Brakes inventions 01/06

20060016642 - Regulating device for a motor vehicle parking brake: The invention relates to a regulating device, in particular a motor vehicle parking brake with a regulating unit having a power-operated drive. To provide a regulating device which enables simple cable balancing, it is proposed that a hollow shaft be moved against a torsionally resistant stop as a function of...

20060016643 - Wheel chock: A wheel chock having a threaded portion at one end of the chock and extending from the chock, a lower surface of the threaded portion is spaced a certain distance from a lower surface of the chock itself, such that a knot formed below the extended portion would not extend...

20060016644 - Bicycle disc brake rotor: A composite material bicycle disc brake rotor is provided for a bicycle disc brake device and is designed to be mounted to a bicycle wheel hub directly or using a hub mounting member. The rotor basically includes a rotor member and a fastening member. The rotor member has a first...

20060016645 - Combination tandem axle wheel chock and trailer tongue stand: A pair of wheel chocks (10, 12), configured for placement under a resting tandem wheel (W) to maintain the wheel (W) at rest and for alternatively supporting a trailer tongue wheel (Wj), are disclosed. The wheel chock (10) broadly includes a body (14) that defines an internal chamber (16) in...

20060016646 - Disc brake rotor assembly with replaceable wear surfaces: A disc brake rotor assembly has a central carrier with a first side and a second side. At least two wear surfaces are releasably secured to the first side and at least two wear surfaces are releasably secured to the second side. A locking mechanism disposed within the central carrier...

20060016647 - Automatic parking brake for a rail vehicle: A manual brake release and status indicator device for a parking brake for a rail vehicle, the manual brake release can include a positioner rod having a handle at one end and a second end connected to a ppsitioner assembly which is associated with a parking brake clamp mechanism. The...

20060016648 - Shock absorber of a seat of a wheelchair: A shock absorber is provided to a seat of a wheelchair, which includes an outer tube secured on an upper side of a frame of the wheelchair, an inner tube secured on a bottom of the seat and movably passed into the outer tube, and a spring-loaded shock absorbing mechanism;...

20060016649 - Controllable magneto-rheological fluid devices for motion-damping: Variably controllable motion-damping devices are disclosed that utilize a magneto-rheological fluid (MRF). One configuration of such a device includes a first valving region and a second valving region connected to the first valving region. Between the first and second valving regions is a plate having a first surface adjacent the...

20060016650 - Gas spring with end position damping: The invention relates to a gas spring with end position damping having a piston-cylinder unit which is provided with two identically configured pistons arranged in a mirror-like image. Each piston has two axially extending parts defining an annular groove therebetween. The groove is configured to receive an annular sealing ring...

20060016651 - Shock absorber of a seat of a wheelchair: A shock absorber is provided to a seat of a wheelchair, which includes an outer tube secured on an upper side of a frame of the wheelchair, an inner tube secured on a bottom of the seat and movably passed into the outer tube, and a spring-loaded shock absorbing mechanism;...

20060016652 - Cam actuated drum brake: A cam for a brake is provided that allows for greater brake shoe travel and thicker brake linings while providing the same or greater mechanical force as compared to conventional cams. One or more lobes of the cam include multiple portions having varying profiles in axial cross-section. The variation in...

20060011421 - Automatic wheelchair brake system and wheelchair including same: An automatically engageable and releasable brake apparatus adaptable to be attached to a wheelchair is provided, including a connection mechanism adapted to be positioned on a rear frame portion of the wheelchair frame, a seat actuation member adapted to be positioned on the wheelchair seat, a brake actuating member coupled...

20060011422 - Combination tandem axle wheel chock and trailer tongue stand: A pair of wheel chocks (10, 12), configured for placement under a resting tandem wheel (W) to maintain the wheel (W) at rest and for alternatively supporting a trailer tongue wheel (Wj), are disclosed. The wheel chock (10) broadly includes a body (14) that defines an internal chamber (16) in...

20060011423 - Bicycle force balancing mechanism with a brake arm actuation assembly and a pivot member for dual main brake cable segments: A dual cable force balancing mechanism for use with a pair of main brake cable segments and a pair of rear brake arms of a bicycle. The dual cable force balancing mechanism includes a brake arm actuation assembly defining a longitudinal axis positionable between the main brake cable segments. The...

20060011424 - Wheel valve stem shield for air disc brake applications: When a disc brake is mounted on an axle, particularly an air disc brake on the axle of a commercial vehicle, there is a possibility that an incompatible wheel may be installed. When such a wheel then rotates, interference between wheel and disc brake components may occur, such as a...

20060011425 - Braking surface cooling assembly and brake performance enhancing methods: Vanes positioned immediately adjacent the swept area of a moving friction brake rotor induce a flow of air over the rotor by displacing the boundary layer of gases from the rotor surface and conducting such layer along the intercepting surface of the vane, and thus inducing a flow of cooler...

