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POSITION ADJUSTERS

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Class / Patent application numberDescriptionNumber of patent applications / Date published
188000000POSITION ADJUSTERS48
188190000 Vehicle body movement 1
188192000 Turning 1
20080210502PRESSURE MEDIUM BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AS WELL AS A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pressure medium brake system for a motor vehicle such as a racing vehicle having at least one axle with two wheels and respectively assigned wheel brake cylinders includes devices for determining a cornering of the motor vehicle. A respective wheel brake cylinder of the axle can be controlled as a function of the curve.09-04-2008
188195000 Load 1
20080210503Motor Vehicle Brake Power Proportioning Method and Device with an Elastic Element - A motor vehicle brake power proportioning device has a brake control force proportioned by a balance-beam-type device at a variable ratio onto different brake cylinders, particularly to the master brake cylinders of the front and rear axle of the motor vehicle. The balance-beam-type device is configured so that a lever arm adjustment, that is continuously a function of the brake control force, can be achieved for a constant course of the proportioning of the brake control force onto the brake cylinders. For achieving the lever arm adjustment as a function of the brake control force, at least one section of the balance-beam-type device is continuously deformable as a function of the brake control force.09-04-2008
188196000 Slack 29
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188197000 Railway car 9
20130186718BRAKE CYLINDER STROKE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A device for adjusting the stroke of a brake cylinder has an elongated body endowed with a first end associated to a gap adjuster and a second end endowed with a flat structure which has a plurality of regulators. The regulators are disposed such that distances between centers of these regulators correspond to pre-determined adjustments to the stroke of the brake cylinder.07-25-2013
188198000 Automatic 8
20150027825INTEGRATED BOGIE BRAKE AND SLACK ADJUSTER FOR THE USE WITH SAID INTEGRATED BOGIE BRAKE - The invention relates to an integrated bogie brake including a brake beam, a brake cylinder, slack adjusters, levers, and brake shoe holders and having suspension links in order to be hanged under a bogie. In order to provide a device with a significantly lower weight and simpler design with the same and better braking characteristics compared to known types of bogie brake systems, the integrated bogie brake according to the invention needs only one single brake beam and the slack adjusters are aligned with the wheels of the bogie.01-29-2015
188199000 Friction clutch 2
20140353095Slack Adjuster Environmental Improvements - A slack adjuster that is protected against environmental contaminants via a series of holes positioned circumferentially around each end and covered by a sleeve having a slot is aligned with one of the series of holes while covering the remaining holes. The sleeve protects against infiltration of contaminants at the ends of the slack adjuster and allows any contaminants that do infiltrate the slack adjuster to be expelled through the aligned hole and slot. The central portion of the slack adjuster may also be protected by including a series of circumferential holes that are selectively covered by a sleeve having a drain positioned to align with the lowest holes while covering the remaining holes.12-04-2014
20160114816Slack Adjuster for Narrow Gauge Railroad Cars - A slack adjuster for narrow gauge rail cars including a housing having a body with a first clevis joint, a coupling secured to the body, and a guide tube secured to the body coupling. A lever is pivotally coupled to the housing for moving an actuator coupled to a clutch. The clutch is engaged with the external threads of a rod and moveable between a first captured position, a second position where the clutch is free to rotate, and a second captured position to selectively control movement of the rod. Movement of the lever withdraws the actuator so that the clutch releases and can spin, allowing the threaded rod to translate from the retracted to extended positions. Opposing forces applied to a ram causes the clutch to move to the second captured position, thereby preventing rotation of the clutch and preventing the threaded rod from retracting further into the housing.04-28-2016
188202000 Screw 5
20090065312Slack adjuster for railway vehicle brake rigging - The present invention teaches a double-acting compression actuatable slack adjuster to adjust the slack in the brake rigging of a railway vehicle which includes a pair of elongated members movable with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction. A positioning device carrying a pair of opposed abutting surfaces is threadedly engaged with a threaded portion of the elongated rod. Pair of opposite facing abutment surfaces are positioned within the hollow housing. A first urging device is positioned to urge the positioning device into a disengaged position. A second urging device overcomes the force of the first urging device and urges an abutting surface on the positioning device into engagement with an adjacent abutment surface. A first overtravel control device is provided which is activated by a trigger device. A second overtravel control device is provided to prevent jamming condition of the positioning device with one of the abutment surfaces when the elongated rod is fully extended.03-12-2009
