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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207889 | Damper mechanism A damper mechanism 6 is provided to transmit torque while absorbing and damping torsional vibrations. A small coil spring 45 achieves characteristics of a low rigidity in a small torsion angle region of the torsion characteristics when compressed by ro... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7150343 | Shoe brake assembly, in particular for rail vehicles A shoe brake assembly for a rail vehicle including a bogie connected with the rail vehicle. The assembly also includes a wheel having a wheel web and radially inward-facing surfaces on opposite sides of the wheel web. Also included are at least two brake pads adjace... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6923296 | Disc Brake A support for a disc brake has first and second bores in a first projection and third and fourth bores in a second projection located in a same horizontal plane and the first and third bores aligned in a first vertical plane and the second and fourth bores aligned i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 5873435 | Vehicle brake The brake system employs a ring braking member and a suspended brake caliper having a responsive linkage correcting the caliper and a knuckle support arrangement. The ring braking member is preferably die cast as a single component with a control hub and ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5799757 | Brake device The invention is one which provides in a brake device possessing an energy production unit, a force transmission unit which receives the drive force of the energy production unit and produces outputs by advancing and retreating, and a clutch unit which is... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5669468 | Braking method and apparatus A braking method and apparatus wherein a rotating mechanism includes a deformable rotor carried by the rotating mechanism with pressure rollers suitable to contact the exterior of the deformable rotor and apply pressure to deform the rotor and thus cause ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5474160 | Ring brake and caliper cooled by air flow The present invention relates to ring brake arrangements and in particular to an effective arrangement for cooling of the brake. Heat is effectively rendered from the ring braking member by a fanned hub support arrangement which transfers the heat energy ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5373919 | Brake actuator and brake pad An improved brake actuator is disclosed that automatically adjusts for brake pad wear, thereby retaining a given retraction space from a fully actuated position. The actuator is hydraulically actuated and the components for positive retraction are housed ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5293967 | Shielded vehicle brake The present invention relates to a vehicle brake and hub comprising a ring braking member having braking surfaces both to the interior and exterior of the member in combination with a cast hub which includes centrally disposed aligned bearing ports for re... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5277278 | Escalator caliper brake assembly with adjustable braking torque An escalator is provided with a caliper disc brake for stopping movement of the steps in cases of emergency. The disc is mounted on the main drive sprocket shaft, and the caliper is normally held away from the disc. When power is removed from the drive, t... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5097927 | Vehicle brake The present invention relates to a vehicle brake and hub comprising a ring braking member having braking surfaces both to the interior and exterior of the member in combination with a cast hub which includes centrally disposed aligned bearing ports for re... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5025898 | Drum brake A drum brake has two sets of braking linings. The drum brake includes a brake plate and a brake drum. An additional cylinder is mounted on an outer periphery of the brake plate. The additional cylinder is actuated by hydraulic oil on depression of an addi... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5002158 | Elevator safety A safety braking disk (56) is secured to rope drive sheave (14). First (52) and second (54) safety brake assemblies each operate on opposing parallel sides of the disk. Brake pads (60) are resiliently placed into engagement upon initiation of the safety. ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4844677 | Locking device A locking device is formed of a base, a grabbing member and a plurality of arcuate legs flexibly connecting the base and grabbing member. The grabbing member is operatively deformable by relative movement of the base and grabbing member toward and/or away... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4480725 | Spot type brake with floating caliper A spot type brake having a disc or preferably ring brake member comprises a pair of brake pads on opposite sides of the brake member and a caliper with a hydraulic actuating unit for clamping the brake pads into engagement the brake member along a braking... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4477120 | Crown brake with crown fastened to the wheel A crown brake has its crown attached to a wheel disk by at least three connecting pieces comprising a radially flexible portion and an axially flexible portion in order to simplify the attachment of the crown to the wheel and to avoid repercussion of defo... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4473257 | Assembly of a centrally attached wheel disk and a brake crown In accordance with the invention, a brake crown is fastened to a wheel disk in a crown attachment zone located between a major curved zone of the disk and a zone of attachment of the disk to a rim, and a central attachment comprises a cylindrical portion,... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4266636 | Crown-type caliper brake A crown-type caliper brake is disclosed comprising a cylindrical braking member and a C-shaped caliper member. The caliper member is mounted for sliding movement on the leg member of a fixed support of the brake. To this end a lobe on the caliper member h... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4261445 | Crown brakes The invention relates to internal-external shoe drum brakes, or so-called "crown" brakes in which the braking member is a drum or crown having braking surfaces formed on the annular inner and outer surfaces. The brake is provided with a calliper mounted on a f... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4238007 | Brake having a ring-like braking member The invention relates to a brake which is particularly suited to vehicles, and whose brake member is in the shape of a ring having axially-extending braking surfaces on the inner and outer surfaces thereof, and whose fixed support comprises two side membe... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4236610 | Caliper brake with axially elongate cylindrical braking member A crown-type caliper brake comprises an axially elongate cylindrical braking member with respectively brake pads inside and outside the braking member and a caliper member operative to apply the brake pads against the braking member. The fixed support for... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4222466 | Brake having an annular cylindrical braking member and a pivotally and slidably mounted caliper member A brake is disclosed comprising an annular cylindrical braking member with brake shoes respectively on the inside and outside of the braking member which are straddled by a C-shaped caliper member. The caliper member is pivotally and slidably mounted by a... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4168767 | Caliper brake with a hollow cylindrical braking member A C-shaped caliper member straddles the hollow cylindrical braking member, a hydraulic actuator and brake shoes on the respective sides of the braking member. To axially retain the caliper member two circumferential, laterally projecting shoulders are pro... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4130186 | Ribbed brake shoe support plate for cylindrical ring type brake There is described a brake shoe for a ring type brake which means it has a cylindrical brake ring secured to a member to be braked. The brake shoe comprises a part-cylindrical, preferably sheet metal support plate having on one face a brake lining and on ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4129201 | Brake for vehicles A brake for vehicles comprises a brake drum rotating with a wheel, an inner pin fixed to a vehicle body within the brake drum, an inner shoe whose end is pivotally supported by the pin, an arm formed integrally with the inner shoe and extending outwardly ... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4039052 | Brake with inner and outer swivel-mounted shoes Inner and outer brake shoes are swivel-mounted on the arms of a yoke. When the yoke is rotated, the shoes move concurrently toward and away from inner and outer braking surfaces of a brake drum. The swivel mounting facilitates optimum seating engagement w... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4019608 | Lever actuated caliper brake A caliper brake adapted to grip the sides of a clamped member and, more specifically, the sides of solid and ventilated discs such as those used in industrial and automotive applications. The present caliper brake includes a base adapted for mounting on a... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4007813 | Drum-type service and emergency brake A drum-type brake adaptive to front and rear-axle constructions on motorized vehicular equipment, in which braking torques are developed by one or more radially-operating caliper units positioned around the circumference of an open brake drum co-rotatable... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3974895 | Emergency brake unit An emergency brake unit that is hydraulically operated which may be removably secured in pairs to the axle of a pneumatic-tired freight vehicle. In an emergency the pair of brake units may be concurrently actuated to bring first and second braking surface... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3933227 | Brake having a braking member in the form of a ring, especially for automobile vehicles Brakes for automobile vehicles for example, of the kind comprising a fixed support, a braking member having a ring, two braking plates disposed on each side of the ring and a floating stirrup engaged on the plates and on the ring. The stirrup has operatin... | 01/20/1976 |
