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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162111 | Brake caliper with reduced brake squeal An exemplary embodiment of a brake caliper has a housing with a first chamber and a second chamber. The brake caliper also has a first piston that moves in response to fluid pressure in the first chamber and has a second piston that moves in response to fluid pressu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8100233 | Disc-brake vibration damper A disk brake vibration damper comprising a cylindrical element (4) equipped on its cylindrical peripheral surface (41) with a layer of a supple material (5) which exhibits properties of adhesion with the materials of the piston (3) and of... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8016083 | Disk brake A pad spring located at the entrance side in the rotational direction of a disk is provided with guide plate portions, radially urging portions that urge a pair of friction pads radially outward of the disk, and circumferentially urging portions that urge the fricti... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7926627 | Pad sets for disk brakes The present invention can include a disk brake having a pad with an engaging groove formed in the pad, the pad also includes a convex member projected from one portion of the pad, a shim is positioned between the pad and a pressing member for pressing the pad toward... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7905333 | Brake insulator for disc brake pads An insulator is provided having opposing first and second sides and adapted for placement between a brake pad and one of a piston and caliper of a disc brake system. The insulator includes first and second metal layers. A viscoelastic layer is disposed between, and ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7766131 | Disk brake A pad spring located at the entrance side in the rotational direction of a disk is provided with guide plate portions, radially urging portions that urge a pair of friction pads radially outward of the disk, and circumferentially urging portions that urge the fricti... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7617914 | Lightweight brake drum with centerline squealer band A brake drum that converts kinetic and potential energy into frictional heat without developing destructively high temperatures and provides such performance at a reduced weight with an increase in cooling effectiveness through the use of a squealer band positioned ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7604098 | Coulomb friction damped disc brake caliper bracket A Coulomb friction damped disc brake caliper bracket, wherein damping is provided by Coulomb friction, most preferably at the outboard tie-bar thereof. In one form, at least one clamping member applies compressive force externally to the caliper bracket, and in a se... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7410034 | Drum brake A parking brake including a disc fixed to a vehicle and a plurality of clips attached to the disc to align channels on first and second brake shoes with a braking surface on a drum. Each clip has a rectangular shape with a flat first end fixed to the disc and a U-sh... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7370736 | Laminated shim for disc brake and pad unit having the laminated shim A laminated shim for a disc brake has a pad side shim and a pressing member side shim. The pad side shim is provided at a backside of a backing plate of pad. The pressing member side shim is disposed between the pad side shim and a pressing member used for pressing ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7322448 | Brake component, disc brake, drum brake, and method for manufacturing a brake component Brake member where the occurrence of brake squeal when a fluctuating load is applied onto the brake member is reduced by way of a brake member or arrangement that includes a backing plate carrying a brake lining which exhibits at least one contact surface and side s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316301 | Brake caliper A brake caliper includes an actuator, a moveable brake pad including a brake pad backplate having a generally planar portion, and a friction material secured to the brake pad backplate. The brake pad backplate is being generally arcuate in shape and defines a fricti... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7234573 | Brake shoe and method for producing a brake shoe In a brake shoe (1) comprising a carrier plate (2) having arranged thereon first a dampening and noise-reducing intermediate layer (4) and then a friction lining (6), it is provided that the intermediate layer (4), on the side ther... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222701 | Backing plate with friction material retention members and method and apparatus for manufacturing same A backing plate for a friction assembly includes a body having a first surface and a second surface and a thickness defined therebetween. One or more retention members are provided on the first surface for engaging a friction material mounted thereon. Each retention... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201257 | Disk brake devices A disk brake device has a rotary brake disk, at least one pad, and a mount. The pad has a guide portion disposed on one end of the pad in the rotational direction of the brake disk. The mount has a support portion that slidably supports the guide portion, so that th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156212 | Piston for cylinder and piston unit of disc brake A piston (30) for a cylinder and piston unit (24) of a disc brake (10), with a novel capability of damping the vibrations induced by a braking action, comprising a body (32) and a head (34) designed to come into contact with a pad ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7109857 | Brake light warning system for safety helmets and method of operation A brake light warning system for safety helmets includes a transmitter module adapted for mounting to a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, and a receiver module adapted for mounting to a safety helmet. The transmitter module is configured to continuously transmit a tran... