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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5788031 | Control cylinder unit for varying spring constant of vehicular stabilizer A control cylinder unit for varying a spring constant of a vehicular stabilizer includes a cylindrical fluid chamber divided into upper and lower liquid chambers by a slidably inserted piston. The upper and lower liquid chambers are communicated with each... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5765667 | Brake disk and method of making same The invention relates to a hat-shaped brake disc made from a castable metal for vehicle wheels. It has, within the friction ring, a nave with a nave casing and nave bottom, the latter having screw-passage holes for screwing the brake disc to the wheel hub... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5411119 | Internal shoe-drum brake adjuster cam with leverage projections for brake disengagement An internal shoe-drum type brake has a pair of shoes separable by an actuator into braking engagement with a brake drum. An automatic adjuster includes a two-part strut extending between the shoes, the first strut part being pivotally mounted on the secon... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5407033 | Brake unit and spring energy accumulator for it An improved spring energy accumulators are used to actuate brake units mounted to either end of a transmission for a track laying vehicle drive train. The housing of the spring energy accumulator is directly mounted to the housing of the brake unit. The s... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5398784 | Brake friction composite with reinforcing pyrolytic carbon and thermosetting resin The present invention discloses a disc brake for a vehicle having a disc which is rotatable integrally with the wheels and pads which are brought into friction engagement with the disc. The disc is prepared by impregnating a reinforcing material into a ca... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5393041 | Vibration isolator with a diaphragm in a side wall A main liquid chamber communicates with a first auxiliary liquid chamber and a second auxiliary liquid chamber via a first limiting passage and a second limiting passage, respectively. The first and second auxiliary liquid chambers are located adjacent fi... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5388669 | Brake actuator with electromagnet, cam, and hydraulic piston components A disk brake having an electromagnetic friction clutch that can be brought into controllable frictional engagement with a brake disk. The friction clutch can act on a device for generating hydraulic pressure independent of the direction of rotation, and t... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5377790 | Brake pad clip with holding, side and damper portions A disc brake assembly includes a disc rotor, a pair of brake pads, a mounting member supporting at least one of the brake pads so as to be able to slide in the parallel direction with respect to a rotational shaft of the disc rotor, a caliper member slida... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5373917 | Wheel brake mechanism A wheel brake mechanism is disclosed for a vehicle such as a carriage or stroller having a wheel mounted on an axle. The wheel is of the normal type having radially extending ribs with spaces or recesses therebetween. The brake housing is mounted for pivo... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5373918 | Clamp structure for connecting a brake control cable to a brake caliper A bicycle brake apparatus comprising a pair of brake calipers each attached to a bicycle frame to be pivotable about a first axis, and a connecting structure for connecting one of the brake calipers to a brake control cable. Each brake caliper includes a ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5372413 | Multi-channel vehicle braking system with multiple supply valves and skid control units for different wheels A vehicle braking system has a controller responsive to wheel speed signals for sensing skid conditions of the wheels and for generating skid control instructions. A primary fluid pressure supply includes a fluid pressure source and a fluid pressure reser... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5368138 | Electromagnetic brake with rotational structure for wear adjustment An electromagnetic brake is disclosed comprising a brake wheel, at least one friction surface attached to a respective friction plate and urged into frictional engagement with the brake wheel during braking. An electromagnet and an anchor serve to disenga... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366210 | Spring system with elastomeric and temperature responsive springs in parallel A vibration absorber includes an absorber mass and at least one spring element formed of an elastomer material. The absorber mass is arranged for movement on the spring element and is movable with a phase displacement relative to vibrations introduced due... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5366046 | Full-lining disk brake with heat dissipation features To increase the life of brake linings especially for heavy-duty vehicles and to increase reliability, an operating brake which is directly actuated by compressed air and a blocking brake which is spring actuated and has a compressed air spring relief, bot... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5364086 | Composite elastomeric air spring and sealing structure The spring includes a composite elastomeric body having in one embodiment a closed end and an open end. A coil spring is embedded both within the body wall and the closed end, and provides reinforcement of both the body wall and the closed end. The body m... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5358317 | Fuzzy logic electric vehicle regenerative antiskid braking and traction control system An regenerative antiskid braking and traction control system using fuzzy logic for an electric or hybrid vehicle having a regenerative braking system operatively connected to an electric traction motor, and a separate hydraulic braking system includes sen... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5358077 | One piece liquid cooled disc brake assembly An improved internally liquid-cooled disc assembly for use in a disc braking system includes a one-piece disc casting having a plurality of cooling cells formed therein. Cooling liquid flows along an incoming flow path formed between an inner flange and a... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5354041 | Torsion bar stiffener A device used to increase the spring rate of a torsion bar spring commonly used in front suspensions of automobiles and light trucks. Consisting of at least two main parts this device is clamped around the torsion bar with screws and held firmly in place ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5350161 | Nuclear reactor grid strip cantilever spring with nonuniform material characteristics A metal component (10) having non-uniform material characteristics which cause the component to undergo differential growth upon exposure to a neutron flux, and a process for producing such a component. The invention is useful for making metal components ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5344128 | Self-expanding mount A self-expanding mount controls transmission of vibration of a vibration source to a base. A main liquid chamber is defined between a resilient member fixed to the vibration source or the base and a casing fixed to the base or the vibration source. A meta... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5344221 | Anti-theft method and apparatus for locking the brakes of a vehicle An anti-theft device is installed in a vehicle brake line which carries braking fluid. The device defines a valve seat and a valve body adapted to close against said valve seat, the valve body having a passageway therethrough and being rotatable against s... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5342119 | Traction control system valve A valve, for use with a vehicular brake system including an electronic control unit, including a valve body, a pressure regulator internal to the body, a solenoid valve internal to the body and a double-check valve internal to the body. The electronic con... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5340203 | Variable load control valve with dual diaphragms reinforced by washers and spacer members A diaphragm-type of variable load control valve device having a diaphragm piston assembly for effectively providing pressurized fluid to the brake cylinders of a railway vehicle in accordance with the brake demand established by a vehicle operator and at ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5337862 | Eddy-current brake with magnets shaped to contain magnetic field An eddy current retarder for an automotive vehicle braking system including an annular fixed frame defining a hollow chamber is disposed internally of a brake drum, a pair of transversely adjacent parallel support rings disposed in the chamber of the fixe... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5335974 | Retrofit of railcar air brake system with electronic controller and air distribution apparatus An air distribution apparatus (10) is configured for retrofit between the service portion (24) and pipe bracket portion (26) of a conventional AB valve (16) of a railroad car braking system (12) for allowing operation with an electronic controller (14). T... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5332203 | Dual chambered, active vibration damper with reactive force producing pistons An actively controlled mount system to control vibration which permits static forces from a machine while decoupling transmission of dynamic vibration forces. The mount system includes opposed force chamber (156, 160) with pistons which control movement o... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5332302 | Master cylinder low/high pressure combination valve which operates independently of brake pedal position A brake pressure control device (1) is described in which a low-pressure valve (19) and a high-pressure valve (29) are both actuatable by a brake pedal, resulting in a brake circuit (36) being connectible alternatively either to a reservoir (23) or to a p... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5332304 | ABS hydraulic circuit with a variably open inlet valve The present invention relates to a hydraulic brake system with anti-lock control, including a main pressure line leading from a master cylinder to at least one wheel brake and into which a normally open inlet valve is inserted. A pressure fluid return del... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5332301 | ABS pressure reduction when wheel deceleration exceeds a threshold relative to vehicle deceleration In order to avoid cyclic wheel overbraking in an anti-lock control system for automotive vehicles and nevertheless have assurance that each wheel is operated in optimal slippage regions for the longest possible periods of time so that, for instance, the p... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5328001 | Side pull bicycle brake with differential spring release and pivotal stopper structure A braking device for a two-wheeler, such as bicycle which comprises a pair of left and right arms pivotally attached to a frame of the two-wheeler, each having on its distal end portion a brake shoe, and a spring for energizing the arms to move toward bra... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5328253 | Electropneumatic control system for compressed air brakes of rail cars The electropneumatic control system for the pressure in the main air pipe (37) of compressed air brakes of rail cars is provided with one inlet and one outlet solenoid valve (3 and 4) to control the pressure in a control chamber (26) of a relay valve (19)... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5325940 | Disc brake cylinder groove with a recess consisting of three sector surfaces A disc brake having a brake caliper provided with a hydraulic actuating device including a brake cylinder and a brake piston. The brake piston is sealed relative to the brake cylinder by way of a sealing ring arranged in a surrounding annular groove of th... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5326084 | One piece bearing unit sleeve for suspension member A vibration damper for a wheel of a motor vehicle has a bearing unit for a suspension part of a stabilizer which is held on the spring strut. The bearing unit includes a holding element which extends around the cylinder of the spring strut and is connecte... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5325938 | Automatic shopping cart brake engaged by nesting of carts A shopping cart brake adapted for use on commercially available carts designed to provide an automatic brake which remains engaged to hold the cart in a stationary position, unless the user manually disengages the brake of the cart for moving the cart. Up... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5326083 | Compression spring with cone shaped frustums subject to compression set A compression spring formed of an elastomer having a ratio of plastic strain to elastic strain that is greater than 1.5 to l and formed into a spherical body having cone frustums at each end to provide for a substantially constant spring rate over a major... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5324101 | ABS damper chamber and bleed valve This invention improves the capability of bleeding a chamber, disposed in the course of a line, that receives pressure fluid. On the pressure side of a high-pressure pump that pumps pressure fluid through a line, a chamber of circular-cylindrical cross se... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5322266 | Hydraulic damper elastomeric body having alternating rigid and deformable wall sections A sleeve bearing comprising two thrust-bearing parts wherein one thrust-bearing part surrounds the other. The two thrust-bearing parts extend essentially parallel to one axis and are braced against each other by a resilient member made of rubber elastic m... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5322352 | Electric vehicle regenerative and friction braking control system A method of and an apparatus for controlling brakes suitable for use in an electric vehicle. Target deceleration is determined from the amount of depression of a brake pedal and the deceleration of the electric vehicle is detected. Then, the difference be... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5320332 | Vibration damper with axial caps and diaphragm-edge areas A hydraulically damped multi-chamber hydraulic bushing is disclosed, which is capable of being loaded perpendicular to its axis. The bushing comprises two supporting sleeves which surround one another and are braced against each other by way of at least o... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5320419 | Parking brake circuit for hydraulically driven vehicle A parking brake circuit for a hydraulically driven vehicle which prevents the occurrence of an erroneous operation at the time when the vehicle travels on a downward slope. The parking brake circuit comprises first and second main circuits (2, 3) for supp... | 06/14/1994 |