20060011426 - Shock absorber with integrated displacement sensor: A shock absorber include a cylinder, a piston rod coupled to the cylinder, and a piston coupled to the piston rod. The piston rod is magnetically encoded so that it includes a plurality of magnetic phase shifts. The phase shifts allow the position of the piston rod relative to the...

20060011427 - Damper device: A damper device, wherein when a rotary shaft having wing portions projected therefrom is rotated in a cylinder in one direction, a check valve is operated to apply a proper braking force thereto and when the rotary shaft is rotated in the other direction, the check valve is not operated...

20060011428 - Rotary damper: A rotary damper includes a driven rotary member having a driven rotary part for engaging a driving member, and a stationary support member for rotatably supporting the driven rotary member. A housing is disposed between the stationary support member and the driven rotary member, and a viscous fluid is disposed...

20060011429 - Damper for damping vibration and washing machine having the same: A damper for damping vibration and a washing machine having the same are disclosed. The damper includes a damper cylinder; a shaft inserted into the damper cylinder through one end of the damper cylinder, and reciprocating in the lengthwise direction of the damper cylinder; and a friction member provided on...

20060011431 - Air damper: An air damper includes a cylinder having a bottom, a piston received inside the cylinder to move freely back and forth coaxially, and an orifice provided in the piston. The piston is formed of a synthetic resin, and has a piston rod extending toward a side of the cylinder opposite...

20060011432 - Hydraulic dampers with pressure regulated control valve: A suspension damper includes a housing bounding a main chamber. A hydraulic fluid is disposed within the main chamber. A piston rod is selectively movable between an advanced position wherein a portion of the piston rod is advanced into the main chamber and a retracted position wherein the portion of...

20060011430 - Minimizing effects of tolerance stack-up in damper valve assemblies: A piston valve assembly for a damper comprises a piston having a central hole and a fluid passageway spaced from the hole. A deflection disc having a central aperture is aligned with the hole. The deflection disc is arranged adjacent to the piston and at least partially blocks the fluid...

20060011433 - Damper valve body loading: A piston valve assembly for a damper comprises a piston having a central hole and a fluid passageway spaced from the hole. A deflection disc having a central aperture is aligned with the hole. The deflection disc is arranged adjacent to the piston and at least partially blocks the fluid...

20060011434 - Shock absorbing structure for motor vehicle and shock absorbing assembly including the same: A shock absorbing structure for a motor vehicle including at least one main body which includes a top wall and two leg walls, wherein the distance between the leg walls in a direction in which they are opposed to each other gradually increases with an increase in a distance in...

20060011435 - Shock absorbing component: A shock absorbing component used as a structural component which realizes a larger energy absorption volume compared to the conventional shock absorbing component is provided. According to the present invention, with regards to the shock absorbing component, a sheet-shaped longitudinal component is formed by placing two or more types of...

20060006027 - System and method for limiting vibration in an apparatus during a loss of power: An apparatus comprising a frame; a member movable relative to said frame; a damping device interconnected between the frame and the movable member; a controller for activating said damper to generate a damping condition at a predetermined member operating condition; and system for activating the damping device at a predetermined...

20060006028 - Braking device for a spool of multiplying fisher reels: A braking device for a spool of multiplier fishing reels during a lure cast is described, which provides smooth variation of the braking effort, necessary when passing over to another lure without disassembling the reel. The device is based on the principle of creating an air flow with the aid...

20060006029 - Fluidic stabilizer with remote control: A fluidic stablilizer with remote control having every portion of the circuit which connects the housing and the remote control valve within a range that will permit fluid placed in the circuit to flow freely at high speed but that will also create the fluid pressure necessary for effective damping....

20060006030 - Hydraulic shock absorber for vehicle: A shock absorber has a spring positioned within a chamber. The spring provides a spring force on a piston that offsets a hydraulic force such that the forces on the piston are generally balanced when a vehicle is at rest....

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20060006032 - Reinforced viscoelastic system: The present invention provides a vibration damping structure comprising a core adjacent a first constraining layer. The core comprises a continuous strengthening layer disposed between first and second viscoelastic layers. The first constraining layer rests adjacent the first viscoelastic layer. A second constraining may rest adjacent the second viscoelastic layer,...

20060000678 - Wheelchair safety brake assembly: This invention relates to gravity reactive braking systems. According to the invention there is provided a brake system to control speed in a forward direction for descending inclined surfaces and a brake system for controlling rollback when ascending an inclined surface. The speed pacer braking assembly includes a downhill activator...

20060000679 - Electronic parking brake actuating assembly: An actuating assembly for an electronic parking brake includes a housing and motor secured to the housing and having an output shaft. A cable assembly is rotatably driven by the motor. A cable is anchored at a first end to the cable assembly and wraps around the cable assembly as...

20060000680 - Disk-bell connection for a disk brake: A disk for a disk brake is formed in two parts: a braking band which cooperates with a brake caliper to generate the braking torque, and a bell connected to a wheel hub and connected to the braking band by a tangential restraint system which provides for a plurality of...