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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370737 | Disc brake for a vehicle A disc brake for a vehicle has a caliper body including an acting section having a cylinder hole and provided on a first side of a disc rotor, a reacting section on a second side of the disc rotor and a bridge section connecting the acting section with the reacting ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350445 | Brake cartridge for power equipment Safety systems for power equipment, and components and brake cartridges for use in those safety systems, are disclosed. The safety systems, components and brake cartridges are specifically applicable for woodworking equipment such as saws. An exemplary brake cartrid... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337881 | Full float multi-force caliper assembly A disc brake having a caliper straddling a rotor; a fixed carrier, an actuator comprising a primary cylinder located in the caliper and closed by a piston; a guide arrangement including first and second pins for allowing the caliper to slide relative to the carrier ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318503 | Pad retaining clips A brake caliper mounting clip is disposed between a brake caliper having a brake pad channel and a brake pad having an edge member. The edge member moves in the brake pad channel between a rotor gap and a caliper housing. The clip further comprises a pad holding por... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303051 | Brake device for vehicle A brake device for a vehicle such as an all terrain vehicle includes a brake disk fixed to a drive shaft, and a brake caliper for braking by a nipping action of the brake disk. The brake caliper is fitted to a final gear case on an outer side of the vehicle body fra... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7216745 | Mounting friction elements to disc brakes Disk brake friction element mounting system provides spaced mounting elements or guides for the friction elements, the spacing of the mounting elements permitting at least one friction element to be located in its working position by insertion edgewise through the s... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204352 | Brake device for vehicle A brake device includes a brake disk fixed to a power transmission shaft, and a brake caliper for braking the brake disk by a nipping action. The brake caliper includes a caliper bracket fitted to a final gear case, and a caliper body detachably fitted to the calipe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178641 | Automobile brake caliper for reducing noise An automobile brake caliper for reducing noise is disclosed. An elastic member is installed so that elastic forces can act between the respective components. Thus, when the automobile generates vibrations while running over a rough terrain, the adjacent components a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7086506 | Pad retraction spring for a brake shoe assembly and a disc brake assembly This invention relates to a pad spring for use in a disc brake assembly. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the disc brake assembly comprises an anchor bracket adapted to be secured to a vehicle component; a brake caliper adapted to be secured to ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7014018 | Vehicle braking device A braking device includes a caliper housing having two parallel flanges assembled at each end by a transverse guard so as to define a median opening for positioning pads. The pads have, at each of their upper end, fittings to be supported and guided by shafts acting... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| RE38975 | Bicycle disc brake A bicycle disc brake is provided in which a support member movably couples the brake caliper to the frame of the bicycle. The bicycle disc brake caliper has a caliper housing with a single piston unit. The piston unit is movably coupled to the housing between a rele... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6817452 | Lever assembly having a selectable push rod receiving insert for a vehicle brake assembly and method of assembly therefor A vehicle brake assembly includes a multi-component lever assembly. The lever assembly includes a push rod receiving insert received into a push rod receiving insert opening. The multi-component lever assembly provides for alternate final configurations during the f... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811004 | Vehicle brake assembly having a bearing block closure and method of assembly therefor A vehicle brake assembly includes a first brake housing portion having an assembly opening formed through a rear face. The rear face is substantially opposite and parallel to a front face which faces toward a brake rotor. A bearing block includes a lever receipt por... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6539800 | Wheel speed sensor-mounting structure for drum brake A wheel speed sensor-mounting structure has a wheel speed sensor mounted on an attachment member fixed to a non-rotatable vehicular portion, such as a torque plate and a dust cover, by way of a fastener accessible from the outside of the drum brake.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6334514 | Bicycle disc brake A bicycle disc brake is provided in which a support member movably couples the brake caliper to the frame of the bicycle. The bicycle disc brake caliper has a caliper housing with a single piston unit. The piston unit is movably coupled to the housing bet... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6223867 | Disk brake A disk pass portion for receiving a part of a disk is provided between a cylinder portion and an outer claw portion of a caliper body at the inner peripheral side of a bridge portion of the caliper body. A pair of mounting portions extend arcuately from b... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6019199 | Hydraulic caliper disk brake for steel mill cranes A hydraulic caliper disk brake (10) according to the present invention includes a caliper base (46) that is supported by a folding triangular base (14) that generally includes a mounting base (30) and a support arm (54). The caliper base (46) is pinned to... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5511637 | Brake device A brake device includes actuators (31) for brake pads (30), which can be pneumatically powered to which urge the brake pads (30) into engagement with a brake disc (20). The actuators (31) are mounted on a front housing portion (2) which is pivotable on a ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5474156 | Module connection alignment system An alignment ball which is disposed within a channel of a vehicle part such as a brake caliper. The vehicle part is connected to a rigid vehicle support such as a chaincase by means of a fastening member such as a nut and bolt. The alignment ball is conne... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5303801 | Brake assembly having an adjustable yoke In a brake system for a boiler feed water pump wherein a flat-sided brake disc is mounted on a rotating shaft, arms are hingedly mounted on a base frame at the lower end of each arm, the arms being positioned at diametrically opposite sides of the disc, t... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5263555 | Disk-brake The invention relates to a disk-brake having a caliper (12) mounted slidably on a stationary support (10), comprising two friction elements (16, 18) received in an anchored and sliding member in the stationary support (10) and capable of coming into frict... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5226510 | Disc brake with slidable caliper The invention relates to a disc-brake with a caliper (2) slidably mounted on a stationary support (1), comprising two friction pads, (4, 5) anchorably and slidably received in the stationary support (1) and capable of frictionally engaging with the opposi... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5111914 | Spot-type disc brake A spot-type disc brake for automotive vehicles, with a housing and with a brake carrier provided with two arms which are positioned in radial direction relative to the brake disc at a distance from each other and with a brake lining slidably guided at the... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5052526 | Spot-type disc brake A spot-type disc brake is disclosed including a brake carrier including a mounting section extending substantially in parallel to a brake disc, and two brake carrier arms protruding beyond the rim of the brake disc. A brake housing is disposed in axially ... | 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 |
| 4887696 | Disc brake A disc brake assembly comprises a caliper member that is rectilinearly movable relative to a support member via a pin member that slidably guides the caliper member while secured to the support member. A second pin member is secured to and movable with th... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4823920 | Sliding caliper disc brake and brake shoe assembly therefor A disc brake assembly with a pivotable caliper is disclosed. The disc brake is a dual pin type, floating caliper disc brake wherein the caliper can be pivoted about one of the pins to facilitate servicing thereof while the caliper remains supported by tha... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4784242 | Pad for a disc brake and disc brake equipped with such pads The brake pad (10) comprises a lining (8), a lining support (11) and a spring (15) fastened at (17) to the support (11) near one edge of the support. The two free ends of this spring are shaped so that each forms a mechanism for attachment (23, 24, 25; 23... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4782922 | Brake device A brake for a braking shaft has a housing containing a brake disc (20) carried by the shaft and brake assemblies comprising fluid operated actuators (31) for brake pads (30) engageable with one side of the brake disc. The actuators are mounted on a cover ... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4766981 | Disc brakes The present invention relates to a disc brake for use on a railway vehicle. The brake includes a service brake for normal brake applications and an auxiliary or parking brake which is spring applied and hydraulically or pneumatically released. The disc br... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4732241 | Disc brake apparatus In a disc brake apparatus mounted to a vehicle wheel supported by a fork member, a caliper body is disposed within a space formed inwardly of the fork member and to one side of the vehicle wheel. The caliper member straddles the brake disc from the intern... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4726451 | Disk brake assembly with floating caliper In a disc brake, a caliper body straddles the disc and carries disc engaging brake pads therein. The caliper body is rotatably mounted to the brake support by means of a guide including a pin on the downstream side of the pads. The caliper body is releasa... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4722425 | Spot-type disc brake for automotive vehicles A spot-type disc brake for automotive vehicles is disclosed including a brake carrier having a fixation section adapted to be affixed to the vehicle, a pair of circumferentially located carrier arms, a brake housing including axially disposed lateral guid... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4611693 | Caliper disc brake A sliding caliper disc brake including an anchor bracket adapted to be mounted in a fixed relation to a motor vehicle, the anchor bracket having a pair of facing slideways arranged substantially parallel to the axis of a disc with which the brake is to be... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4580664 | Sliding caliper disc brake A sliding caliper disc brake includes a caliper slidably mounted on a fixed torque-taking member to urge one friction pad onto one side of a rotatable disc and having a fluid actuated piston which urges the other friction pad onto the other side of the ro... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4577731 | Floating caliper spot type disc brake A floating-caliper spot-type disc brake comprises a brake support member with two radially extending brake-shoe carrying and guiding arms and a floating caliper arranged between the arms. The floating caliper is axially guided by at least one axial bolt s... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4567968 | Locking element for disc brake with sliding caliper and disc brake comprising such a locking element The invention relates to a locking element for a disc brake with a sliding caliper and a disc brake comprising such a locking element. The brake includes a caliper mounted in sliding relationship on a fixed support by two axial posts cooperating with bore... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4553645 | Disc brake The subject of the invention is a disc brake of the type with a caliper (14) mounted so as to slide on a fixed support (2) by means of a pin (15). The caliper (14) incorporates a brake actuator acting directly on a friction pad (12) and, through the slidi... | 11/19/1985 |
