| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 188361000 | Wheel brake operating assembly | 19 |
| 20080251336 | Frame Structure of a Vehicle - In a frame structure of a vehicle that includes a flywheel housing, an intermediate housing and a transmission case that are connected to each other along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle to constitute a vehicle frame, the intermediate housing has a hollow shape with a first end and a second end located along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the first end having an abutting surface against which the second end of the flywheel housing abuts, a support surface located radially inwardly of the abutting surface so as to support the forward/rearward movement switching unit, and an opening surrounded by the support surface, the opening serving as a first-end opening of the intermediate housing along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The abutting surface and the support surface along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle are located so that at least a portion of the forward/rearward movement switching unit is accommodated within the flywheel housing. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090294233 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR A HYDRAULIC CALIPER BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A drive device for a hydraulic caliper brake assembly includes a housing having an open chamber and an elastomer sealingly mounted in the chamber for containing brake oil. The elastomer includes a skirt connected to an inner peripheral of the chamber, a projection adapted to a brake shoe, and a U-shaped portion positioned between the skirt and the projection for providing the displacement of the projection. A plate is disposed between the housing and the elastomer. A shoulder mounted on the plate is corresponded to an annular flange mounted on elastomer for retaining the elastomer. When hydraulic pressure is greater than the elastic force of the elastomer, the projection of the elastomer is pushed toward the brake shoe to achieve the braking purpose. On the contrary, the projection of the elastomer is restored to a free condition. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20130092488 | PISTON WITH IMPROVED DISPLACEMENT PROPERTIES - A brake pad actuating device comprising: a piston including: a first pocket; an opposing second pocket; and an internal wall located in the piston separating the first pocket and the second pocket, wherein the volume of the first pocket to the volume of the second pocket form a ratio of less than about 20:1; and wherein the piston is adapted to be used as a brake piston. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130146409 | HEAT TRANSFER PREVENTER - An article comprising: a heat transfer preventer, the heat transfer preventer comprising: a body portion and one or more convection plates, the one or more convection plates being connected to and extending from the body portion; wherein the body portion includes one or more unitary attachment devices extending therefrom for attachment to a piston, a brake pad, or both. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130327605 | Brake And Braking Actuation Units - A brake may include a bellows having an opening that leads into the interior of the bellows, a brake element joined to the bellows, a rotational element arranged at a distance from the brake element, a fluid reservoir or a pressure production unit, and a first conduit between the fluid reservoir or the pressure production unit and the opening. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140041975 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DRIVING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DEVICE - A parking brake actuator generates and applies a braking force to a vehicle wheel by converting a rotation movement of a screw member which is rotated by an electric parking brake driving device into a translatory movement and transmitting the converted translatory movement to a piston to push a brake pad to a disc by the piston. The electric parking brake driving device includes an electric motor and a reduction gear mechanism which transmits the driving force of the electric motor to the electric parking brake driving device. The reduction gear mechanism includes a pinion gear fixed to an output shaft of the electric motor, a first gear shaft rotatably supported on a first bearing member provided on a gear body and a first wheel gear formed on the first gear shaft and engaging the first wheel gear to thereby reduce the speed of driving force of the electric motor. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140345995 | BLOCKING DEVICE FOR SPRING BRAKE - A blocking device for attaching to an entry aperture structure of a spring brake cylinder of a vehicle includes a blocking fastener having a head and a shaft extending from the head. The head has a plurality of cylindrical recesses that extend generally parallel to the shaft. At least a portion of the shaft is threaded. A fastener receiver has an insertion portion and a base extending generally transversely to the insertion portion. The insertion portion has an interior surface that is threaded and is configured to receive the shaft of the blocking fastener. The base has a first tier that extends generally radially from the insertion portion and has a diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the entry aperture structure such that the base engages the entry aperture structure radially. A fastener receiving component is disposed on the shaft. | 11-27-2014 |
| 188368000 | Axially acting motor | 3 |
| 20110247907 | Automotive Brake Cylinder Comprising a Sealing System Which Tolerates Tilts of a Rigid Brake Piston - A brake cylinder includes a pressure medium actuated brake piston delimiting a brake chamber and connected to a brake piston rod. The brake piston, together with the piston rod, swivels into positions tilted from a center axis of the brake cylinder during an actuation stroke. The brake piston is rigid and has a guide surface in the shape of a spherical surface of an imaginary sphere on its radially outer peripheral surface. The guide surface is guided along a radially inner cylinder wall of the brake cylinder with the center of the sphere lying on the center axis of the brake cylinder. The brake piston further has at least one elastic sealing element radially displaceable in a radially outer annular groove of the brake piston and delimiting an annular space together with a groove base of the annular groove on its side facing away from the radially inner cylinder wall. The annular space is fluidically coupled to the brake chamber such that contact pressure of the outer diameter of the sealing element against the radially inner cylinder wall of the brake cylinder depends on the pressure in the brake chamber. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120037470 | MECHANICAL ACTUATOR CARTRIDGE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE - The cartridge ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20130327606 | ELECTROMECHANICALLY ACTUATED VEHICLE BRAKE HAVING AN IMPROVED PISTON - An electromechanically actuated vehicle brake having a hydraulically and/or mechanically actuated piston and at least one spindle-nut-arrangement. The invention further relates to a piston. To prevent unnecessary play, vibration, noises between adjacent components it is proposed that in the area of a coupling between the spindle-nut-arrangement and the piston at least one compensating element be provided, which prevents unwanted component oscillations. | 12-12-2013 |
