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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441633 | Apparatus for automatic brake of walking support machine The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatic brake of walking support machine which is safe on downward slopes by preventing over speed due to the acceleration of gravity and protect user on upward slopes. The present invention is devised for w... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7360631 | Apparatus for operating parking brake An apparatus for operating a parking brake that can reduce an operation stroke. A connecting member has shoe insert grooves with brake shoes inserted into both sides thereof. A first operation lever has one end rotatably combined with one side face of the connecting... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325659 | Drum brake An improved drum brake includes a drum having an outer generally cylindrical circumferential wall having an inner braking surface and a side wall plate mounted on and extending between the inner side of the outer circumferential wall. A braking mechanism mounted wit... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7261190 | Reaction lever for a parking brake A lever for moving first and second brake shoes into engagement with a drum to effect a brake application. The lever has a first end connected to the brake shoes and a second end with a tine fixed thereto to which a cable is connected to apply an input force to effe... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258209 | Brake drum and method for producing the same A brake drum includes a ring-shaped drum body, and a friction member secured to the inner circumferential surface of the drum body. Because the drum body is formed of a lightweight Al alloy and the friction member is formed of an Al-base composite material, the brak... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7219793 | Apparatus, arrangement and method for braking A braking device for a pallet intended to run in a conveying track. The braking device includes a matrix and a braking element. The matrix includes the support service and exterior surface and a recess having various screws and openings. The braking element includes... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7175009 | Cam actuated drum brake A cam for a brake is provided that allows for greater brake shoe travel and thicker brake linings while providing the same or greater mechanical force as compared to conventional cams. One or more lobes of the cam include multiple portions having varying profiles in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7100746 | Motor vehicle drum brake and related assembling method In order to facilitate assembly and disassembly of a vehicle, the invention provides a method of assembling and disassembly a drum brake (1). In this assembly and disassembly method, the operating spacing of two brake shoes (4 and 5) inside a dr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077249 | Drum brakes with interconnected multi-degrees-of-freedom shoes This invention is a new type of drum brake and its variants for motor vehicles, the shoe mechanism assembly of which has at least one set of interconnected shoe mechanism and automatic adjusting mechanism of brake clearance. The interconnected shoe mechanism consist... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059457 | Expansion motor The present invention is a unique motor comprising a containment chamber having thick walls surrounding a thin wall, is created when a plug is fusible joined. An inlet port and preferably a purging port are located in the thick walls. A motion is created when said e... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055662 | Vehicle axle beam and brake assembly An improved axle beam and self-contained drum brake assembly, particularly for heavy duty trucks, is disclosed. The assembly includes a brake spider and actuating members mounted thereto via a mounting assembly comprising a mounting sleeve attached to the brake spid... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044275 | Drum brake device In a drum brake device having a shoe drive cam, the braking force of which is mechanically controlled according to a reaction force acting on an anchor pin by a brake shoe, the cam plate 76 pivotally supported by the anchor pin 10 and the lever plate | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028816 | Brake disk/hub combination and intermediate elements for a brake disk/hub combination The invention relates to a brake disk/hub combination and to intermediate elements for a brake disk/hub combination which are based on the following constructive design: the brake disk is provided with support elements on its inner periphery, the brake disk hub is p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6978867 | Bicycle hub with an attached cooling disk A bicycle hub brake component is provided for braking a hub of a wheel mounted on a bicycle frame The component comprises a brake drum and a cooling disk. The brake drum has a drum body that is adapted to rotate integrally with the hub, wherein the drum body has a b... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962241 | Brake cable connecting apparatus for a drum brake device A cable disengagement prevention configuration for a drum brake device that provides a simple and safe connection of a brake cable to a brake lever and reliably prevents disengagement of the brake cable after connecting the brake cable to the brake lever. The cable ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6910556 | Brake disk-hub combination and intermediate elements for a brake disk-/hub combination The invention relates to a brake disk/hub combination and to intermediate elements for a brake disk/hub combination which are based on the following constructive design: the brake disk is provided with support elements on its inner periphery, the brake disk hub is p... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6666302 | Parking brake device including pivotable brake lever which extends through aperture of backing plate A parking brake device for a vehicle, including: (a) a backing plate which is fixed to a body of the vehicle such that the backing plate is held substantially perpendicular to an axis of a wheel of the vehicle; (b) first and second arcuate brake shoes whi... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6619441 | Conical brake assembly A brake assembly utilizes a conical brake drum and matching conical brake lining assembly to provide a more efficient braking system. An adjuster mechanism with a pair of conical adjuster members is controlled by an electric motor and worm gear drive. As ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6557673 | Integral park brake/eddy current brake assembly An eddy current braking apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stator, a coil of wire, and a drum. The stator has a plurality of poles and is mountable to a frame of a vehicle. The coil of wire is wound about each of the plurality of poles and w... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554110 | Drum brake device A drum brake device having a brake lever with sufficient rigidity, and securing a larger space at a central region of a brake, to provide a large effective brake lever stroke. A by-pass hole 60d, which is freely penetrated by a shoe-hold pin 41 which swin... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547047 | Drum brake device A brake structure that prevents damaging the shoe-hold mechanism by way of securing a larger space at a central region of the brake and achieves a long effective and stable brake function. A by-pass hole 60d, through which the shoe-hold pin 41 is freely p... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6510928 | Brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake device A brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake has sufficient support to withstand the reaction force during the brake operation, a function to prevent damage to an inner cable and to prevent water ingress into the brake, a simple structure with less n... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6497310 | Drum brake device The present invention to provides a drum brake that generates the same braking force when a vehicle moves forward and backward. A first lever is connected to a second lever by a strut. A fourth lever provided with an anchor member and a third lever for co... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6415894 | Parking brake A parking brake for vehicles, which guarantees safe parking from the very first time it is actuated, comprises a drum and at least one shoe intended to press against a cylindrical surface formed on the inside of the drum, recesses and projections being pr... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412609 | Brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake A brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake, in which even if the distance from the brake mounting surface to the center of the brake shoes in the width direction is short, the layout of the brake cable mounting section and the mechanical expander i... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6325183 | Brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake A brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake which, even if the distance from the brake mounting surface to the brake shoe center in the width direction is short, secures an effective stroke of the brake cable, facilitates the layout of the brake cab... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6321886 | Final balanced brake drum having integral squealer band and method for producing same An improved method for final balancing a brake drum determines the location and length of a first constant depth cut and a second constant depth cut along the squealer band which are necessary to correct the imbalance, and using a cutting machine, makes t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318515 | Hold down spring for a drum brake A hold down spring for yieldably securing a drum brake shoe to a drum brake backing plate includes a nail that extends through apertures in the backing plate and in the brake shoe. A coil spring circumscribes the nail and urges a spring retainer slidable ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6302245 | Drum brake device A drum brake device which reduces the amount of non-effective stroke (play) and prevents noise for the long period of time. The first strut 12 of an automatic shoe clearance adjustment device is provided adjacent to the service brake actuator 8 and betwee... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6293374 | Drum brake seal structure for all-terrain vehicle wheel A drum brake includes a brake drum attached to an axle, and a brake panel. The brake drum includes a disc portion and a cylindrical portion extending from an outer peripheral end portion of the disc portion towards the brake panel. On an outer peripheral ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6279699 | Final balanced brake drum having integral squealer band and method for producing same An improved method for final balancing a brake drum determines the location and length of a first constant depth cut and a second constant depth cut along the squealer band which are necessary to correct the imbalance, and using a cutting machine, makes t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6253884 | Rear brake unit for a beach buggy A rear brake device for a beach buggy includes an axle sleeve, a brake disc fixed at one side of the axle sleeve and having two semicircular brake members, and a brake drum with a center serrated tube to engage and rotate synchronously with the axle. The ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6230853 | Drum brake device A single shoe drum brake device which provides stable braking effect by tending to equalize the braking effect when the vehicle is moving forward and backward without losing self-servo property during moving either forward or backward. Additionally, the d... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6206150 | Composite brake drum having a balancing skirt A composite brake drum for a motor vehicle or the like. The brake drum has a drum body that is comprised of a first material, preferably a cast metal, such as gray iron. The drum body has a cylindrical section, a shoulder, a mounting face, and a balancing... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6142271 | Servo friction brake A servo friction brake which includes a carrier, and at least one friction lining which is supported on the carrier and interacts with at least one friction surface, and at least one device for actuating the friction lining. In order to considerably reduc... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6112863 | Band brake with evenly distributed braking force application A band brake for selectively holding a rotating element motionless includes means for evenly distributed application of force to the band brake. In some embodiments of the invention ball or roller bearings are used to apply evenly distributed forces to th... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5992581 | Final balanced brake drum having integral squealer band and method for producing same An improved method for final balancing a brake drum determines the location and length of a first constant depth cut and a second constant depth cut along the squealer band which are necessary to correct the imbalance, and using a cutting machine, makes t... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5957247 | Actuator for a parking brake A drum-in-hat brake assembly (10) having first (12) and second (14) brake shoes retained on a backing plate (16) by first (18) and second (20) pins connected to the backing plate (16). The first (12) and second (14) brake shoes are aligned on the backing ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5924526 | Inside shoe drum brake An inside shoe drum brake, particularly for motor vehicles, is disclosed which comprises a support arrangement for the brake shoes which can be pressed by means of an actuation device against the brake drum, and which has a brake anchor plate carrying the... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5913390 | Electro-mechanical actuator for a drum brake A drum brake (10) having first (14) and second (16) brake shoes retained on a backing plate (20) and moved into engagement with a drum (18) to effect a brake application corresponding to a desired braking input supplied to a actuator member (28) is disclo... | 06/22/1999 |
