| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 188730430 | Including actuator slidable in plane parallel to axis of rotation of wheel | 25 |
| 20090095581 | Floating disc brake - A floating disc brake assembly including a housing, a pair of diametrically opposed cylindrical cavities within the housing, and an end cover positioned over the opening and having an aperture therethrough. A shaft with an axis of rotation is positioned within the aperture with an end of the shaft positioned within the housing. The shaft includes a splined surface that mates with the splined surface on the interior of a bore of a disc shaped rotor mounted on the shaft. A pair of diametrically opposed stationary liners are attached to the end cover and positioned between the end cover and the rotor. A piston is positioned within each cylindrical cavity in the housing opposed to the stationary stators, and an axially slidable piston side liner is positioned between the rotor and each of the pistons, with the rotor being axially slidable over the shaft and the pistons being biased to cause the piston side liners to force the rotor against the stationary liners to create a braking force. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090236189 | Disc Brake, In Particular for a Utility Vehicle - A disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle, includes a caliper which engages over a brake disc, and a brake application device, by which a brake pad can be pressed against the brake disc via at least one actuating spindle in the caliper, in correspondence with a pressure piece. The actuating spindle is encased by a deformable bellows between the pressure piece and the caliper, which deformable bellows has, at its end side, an elastic seal which is provided with an inherently rigid support ring and which is held in the manner of a press fit in an outlet opening of the caliper or of a part which is fastened thereto. The bellows is designed such that the support ring and the seal also bear directly and peripherally against the wall of the outlet opening. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100163350 | Disk Brake - A disk brake having a brake disk, a brake caliper including a bracket, a caliper housing and a brake lining. The bracket and the caliper housing engage axially around the brake disk, with the caliper housing and the brake lining movable in an axial direction. The caliper housing has outer housing limb comprising two housing fingers which run substantially in a radial direction and which span a limb window situated between them and which is open in the direction of the rotational axis, with the housing fingers having one end section facing the rotational axis. A protective screen covers end sections of the housing fingers and conceals a section of the limb window that faces the rotational axis, with an outer dimension of the protective screen in a circumferential direction such that a transition between the protective screen and the housing fingers is substantially stepless in an axial projection. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110073418 | DISK BRAKE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a disk brake for a vehicle. | 03-31-2011 |
| 188730440 | On axially extending pin | 21 |
| 20090260928 | Disc Brake, In Particular for a Utility Vehicle - A disc brake for a utility vehicle, having a brake caliper which encompasses a brake disc and which is fastened, so as to be axially movable in relation to the brake disc, to a positionally fixed brake carrier by means of two fastening elements, wherein the fastening elements have in each case one guide bar which is fixedly connected to the brake carrier, of which guide bars, for the axial mobility of the brake caliper, one in guided in a plain bearing which is designed as a fixed bearing and the other is guided in a plain bearing which is designed as a floating bearing, wherein at least the floating bearing has a guide sleeve, which engages around the guide bar and which is connected to the brake caliper so as to be fixed in terms of movement, with an elastomer bearing sleeve, and the guide bar is covered, on its end side facing away from the brake disc, by means of a cap, is designed such that the cap, while covering the guide sleeve at the end side, is fastened at least in one axial partial region to the elastomer bearing sleeve. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100044169 | PIN CAP FOR A CALIPER ASSEMBLY - The present invention is predicated upon improved vehicle brake assemblies, caliper assemblies, or combinations thereof, having at least one slide pin including an exterior surface and a first end, a caliper body including at least one pin bore for receiving the at least one slide pin at an inboard end, the at least one pin bore has an exterior surface and a cap groove that includes a groove wall defining a recess into the exterior surface of the at least one pin bore, and at least one pin cap that includes an edge portion that is engageable with the groove wall of the cap groove and a hinge portion extending in between the edge portion and a lid portion, the hinge portion including at least one bend that displaces the lid portion relative to the hinge portion to allow for deformation of the at least one pin cap. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20130161134 | DISC BRAKE APPARATUS - A disc brake apparatus includes a boot including a fitting part. A slide pin is fixed to one of a support and a caliper and is slidably mounted to a guide hole formed in the other. Convex parts extending in a sliding direction of the slide pin are circumferentially arranged on an inner periphery of the fitting part. Concave recesses are respectively formed between the neighboring convex parts. Each of the convex parts is formed with at least one a low-height portion and a high-height portion in an axial direction of a rotor, respectively. Positions of the low-height portion and the high-height portion in a circumferential direction of the rotor are respectively different between the adjacent convex parts. The high-height portion has a height so as to contact the slide pin, and the low-height portion has a height so as not to contact the slide pin. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130199879 | GUIDE PIN - A guide pin for slidably mounting a caliper to a brake carrier of a disc brake. The guide pin has a fastener for connecting the guide pin to the brake carrier, and a hollow tube for surrounding the fastener to provide a surface along which the caliper can slide. An elongate insert is positionable in the hollow tube and occupies a space between the hollow tube and the fastener. