Brakes inventions 04/06

20060086574 - Wheelchair and one-piece molded braking support wheel therefor: A molded braking and support wheel assembly for a multi-wheeled wheelchair for a handicapped person. The wheel assembly includes a braking support wheel molded as a single unit of plastic or plastic-like material having concentric components including a tire receiving rim, a wheel bearing and brake assembly receiving hub, and...

20060086575 - Lever assembly for a vehicle brake and method of assembly therefor: A lever assembly for a vehicle brake includes an operating shaft having a lever aperture, a lever engageable with the lever aperture and a retainer pin insertable into the lever assembly to retain the lever in the lever aperture....

20060086576 - Aircraft brake actuator thermal insulator and tangential movement compensator: An aircraft brake actuation system includes an actuator for selectively moving to a position that corresponds to a commanded brake force. A cap assembly is coupled to the end of the actuator and is configured to engage an aircraft brake element and supply the commanded brake force to one or...

20060086577 - Acceleration sensor for motor vehicles: In an assembly composed of the above-mentioned sensing unit and a control unit, the sensing unit includes at least one signal line (3) connected to control unit (2), with said control unit being in particular an electronic motor vehicle brake control unit, and the control unit (2) transmits the energy...

20060086579 - Disc brake rotor: A brake rotor adapted for use in a vehicle disc brake assembly includes an inner mounting flange portion and an outer annular disc portion connected thereto by a circumferential hat portion. The outer annular disc portion defines an outboard brake surface and an inboard brake surface. The outboard brake surface...

20060086578 - Divided disk brake arrangement: A divided disk brake arrangement has a braking disk (13) with braking surfaces (11), and a disk holder (12), which is connected in a torsion-proof manner to the braking disk (13) and secured by a screw connection. The disk holder (12) and the braking disk (13) are mounted so that...

20060086580 - Device for shock absorption by means of piezoelectric actuators: A connection between a piezoelectric stack/actuator and a mobile object in a damping mechanism. The connection is embodied in such a way that a cross-section of the object expands via electrical control of the piezoelectric stack or the width of through-openings in the object varies, enabling the width of a...

20060086581 - Stroke dependent damping: A two-stage shock absorber has a pressure tube within which a piston assembly is slidably disposed. A piston rod is attached to the piston assembly and extends out of the pressure tube. A sleeve is slidably disposed within the pressure tube and engages the piston rod. After a specified amount...

20060086582 - Semi-active isolator: A shock and vibration isolator that includes a double acting mechanical spring assembly that is mounted to act in parallel with a fluid or liquid spring assembly. The mechanical spring is arranged to provide a first spring rate over a first displacement range and a second spring rate over a...

20060081422 - Disk brakes with noise supression feature: A disk brake has a support member, an inner pad, and an outer pad. The support member is mounted on a car body member at a side near a car body with respect to a disk rotor and straddles the disk rotor in a cantilever manner in a rotor axis...

20060081423 - Disk spring hydraulic clutch/brake: A selectively engageable friction mechanism such as a brake assembly including hard anodized brake disks having a single cross section and a bias assembly including a single spring, in the preferred embodiment such spring being a belleville spring...

20060081424 - Brake band: The present invention provides a brake band in which brackets are joined to both ends of a curved strap and a friction material is fixed to an inner side of the curved strap and wherein a dynamic pressure generating groove is formed in the friction material only at an area...

20060081425 - Brake disk and a brakable wheel hub device having the same: A brakable wheel hub device includes a wheel hub shell having a disk securing portion with angularly displaced insert holes or slots extending from an end surface, a brake disk having a disk body and a plurality of keys which are disposed on and which extend axially from the disk...

20060081426 - Brake pad: A brake pad for a disc brake has first and second abutment surfaces disposed toward opposite respective ends of the brake pad for mounting the brake pad in the disc brake and, in use, reacting a braking torque acting on the brake pad. The first abutment surface is centered above...

20060081427 - Hydraulic antivibratory device for a vehicle, and a method of manufacturing such a device: A hydraulic antivibration device comprises an inner strength member and an outer strength member together with an elastomer body disposed between the inner and outer strength members. The elastomer body includes at least two sets of two hydraulic chambers the chambers in any one set intercommunicating via a duct in...

20060081428 - Thermal expansion compensation shock absorber: The present invention provides the art with a shock absorber which is capable of compensating for the differing thermal expansion between two materials. The shock absorber in its various embodiments includes a free floating pressure tube that is able to expand or contract axially without breaking a seal, a hybrid...

20060081430 - Damper device and manufacturing method for damper device: A damper device having a casing with a cylindrical inner circumferential surface, a shaft body located in the cylindrical space of the casing and supported in a freely turnable manner, a cover which seals the casing, and viscous fluid stored in a sealed space formed between the shaft body and...

20060081429 - Opening and closing mechanism with damper: An object of the present invention is to provide an opening and closing member with damper for use in Western style stool or piano and the like which facilitates an easy control of the rotary damper and easy execution of assembling work, and the hinge members corresponding to the opening...

20060081431 - Amplitude controlled orifice valving: A dual tube shock absorber includes a spool valve located between the upper working chamber and the reserve chamber. The spool valve moves with the piston rod to open and close a flow path between the upper working chamber and the reserve chamber. This provides a low damping characteristic for...

20060081432 - Torsional vibration damper of a rotating shaft: This invention is directed at torsional vibration dampers of a rotating shaft. The dampers of the invention provide self-tuning to dampen harmonics, over a broad range of shaft angular velocities. Where the shaft rotates with an angular velocity about a longintudinal axis, and rotates perpendicular to a plane of rotation,...

