| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 188344000 |
Velocipede
| 51 |
| 188361000 |
Wheel brake operating assembly
| 19 |
| 188355000 |
With nonmanual fluid-power source
| 16 |
| 188352000 |
With bleeding or filling device | 5 |
| 20080230337 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A brake control apparatus including a reservoir tank, a housing, a pump within the housing, a suction port formed in the housing and communicated with a suction portion of the pump, a discharge port formed in the housing and communicating a discharge portion of the pump with wheel cylinders, a suction pipe connecting the suction port and the reservoir tank, and a reservoir chamber disposed within the housing between the suction portion of the pump and the suction port. The reservoir chamber has a volume capable of reserving at least a predetermined amount of the brake fluid which is required for one-time braking at a maximum fluid pressure. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080257669 | Braking apparatus - The present invention discloses a braking apparatus for a vehicle having a brake pedal. The braking apparatus includes a master cylinder having a reservoir for retaining a brake fluid. At least one hydraulically actuated brake is in fluid communication with the master cylinder and a control unit is in electrical communication with the hydraulically actuated brake. A replenishment system is in fluid communication with the master cylinder and in electrical communication with the control unit for feeding the brake fluid into the replenishment system during a first condition and feeding the brake fluid from the replenishment system into the hydraulically actuated brake during a second condition after initial depression of the brake pedal to provide consistent pedal feel and braking pressure. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090032347 | AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR BRAKE FLUID EXCHANGE WITH WIRELESS BRAKE BLEEDING SYSTEM - Automotive service equipment for brake fluid exchange includes a central unit having a controller for operating the equipment and a communication module for wirelessly communicating with each of a plurality of remote bleed modules to control bleeding brake fluid from respective brake bleeders of a vehicle connected to the modules. The brake fluid from the brake bleeders is stored in containers in the modules for later removal. When disconnected from the brake bleeders, the modules are moved to docking stations on the central unit for emptying brake fluid from the module containers and vacuum charging the containers for brake bleeding. The automotive service equipment and related method of performing brake fluid exchange in an automotive vehicle avoid the use of hoses for returning the waste fluid to the central unit thus reducing the problem of storage and handling of such hoses and spillage of residual fluid left in the hoses. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20130256071 | METHOD OF BLEEDING A HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method of bleeding a hydraulic braking system during vehicle repair includes: receiving a designation of an affected brake component in the hydraulic braking system based on a vehicle diagnostic; and bleeding the affected brake component by actuating a hydraulic pump in the brake system via an in-vehicle control module. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20150136551 | Method for Bleeding a Vehicle Brake System - A method for bleeding at least one part of a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle, wherein the brake system includes a brake circuit whose pressure can be selectively increased by a pump. The increased pressure is applied by the pump to the part of the brake system to be bled for a specified period of time without opening bleed valves. | 05-21-2015 |
| 188345000 |
With multiple master cylinders | 5 |
| 20080223675 | Brake system - A brake system includes a master cylinder which generates brake fluid pressure by a braking operation of a driver, an electric motor-driven slave cylinder which generates brake fluid pressure based on an electric signal responsive to a braking operation of a driver, and a wheel cylinder for braking a wheel by the brake fluid generated in the master cylinder or slave cylinder. During normal operation of the brake system, the brake fluid generated in the slave cylinder is transferred to the wheel cylinder. During abnormal operation of the brake system, the brake fluid generated in the master cylinder is transferred to the wheel cylinder. The brake system also includes an opening and closing valve in a fluid passage connecting the slave cylinder to the wheel cylinder. When a problem occurs with the slave cylinder, the opening and closing valve is closed for a predetermined amount of time. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090008199 | Motorcycle Brake System - A hydraulic motorcycle brake system includes an accommodating member for the hydraulic connection of two master brake cylinders to the front-wheel brake and rear-wheel brake having several pressure channels for the front-wheel circuit and rear-wheel brake circuit, and allowing manufacture in a simplest possible manner, and a pair of wheel brake connections connectable to the rear-wheel brake and front-wheel brake open into a lateral surface of the accommodating member, the wheel brake connections being arranged between a pair of pressure connections that are connectable to the two master brake cylinders. