. A... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6119827 | Brake rotor for a motor vehicle A brake rotor includes a disc-shaped carrier and friction rings arranged on or on top of the carrier, so that the friction rings and carrier form a single piece construction. The carrier and friction rings are made from carbon/carbon materials and ceramic... | 09/19/2000 |
