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5394963 |
Composite cast brake caliper
A composite cast caliper in which the body of the caliper is cast with an additional component embedded therein. The embedded or intra-cast component can be either a reinforcing structure to...
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5366046 |
Full-lining disk brake with heat dissipation features
To increase the life of brake linings especially for heavy-duty vehicles and to increase reliability, an operating brake which is directly actuated by compressed air and a blocking brake which is...
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5358077 |
One piece liquid cooled disc brake assembly
An improved internally liquid-cooled disc assembly for use in a disc braking system includes a one-piece disc casting having a plurality of cooling cells formed therein. Cooling liquid flows along...
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5341903 |
Fluid conduit arrangement
In present day construction equipment, it is common practice to provide braking capability for each driven axle. The conduits that deliver the pressurized actuating fluid to the brake assemblies...
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5330034 |
Brake assembly
An improved truck disc brake using a spring loaded safety brake and a pneumatic bladder for releasing the safety brake as well as a service brake enhancing bladder and at least a pair of rotor...
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5317880 |
Auxiliary braking and cooling device
An apparatus to control the air as it passes a tractor trailer combination as they travel along a road. This device will allow for variable redirection of the air flow to allow various desired...
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5307906 |
Combined mechanically/hydraulically actuated braking system which provides tactile feed-back
A braking system for a vehicle. The braking system provides continuous tactile feed back through the brake pedal to the operator of the vehicle that conforms to the degree to which the vehicle...
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5285872 |
Hydraulic retarder having a fluid filled casing with a rotor operating clutch disposed therein
A hydraulic retarder including a rotor vane fixable to a rotational shaft rotating with vehicle wheels to relatively be unrotatable with respect thereto, a stator vane substantially unrotatable...
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5242036 |
Torque and/or rotational control apparatus
A torque and/or rotational control apparatus is disclosed in a preferred form of a brake (10) including a plurality of pairs of actuators (18) positioned on opposite sides of a friction disc (16)...
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5238090 |
Disc brake housing with continuous outside circumferential edge and cooling ribs
The invention relates to a spot-type disc brake, in particular for automotive vehicles, with two brake carrier arms being positioned at a distance from each other in the direction of a secant in...
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5215168 |
Braking system for a railway vehicle
A braking system for a railway vehicle having bogies which have fixed axles and independent wheels, the braking being of the disk-brake type. Each brake includes multiple disks comprising rotary...
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5207305 |
Method and apparatus for incorporating hydrodynamic film to transfer or retard motion and dissipate heat
The present invention is an apparatus and method for capturing a hydrodynamic film between two working surfaces whereby the hydrodynamic film separates the two working surfaces while transmitting...
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5197574 |
Oil system for a brake disk
An oil system is provided for a brake disk whose brake linings are provided with generally radial grooves through which oil flows from the radially inner portion of the disk to the radially outer...
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5190123 |
Direct drive axle brake and cooling system
A direct drive, self-cooling, fail-safe axle brake system mounted to a drive axle associated with a differential and wheel end of a vehicle. The brake system has two back to back tandem operated...
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5188203 |
Weight reduced brake rotor
An improved disc brake rotor is formed with fins extending between the two annular braking members which are elongated tangentially of the rotor axis and disposed in two groups lying at different...
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5178235 |
Modular brakes and clutches
A single disc, single acting brake or clutch has one or more pneumatically actuated piston and cylinder assemblies for urging friction material into contact with a disc that is rotatable relative...
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5174420 |
Wet disc brake
A spring applied - hydraulically released (SAHR) type wet disc brake for a wheeled vehicle having a large braking torque and energy absorption capacity. The brake unit includes a piston housing in...
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5139118 |
Apparatus and method of phase change disc brake
A vehicle brake caliper with a piston having a cavity is provided. A phase change material is inserted within the piston cavity wherein an increase in heat energy into the piston due to an...
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5121818 |
Solar powered cooling apparatus for a vehicle brake system
A solar powered cooling apparatus for a vehicle brake system utilizing a solar cell panel mounted within a vehicle front bumper to selectively actuate a blower motor located within an air duct...
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5062503 |
Ablative brake bushing for axle thermal protection
The ablative bushing (40, 140, 240) is disposed between a torque tube pedestal (18) and an axle (30) of an aircraft. The ablative bushing (40, 140) encircles an axle bushing (26) located around the...
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5050939 |
Fail-safe wheel service brake system
A hydraulic wheel braking system for a vehicle includes wet disc wheel brakes that are applied by a single spring-activated piston within each brake housing. Each piston is selectively and variably...
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5050710 |
Wet disc brake mechanism
A work vehicle includes lefthand and righthand suspension mechanisms individually having an elastomeric belt entrained about a plurality of roller wheels and a fron wheel assembly, with the front...
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5031511 |
Piston for an hydraulic brake, in particular for automotive vehicles
A piston for an hydraulic brake is of the kind comprising an insulating core member and a cup member, joined together by fastening means arranged between the core and cup members. This fastening...
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5024300 |
Disc brake rotor and wheel assembly
A vehicle wheel and rotor assembly is provided for use with a vehicle having a disc-type brake. The assembly includes a wheel for threaded connection with an axle and a rotor. The rotor has a core...
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5009291 |
Brake piston assembly
An actuator is described for a disc brake system of the type which includes a piston whose front end is pressed against a disc by pressured hydraulic fluid that is applied to the rear of the piston...