20060076195 - Brake lining wear visual indicator for cam actuated brakes: A multicolored indicator part and cover part are attached to a truck brake slack adjuster and S cam shaft. Relative motion of the brake slack adjuster and the S cam shaft causes relative motion of the two parts to reveal the colors on the indicator part. Good, warning, and danger...

20060076196 - Thin film sensor for brake lining pad wear and brake temperature sensing: A modular electrical resistance sensor is positionable in gaps between brake linings for a drum brake. The modular sensor is worn with the brake linings resulting in steadily increasing electrical resistance of the modular sensor. A measurement circuit associated with the modular sensor is programmed to equate electrical resistance to...

20060076197 - Brake device for motorcycle: A brake caliper for braking and a brake caliper for parking are respectively arranged separately in the vertical direction with respect to the swing arm and, at the same time, are arranged in front of the rear axle. Here, the brake caliper for parking is arranged below the swing arm...

20060076198 - Floating-caliper disk brake: The invention relates to a floating-caliper disc brake of a motor vehicle including a brake holder firmly attached to the vehicle and a floating caliper that is mounted on the brake holder so as to be axially displaceable. In this arrangement, the floating caliper is displaceably mounted on the brake...

20060076199 - Brake band: The present invention provides a brake band in which brackets are joined to ends of a curved strap and a friction material is provided on an inner surface of the strap and wherein stress reducing means for reducing axial stress are provided on the strap....

20060076200 - Coulomb friction damped disc brake rotors: A Coulomb friction damped disc brake rotor, wherein damping is provided Coulomb friction in generally coextensive relation with the braking surfaces of the one or more rotor cheeks. The Coulomb friction damped disc brake rotor has at least one interfacial boundary formed in at least one rotor cheek disposed in...

20060076201 - Bicycle front suspension device: A suspension device includes a cap connected to a seal member on the inner tube of the front fork. A cable has one end fixed to a rod and the other end extends through the cap and is connected to a switching device on the handlebar. The rod has an...

20060076202 - Impact absorbing member for vehicle: A system is disclosed for the absorption of an impact, that system comprises a blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member. The blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing member provides opposing first and second walls defining a hollow space; according to one embodiment, a plurality of fused and unfused recessed ribs integrally...

20060070825 - Brake cable connecting apparatus: A brake cable connecting apparatus that prevents a connecting pin from falling out, and whereby it is unnecessary to adjust the insertion depth of the connecting pin. The brake cable connecting apparatus comprises a regulating projection in the strut to prevent over-insertion of a connecting pin. A cable connecting groove...

20060070826 - Washer for drum brake assembly: The present invention provides a washer for a vehicle drum brake having an S-cam assembly and an axle spider comprising a receiving surface comprising two generally parallel walls merging with a tapering portion having two opposed walls inclining towards one another, the tapering portion merging with a concavely arcuate portion;...

20060070827 - Screw actuator: A screw actuator comprises a sleeve encircling part of an actuator shaft, one of the sleeve and the actuator shaft being rotatable, a drive arrangement for rotating the rotatable one of the sleeve and the actuator shaft, and a friction brake arrangement for applying a braking load to the said...

20060070828 - Brake holder for a floating-caliper disk brake with a brake pad guide spring: The present invention relates to a brake holder of a floating-caliper disc brake for motor vehicles at which brake pads arranged on either side of an associated brake disc are displaceably mounted. To ensure ease of displaceability a brake pad guide spring is provided that extends between the brake holder...

20060070829 - Removable motor brake for use with vehicle slide out: A motor and brake assembly having a disengaging mechanism for use with RV's are disclosed. The assembly includes a motor and a disengaging mechanism that is mounted thereon. The disengaging mechanism includes a motor mount comprised of a cylindrical piece with a plurality of holes disposed on the periphery of...

20060070830 - Brake application device comprising an electrically actuated wear adjuster: A brake application device for vehicles, in particular rail vehicles, which comprises a wear adjuster that is configured as a brake actuator with a screw drive, having a threaded spindle and a nut that can be screwed onto said spindle as the screw parts. At least one of the screw...

20060070831 - Carbon-ceramic brake disc: A carbon-ceramic brake disc which can be secured directly to the wheel axle without a metal hub plate, the brake disc being made from ceramic reinforced with carbon fibres and having the shape of a hub plate in the vicinity of the axis of rotation and the shape of an...

20060070832 - Hood lift system: A strut assembly having first and second mounting members extending from opposite ends of the housing for mounting the strut assembly to a hood assembly. A locking member is connected to the housing and slides into locking engagement with the rod member. Restraining members are secured to the mounting members...

20060070833 - Rotary damper, auto part having rotary damper and rotational motion assistant mechanism: A fluid chamber 2 into which viscous fluid is charged is formed in a casing 1. A vane 3 is disposed in the fluid chamber 2. The vane 3 is formed with a fluid passage 5, and is provided with a valve 6. The valve 6 automatically varies a flow...

20060070834 - Rotary damper, auto part having rotary damper and rotational motion assistant mechanism: A fluid chamber 2 into which viscous fluid is charged is formed in a casing 1. A vane 3 is disposed in the fluid chamber 2. The vane 3 is formed with a fluid passage 5, and is provided with a valve 6. The valve 6 automatically varies a flow...

20060070835 - Rotary damper, auto part having rotary damper and rotational motion assistant mechanism: A fluid chamber 2 into which viscous fluid is charged is formed in a casing 1. A vane 3 is disposed in the fluid chamber 2. The vane 3 is formed with a fluid passage 5, and is provided with a valve 6. The valve 6 automatically varies a flow...

20060070836 - Piston-cylinder assembly: A piston-cylinder assembly has a working piston attached to a piston rod and dividing a working cylinder into two working spaces. An external reservoir partially filled with damping medium is provided outside the piston-cylinder assembly and is connected to one of the working spaces by a connecting pipe. The piston-cylinder...