20100320044 RAIL VEHICLE BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTER - A rail vehicle brake slack adjuster comprises an axially movable, sleeve-shaped driver element (12-23-2010
20150075924SLACK ADJUSTER CONTAMINANT SUMP, DRAIN, AND OVERLOAD RELIEF - A drainage system for use with a slack adjuster for a railway brake rigging. The drainage system allows fluid and other contaminants to drain from the slack adjuster to prevent the fluid and contaminants from accumulating within the slack adjuster, contacting an operating area of the slack adjuster, and interfering with the operation of the slack adjuster. The slack adjuster includes a main housing portion, a cone nut housing portion enclosing a critical operating area of the slack adjuster, and an overtravel housing portion. The drainage system includes at least one aperture extending through a sidewall portion of the overtravel housing portion. The at least one aperture is configured to allow fluid and/or contaminants to drain there through to reduce exposure of the critical operating area to fluid and/or contaminants. A plug and/or patch can be provided to sealingly and/or removably engage the at least one aperture.03-19-2015
20160075353Slack Adjuster Having A One Piece Housing - A slack adjuster having a single, unitary housing that changes in length to compensate for brake pad wear in a rail car braking system. A threaded tension rod extends a variable length from the housing depending on rotation of the tension rod relative to the housing. A clutch assembly enclosed within a rod guide controls rotation of the tension rod and an overtravel assembly positioned in the single housing controls whether the clutch assembly will allow or prevent rotation of the threaded rod. A control rod and actuating tube transmit the controlling forces to the overtravel assembly so that the tension rod will be retained in a new length when the slack adjuster needs to take up slack in the braking system.03-17-2016
20160185366Slack Adjuster Main Spring Housing Contaminant Sump - A drainage system for use with a slack adjuster for a railway brake rigging wherein the slack adjuster includes a main spring housing, a cone nut housing enclosing a critical operating area of the slack adjuster, and an over travel housing. The drainage system includes at least one opening extending through a sidewall portion of the main spring housing. The opening is configured to allow fluid and/or contaminates to drain therethrough to reduce exposure of the critical operating area of the slack adjuster to the fluid and/or contaminants. A seal/splash guard can be provided at the intersection of the main spring housing and the cone nut housing to prevent fluid and contaminants from entering into the cone nut housing.06-30-2016
188196000 Fluid 1
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188196000 Combined 2
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188196000 Torsional spring 1
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188196000 Friction 2
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188196000 Ratchet 5
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188196000 Rotatable 4
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188196000 Frictional rotation 3
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188196000 Screw, shim or cam 4
20100108450METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed.05-06-2010
20190145476Vehicle Braking Systems with Automatic Slack Adjusters05-16-2019
20130240307MANUAL ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER - A slack adjuster comprises a worm shaft that is configured to drive a worm gear adapted for coupling to a camshaft. An adjustment assembly receives slack adjustment input from a push rod and is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit. The slack adjuster includes a manual adjuster that is moveable between a non-adjustment position where the manual adjuster is de-coupled from the worm shaft and a manual adjustment position where the manual adjuster is coupled to the worm shaft such that a position of the worm shaft can be manually adjusted as needed.09-19-2013
20130240308ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION INTO AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING - A slack adjuster comprises a worm gear configured to be coupled to a camshaft, a worm shaft in engagement with the worm gear, and a housing having a lever configured for connection to a brake chamber output rod. The housing includes an opening that receives the worm gear and a blind bore that receives the worm shaft. An adjustment assembly is installed within the blind bore and is coupled to the worm shaft. The adjustment assembly is configured to automatically rotate the worm shaft when brake slack exceeds a predetermined limit.09-19-2013