| 188369000 | With axially movable brake member | 9 |
| 20090200128 | HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE CALIPER WITH ONE WAY PLUMBING - A hydraulic disc brake caliper housing that includes first and second side portions and first and second end portions that cooperate to define a fluid path that extends between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid path extends from the fluid inlet, through the first side portion, through the second end portion, through the second side portion and to the fluid outlet. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20130068577 | BICYCLE DISK BRAKE CALIPER WITH A FLUID BLEEDING STRUCTURE - A bicycle brake caliper apparatus comprises a caliper housing and a plug. The caliper housing includes a fluid chamber and an opening for receiving the plug therein, wherein the opening extends to an outside of the housing at a first location. The housing also includes a fluid passage in fluid communication with the fluid chamber, wherein the fluid passage is in fluid communication with an outside of the housing at a second location offset from the first location. The fluid passage is closed when the plug is in a first position. The fluid passage is open when the plug is in a second position so that fluid is allowed to flow from the fluid chamber, through the fluid passage and to the outside of the housing at the second location. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20150034438 | Brake Booster for a Vehicle and Method for Operating a Brake Booster of a Vehicle - A brake booster and related method for its operation for a vehicle, having a master brake cylinder having a first primary piston chamber that is variable using an adjustable first primary piston component, a braking force transmission component, using which at least one driver braking force is transmittable by the adjustable first primary piston component contacted by the braking force transmission component, and an adjustable second primary piston component, the master brake cylinder having a second primary piston chamber that is variable using the adjustable second primary piston component, and the brake booster has a booster force transmission component, using which a booster force from the actuator device is transmittable at least partially to the adjustable second primary piston component contacted by the booster force transmission component, and the braking force transmission component in its force-free initial position is distanced by a first free play from the first primary piston component and/or the booster force transmission component, in its force-free initial position, is distanced by a second free play from the second primary piston component. | 02-05-2015 |
| 188370000 | Spot type | 6 |
| 20090050427 | BRAKE CALIPER HAVING CHAMFERED CORNERS - The present invention is predicated upon a brake caliper assembly, comprising a finger portion including a first end that is free and a second end, an inner surface and an outer surface, a cylinder portion including a first end that is free and a second end, an inner surface and an outer surface, and a bridge portion, including an inner surface and an outer surface, for connecting with the second end of the finger portion at a finger corner region having an inner surface and an outer surface, and for connecting with the second end of the cylinder portion at a cylinder corner region having an inner surface and an outer surface, and for defining a continuous surface that includes the inner surfaces of each of the finger portion, the cylinder portion, the finger corner region, the cylinder corner region and the bridge portion, wherein the inner surface of at least one of the finger or cylinder corner regions includes an inclined surface that is generally flat for a span of at least about 2 mm. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090255769 | BRAKE CALIPER OF A DISK BRAKE - A brake caliper that has the same performance as a brake caliper with multiple pistons despite its compact structure, in which drag resistance between a brake pad and a brake disk is minimized, that is less likely to produce non-uniform wear of brake pad and brake squealing, and whose weight and cost are suppressed. Pistons ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110308904 | PISTON WITH IMPROVED DISPLACEMENT PROPERTIES - A brake pad actuating device comprising: a piston including: a first pocket; an opposing second pocket; and an internal wall located in the piston separating the first pocket and the second pocket, wherein the volume of the first pocket to the volume of the second pocket form a ratio of less than about 20:1; and wherein the piston is adapted to be used as a brake piston. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20130126284 | DISK BRAKE, IN PARTICULAR FOR UTILITY VEHICLES, AND SEAL OF A DISK BRAKE OF SAID TYPE - The invention relates to a disk brake, in particular for utility vehicles, having a carrier, a caliper, a holder device for displaceably holding the caliper on the carrier, a seal which is fixed in a recess on the holder device, and a pretensioning device for pretensioning the seal in the recess, wherein the pretensioning device is activated by the mounting of the holder device. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20140158488 | CALIPER BODIES MADE FROM THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL - Caliper bodies are provided for disc brakes suitable for being arranged astride of a disc for a disc brake, which include an attachment side portion, a non-attachment side portion and at least one bridge, said bridge being suitable for connecting such side portions and for being arranged astride of the disc, wherein the caliper body includes at least one portion made from thermoplastic material, reinforced with carbon fibres, with resistance to a temperature of at least 200° C. Disc brakes which incorporate such caliper bodies are also provided. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140202811 | Brake Caliper of a Disk Brake for a Utility Vehicle - A brake caliper of a disk brake for a utility vehicle is provided. The brake caliper includes tension braces which are arranged substantially parallel and at a distance from each other, straddling a brake disk and connecting receptacles for functional parts arranged on both sides of the brake disk. One receptacle forms a caliper back and the other receptacle forms a housing having a lever dome formed thereon. The brake caliper includes at least one replaceable service-related wear protection element fastened to areas of potential wear during in-service use of the brake caliper, such as at the lower side of the leading tension brace and at least partially around the lever dome. | 07-24-2014 |
