Brakes inventions 07/09

20090188760 - Disc brake device to keep a vehicle stationary when parked: The disc brake device comprises a piston (5) designed to press a pad (8) against a disc (2) when said piston is subjected to a first force along a first axis (z′z) in a direction directed from the piston toward the pad. A first plate (12, 13) is inserted between... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090188761 - Electromechanically actuable disc brake with actuating plunger: A self-boosting electromechanically actuable disc brake, having an application device for applying the brake pad, which application device has a rotary brake lever and a self-boosting device, wherein the rotary brake lever acts on an actuating plunger which acts on the application-side brake lining directly or via a pressure plate,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090188762 - Disc brake assembly with tone ring: A disc brake assembly including a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from the barrel portion, the barrel portion defining an inner surface and the inner surface defining a groove, a biasing element received in the groove, and... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20090188763 - Magnetorheological fluid-based device having a magnetorheological piston assembly: A magnetorheological (MR) fluid-based device including an MR piston assembly. The MR piston assembly includes a ferromagnetic MR piston core and an electric coil. The MR piston core has a central longitudinal axis and has an outer circumferential surface substantially coaxially aligned with the central longitudinal axis. The electric coil... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090183956 - Constant force rail clamp: A rail clamp comprises a frame and a pair of levers. Each of the levers has a brake pad at a first end thereof, a cam follower at second end thereof, and is mounted to the frame by a pivot disposed between said first and second ends. A cam is... Agent: Cameron Ip

20090183957 - Speed sensor collision prevention device: A motorcycle includes a swing arm swingably provided on a body frame, a wheel rotatably provided at an end part of the swing arm, a disk plate attached to the wheel, a caliper bracket provided on the body frame side of the vehicle, a disk brake caliper provided on the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090183958 - Brake 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... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090183959 - Torsional vibration damper: Torsional vibration damper which is suitable for dampening the motion of a rotatable element, said torsional vibration damper comprising an ‘actuation’ element which is connectable to the rotatable element, an ‘inertia’ element arranged co-axially and rotatably with said actuation element, an enclosed volume between said inertia element and said actuation... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090183960 - Shoe-hold apparatus for drum brake device: The pin-insertion hole, which is continuous to the slot of the web side arm and may position the large diameter portion therein, is formed in the web side arm and restricts the shoe-hold spring from disengaging therefrom when the large diameter portion of the shoe-hold pin is positioned in the... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20090178891 - Buffering device for brake mechanism for adjusting pressure on wheels: A brake mechanism for brake system includes a pad connector and a pad support to which the brake pad is connected, two link units are pivotaby connected between the pad connector and the pad support. A buffering device is connected to two respective first ends of the pad connector and... Agent: Jin-kuan Chen

20090178892 - Method and device for damping vibrations: The invention relates to a method for damping vibrations on chassis bearings of motor vehicles, and a device for implementing the process. A process and a device are to be presented with which outstanding vibration damping and vibration isolation and noise insulation can be achieved over a wide frequency range... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20090178893 - Hydraulic bushing: A hydraulic bushing including an elastomeric bellows having radially spaced axially extending arcuate chambers fluidly connected with axially spaced radially extending chambers to dampen axial as well as radial loads imposed upon the bushing.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090173584 - Actuating element for the parking lock of a transmission and parking lock for a transmission: A transmission parking lock and an actuating element (1) for the parking lock. The actuating element includes a pull rod (2) and a roller carrier (3) on which are arranged a first roller (13) for rolling on a first rolling surface on the pawl of the parking lock and a... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090173585 - Brake rotor with embedded loose-mass damper system: A rotor is provided for use with a vehicle brake assembly that includes a forcing member operable to urge a friction member into mechanical communication with the rotor to thereby oppose movement of the same. The rotor includes a rotor body with an annular rim portion having first and second... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090173586 - Safety brake: r

20090173587 - Resistance mechanism for a pedal assembly: A resistance mechanism used in motor vehicle accelerator pedals for generating an opposing mechanical force. The resistance mechanism includes a piston adapted for movement in a housing between a first detent or stop position and a second compressed position. The piston includes an exterior surface defining at least one recess.... Agent: Daniel J. Deneufbourg, Esq. Cts Corporation

20090173588 - Vibration damper notably for an aerospace structure: r

20090166135 - Disk brake: A disk brake comprising: a pair of friction pads disposed to oppose to both surfaces of a disk rotor respectively, and a caliper having a pad insertion space into which the friction pads can be inserted from radially outside of the disk rotor, wherein at least one of the pair... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090166136 - Rectangular, electromagnetically releasing dual-circuit spring-pressure brake: Disclosed is an electromagnetically released spring pressure brake that is to be mounted on a machine wall or similar. Said brake comprises a uniform rectangular coil support (1) with two preferably oval, adjacent coils (7, 7.1), to which two separately movable rectangular armature disks are assigned. Said armature disks apply... Agent: W. Norman Roth

20090166137 - Retracted vane rotor: The present invention is predicated upon a disc brake rotor, being made up of a rotor hat, a pair of spaced apart plates, and one or more vane members located between the first and second plates, the one or more vane members including an exterior wall portion inwardly retracted from... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC