Brakes inventions 02/06

20060037819 - Bicycle disk brake rotor with laminated components having differing thicknesses: A bicycle disk brake rotor apparatus comprises a first rotor member, a second rotor member, and a third rotor member, wherein the first rotor member is attached to and is disposed between the second rotor member and the third rotor member. A thickness of the second rotor member is different...

20060037820 - Drum furnished with ventilation means, and brake furnished with such a drum: A drum (2) for a brake having a series of fins (12) that are secured via a first end (16) to an external wall (11) of the drum. The fins alternate on the external wall of the drum. It is possible to provide an outer annulus (10) surrounding the drum,...

20060037821 - Pad spring for opposed piston calipers: A brake caliper clip disposed between a caliper housing and a pair of brake pads. The clip includes a vertical face having a bridge member and a pair of leg members. The vertical face abuts a vertical brake pad abutment. The bridge member is disposed across a brake rotor clearance...

20060037822 - Device, a system and a method for transferring vibrational energy: A nonlinear attachment induces energy to be transferred and/or to be pumped from a primary system or primary structure to the nonlinear attachment. The nonlinear attachment is an essentially nonlinear device and functions as a nonlinear energy sink. The nonlinear attachment attaches to the primary system or primary structure as...

20060032712 - Screw actuator with brake: A screw actuator, particularly for a brake calliper, comprising a housing (1), a screw mechanism (4) with a screw (6) and a nut (5), one of which is rotatably supported with respect to the housing (1), a motor (7) which is drivingly connected to the screw mechanism (4), a mechanical...

20060032713 - Device for operating vehicle brakes: An electric device for operating vehicle brakes using a pulling element and an operating motor with a rotatable driving axis. The device includes a centrifugal assembly with rotatable parts which are radially outwardly movable due to centrifugal forces. The centrifugal assembly also comprises at least one translational element, which is...

20060032714 - Actuator and slack adjuster: A fluid operated brake actuator is provided composed of a common housing, a shaft rotatable within the housing, the shaft being rotatable to engage and disengage a brake, a vane connected to the shaft, the vane being responsive to fluid pressure to rotate the shaft, a torsion power spring for...

20060032715 - Reversibly expandable energy absorbing assembly utilizing actively controlled and engineered materials for impact management and methods for operating the same: Reversibly expandable energy absorbing assemblies that utilize an actively controlled and engineering material to reversibly change a shear stress or a flexural modulus property. The actively controlled and engineering materials include magnetorheological fluids, electrorheological fluids, magnetorheological elastomers, and electrorheological elastomers. Methods of operating the energy absorbing assemblies are also disclosed....

20060032716 - Gas spring, arrangement and method for a gas spring: An arrangement with or in the form of a gas spring, comprising a first and second gas chamber with one or more devices separating these, which devices are arranged to increase the volume of the first chamber and reduce the volume of the second chamber, or vice versa, when a...

20060032717 - Torsional vibration damper: A torsional vibration damper includes: a primary mass defining a substantially ring-shaped chamber that is divided into at least two portions; a secondary mass relatively rotatably connected to the primary mass; and a plurality of damping units disposed in the divided portion of the ring-shaped chamber for coupling the primary...

20060027425 - Atv quik lock: The ATV QUIK LOCK is a automatic locking device for securing an all terrain vehicle to a trailer....

20060027426 - Temperature specific mechanism retaining brake pads in a caliper assembly during shipping: A brake system includes a caliper and a brake element. The brake system further includes an adhesive that adheres the brake element to the caliper. The adhesive stops adhering the brake element to the caliper after the adhesive heats to an elevated temperature. The adhesive retains the brake element in...

20060027427 - Laminated shim for disk brake and pad unit having the laminated shim: A laminated shim for a disk brake has a pad side shim and a pressing member side shim. The pad side shim is provided at a backside of a backing plate of a pad. The pressing member side shim is disposed between the pad side shim and a pressing member...

20060027428 - Disc brake and disc stabilizing elements: The present invention refers to a disc brake and to disc brake stabilizing elements to be used in such disc brakes. The disc brake comprises a caliper receiving one or more brake pads and encircling one or more brake discs, of which at least one brake disc is received slideably...

20060027429 - Composite brake drum: A composite brake drum includes an outer component having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an internal cavity. The composite brake drum also includes an inner liner that is mounted within the internal cavity and is attached to the inner surface. The inner liner is made from a...

20060027430 - Power-off brake: The invention relates to a power-off brake (1) with a coil (3) that is wound on an insulating spool (2) and is arranged in a magnetically conductive stator unit (4) and a magnet armature (5) that can move toward the stator unit (4) against the force of at least one...

20060027431 - Hydraulic shock absorber: In a hydraulic shock absorber (1), a piston rod (5) protrudes from a cylinder (3) filled with hydraulic fluid. A rebound cushion (8) is fitted to an outer circumferential surface of the piston rod (5) in the cylinder (3). A stopper (6) fixed to the cylinder (3) contacts the rebound...

20060027432 - One-way damper and electronic devices using the one-way damper: A one-way damper includes a cylindrical housing, a viscous fluid contained within the housing, a rotor rotatably disposed in the housing, and a valve body. The rotor has a center part for forming a rotational center, and a control wall extending radially outwardly from the center part for dividing an...

20060021828 - Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback with position sensing: Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback with position sensing are described. In one described system, a first and second brake surfaces are configured to contact each other. An actuator may be configured to exert a force on at least one of the first and second brake surfaces in order...

20060021830 - Cycling exerciser with single cable actuator for brake and resistance adjustment: A cable-type actuator assembly for a cycling exerciser having a cable operated resistance adjustment mechanism and a cable operated braking system. The actuator assembly includes a caliper actuation cable operably connected to a caliper that acts on a wheel of the cycling exerciser. An actuator is mounted to the frame...

20060021829 - Operating mechanism for a parking brake: An operating mechanism (1) for a parking brake, particularly for motor vehicles, arranged in a housing (60) comprising a threaded rod (20) driven by a motor (10) having a first brake cable fixing (30) guided on said threaded rod (20) for the transformation of said rotation of said motor (10)...

20060021831 - Electric brake assembly: An electric brake assembly includes an electric motor having a rotor in which a nut of a ball screw is fitted. To the front end of the threaded shaft of the ball screw, one of the brake pads is coupled through a presser member. A bolt is threaded into the...

20060021832 - Electric disk brake: The present invention provides an electric disk brake which enables an operation for wiring the harness to be easily conducted without the risk of lowering production efficiency. A caliper body-side connector 26 which, together with a harness-side connector 24 of a harness 23, forms a connector 25, is provided in...

20060021833 - Suspension and damping device for motor vehicles: The invention relates to a suspension and damping device (1) for load bearing and sprung wheel support and for damping suspension movements in a motor vehicle, having at least one spring cylinder (2) having a piston (6) which is guided in a cylinder (4) so as to be movable relative...

20060021834 - Brake cam washer anti nvh: An improved drum brake assembly is provided that reduces vibration and excessive movement of the cam washer by including at least one lug extending from a cam tube seal and at least one corresponding notch on a cam washer that positions the cam washer on the cam tube. By reducing...