20130140115Method for Setting the Play in a Hydraulic Brake System, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - A method for adjusting the brake play of a hydraulic brake system, for a motor vehicle having at least one brake caliper with a brake piston, a hydraulic pump connected with a brake caliper, and an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump. The following steps are performed: detecting a first rotational position of a pump part by a position sensor and generating a reduced pressure in the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to reset, by suction of a volume of the brake medium determined by a predefined target rotational angle of the pump part, via a suction-side hydraulic connection with the pressure chamber, By controlling the electric motor by means of a PWM signal the predefined target rotational angle of the pump part causes a rotation of the pump part into a second rotational position, wherein the controlled variable is determined depending on the deviation of the actual rotational angle, determined based on the second rotational position, from the target angle.06-06-2013
20080314702Collet Controlled Slack Adjuster - A slack adjuster for a fluid-actuated brake comprises a slack adjuster collet (12-25-2008
20100012447VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve 01-21-2010
20090084641WHEEL CYLINDER INTEGRAL AUTO ADJUSTER - Wheel cylinder based auto adjuster incorporated within the wheel cylinder housing, comprising a (04-02-2009
20090120742WEAR COMPENSATING DEVICES FOR SHOE BRAKE DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a wear compensating device for a shoe brake having a brake lever, which brake lever supports a brake lining which acts on a brake body, and which brake lever is adjustable by an actuating arrangement about a main axis between a braking position and a releasing position. The wear compensating device has a first adjusting device which is arranged on the brake lever and which acts on a stop in such a way that the latter, as an actuating travel delimitation, acts on the first adjusting device and therefore at the same time on the brake lever and defines a corresponding releasing position. The first adjusting device has an adjusting element which engages on the stop and on which acts an adjusting force which, during braking and release of the brake, holds the adjusting element in engagement with the stop and varies the releasing position of the brake lever corresponding to the wear of the brake lining and/or of the brake body in such a way that a release gap which is set between the brake lining and the brake body remains constant. The invention also relates to a brake device having two brake levers which has a wear compensating device of said type.05-14-2009
20100133053Disc Brake Having a Release Spindle for the Adjustment Device - A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.06-03-2010
20160017945High Resolution One-Way Clutch Using Graduated Engagement in a Radial Arrangement - An automatic slack adjuster for a vehicle brake includes a one-way clutch having first and second parts rotatable about an axis. The first part is rotatable in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, while the second part is driven about the axis by the first part when the first part rotates in the drive direction, but not driven when the first part rotates in the slip direction. Movable elements are carried within receptacles distributed circumferentially about and projecting into one of the parts, and are displaceable so as to move within the receptacles in radial directions relative to the axis. The movable elements engage corresponding surfaces of teeth that are immovably fixed on or form part of a circumferential surface of the other of the parts.01-21-2016
20090020378DISK BRAKE APPARATUS - A thrust transmitting plate 01-22-2009
20100000829SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A shaft bearing assembly for a brake assembly includes a cam shaft having a bearing section and a cam, a brake anchor plate having a bearing eye which receives the cam shaft at the bearing section, a slack adjuster assembly operably coupled to the cam shaft, and an elastic bearing element radially prestressed and operably coupled to the bearing section of the cam shaft in a torsion-elastic manner such that after a predetermined twist angle of the cam shaft is attained, the cam shaft slips through relative the bearing element during a braking action.01-07-2010
20110266102PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.11-03-2011
20140209421AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH CLUTCH RELEASE CAM - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch.07-31-2014
20120132491Pneumatically or Electromechanically Actuatable Disc Brake - A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake as a wear adjustment adjustment device, which is positioned in a caliper, and is actuatable by a brake lever, includes a central drive element. The central drive element is connected to a drive spindle by way of a ball ramp coupling and the ball ramp coupling has a drive output disc, which engages in the drive element, and a coupling ring, with the ends of a torsion spring being connected to either the disc or the ring. The torsion spring is a helical spring, preferably composed of a wound spring plate.05-31-2012
