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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051958 | Guide pin for disc brake assembly and disc brake assembly including such a guide pin An improved guide pin structure adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly comprises a first end including a head portion; a second end including an end face and a lead-in zone, the lead-in zone provided with a rounded generally bullet nose shaped radius adapt... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7845473 | Brake caliper structure of straddle seat off-road vehicle A brake caliper structure of a straddle seat off-load vehicle includes a brake caliper having a caliper bracket, a caliper assembly connected to the caliper bracket by two connecting portions so that the caliper assembly can move relative to the caliper bracket to c... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7731002 | Disc brake The invention relates to a disc brake having a brake carrier which is fastenable to a vehicle frame and provided with studs for guiding at least one brake lining axially with respect to a brake disc, wherein the brake lining includes U-shaped recesses for the studs ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7543689 | Disc brake for utility vehicles A disk brake, especially for a commercial vehicle, comprising a brake caliper (2) which is fixed on a brake carrier (3) of the commercial vehicle by means of two fixing elements such that it is axially displaceable in relation to the disk brake (1 | 06/09/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7377368 | Disc brake with brake linings guided on bolts A disc brake has a brake carrier (10) with at least two bolts (16a, 16b, 18a, 18b) which stand axially to the brake disc for guiding a brake lining (32a, 32b). The plane (P) s... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7311555 | Flippable seal member coaxial cable connector and terminal A seal member for a coaxial cable connector has a generally tubular seal body with a first and second section, the first and second sections being movable about a hinge portion between first and second resting states. The seal member has an internal surface that in ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284642 | Disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle The invention relates to a disc brake, especially for a utility vehicle, said disc brake comprising a caliper which is provided with a brake disc able to interact with brake linings and is fixed to a brake anchor plate in such a way that it can be axially displaced ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7258210 | Balanced support of brake pads A disc brake comprising a caliper, one or more brake discs and one or more brake pads. The brake pads are received on back plates or other pad support. The caliper and the pad supports are designed to take up resulting re-action forces during braking in a plane perp... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7201258 | Disc brake A disc brake having a brake carrier (10) which may be fastened to the vehicle and to which bolts are fastened, comprises brake pads (32a, 32b), in the supporting plates of which U-shaped recesses (40, 40′) are formed, whic... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7134532 | Disk brake The invention relates to a disk brake, in particular for utility vehicles, comprising a brake caliper, which extends over a brake disk, an application device located in the brake caliper for applying brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction of the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040462 | Ball ramp caliper brake A brake (10) for a wheel of a vehicle is slidably mounted to a vehicle frame by mounting sleeves (22). The brake (10) includes a stationary actuator (20) which has a plurality of depressions (38) adapted to receive a plurality of b... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6991073 | Disk brake, in particular, for a utility vehicle The invention relates to a disk brake, in particular for a utility vehicle, comprising a brake caliper that encompasses a brake disk. The caliper is fixed to a brake support of the utility vehicle by means of fixing elements and can be axially displaced in relation ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6926124 | Floating disk brake A floating disk brake having a caliper designed so as to be movable more freely in the radial direction of the rotor following any run-out or thermal expansion of the rotor and movable less freely in the tangential direction of the rotor to reduce uneven wear of the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6725981 | Slide pin bushing protection shield for use in a disc brake assembly This invention relates to a disc brake assembly having a slide pin bushing protection shield attached thereto using the existing slide pin. The disc brake assembly includes an anchor plate secured to a stationary component of the vehicle and a caliper secured to the... | 04/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6540050 | Disc brake In a disc brake in which the caliper is supported by a mounting slidably in the axial direction of the rotor via a pair of pin sliding means, the pin sliding means is such that a center of the caliper side axial portions (i.e. collars) mounted rotatably a... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6508338 | Disc brake A disc brake (10) comprises a disc (12, 14), friction material pads (26) arranged on opposite sides of the disc, and an operating mechanism (50, 52) operable to bring the pads into contact with the disc so that the pads apply a braking force to the disc. ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6481539 | Disc brake lining wear monitoring system and method A system and method for monitoring brake pad wear are provided. The system provides a vehicle disc brake caliper assembly including a boot assembly and least one friction pad. The system further provides at least one caliper bolt including a caliper bolt ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6454056 | Disc brake with anti-caming and constant bearing length for guide pins A disc brake having a support member secured to a vehicle with a first guide pin located in a first bore and a second guide pin located in a second bore in support member. The first and second bores are complimentary and define first and second bearing su... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6439355 | Electromagnetic spring-actuated brake system An electromagnetic brake system is disclosed for controlling motion of a component that is movable relative to the brake system. The system includes a magnet body mounted to a support and having at least one electrically controlled magnetic device on it f... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6382368 | Drum-in disc brake A support member of a disc brake and a backing plate of a drum brake are formed integrally, and a pair of pin supporting portions for respectively supporting a pair of caliper slide pins are provided in the support member so that the pair of caliper slide... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6340076 | Vehicular disk brake The protrusion 14d of a friction pad 8 on a reacting portion side is fitted in the fitting hole 4g of the reacting portion 4b on the rotor-in side, whereas the rotor-out side of the friction pad 8 is supported by the torque-receiving stepped portion 3h of... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6315087 | Disc brake arrangement Disc brake arrangement including a bracket adapted to be fixed to a vehicle and a brake caliper support securely mounted thereon. The bracket is made with semi-circular seats and the caliper support with cylindrical pins which are arranged so that the cal... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6250439 | Radial-mount type disk brake A radial-mount type disk brake has a caliper and mounting bolts mounted in bolt holes formed in the caliper with some clearance. It is desired to prevent the caliper from turning when braking torque acts thereon due to the clearances. The abutment surface... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247561 | Disk brake In the disk brake, mounting portions of the caliper of a disk brake extending toward the entrance side and the exit side with respect to the rotation direction of the disk. Relative to the rotation direction, the length of the mounting portion on the entr... | 06/19/2001 |
