Brakes inventions 05/06

20060108182 - Wear pin assemblies for carbon-carbon composite brake systems: Apparatus including a carbon-carbon composite pressure plate (32, 42) having a friction surface (33, 43) on one side thereof, a non-friction surface (37, 47) on the opposite side thereof, and a body (39, 49) between said surfaces. A wear pin housing (36, 46) containing a wear pin retainer (35, 45)...

20060108183 - Bicycle sensor unit: A bicycle sensor unit is provided that comprises a bicycle brake part and a sensor fixedly attached to the bicycle brake part to detect rotational behavior of a bicycle wheel. The bicycle brake part is one of a bicycle brake attachment member configured to be non-movably coupled to a bicycle...

20060108184 - Brake for composite rim: Disclosed is a brake for pinching a rim without overheating it. The rim includes two walls and a bridge. Each of the walls includes a first portion within the bridge, a second portion beside the bridge so that the bridge performs as a heat sink and support for the second...

20060108185 - Hydraulic system: A hydraulic system for a suspension system is disclosed. The system has a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic tank, a conveying means, a hydraulic accumulator, a control device, a load holding device disposed between the hydraulic accumulator and the hydraulic cylinder, and an on-off valve disposed between the hydraulic accumulator and...

20060108186 - Air brake slack adjustment tool: An air brake slack adjustment tool for measuring and adjusting the clearance of brake rods of an air brake assembly so that the air brakes are set within specifications for consistent braking operation includes an elongated handle portion, a base portion integral with the handle portion, a pair of lateral...

20060108187 - Method for replacing a damaged railroad freight car brake beam: A method for replacing a damaged brake beam on a railcar having a car body supported on a railcar truck. The railcar truck includes a wheel and axle assembly mounted between a pair of laterally spaced side frames. The side frames include structure, on an inboard side thereof, for guiding...

20060108188 - Friction brake lining for a disk brake, and brake caliper for such a friction brake lining: The invention relates to a friction brake lining having a lining holder for a disk brake in which the lining holder includes an encompassing rim and/or beads, which form a kind of reinforcing ribs and reinforce the lining holder against bending. The invention makes a thin and hence lightweight lining...

20060108189 - Shock absorber having a hydraulic stop: A shock absorber includes a hydraulic stop. The hydraulic stop includes two housings connected together by a spring. At the end of the stroke of the shock absorber, the piston causes the two housings to approach each other thereby causing fluid disposed between the housings to flow through a bleed...

20060108190 - Vibration damper with adjustable damping force: A vibration damper with adjustable damping force includes a cylinder containing a damping medium, a piston rod which is axially movable in the cylinder, and a piston arranged for axial movement in the damping medium, the piston being connected to the piston rod and dividing the cylinder into a working...

20060108191 - Brake device with an actuator operated by a pressure medium: A brake device is provided with an actuator which is operated by a pressure medium, used to apply and release a vehicle brake, especially a brake of a rail vehicle, includes an actuating piston which defines two pressure chambers. One pressure chamber impinges upon the vehicle brake in an applied...

20060102435 - Luggage: A luggage has a case with a plurality of wheels on a bottom side thereof. A brake apparatus is provided in the case to brake the wheels. A switch is provided on the case for manipulation. A linkage device is provided in the case to connect the switch and the...

20060102436 - Electric brake actuator module for aircraft: An electro-mechanical brake assembly comprising a brake disk stack having a center axis; and a plurality electro-mechanical actuators for applying braking pressure to the brake disk stack. The actuators are circumferentially arranged around the center axis, and each actuator includes a housing, a linearly movable ram, a screw for linearly...

20060102437 - Brake system of working machine: A brake system of a working machine includes a brake connector for operatively connecting between a brake lever and a braking member, and an urging member that maintains the brake lever at a predetermined neutral position and also acts to return the brake lever to the predetermined neutral position when...

20060102438 - Actuation unit for an electromechanically operated disk brake: An actuating unit is provided for an electromechanically actuated disc brake for automotive vehicles, which is disposed on a brake caliper wherein two friction linings respectively cooperating with a side face of a brake disc are arranged in a manner displaceable to a limited extent, with one of said friction...

20060102439 - Floating damper: A floating damper assembly operates between first and second associated components. A damper is adjustably mounted in the first component and includes a damper gear engaged with a gear on the second component. The second component defines a guide surface and the damper has a bearing surface engaging the guide...

20060102440 - Shock absorber for vehicles: A damper for vehicles is arranged with selectable or adjustable damping force characteristics that are essentially independent of other internal or external function factors in the damper. For this, fixing devices and a surrounding arrangement, piston arrangement and piston rod arrangement are utilized. In the event of a damping force...

20060102441 - Vibration dampener structure for archery bows: A vibration dampening structure for attachment to an elongated support structure subject to vibration. The dampening structure includes a body structure for absorbing vibrations in the support structure, and an elastomeric attachment structure connected to the body structure and extending around the support structure to provide a resilient connection between...

