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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118142 | Brake device, as well as brake carrier and brake caliper, for such brake The invention relates to a brake device for vehicles, in particular for utility vehicles, with a mounting device attachable to a stationary part of the vehicle, whereby the mounting device, when viewed along the brake axis, consists of two end sections and a first c... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8079448 | Axle shaft including an electromechanically or pneumatically actuated disc brake An axle shaft includes an electromechanically or pneumatically actuated disc brake, especially for a useful vehicle. The brake disc and the caliper can be displaced in relation to each other, and the caliper is fixed to the axle shaft on at least two fixing plates e... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7874405 | Brake carrier Embodiments of the present invention provide a brake carrier for a disk brake, which comprises a flange facing in parallel to the brake disk plane. The brake carrier comprises a flange facing having at least two sections that are configured on respective shoulders o... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7766132 | Disc brake caliper A disc brake caliper (4) comprising a first half caliper on the support side and a second half caliper on the wheel side (20, 24), at least one of said portions comprising a seat (28) having a prevailing extension that defines an axial direction... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7475759 | Disc brake A disc brake for a vehicle wherein first and second friction member have projections thereon that are located in grooves in first and second rails of an anchor. On movement of the first and second frictions members during a brake application, the projections slide i... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7431132 | Disc brake A disc brake comprises a brake carrier, which is fastenable to the vehicle and is provided with bolts at the leading side and at the trailing side of the brake, which during braking take up the forces acting upon the brake linings. The relative dimensions and arrang... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357227 | Brake caliper assembly An abutment block for mounting between ends of a brake pad and a caliper housing is formed as a monolithic structure to prevent relative movement between the block and the caliper housing. The abutment block has a front face directed toward the end of the associated... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7299903 | Symmetric brake clip A brake pad clip for a disc brake assembly is disposed between a caliper member and a brake pad. A U-shaped section includes a base portion with opposing symmetrical leg portions extending at substantially right angles from the base portion. The U-shaped section is ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261188 | Bicycle brake caliper assembly A bicycle brake caliper is disclosed that includes a brake caliper, a brake pad retaining member and a cover. The brake caliper is configured to selectively apply a braking force on a bicycle brake disc. The brake caliper includes a housing that has a brake pad acce... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249658 | Wide caliper assembly design A disc brake caliper assembly is provided including a support bracket, a pair of slide pins, and a caliper body. The support bracket includes an inboard rail and an outboard rail. The inboard rail defines a pair of engagement bores. The pair of slide pins engage the... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234568 | High performance disk brake A support bracket for a disk brake of the type having a floating caliper comprises securing means for securing the support bracket to the suspension of a vehicle, and support means suitable for slidably supporting a sliding caliper body. The support bracket comprise... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229137 | Method and apparatus for locating an axle torque plate A trailer axle assembly includes a non-rotating axle tube that extends laterally between a pair of wheel ends. Each wheel end supports a disc brake assembly that selectively generates a braking force to slow or stop rotation of the wheel ends. The disc brake assembl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7168529 | Brake caliper for disc brake assembly and method and apparatus for producing same This invention relates to a brake caliper adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly and method and apparatus for producing the same. The method for producing the brake caliper comprises the steps of: (a) providing a mold member having at least two mold sectio... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7124860 | Brake system for braking aircraft wheels The invention relates to a brake system for braking aircraft wheels, the brake system being of the type which, for each wheel, comprises a stator central portion coaxially surrounding a wheel axle on which a rotor annular portion is mounted to rotate, and a successi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7040464 | Brake shoe assembly and disc brake assembly including such a brake shoe assembly This invention relates to an improved brake shoe assembly and a disc brake assembly including such a brake shoe assembly. The disc brake assembly includes an anchor bracket adapted to be secured to a vehicle component; a brake caliper adapted to be secured to the an... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7025181 | Automotive brake system A automotive braking system for use on a vehicle for emergency stopping and parking comprising a mechanical brake caliper which exerts frictional stopping force on a brake rotor, the caliper being designed so as to provide a means of transferring mechanical force to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6991074 | Disc Brake A disc brake has an anchor that is fixed to a housing to align first and second rails and friction pads for each of first and second friction members with radial surfaces on a rotor. The friction pads are moved into engagement with radial surfaces by an actuation fo... | 01/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6948596 | Dual-acting band brake A band brake for retarding the motion of an associated rotatable member. The brake acts to resist motion of the rotatable member through actuation of both of its ends by a cylindrical actuating member. The band is connected with and carried by actuator so as to allo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926122 | Brake torque plate and installation method A brake torque plate and an installation method for fixedly attaching the plate to an axle tube, includes the plate formed with an opening and a continuous cut extending between the plate peripheral edge and the opening, wherein the diameter of the opening is smalle... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6851524 | Disc brake for motor vehicles The disc brake for a motor vehicle contains a caliper bracket to be secured to a vehicle body on the outer side of a disc rotor with respect to the vehicle body, a caliper body supported by the caliper bracket to be slidable in the axial direction of the disc rotor ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6814191 | Thrust reverser system with a pass-through torque activated brake A thrust reverser system that includes a pass-through torque activated brake assembly that limits the torque applied in portions of the thrust reverser system drive train. The brake assembly includes two plates that are coupled together with a torsion spring. When a... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6782977 | Disc brake An anchor having first and second rails to align first and second friction members with a rotor. The first and second friction members are moved into engagement with the rotor to effect a brake application. The anchor has projections that extend from the first and s... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6752248 | Multi-disc brake structural asymmetry An axially asymmetrical vibration-reducing torque tube radially surrounds an axle and axially spans brake disks with intervening ones of the brake disks angularly fixed to a torque tube. The torque tube is a hollow generally annular member having an axis, a radially... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6666307 | Thrust reverser system with a pass-through torque activated brake A thrust reverser system that includes a pass-through torque activated brake assembly that limits the torque applied in portions of the thrust reverser system drive train. The brake assembly includes two plates that are coupled together with a torsion spr... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6488132 | Disc brake assembly having shared torque-receiving components In one embodiment, a disc brake assembly for use with a rotor includes a parking disc brake and a pair of service disc brakes. The parking disc brake is provided between the two service disc brakes, the parking and service disc brakes being disposable in ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488131 | Disc brake friction lining assembly A universal friction lining support is affixed on or just under the surface of a friction lining to resist wear and vibrations caused by the road, eliminating the need for a backing plate. The support is configured to fit in the corners of friction lining... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6427810 | Spot-type disc brake for an automotive vehicle The invention relates to a spot-type disc brake for automotive vehicle with a floating caliper (2) displaceably borne on a vehicle-fixed brake support (1) and bridging a brake disc as well as brake pads (7,8) arranged on both sides of the brake disc, wher... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6354408 | Adapter plate for disc brake installation An adapter plate for a caliper disc brake assembly is attached to the inboard side of the axle flange of a vehicle axle housing. The adapter plate is generally C-shaped to allow mounting around the central region of the axle housing. The inboard positioni... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6341676 | Electromagnetic brake An eletromagnetic brake provided with a braking force receiving bracket for receiving tangent force of a pair of brake shoes reciprocating in approaching and parting directions mutually. The braking force receiving bracket is fixed to a fixation member, s... | 01/29/2002 |