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097008 | Friction assembly and method for manufacturing same A friction assembly has a brake pad and a noise damping shim. The noise damping shim is engaged with a backing plate of the brake pad using a coupler. The coupler has a first coupler member formed on the backing plate and a second coupler member formed on the shim. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051848 | Temperature specific mechanism retaining brake pads in a caliper assembly during shipping A brake system includes a caliper and a brake element. The brake system further includes an adhesive that adheres the brake element to the caliper. The adhesive stops adhering the brake element to the caliper after the adhesive heats to an elevated temperature. The ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040471 | Sandwich composite clutch friction member with dual-directional moduli of elasticity A friction member for engagement in a torque-transmitting mechanism includes an outer layer comprising a first material. The outer layer has a friction surface for sliding contact with an opposing reaction member in the torque-transmitting mechanism. An inner layer ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7028403 | Method of manufacturing friction plate and apparatus thereof A method of manufacturing a friction plate including a plurality of frictional material segments which are punched into a predetermined shape, and a core plate onto which the plurality of frictional material segments are annularly bonded, comprising step of punching... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028813 | Low temperature disc brake The disc brake caliper (26) has a stainless steel drive element (62) that faces the brake fluid and an aluminum contact element (64) received in the drive element, protruding therefrom so as to engage and move the brake pad (38) into fric... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966109 | Method for attaching and for ensuring orientation of components A method attaches a center conductor to one or both of a load end conductor and a line end conductor. The center conductor has two cylindrical projections. The load end conductor and the line end conductor both have a non-circular opening, such as a square opening. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6955247 | Disc brake, in particular for a motor vehicle, pad for such a brake and anti-noise shim for such a pad Disc brake comprising two pads each intended to cooperate with a lateral face of the disc to be braked under the action of control element comprising an axially mobile piston, parallel to the disc axis, in a caliper straddling the disc. The piston cooperates accordi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6913120 | Method of securing a shim to a backing plate and subassembly formed thereby A method of securing a shim against a first side surface of a backing plate for use in a brake assembly. The first side surface of the backing plate has a first extending pin and at least a second extending pin spaced apart from the first extending pin and the shim ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6722478 | Assembly for vehicle brake disk An assembled vehicle brake disk has a basically rotationally symmetrical friction ring which is fastened by way of several linking points in a rigid or floating manner to a basically rotationally symmetrical hub part. At least two distances between respectively adja... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6705437 | Disc brake The present invention concerns a disc brake mainly for road vehicles. The disc brake comprises a fixed caliper straddling one or more brake discs, one or more thrust plates and a number of brake pads. The brake discs are received in a non-rotating but axially moveab... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6609594 | Disc brake Guide pins for retaining a caliper in an anchor of a disc brake assembly. The guide pins are characterized by a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end with a first diameter section that extends from the first end separated by a shoulder from... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6533080 | Floating caliper type disc brake A pair of engaging protrusions provided in a support member and a pair of engaging grooves provided in a back plate of a pad are engaged with each other, and the pad is capable of being displaced only in the axial direction of a rotor. Each engaging protr... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6499569 | Damped anchor shim for drum brake assembly This invention related to a multi-layered damped anchor shim adapted for use in a drum brake assembly. The anchor shim includes an inner surface and an outer surface which is adapted to contact the second ends of the brake shoes. The anchor shim includes ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6471016 | Vibration damper for a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle A vibration damper is provided for a hydraulic vehicle brake system with a diaphragm facing the hydraulic fluid that transmits the braking force and being fastened to a carrier device by its edge in such manner that it is able to move toward the carrier d... | 10/29/2002 |