20080217125Adjusting Apparatus for a Pneumatically Actuated Disc Brake - An adjusting apparatus for a pneumatically actuated disc brake, in particular for arrangement in a rotatable spindle, having an overload coupling and a unidirectional coupling, is distinguished by the fact that the unidirectional coupling has a rolling-body coupling and friction clutches which are arranged on both sides of the rolling-body coupling.09-11-2008
20090159379Drum Brakes - A drum brake (06-25-2009
20090260930CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR A WEAR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A DISK BRAKE - The description relates to a clutch arrangement for a wear adjustment device for a disk brake in vehicles, in which wear adjustment device a rotating lever which is actuated during braking acts on at least one displaceable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle which presses a brake lining in direction of a brake disk. The adjustment device is so designed that it adjusts the adjusting spindle by continued rotation, a one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement which blocks in the adjusting direction being provided for this purpose. The one-way rotation and overload clutch arrangement has stamped metal parts, and the shaping area is generated by means of plastic injection molding.10-22-2009
20110073422AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER FOR AUTOMOBILE - This invention is to provide an automatic slack adjuster for automobile, belongs to technical domain of automobile mechanisms. The problem of lower safety, poor in universality and higher cost appeared in existing brake system of automobile has been solved by this invention. This automatic slack adjuster for automobile consisting of the casing, worm gear and worm which is engaged with the former are installed inside of the casing, there is a ring gear fixed on an control arm, in the casing there is a one-way clutch device connected with the worm and a clutch control device of the one-way clutch, the said control device comprising a pinion engaged with the ring gear and connected with the casing and a small skew gear connected with the said one-way clutch device, the small skew gear is connected with the casing by axially sliding, the pinion is circumferentially fixed, by axially sliding connected with the small skew gear, an adjusting nut is fitted on the casing to restrict and adjust the sliding distance of the small skew gear, there is a setting bolt spring on the small skew gear to allow the small skew gear (03-31-2011
188204000 Equalizers 4
20090183958BRAKE APPARATUS - In the normal condition, a braking force is generated by directly supplying to a disk brake a fluid pressure generated in a master cylinder in response to an operation of a brake pedal. In addition, a braking force can be generated by supplying a fluid pressure to the disk brake by actuating a hydraulic pump motor by a controller. When a knock-back occurs due to, for example, rapid turning of a vehicle, a piston is allowed to be displaced backward so that uneven wear of a brake pad and a disk rotor can be prevented. After that, when a cause for the knock-back is eliminated, the piston is caused to move forward and a pad clearance is adjusted by actuating the pump motor by the controller so that deterioration of the responsiveness can be prevented.07-23-2009
20110272226CONNECTING ROD - A connecting rod utilized to operate brake levers and brake beams in brake riggings of railway cars including a hollow steel pipe having a first and a second open end and linking element inserted at each open end of the hollow steel pipe and joined thereof by a pressure fit joint without the need of adding further materials or welding both elements and without the need of casting a single piece which is very common in the art.11-10-2011
20130105257BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD05-02-2013
20140202802BRAKE DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE - Provided is a brake distribution structure including a first sliding block, a second sliding block, and a tube. The first sliding block connects to a rear brake line of a bicycle. The second sliding block connects to a front brake line of the bicycle. The first sliding block moves to brake a rear wheel of the bicycle, and then the first sliding block drives the second sliding block to move and thereby brake the front wheel of the bicycle. The brake distribution structure ensures that the rear wheel is always braked first, prevents brake lockup, reduces hazards otherwise arising from manmade false action, and maximizes rider safety.07-24-2014
188205000 Supports 11
20120181124DAMPER POSITION ADJUSTING DEVICE - Provided is a damper position adjusting device capable of adjusting a damping force over a wide adjustment range and facilitating the adjustment work of the position of the damper. The damper position adjusting device has a damper base 07-19-2012