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140097050 | FLOATING CALLIPER FOR DISC BRAKE - Floating calliper for disc brake comprising a calliper body and a bracket, wherein the calliper body is suitable for being positioned astride the disc brake, extending from an inner side to an outer side of the calliper, the bracket comprises means of attachment of the calliper for disc brake to a relative support, the calliper body sliding in relation to the bracket in an axial direction, the calliper comprising means of coupling between the calliper body and the bracket, suitable to permit the relative sliding between these parallel to the axial direction. The bracket extends only on the inner side of the calliper and delimits a first seat housing at least a first pad to exert the braking action on an inner side of the disc brake. The calliper body delimits a second seat, axially opposite the first seat, so as to house at least a second pad exerting a braking action on an outer side of the disc brake facing the outer side of the calliper. Advantageously, the coupling means comprise a guide pin and an attachment pin, the guide pin enabling and guiding a relative sliding, in the axial direction, of the calliper body in relation to the bracket and the attachment pin angularly blocking the calliper body on the bracket, preventing its rotation in relation to the guide pin, so that the calliper body is axially guided solely by the guide pin. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140110198 | Bolt Guide Device for a Floating Caliper Disc Brake and Corresponding Floating Caliper Disc Brake - A bolt guiding device for a floating caliper disc brake, having at least one guide bolt that is supported in a brake carrier and mounted on a brake caliper, wherein the brake caliper is movably guided over the guide bolt in the axial direction thereof. The bolt guiding device comprises a slide bush, wherein one surface of the inner circumferential surface and outer circumferential surface acts as a retaining surface on which the slide bush is retained, and wherein the other surface of the inner circumferential surface and outer circumferential surface acts as a sliding surface on which the slide bush slides. For this purpose, the slide bush has, facing the sliding surface, at least one guiding surface on each side of the centre of the slide bush and at least one intermediate surface extending in the circumferential direction on each side of the centre of the slide bush, wherein the diameter of the at least one guiding surface is dimensioned in such a way that said guiding surface is in close contact with the sliding surface, and wherein the diameter of the intermediate surface is dimensioned in such a way that said intermediate surface is provided in direct contact with or with a slight radial spacing from the sliding surface. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140131149 | MECHANICAL DISK BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY - A mechanical disk brake caliper assembly includes a caliper body, a crank arm, a push member defines a push portion biasable by the crank arm, a first brake pad and a second brake pads disposed at two sides relative to a disk brake rotor, a lever arm pivoted to the caliper body and defining a driven arm portion and a bearing arm portion, and a horizontal displacement means for causing the push member to move during rotation of the push member. During movement of the push member, the push portion of the push member pushes the first brake pad and the driven arm portion, causing the bearing arm portion to move the second brake pad toward the first brake pad, and therefore the first and second brake pads are synchronously moved into operative engagement with the disk brake rotor. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140262636 | Guide Pin For Disc Brake Assembly, Disc Brake Assembly Including Such a Guide Pin and Method For Producing a Disc Brake Assembly Including Such a Guide Pin - A disc brake assembly having a guide pin disposed in a bore of an anchor bracket such that a guide pin axis is offset relative to a bore axis whereby there is provided at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of the guide pin and a portion of an inner surface of the bore. The guide pin includes at least one slot having a member, which is formed separate from the guide pin, and disposed therein to bias the guide pin in the bore thereby offsetting the guide pin axis relative to the bore axis. The member includes a first member formed from an elastomeric material and a second member formed from a metal material, wherein the second member is configured to retain the member in the slot. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140262637 | Guide Pin For Disc Brake Assembly and Disc Brake Assembly Including Such A Guide Pin - A disc brake assembly having a guide pin disposed in a bore of an anchor bracket such that a guide pin axis is offset relative to a bore axis whereby there is provided at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of the guide pin and a portion of an inner surface of the bore. The guide pin includes a groove formed therein, the groove defines a groove axis which is offset relative to the guide pin axis, and a resilient member is disposed in the groove which is operative to bias the guide pin in the bore such that the guide pin axis is offset relative to bore axis to provide the at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of the guide pin and a portion of the inner surface of the bore. | 09-18-2014 |
| 188730450 | Plural pins | 12 |
| 20090000882 | Shrink Fitted Caliper Guidance Pins - A guide pin for a sliding disc brake caliper and a carrier for the caliper are attached together by generating a difference in temperatures between a section of the guide pin and a section of the carrier. The section of the guide pin is then inserted into an aperture defined in the section of the carrier. Upon achieving or restoring thermal equilibrium between the guide pin and carrier sections, contact pressure between the section of the guide pin and a surface of the aperture is produced so as to secure the guide pin to the carrier and resist separation of the guide pin from the carrier. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090200122 | SLIDING ARRANGEMENT FOR A DISK BRAKE - A sliding arrangement for a disk brake includes a caliper adapted to engage a brake disk, and a first and a second support bearing for fixing the caliper to a brake support of the vehicle so that the caliper is axially slideable relative to the brake disk, where the first support bearing includes a first guide pin and a first guide bushing and the second support bearing includes a second guide pin and a second guide bushing, where the first guide pin and guide bushing have substantially no play between their sliding surfaces and the second guide pin and guide bushing have a play between their sliding surfaces, wherein the second guide bushing include an inner and an outer annular metal member with an annular member of resilient material therebetween, and wherein the bushing is mounted such that the center of the bushing is offset to the center of the guide pin. Hereby, brake noise created by vibrations when the brake is inactive is eliminated. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100065385 | DISC BRAKE HAVING A PIN RAIL CALIPER - A disc brake operable to apply a clamping force to a rotatable disc, the disc brake comprising: a support bracket including a pair of spaced apart frame members at opposite ends of the support bracket, each frame member having a surface with at least three arms extending therefrom, the at least three arms include a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm, each arm having an opening and being disposed in series with a spacing, therebetween, two opposing spaced apart slide pins engaged with the openings of the first, second and third arms such that at least one of the first, second, and third arms are configured to support the slide pins, inner and outer brake shoes, and a caliper body slidably supported by the slide pins, the caliper body having a slidable piston operable to cause the inner and outer brake shoes to move towards one another. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110284332 | SLEEVE FOR DISK BRAKE CALIPER AND DISK BRAKE FITTED WITH SUCH A SLEEVE - The present invention relates to a sleeve ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120234635 | PIN SLIDE-TYPE FLOATING DISC BRAKE - A pin slide-type floating disc brake includes a mount, a caliper, one of which has a slide hole, a support pin provided to the other one and slidably inserted into the slide hole, and a tubular pin boot covering a part of the support pin. The pin boot includes a pin-side annular seal portion, a slide hole-side annular seal portion, and an extendable tubular bellows portion connecting those seal portions. The outer peripheral part of the slide hole-side annular seal portion includes an elastic restriction portion to elastically restrict movement of the slide hole-side annular seal portion in a rotor shaft direction, in an annular accommodation groove. The inner peripheral part of the slide hole-side annular seal portion includes, a first annular lip portion on a bellows portion side, and a second annular lip portion which has a retraction function on an opposite side to the bellows portion. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130126280 | SINGLE ABUTMENT CALIPER - A caliper comprising: a piston bore; one or more fingers; a bridge connecting the piston bore and the one or more fingers; a pin bore in the caliper; a guide pin bore in the caliper, the guide pin bore including a groove; and a bushing that extends into the guide pin bore so that a portion of the bushing is located inside of the guide pin bore and a portion of the bushing is located outside of the guide pin bore; wherein the bushing further extends into the groove in the guide pin bore. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20140116817 | Guide Pin For Disc Brake Assembly And Disc Brake Assembly Including Such A Guide Pin - A disc brake assembly comprises: an anchor bracket having at least one bore formed therein, the bore defining a first axis; a brake caliper slidably secured to the anchor bracket; a pair of brake pads carried by the disc brake assembly; and at least one guide pin adapted to be disposed in the bore of the anchor bracket, the at least one guide pin defining a second axis; wherein when the at least one guide pin is disposed in the at least one bore of the anchor bracket, the second axis of the at least one guide pin is configured to be offset relative to the first axis of the at least one bore such that there is provided at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of a shank portion of the at least one guide pin and a portion of an inner surface of the at least one bore. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150122598 | PIN CAP - A pin cap comprising: (a) a central portion including one or more through holes; (b) one or more springing arms extending from the central portion; (c) one or more contact regions; and wherein the pin cap is configured to receive a pin from a brake system so that the one or more contact regions of the pin cap contact the pin and connect the pin cap to the pin, and the one or more through holes in the central portion assist the pin cap in expanding to receive a pin so that the central portion of the pin cap creates a gripping force on the pin; and wherein the one or more springing arms bias the pin so that the pin and pin cap are substantially centrally located within a pin bore of the brake system. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150122599 | Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle includes a brake caliper, which surrounds a brake disc and which is retained on a stationary brake carrier by way of guide bushings. The guide bushings are fastened to the brake carrier by screws and are arranged parallel to and at a distance from each other and form plain bearings. The brake caliper is retained in such a way that the brake caliper can be moved in a brake-application direction. The disc brake is designed in such a way that each guide bushing is wedged together with the associated screw. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150323022 | GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR A DISC BRAKE - A guide assembly for a disc brake, the guide assembly comprising a bore disposed in a disc brake caliper for receiving a guide pin. The bore comprises a first bore portion with a substantially circular cross-sectional profile and a second bore portion with a substantially circular cross-sectional profile arranged sequentially along the length of the bore and tangentially offset such that the bore is defined by the overlap of the first bore portion and second bore portion and has a lens-shaped cross-sectional profile. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160131207 | Shared Anchor Bracket for a Disc Brake Assembly Having Separate Service and Parking Brake Assemblies - A disc brake assembly having an anchor bracket, a disc type of service brake assembly having a first brake caliper configured to be secured to the anchor bracket; and an electric disc type of parking and emergency brake assembly having a second brake caliper configured to be secured to the anchor bracket. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20170234378 | Disc Brake for a Utility Vehicle | 08-17-2017 |