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5002160 |
Spot-type disc brake with ventilation channel
A spot-type disc brake, in particular for motor vehicles, comprises a brake housing enclosing the rim of a brake disc and further comprising brake pads arranged on both sides of the brake disc and...
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4979597 |
Air guiding arrangement for the cooling of wheel brakes
A fastening structure for an air guiding arrangement for cooling a wheel brake of a motor vehicle having a wheel suspension link is disclosed wherein a profiled deflecting element for guiding air...
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4961485 |
Oil circulation in wheel head transmission
A drive wheel with a friction brake having a circulating coolant in which feeding and draining take place in a non-rotational axle pipe (1) and the ring-gear carrier (2), attached thereto, without...
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4944370 |
Drum drive for use with multiple disc brakes
The drum drive (100, 200) comprises a generally annular-shaped drum (100, 200) which extends axially within an axial opening in an inboard half (140, 240) of a wheel (130, 230). The drum drive...
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4938321 |
Liquid cooled brake apparatus
A tubular hub member receives a shaft and is surrounded by a housing formed by a base section coupled to a cup-shaped closure section. The hub member defines an inlet passage for circulating...
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4928798 |
Disc for disc brakes
The present invention provides a disc for a disc brake, the disc comprising two annular members arranged coaxially with respect to each other and joined together by generally radially extending...
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4913267 |
Vehicle disc brakes of the liquid cooled type
A rotatable member for a brake of the liquid cooled type comprises a disc provided on opposite sides with annular braking faces. The disc incorporates a plurality of angularly spaced liquid supply...
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4903801 |
Segmented brake disc
An internally air cooled brake disc assembly of the invention is manufactured by casting in small pieces to eliminate problems associated with casting large discs with integral air cooling...
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4901826 |
Vehicle equipped with air-cooled wheel brakes
An air guiding arrangement for wheel brakes of a motor vehicle comprises a profiled deflecting element which is adjusted against the arriving air current. The arrangement is constructed with an air...
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4865167 |
Self-ventilating disk for disk brakes
A disk for use with disk brakes, which can perform in a vibration-free manner with uniform heating, comprises a braking band formed by two annular rings in mutually spaced apart relationship and...
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4856619 |
Aircraft wheel drive key and heatshield assembly
An assembly comprises drive key wearplates mounted in pairs to longitudinal side surfaces of each of a plurality of wheel key bosses and retaining members are fastened transversely across the top...
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4846315 |
Device for enhancing cooling
A device for enhancing the cooling of a friction disc according to the preferred embodiment of the teachings of the present invention is shown for use with a rotational control apparatus shown in...
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4828089 |
Brake/clutch with direct liquid cooling
A brake, clutch, or continuous slip device (12) having a pyrolytic carbon composite friction material (108) directly cooled by water or an ethylene glycol/water solution. Coolant of cooling device...
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4815573 |
Liquid-cooled disc brake
A liquid-cooled disc brake for use in a vehicle having a rotatable shaft, at least one rotor fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the shaft, in which the rotor is unrotatable but slightly...
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4811820 |
Disk brake motor
A disk brake motor comprises an electric motor having a housing, an electromagnet, at least one friction surface and a brake wheel which is in contact with the friction surface during braking, the...
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4805747 |
Arrangement for supplying cooling air to a brake disk
An arrangement for supplying cooling air to a brake disk of a front wheel brake comprises an air guiding duct that is developed to be partially flexible and, on the inlet side, has an air opening...
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4799575 |
Hydraulically controlled disk brake with serial fluid flow
A hydraulically controlled disk brake of a motor vehicle having at least one hydraulically actuable brake piston that is arranged in a caliper and is guided in at least one cylinder. The brake has...
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4796730 |
Self-energizing disc brakes
In a self-energizing disc brake of the spreading type, an intermediate metal plate located between the friction linings on an adjacent pair of rotatable friction discs includes portions which...
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4782922 |
Brake device
A brake for a braking shaft has a housing containing a brake disc (20) carried by the shaft and brake assemblies comprising fluid operated actuators (31) for brake pads (30) engageable with one...
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4772299 |
Debris separator for brake cooler
An apparatus for cooling racing car brake assemblies removes entrained contaminants from the airstream prior to allowing the cooling airstream to impinge upon the brake assembly. The apparatus...
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4771822 |
Automobile tire, radiator and brake cooling system with passenger compartment water heater
An automobile tire and brake cooling system using water to effect cooling comprises: a water tank located in the trunk; first valve control means located in the passenger compartment for actuating...
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4744606 |
Wheel cover for vehicle
A small vehicle equipped with a disk brake system wherein a wheel cover for a wheel of said small vehicle includes a first pair of left and right annular first covers, this first pair ...
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4742884 |
Brake device for a motorcycle
A motorcycle having a cantilevered type rear swing arm including a rear brake between the swing arm and the rear wheel. An air inlet is provided on one side of the other rear swing arm in a thin...
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4736821 |
Fluid cooled friction brake
A fluid cooled brake for a wheel mounted for rotation about a spindle at one end of an axle and including a plurality of annular friction discs mounted within a closed annular chamber between the...
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4700813 |
Wheel assembly including a disc brake for vehicles
The disc brake comprises a cup-shaped disc carrier (20) which has a base member (22) secured to a wheel hub (14) and a drum-type member (24) extending axially inwardly at a small radial spacing...
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