20120247885Adaptive Torque Plates - An arrangement for securing a carrier for a brake to an axle housing of a vehicle includes a torque plate having an attachment portion securable to the carrier and an annular mounting section securable to a backing plate on the axle housing. The annular mounting section is provided with pluralities of alignment holes and mounting slots, permitting adjustment of a torque plate clocking angle. By way of a torque plate configured in accordance with this invention, clocking angle adjustments can be made in increments of under three degrees.10-04-2012
20140076675METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A BRAKE - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for adjusting a brake. The arrangement comprises: a frame part of the brake; a counterpart to be pressed against the frame part; an elastic damping member for damping the noise of the brake, which damping member is configured to form a damping force resisting contact between the countersurfaces of the frame part and of the counterpart, said damping force increasing when the distance between the countersurfaces decreases; and also an adjustment means, for adjusting the damping force formed by the damping member and resisting contact between the countersurfaces of the frame part and of the counterpart.03-20-2014
188206000 Brake element 8
20090301825TORQUE PLATE FOR A BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A torque plate for a vehicle brake is comprised of a sheet metal body. The sheet metal body includes a center opening that defines a lateral axis and a plurality of mounting holes. The center opening receives an axle housing and the mounting holes are used to secure the vehicle brake to the torque plate. Each mounting hole is defined by a center axis that is non-parallel to the lateral axis.12-10-2009
20100243389DISK BRAKE FOR VEHICLE - A disk brake for a vehicle includes: a caliper bracket; a pair of caliper support arms; pad guide grooves that have outer side surfaces, inner side surfaces and opposed surfaces; and lug pieces that protrude on both side parts of back plates of friction pads supported by the pad guide grooves through a pad retainer, the pad retainer including a pair of retainer parts, a connecting piece and pad resilient parts, wherein: the retainer parts include inner side pieces arranged along the inner side surfaces of the pad guide grooves, outer side pieces arranged along the outer side surfaces of the pad guide grooves and interior pieces that connect the outer side pieces to the inner side pieces; and the outer side pieces include impact suppressing parts that restrain the lug pieces from colliding with the outer side surfaces through the outer side pieces.09-30-2010
20140090936RAIL VEHICLE BRAKE ACTUATOR WITH A BRAKE BLOCK HOLDER - A rail vehicle brake actuator (04-03-2014
20150047931Heavy Duty Stamped Spider - A brake spider for a drum brake is provided. The brake spider includes a mounting portion configured for mounting the spider to a vehicle frame and an anchor pin support portion extending from the mounting portion. The mounting portion defines an aperture centered about a first axis and configured to receive a vehicle axle extending therethrough along the first axis. The anchor pin support portion includes a pin receiving section defining a bore centered about a second axis and configured to receive an anchor pin extending therethrough along the second axis. The pin support portion further includes bracket support sections extending axially from opposite sides of the pin receiving section. The bracket support sections face one another and diverge from one another approaching the mounting portion of the spider.02-19-2015
20100193303BRAKE SPIDER WELDMENT AND ANCHOR PIN ASSEMBLY - An improved brake spider and anchor pin assembly in which weight, cost, manufacture, axle installation and maintenance is improved over prior brake spider designs. The improved brake spider is built up from light weight, relatively inexpensive stampings which are joined together, for example by welding, to form a strong built-up brake spider component. In one embodiment, two steel stampings formed with flanges and stamped strengthening ribs are welded together to form a hollow, structure which has the strength to withstand high brake force loads and large numbers of brake cycles. The built up brake spider may include one or more captured inserts in the form of anchor pin assemblies and a brake actuator rod pass-through support. The anchor pin insert may be in the form of a trunion having a middle section with a greater diameter than corresponding holes in the shell plates to preclude axial motion.08-05-2010
20110253491Disk Brake Assembly - The invention relates to a disk brake assembly comprising a brake anchor plate for fastening to a vehicle as well as a brake pad assembly, wherein the brake anchor plate has at least one location opening for receiving a guide element that has a first portion for guiding and supporting the brake pad assembly and a second portion for connecting to the brake anchor plate. For simplified manufacture while retaining a permanently reliable mode of operation, it is provided that the second portion has a textured surface, by which the guide element may be press-fitted at least partially into the location opening.10-20-2011