20060096812 - Operating mechanism for a parking brake: An operating mechanism 1 for operating a parking brake, particularly for motor vehicles, includes a motor unit 10, 20 and an eccentric assembly 30, 40, for transforming the rotational motion of the motor unit 10, 20 into a linear motion, by using the eccentric principle, wherein at least one braking...

20060096813 - Brake band: In a brake band in which a bracket is coupled to an end portion of a curved strap and an apply pin comes into contact with a contact portion of the bracket, thereby generating a fastening force, an abrasion preventing means is provided between the contact portion of the bracket...

20060096814 - Chassis subassembly for motor vehicles: Disclosed is a subassembly comprising a braking system which generates friction-induced vibrations. At least one component of the subassembly is exposed to the friction-induced vibrations. Said component can be embodied as a brake pad (9) which is provided with a support plate (5) and a friction lining (10). The support...

20060096815 - Electromagnetic damper: A shock absorber body 30 which makes telescopic motion in response to an input from outside has a ball screw mechanism 16 which converts the telescopic motion into rotary motion and comprises a ball nut 17 and a screw shaft 18. A motor 32 is provided coaxially with the shock...

20060096816 - Fluid flow regulation of a vehicle shock absorber/damper: Shock absorber components, such as a radial bypass damper, an anti-cavitation valve (ACV) and an incremental flow metering valve IFMV. The damper is of a continuous, unitary construction with a main hole and auxiliary holes interconnected by passageways. The ACV has openings that angle obliquely relative to entry surfaces of...

20060096817 - Fluid flow regulation of a vehicle shock absorber/damper: Shock absorber components, such as a radial bypass damper, an anti-cavitation valve (ACV) and an incremental flow metering valve IFMV. The damper is of a continuous, unitary construction with a main hole and auxiliary holes interconnected by passageways. The ACV has openings that angle obliquely relative to entry surfaces of...

20060096818 - Toroidal rotary damper apparatus: A toroidal rotary damper apparatus includes a housing having a toroidal inner housing surface and a piston moveable in the housing having a curved outer peripheral piston surface in engagement with the inner housing surface. A fluid barrier is attached to the housing and located in the housing interior. A...

20060096819 - Gas spring: A gas spring for a pressing tool. A cylindrical chamber is divided by a piston into a first space and a second space. The piston is attached to a piston rod, which is axially moveable in the cylindrical chamber. The gas spring is designed with an opposing force to counteract...

20060096820 - Suspension system for motor vehicles: Suspension system for motor vehicles having at least one piston-cylinder assembly equipped with a working cylinder, a piston rod, and a damping piston with damping valves. A closed envelope of changeable shape is provided as the compensating space, the walls of which include a gas-tight barrier material and which has...

20060090968 - Brake assembly with brake pad position and wear sensor: A brake assembly includes a sensor mounted to a brake component, and which is in communication with a transceiver. The sensor provides position information of the brake component, which is combined with known mechanical relationships between various brake components, to determine a wear state of a brake pad and a...

20060090969 - Cable brake for an elevator: A cable brake has an electromagnet for selectively releasing a mass to fall down guide rods under the effect of gravity and impact a trigger lever to release a crossbar from a pawl, whereupon pressure springs move a brake plate against a cable strand to halt the cable strand. The...

20060090970 - Electromechanical actuator for a vehicle brake, the vehicle brake including such an actuator, and a method of maintaining such an actuator: The invention provides an electromechanical actuator for a vehicle brake, the actuator comprising: a motor; a screw-and-nut system having a first element, the screw or the nut, rotated by the motor; and an antirotation member preventing rotation of the second element of the screw-and-nut system, the nut or the screw,...

20060090971 - Drive unit comprising a retarder: A drive unit for a motor vehicle with a cooling system is provided. The drive unit has a hydrodynamic retarder with a rotor vane wheel and a stator vane wheel. The hydrodynamic retarder is arranged in the vehicle cooling circuit and the working medium of the retarder is also the...

20060090972 - Bicycle damping enhancement system: A bicycle shock absorber for differentiating between rider-induced forces and terrain-induced forces includes a first fluid chamber having fluid contained therein, a piston for compressing the fluid within the fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber coupled to the first fluid chamber by a fluid communication hose, and an inertial valve...

20060090973 - Valve system controlled by rate of pressure change: An apparatus that includes a valve for controlling the flow of fluid between a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber via a first fluid pathway in a damping device in response to the rate of pressure change in the first fluid chamber, such that when the valve is...

20060090974 - Device and method for braking the supporting booms of an earthmoving machine: This invention relates to a device for reducing the reaction force of the supporting booms positioning cylinder of an earthmoving machine, comprising a braking system applied between the supporting booms of the machine which is operated during the time in which the positioning cylinder remains inactive, thereby unloading part of...