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090071778 | VALVE FOR DISCONNECTING THE FRONT BRAKING AND/OR THE TRAILER BRAKING, FOR A FARM TRACTOR OR A SIMILAR VEHICLE - A valve intended to disconnect, in specific circumstances, the braking of the front wheels, and/or of a trailer whose braking system is connected through a trailer braking valve, for the braking system of a farm tractor or similar vehicle which comprises two master cylinders, operated by two separate braking pedals, directly controlling the braking of the rear wheels, and controlling the braking of the front wheels and/or the braking device of the trailer through the disconnection valve. The disconnection valve includes a body, a first and second inlet connections connected to the two master cylinders, and a delivery connection connected to a braking circuit of the front wheels and/or to the trailer brake valve. The valve body has a bore wherein is installed one movable piston subjected to the action of pressure applied to the first inlet connection. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100300823 | VALVE FOR THE BRAKING BALANCEMENT, FOR A FARM TRACTOR OR A SIMILAR VEHICLE - A valve for balancing the braking system of a vehicle equipped with two separated master cylinders for the independent braking of the wheels situated at the two sides of the vehicle, includes two ring packings which cooperate with the intake of a transfer channel connecting both master cylinders, wherein at least one of the packings of the balancing valve is housed within a containment space suitable for allowing, in elastic conditions, a displacement of this packing that increases in noticeable manner the volume of the space which is located on the packing side communicating with the transfer channel. This packing may have a substantially usual shape, and the possibility of its displacement as a consequence of an elastic deformation of the packing may be entrusted entirely to the shape of the containment space, or a special shape of the packing itself. An elastic member brings the packing to its normal configuration when the cause of its displacement ceases. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20120111678 | MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR BALANCING A BRAKING SYSTEM OF AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - The invention concerns a master cylinder assembly ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 188353000 |
With hydraulic lock | 4 |
| 20090095587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTAINING AND MAINTAINING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FOR LOCKING A VEHICLE'S WHEELS - Hydraulic pressure for wheel lock is kept by trapping suitably pressurized brake fluid between a brake power unit ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100200345 | Locking hydraulic brake system - A locking mechanism for installing between a master cylinder and a brake line includes a housing having an internal bore, an inlet port, a passage, and an outlet port. A reciprocating piston is movable within the bore. A locking lever is coupled to the reciprocating piston for actuating the reciprocating piston. A fastener having an internal fluid passage for providing fluid communication between the passage and the master cylinder secures the housing to the master cylinder. The locking lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the hydraulic fluid can flow freely between the master cylinder and the brake line for engaging and disengaging the vehicle brake and a second position, wherein the hydraulic fluid is prevented from returning to the master cylinder for maintaining the vehicle brake in an engaged state. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110036674 | Work Vehicle Control Device - The present invention includes a hydraulic brake device | 02-17-2011 |
| 20130319806 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - In a hydraulic control arrangement for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle having a parking lock activation system wherein operating fluid is supplied via a parking lock slide valve to a first parking lock pressure chamber for moving a parking lock-up piston in one direction into a locking position or moving the parking lock piston in an opposite direction, whereby operating fluid is released from the first parking lock pressure chamber via a discharge slide valve by way of which the first parking brake pressure chamber is connected to a tank for releasing the parking lock-up. | 12-05-2013 |
| 188349000 |
With front rear brake apportioner | 2 |
| 20110024249 | BRAKING DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A braking device for the motorcycle is configured to permit actuation control in an interlocking manner of a rear-wheel brake caliper and a front-wheel brake caliper based on an operation of a brake pedal. The braking device includes a hydraulic pressure detector for detecting rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure caused by the operation of the brake pedal; a determining portion that determines whether or not a detected value by the hydraulic pressure detector is a predetermined value or more; and a hydraulic pressure controller that, when it is determined by the determining portion that the detected value is the predetermined value or more, changes a rising rate of the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure to a value lower than a rising rate during a period until the time when the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure reaches the predetermined value to control the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure, and also controls front-wheel brake hydraulic pressure. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20120205210 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLE - In a brake system for a vehicle, a first control mode and a second control mode are provided by which it is possible to cope with variations in the running environments such as changes between traveling on a public road and traveling on a circuit racecourse and variations in road conditions such as changes between a dry road surface and a wet road surface. A mode change-over switch is disposed between a kill switch on the upper side and a starter switch on the lower side, on the vehicle body center side relative to a right grip. Switching between the first control mode and the second control mode is carried out by use of the mode change-over switch. | 08-16-2012 |
