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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7237659 | Disk brake for a vehicle A disk brake is disclosed that has a shim between a brake pad and a pressuring element for pressing the brake pad against a disk rotor. The disk brake includes a stopper portion for stopping movement of the shim 70 with respect to the brake pad 50, whe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232013 | Brake force sensor A brake system including a brake pad shaped and located to apply pressure to a brake rotor and an actuator shaped and located to apply pressure to the brake pad to cause the brake pad to apply pressure to the rotor. The system further includes a sensor material whic... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228946 | Brake disc for a disc brake The invention relates to a brake disk for a disk brake, in particular for utility vehicles. Said brake disk comprises two spaced friction rings, which are linked to each other forming an air space and is linked to a wheel hub and/or axle in a rotationally fixed mann... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7032723 | Brake assembly with tuned mass damper A tuned mass damper for sound-dampening brake squeal noise is located within a hole formed in a brake component such as a backplate supporting a brake pad. The location of the hole and the weight and geometry of the tuned mass damper are tailored to provide effectiv... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028814 | Method and apparatus for positioning an end of a push rod of a brake actuator The invention relates to a method and apparatus for positioning components of a brake system, which includes a push rod, a ball end coupled to the push rod, and a force transfer member placed between the push rod and the ball end. The force transfer member has both ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021727 | Vehicle brake system for preventing brake noise There is a case where first and second pressurizing units press different portions of friction members to a brake disc so as to press the friction members to the brake disc with predetermined pressing force, thereby generating braking force. When the brake noise is ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6994190 | Brake pad for disk brake A pad for a disk brake comprising a plate for supporting a friction lining which can come into contact, at the braking stage, with a disk associated with the brake is characterized in that the pad comprises weights associated rigidly with the plate for varying the m... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988595 | Vehicular braking apparatus and method A braking force is generated by using a rotation of an electric motor to move a piston, which presses friction members onto a rotor. The displacement of the piston is controlled such that a detection value of a resolver becomes a target value. In the case of brake n... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6971486 | Caliper spring clip with axial force direction A disc brake assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rotor, a bracket, a pair of brake pads slidably supported by the bracket for movement along a reference axis, and a caliper, also slidably supported by the bracket for movement along the reference axis, bridging t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959792 | Retraction mechanism for disc brake assembly A disc brake assembly comprises an anchor bracket (12), a brake shoe (10) which carries a friction lining (16), the shoe being slidably supported by the anchor bracket (12). The assembly includes a retraction mechanism which is adapted to... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957725 | Automotive disc brake A disc brake rotor is provided which is balanced by removal of metal from between two opposed friction faces of the rotor. The friction faces are provided by two discs which are separated from each other by radially extending ribs. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957875 | Vehicle brake squeal control device A brake squeal control device is proposed which carries out squeal control by specifying travel state and temperature conditions in which brake noise tends to be produced. The brake squeal control device is adapted to feed detection signals from a sensor group that ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6923513 | Vehicle brake squeal control device A brake squeal control device is proposed in which specific control for reducing brake squeals can be carried out to meet the will of a driver, and squeal control conditions for starting squeal reduction can be set individually to meet the requirements of drivers. S... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920965 | Spot-type disc brake with a spring assembly for a brake pad The present invention relates to a spot-type disc brake with a brake housing straddling a brake disc, with at least one brake pad that is arranged in the brake housing so as to be slidable in the actuating direction and cooperates tribologically with the brake disc ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915882 | Method and apparatus for constructing disc brakes A disc brake comprises at least two axially slidable brake discs. The brake discs are mounted for axial sliding movement under the dynamic conditions of use by means of a series of circumferentially spaced wire springs or leaf springs each of which simultaneously re... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910554 | Caliper assembly for a disc brake A caliper assembly for a disc brake is capable of inhibiting eccentric abrasion of pads without a factor of increasing additional costs and the resultant noise and vibration generated when a brake is actuated. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6742632 | Apparatus with vibration-damped component, especially a brake The invention relates to the damping of mechanical vibrations of components in apparatuses. In particular, the invention relates to the damping of components of brakes. For this purpose, at least one piezoelectric element is provided, which is in engagement with the... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6666303 | Wheel bearing assembly A wheel bearing assembly is provided which can suppress brake judder. A film is disposed between the brake rotor-mounting surface of the wheel mounting flange and an abutment surface of a brake rotor to fill a gap therebetween to suppress the deformation ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6481545 | Vibration damping shim structure A vibration damping shim structure is provided, which not only can sufficiently exert vibration damping effect in a wide range of temperatures, but also can prevent a squeal phenomenon particularly in low temperatures. A rubber coating layer a1... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6397982 | Disc brake housing An annular disc brake assembly has a housing mounted to a vehicle and a rotor disk mounted to a wheel of the vehicle. A pair of annular brake shoes are in frictional engagement with the rotor disk during a brake action, and resiliently supported by the ho... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6298956 | Brake lining for a partial lining disk brake The present invention discloses a brake lining which, in order to reduce and eliminate noises, has a sliding metal sheet in addition to the classical lining parts such as friction lining, lining support plate and damping plate. Further, the damping plate ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6293372 | Friction disc with integral anti-rattle portion for electric motor brake In an electric motor brake, a friction disc includes an anti-rattle portion integrally molded therewith and reducing the tolerance gap between the motor shaft hub and the friction disc to minimize rattling of the friction disc during rotation of the shaft... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6283256 | Retaining spring device for a partial lining disk brake housing A holding spring arrangement for a spot-type disc brake, in particular an integrated disc brake for automotive vehicles, wherein a brake carrier of the disc brake is integrated into the steering knuckle of the vehicle, and the holding spring includes at l... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6257379 | Disk brake An open-topped disc brake comprises a disk and friction pads provided on opposite sides of the disk and having back plates. A caliper having a window and fluid pressure cylinders are provided together with pad pins extending across the window for supporti... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6241055 | Rotor with viscoelastic vibration reducing element and method of making the same A modular brake rotor includes a core having a central wall and a plurality of support ribs extending radially outwards therefrom. A pair of friction rings are secured to the support ribs. A viscoelastic vibration reducing element is disposed between the ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6230852 | Torque transmission device In a multi-disc torque transmission device such as an aircraft brake assembly in which stator discs are carried by a torque tube and rotor discs are rotatable with a wheel carried by a bearing mounted on an axle, a spacer member provides radial support be... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6186289 | Disc brake A disc brake includes a carrier with an inner beam secured to a knuckle, a pair of in board and outboard brake pad assemblies located on opposite sides of a rotor and slideably supported on the carrier, and a caliper extending over the periphery of the ro... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182801 | Disc brake device In the pushing anchor type disc brake device, reduction of noise and prevention of uneven wear can be accomplished especially in the brake device in which brake torque of the outer pad is transmitted via the caliper. In the disc brake device, the caliper ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6131707 | Disc brake rotor and method for producing same An improved structure for a brake rotor and method for producing the same wherein the brake rotor includes a mounting flange and a pair of opposed friction plates spaced apart from one another by a plurality of intermediate fins. The friction plates have ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6125974 | Vibration damper for vehicle brakes A vibration damper system which can restore the performance of piezoelectric elements that have deteriorated in performance due to temperature buildup resulting from repeated braking operations by applying high voltage at a predetermined time. In the vibr... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116384 | Disk brake A disk brake having elements which enable the friction pads to retract together with the pistons when the braking fluid pressure is released, and which can also suppress brake squeaks. In order to retract the friction pads together with the pistons, first... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6026938 | Guide pin and bearing for a disc brake A guide pin (24) attached to a caliper (21) and located in a bore (28) of an anchor bracket or carrier member (22) in a disc brake (10). The carrier member (22) and caliper (21) move with respect to each other in response to a force developed by a piston ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5908091 | Multi-disc brake with vibration damping A multi-disc brake comprises a piston housing (12) attached to a torque tube (16), a plurality of stator discs (18) engaging the torque tube (16) and a plurality of rotor discs (20) positioned about the torque tube (16) for engagement with a wheel. The to... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5860494 | Vibration damper for use in disk brake A is a vibration damper suppresses squeaks of a disk brake by positively damping vibrations of the brake. It is a high-performance, highly reliable vibration damper with no accurate machining required. This vibration damper has pressing pistons received i... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5819882 | Multi-disc brake actuator for vibration damping A multi-disc brake (30,60) includes a piston housing (32,62) and attached torque tube (34,64) located about an axle (67,97). Axially adjacent the piston housing (32,62) is a brake actuator (40,70). In one embodiment, the piston housing (32) is located axi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5706917 | Disc brake having a shim engaged between a piston and a friction pad for retracting the friction pad upon retraction of the piston An open-top disc brake can prevent brake pads from being dragged by a piston while the brake is not applied by causing the pads to follow the piston, and permits easy replacement of the pads. Shims are provided between the pads and the pistons. The shims ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5706916 | Pad and disc brake using it A disc brake having a caliper (1) which straddles a brake disc (D) and a carrier (2) which is fixed to a vehicle. A cylinder (3) is secured to the caliper and closed by a piston 31. Guides (21a,21b,22a,22b) allow the caliper to slide with respect to the c... | 01/13/1998 |