20120067678ANCHOR BRACKET FOR USE IN A DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method for producing an anchor bracket adapted for use in a disc brake assembly includes providing an as cast anchor bracket having two extending arms that include an inboard end and an outboard end connect by a bridge portion. Each of inboard ends defines an inboard channel and each of the outboard ends defines an outboard channel. Each of the bridge portions includes a guide pin hole. The inboard ends, outboard ends, and bridge portions define a rotor channel. One of the inboard ends and outboard ends includes a mounting opening. At least one of the inboard ends and the outboard ends are interconnected by a tie bar. Only the faces of the inboard channel and the outboard channel are machined for brake shoe assembly clearance. Only portions of the arms facing the rotor channel and not a portion of an underside the bridge facing the rotor channel are machined for rotor clearance.03-22-2012
20130126281DRUM-IN-HAT DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A drum-in-hat (DIH) disc brake assembly has a backing plate configured to be supported relative to an axle flange and to support a drum brake shoe assembly of the drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake; a caliper bracket configured to be supported relative to the axle flange and to support a disc brake caliper assembly of the disc service brake; and a parking brake anchor configured to be supported relative to the axle flange. The parking brake anchor includes an anchor body and an abutment. The anchor body has an opening formed therein which is configured to receive a lever arm of a parking and emergency brake actuator which extends through the opening in the anchor body.05-23-2013
188206000 Anchor 4
20090301825TORQUE PLATE FOR A BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A torque plate for a vehicle brake is comprised of a sheet metal body. The sheet metal body includes a center opening that defines a lateral axis and a plurality of mounting holes. The center opening receives an axle housing and the mounting holes are used to secure the vehicle brake to the torque plate. Each mounting hole is defined by a center axis that is non-parallel to the lateral axis.12-10-2009
20100243389DISK BRAKE FOR VEHICLE - A disk brake for a vehicle includes: a caliper bracket; a pair of caliper support arms; pad guide grooves that have outer side surfaces, inner side surfaces and opposed surfaces; and lug pieces that protrude on both side parts of back plates of friction pads supported by the pad guide grooves through a pad retainer, the pad retainer including a pair of retainer parts, a connecting piece and pad resilient parts, wherein: the retainer parts include inner side pieces arranged along the inner side surfaces of the pad guide grooves, outer side pieces arranged along the outer side surfaces of the pad guide grooves and interior pieces that connect the outer side pieces to the inner side pieces; and the outer side pieces include impact suppressing parts that restrain the lug pieces from colliding with the outer side surfaces through the outer side pieces.09-30-2010
20140090936RAIL VEHICLE BRAKE ACTUATOR WITH A BRAKE BLOCK HOLDER - A rail vehicle brake actuator (04-03-2014
20150047931Heavy Duty Stamped Spider - A brake spider for a drum brake is provided. The brake spider includes a mounting portion configured for mounting the spider to a vehicle frame and an anchor pin support portion extending from the mounting portion. The mounting portion defines an aperture centered about a first axis and configured to receive a vehicle axle extending therethrough along the first axis. The anchor pin support portion includes a pin receiving section defining a bore centered about a second axis and configured to receive an anchor pin extending therethrough along the second axis. The pin support portion further includes bracket support sections extending axially from opposite sides of the pin receiving section. The bracket support sections face one another and diverge from one another approaching the mounting portion of the spider.02-19-2015
20100193303BRAKE SPIDER WELDMENT AND ANCHOR PIN ASSEMBLY - An improved brake spider and anchor pin assembly in which weight, cost, manufacture, axle installation and maintenance is improved over prior brake spider designs. The improved brake spider is built up from light weight, relatively inexpensive stampings which are joined together, for example by welding, to form a strong built-up brake spider component. In one embodiment, two steel stampings formed with flanges and stamped strengthening ribs are welded together to form a hollow, structure which has the strength to withstand high brake force loads and large numbers of brake cycles. The built up brake spider may include one or more captured inserts in the form of anchor pin assemblies and a brake actuator rod pass-through support. The anchor pin insert may be in the form of a trunion having a middle section with a greater diameter than corresponding holes in the shell plates to preclude axial motion.08-05-2010