| 188347000 |
With hydraulic quick-slack-take-up pulsator | 1 |
| 20130008751 | VARIABLE RATE LINKAGE FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A HANDLEBAR-STEERED VEHICLE - A brake actuation assembly for a hydraulic brake system of a handlebar-steered vehicle, the brake actuation assembly including a housing mountable to a handlebar of the vehicle and having a chamber formed therein. A piston assembly is received and axially guided within the chamber. A linkage is pivotally attached to the housing and the piston assembly and a lever blade is connected to the linkage to effect movement of the linkage, wherein movement of the linkage produces a variable rate of travel of the piston assembly relative to the travel of the lever blade. | 01-10-2013 |
| Entries |
| Document | Title | Date |
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| 20080223670 | Cylinder mechanism - A cylinder mechanism includes a housing, a piston slidably held in the housing for defining a fluid chamber for introducing a working fluid thereinto, and a plurality of disc springs for urging the piston toward the fluid chamber. At least two of the disc springs have respective bottom ends facing each other. A ring has an arcuate surface held against respective inner slanted surfaces of the at least two of the disc springs. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080236962 | VEHICLE BRAKE APPARATUS - A pressure regulating valve unit | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080271964 | Electro-Pneumatic Latching Valve System - The electro-pneumatic latching valve system having an electrical switch unit that further includes an “apply” or “activate” switch, a “release” or “deactivate” switch, and a power supply. A first solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the activate switch and a second solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the deactivate switch. A pneumatic latching valve is in pneumatic communication with the first and second solenoid valves and a source of pressurized control and supply air is in pneumatic communication with the pneumatic latching valve and the solenoid valves. A terminal device, e.g., a spring brake, is in pneumatic communication with the latching valve, and the device is released or applied in response to pressurized supply air delivered to the device through the pneumatic latching valve in response to pneumatic control signals delivered to the pneumatic latching valve from the solenoid valves. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080289917 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A HYDRAULIC BRAKE CIRCUIT COMPRISING A PARTICLE FILTER - The device | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100181152 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a braking control system for automotive vehicles comprising a braking control member ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100200342 | BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE BRAKE-BY-WIRE TYPE - A brake system of the brake-by-wire (BBW) type for a vehicle having a brake pressure signal generator which can be activated by a brake pedal and can be connected to wheel brakes outside the BBW operating mode, having a pressure source which can be actuated by an electronic control unit and can be connected to the brakes of the vehicle in the BBW operating mode, having provisions for sensing a driver's deceleration request and having a pedal travel simulator which interacts with the brake pedal. A restoring force acting on the brake pedal can be simulated in the BBW operating mode independently of the actuating of the pressure source, and having a device which can be actuated by the electronic control unit and which permits activation of the pedal travel simulator in the BBW operating mode and deactivation of the pedal travel simulator outside the BBW operating mode. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110048874 | ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE BOOSTER - The invention relates to an electromechanical brake booster with an electric motor and a helical gearing. The brake booster is used for coupling an auxiliary force via a driver into a piston rod. The invention proposes connecting a spindle of the helical gearing elastically via a spring element to the piston rod such that, in the event of rapid actuation of the brake, the helical gearing and a rotor of the electric motor do not have to be accelerated entirely muscle power. The muscle power required for actuating a brake is reduced as a result in the event of a rapid actuation of the brake. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110067962 | VEHICLE HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle hydraulic control device for driving a parking rod to a parking disengagement position and a parking engagement position, and switching a shift range at least between a parking range and a non-parking range by switching an engagement state of a parking gear and a parking pole. The vehicle hydraulic control device includes a parking cylinder and a switch valve. The parking cylinder receives an oil pressure for driving the parking rod to the parking disengagement position. The switch valve is driven based on an electric actuator and switches an operation state between a parking disengagement state in which a source pressure from an oil pressure supply source is supplied to the parking cylinder as a disengagement pressure for disengaging the parking gear and the parking pole from each other, and a parking engagement state in which the disengagement pressure is not supplied to the parking cylinder. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110073420 | HIGH PRESSURE SWITCH - The present inventor devised, among other things, an exemplary pressure switch that includes a low-pressure switch housing portion and a high-pressure fitting portion. The low-pressure switch housing, which is formed of plastic for example, includes an electrical switch that can be turned on or off by moving a first contact between a pair of stationary contacts. The high-pressure fitting portion, which is formed of metal for example, has first and second barbed or threaded connector ends, which respectively engage an opening in the switch housing and a fluid line of an external system. An axial bore extending through the high-pressure fitting contains a piston which extends into the switch housing and is fastened to the first contact of the electrical switch. In operation, the piston travels within the bore in response to positive or negative pressure, moving the first contact toward or away from the stationary contacts to open or close the switch. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110079472 | Brake Actuating Device of a Vehicle - A brake actuating device has an actuator functionally connected between a piston and a brake pedal lever. The actuator is capable of varying the path length of a force-conducting connection between the brake pedal lever and the piston of the brake cylinder via a displaceable element. A spring element acts on the brake pedal lever. The spring force varies during the variation of the path length such that a sum of the spring force and a force acting on the brake pedal lever from the brake cylinder remains essentially unchanged. The spring element is fastened with one end to the displaceable element and with the other end to the brake pedal lever with the interposition of a tensioning mechanism, which is guided by a cam track provided on the brake pedal lever. The cam track and the spring element are designed such that a displacement of the displaceable element into any possible position of the brake pedal lever does not generate a change in the pedal force at the brake pedal lever that is perceptible to the driver. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110100771 | OPPOSED HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - Braking systems and methods having above atmospheric pressure applied to the working hydraulic fluid of the braking system. In certain preferred arrangements, the braking system includes at least one source of pressure, which pressurizes a fluid. The pressurized fluid acts on respective pressure surfaces of the master plunger(s) and the slave piston(s) that are opposite the active or working surfaces of the master plunger(s) and the slave piston(s). | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110108377 | HYDRAULIC ACTIVE BOOSTER - Disclosed is a hydraulic active booster capable of easily adjusting the structure of a simulator. The simulator of the hydraulic active booster includes a simulator housing having a first receiving part for receiving a control plunger, a second receiving part for receiving a part of a first piston into which the control plunger is inserted, and a third receiving part for receiving a simulator piston. The third receiving part is separated from the first and second receiving parts. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110132703 | HYBRID BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a hybrid brake system to perform a braking operation for a vehicle by generating hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder. The hybrid brake system includes an input shaft, a pedal simulator connected to the input shaft, a master cylinder provided therein with first and second pistons, an oil supply part supplying oil to the pedal simulator and the master cylinder, a power piston connected to the first piston, and a first chamber formed between the power piston and an inner surface of the master cylinder. The pedal simulator includes a simulation housing, a simulation rod provided at one end of the simulation housing, a second chamber formed at a lateral side of the first chamber to receive the simulation rod, and a boosting part communicated with the second chamber to generate the repulsive force as the brake pedal is pressed. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110147141 | Valve Device, Electrically Operable Parking Brake System and Method for Controlling an Electrically Operable Parking Brake System - A valve device is provided for a pneumatic brake system of a commercial vehicle and comprises a pilot piston, radial seals and at least one valve seat, which can be displaced in the direction of motion of the pilot piston. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110147142 | BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TOWING VEHICLE AND TRAILER VEHICLE COMBINATION - A braking control system is provided for a towing vehicle and trailer vehicle combination, each vehicle being equipped with pneumatic brakes controlled by the towing vehicle, the towing vehicle being connected to the trailer vehicle by separable and lockable coupling means ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110290601 | Hydraulic Brake - A hydraulic brake is used to a handle of a two wheel vehicle and contains a body including two first tabs, the handle including an axial hole and a through bore to receive an adjustable nut having a screw aperture to be screwed with first threads of a connecting post of a hydraulic piston, the body including a retaining sleeve and two second tabs, a hydraulic cylinder including an oil chamber and fitted to a holder, a positioning nut having an orifice screwed with second threads of the hydraulic cylinder, the holder including a receiving room to receive an oil cup, a pore, and a cover, an outer diameter of the pore of the holder being equal to that of the hydraulic cylinder, the hydraulic piston including the connecting post, and the connecting post including the first threads to screw the connecting post with the orifice of the positioning nut. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110297494 | VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly including a housing ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110315493 | MULTI-STAGE BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE - A brake assembly includes an operator brake pedal configured to be depressed at a brake pedal angle, and brake pedal linkage operatively connected to the operator brake pedal. The brake pedal linkage is configured to apply a braking force in response to the depression of the operator brake pedal. A brake pedal effort input is associated with the brake pedal angle, and a first rate of change of the brake pedal effort input with respect to the brake pedal angle may be associated with an initial range of motion of the operator brake pedal. A second rate of change of the brake pedal effort input with respect to the brake pedal angle may be associated with a subsequent range of motion of the operator brake pedal. The second rate of change may be greater than the first rate of change. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120118682 | INPUT DEVICE OF VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The present invention provides an input device of a vehicle brake system, the input device being a separate unit from an electric brake actuator, the electric brake actuator for generating a first fluid pressure, the input device of the vehicle brake system comprising: a master cylinder for generating a second fluid pressure; a stroke simulator for applying a simulated reaction force, the stroke simulator and the master cylinder forming an attachment body, with the stroke simulator disposed in communication with the master cylinder; and a component storage box provided on the attachment body for a component of either one of the master cylinder and the stroke simulator, wherein the attachment body has a vent hole with a first end in communication with the component storage box and a second end in communication with a space formed before a surface of a dashboard having the input device mounted thereon. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120145493 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A brake device for a vehicle includes a brake pedal rotatably supported on a support shaft and extending in a front ward direction from the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A master cylinder is located on the rear side of the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for generating a braking hydraulic pressure according to the rotational operation of the brake pedal. An operational amount detector is mechanically connected to the brake pedal for detecting the rotational amount of the brake pedal. The master cylinder includes an axis that is arranged vertically and is located above the support shaft with the operational amount detector being located on the rear side of the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle. Thus, the master cylinder and the operational amount detector can be densely arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145494 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE - A VSA device ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120312645 | MULTI-PRESSURE VALVE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - A vehicle braking system includes a brake associated with a respective wheel of the vehicle, a multi-pressure valve associated with the brake, and a controller electrically communicating with the multi-pressure valve. The multi-pressure valve receives fluid at a first pressure at a supply port and is capable of delivering the fluid at a delivery port at a plurality of pressure profiles. A control signal is transmitted to the multi-pressure valve. The multi-pressure valve delivers the pressurized fluid to the brake, via the delivery port, at one of the plurality of delivery pressure profiles based on the control signal. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130032438 | BRAKING CALIBRATION FOR VEHICLES - Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided for calibrating a braking system of a vehicle. The braking system has an electric motor, a pump, and a hydraulic accumulator. A speed of the vehicle is obtained, and a pressure within the hydraulic accumulator is measured. The pump is operated via an electric motor to provide hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic accumulator based on the speed of the vehicle and the measure of pressure of the hydraulic accumulator. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130048446 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS - An adjustment device for hydraulic brake systems includes a hollow case and a retractable unit. The hollow case has a rotatable ring to control the retractable unit. One end of the hollow case is connected to a hydraulic hose, and another end is connected to a brake lever. When the user adjusts the rotatable ring, the retractable unit exerts one adjustable pressure on the hydraulic oil constantly so that the user can easily press the brake lever to slow down the vehicles. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130220744 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - There is provided a vehicle brake system wherein it is possible to prevent the ingress of brake fluid leaking from the cylinder main body of an electric brake actuator constituting the vehicle brake system, and to dispose the electric brake actuator in a power plant storage chamber in a space-efficient manner. A vehicle brake system configured by disposing an input device and a motor cylinder for generating brake fluid pressure by driving a hydraulic pressure controlling piston stored in a cylindrical cylinder main body by means of an electric motor at least in accordance with the brake operation, the vehicle brake system being characterized in that: the motor cylinder is attached in a manner such that at least a portion of the cylinder main body overlaps with a power plant in the vehicle up and down direction; and the electric motor is disposed on top of the cylinder main body. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130333988 | METHOD FOR SETTING THE CLAMPING FORCE EXERTED BY A PARKING BRAKE - In a method for setting the clamping force exerted by a parking brake, which is generated at least partially by an electromechanical braking device and, if needed, in supplementary fashion by a hydraulic braking device, in the provision of the hydraulic clamping force, a boost pressure to be generated in the hydraulic braking device is increased with respect to a switch-off pressure at the switch-off time that corresponds to the hydraulic clamping force. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140196994 | ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD FOR AN ACTUATOR SYSTEM - The invention relates to an actuator system, in particular an electromechanical parking brake system, comprising an actuator, wherein the actuator is driven by a direct current motor that can be driven in both directions of rotation, wherein a control unit for controlling the movement of the direct current motor in an open-loop or closed-loop manner is provided. The core of the invention is that one or more pieces of information are supplied to a control unit, said information allowing the application force exerted by the electromotive actuator to be determined and compared to a predetermined minimum application force, and wherein the control unit emits at least one piece of information, signal or the like for requesting an auxiliary actuation to peripheral systems, components and/or electronic control units after the target to actual value comparison has shown that the determined, set application force is smaller than the predetermined minimum application force. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20160091037 | PARKING DEVICE - A hydraulic unit and an electromagnetic unit are disposed in directions that are orthogonal to each other. The electromagnetic unit is configured such that a solenoid shaft is held when a coil is energized, and such that movement of the solenoid shaft toward the right side in the drawing is allowed during movement of the piston rod when the coil is not energized. When a hydraulic pressure for a piston is reduced with the coil not energized in a parking unlocked state, switching is performed to a parking locked state with a piston rod moved downward in the drawing while moving the solenoid shaft rightward in the drawing through abutment between a roller of a pin of the piston rod and a distal end portion of the solenoid shaft. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160113155 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A vehicle control device is an input device that includes a metallic base substance and an electronic control device mounted on the base substance. The electronic control device includes a housing mounted on a mounting face of the base substance and a control board housed in the housing. A heat dissipating part which is inserted into the housing is provided to protrude from the mounting face, and the heat dissipating part abuts on the control board. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160186826 | Operating Apparatus for a Brake - The invention relates to an operating apparatus for a brake, having an actuator unit with a linearly mobile actuator element, an actuating unit with a linearly mobile actuating element by means of which a braking element can be moved relative to a brake disc or a brake drum, and a transmission unit for transmitting a force from the actuator element to the actuating element. The transmission unit has a deflection device by means of which the force which is transmitted from the actuator element to the actuating element can be deflected from a first direction into a second direction. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160194052 | MOTORCYCLE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160375879 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a motor vehicle which includes a brake system having an actuatable brake pedal and a controllable power brake unit, and an automatic transmission having a gearshift lever that includes a plurality of shifting positions for selecting different gears of the automatic transmission. The power brake unit is triggered to set a braking force as a function of at least one change of shifting position of the gearshift lever. | 12-29-2016 |