20110253491Disk Brake Assembly - The invention relates to a disk brake assembly comprising a brake anchor plate for fastening to a vehicle as well as a brake pad assembly, wherein the brake anchor plate has at least one location opening for receiving a guide element that has a first portion for guiding and supporting the brake pad assembly and a second portion for connecting to the brake anchor plate. For simplified manufacture while retaining a permanently reliable mode of operation, it is provided that the second portion has a textured surface, by which the guide element may be press-fitted at least partially into the location opening.10-20-2011
20120067678ANCHOR BRACKET FOR USE IN A DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method for producing an anchor bracket adapted for use in a disc brake assembly includes providing an as cast anchor bracket having two extending arms that include an inboard end and an outboard end connect by a bridge portion. Each of inboard ends defines an inboard channel and each of the outboard ends defines an outboard channel. Each of the bridge portions includes a guide pin hole. The inboard ends, outboard ends, and bridge portions define a rotor channel. One of the inboard ends and outboard ends includes a mounting opening. At least one of the inboard ends and the outboard ends are interconnected by a tie bar. Only the faces of the inboard channel and the outboard channel are machined for brake shoe assembly clearance. Only portions of the arms facing the rotor channel and not a portion of an underside the bridge facing the rotor channel are machined for rotor clearance.03-22-2012
20130126281DRUM-IN-HAT DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A drum-in-hat (DIH) disc brake assembly has a backing plate configured to be supported relative to an axle flange and to support a drum brake shoe assembly of the drum-in-hat parking and emergency brake; a caliper bracket configured to be supported relative to the axle flange and to support a disc brake caliper assembly of the disc service brake; and a parking brake anchor configured to be supported relative to the axle flange. The parking brake anchor includes an anchor body and an abutment. The anchor body has an opening formed therein which is configured to receive a lever arm of a parking and emergency brake actuator which extends through the opening in the anchor body.05-23-2013
188205000 Antirattler 1
20120181124DAMPER POSITION ADJUSTING DEVICE - Provided is a damper position adjusting device capable of adjusting a damping force over a wide adjustment range and facilitating the adjustment work of the position of the damper. The damper position adjusting device has a damper base 07-19-2012
20120247885Adaptive Torque Plates - An arrangement for securing a carrier for a brake to an axle housing of a vehicle includes a torque plate having an attachment portion securable to the carrier and an annular mounting section securable to a backing plate on the axle housing. The annular mounting section is provided with pluralities of alignment holes and mounting slots, permitting adjustment of a torque plate clocking angle. By way of a torque plate configured in accordance with this invention, clocking angle adjustments can be made in increments of under three degrees.10-04-2012
20140076675METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A BRAKE - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for adjusting a brake. The arrangement comprises: a frame part of the brake; a counterpart to be pressed against the frame part; an elastic damping member for damping the noise of the brake, which damping member is configured to form a damping force resisting contact between the countersurfaces of the frame part and of the counterpart, said damping force increasing when the distance between the countersurfaces decreases; and also an adjustment means, for adjusting the damping force formed by the damping member and resisting contact between the countersurfaces of the frame part and of the counterpart.03-20-2014
188216000 Release mechanism 1
20140305753PAD RETRACTION CLIP - A retraction clip comprising: (a) an attachment feature and (b) a retraction feature connected to the attachment feature; wherein the attachment feature attaches the retraction clip to a component of a brake system so that the retraction clip assists in retracting a brake pad after a brake apply.10-16-2014
188217000 Brake-thrust distributors 1
20160131209Brake Lining Assembly for a Disk Brake Comprising a Noise-Reducing Device - A brake lining arrangement for a vehicle brake with a friction lining and a lining backing plate, having a receiving portion arranged in its lateral edge region for receiving a separate damping element, which laterally grasps the lining backing plate, wherein the damping element has a contact portion for contacting a portion of a brake calliper corresponding with the contact portion, and the damping element is adapted to be deformable or/and displaceable at least in sections upon a contacting.05-12-2016

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