Abstract: The present invention concerns a safety device for a radiator cap detachably mounted on a fluid supply opening for closing the radiator opening. The safety device comprises a lock means for preventing the opening of the radiator cap when the temperature of the coolant in the radiator is higher than a predetermined value. The lock means is provided between the radiator cap and an inner surface of the fluid supply opening. The lock means comprises a lock portion provided on an inner surface of the fluid supply opening and a lock member fixedly secured to the radiator cap. The lock member is formed of a shape memory alloy.

Abstract: Apparatus for controlling brake fluid pressure of a vehicle includes a hold valve provided in a first fluid passage so as to control fluid communication between a fluid pressure chamber in a master cylinder and a wheel cylinder, a decay valve provided in a second fluid passage so as to control fluid communication between a wheel cylinder and a reservoir; a supply valve provided in a third fluid passage so as to control the flow of brake fluid from a fluid pressure source to the fluid pressure chamber; an intake valve normally held in its closed position to shut off the third fluid passage, and a valve operating member mounted on the piston for movement therewith, the valve operating member being engageable with the intake valve when the stroke of movement of the piston reaches a predetermined value to thereby move the intake valve to its open position. With this construction, an anti-lock control for preventing the locking of the vehicle wheels can be effected.

Abstract: An alloy for disk rotor utilized in disk brake is disclosed, which contains 2.3 to 3.0 wt. % of silicon, 1.0 to 3.0 wt. % of manganese, 0.2 to 1.0 wt. % chromium, 0 to 2.0 wt. % of copper and 3.7 to 4.2 wt. % of carbon, the remainders being inevitable impurities and iron.

Abstract: An anti-lock control device in a 2-channel diagonal brake composed of two individual brake lines, one controlling the front left and the rear right wheel, and the other the front right and the rear left wheel. When pressure reduction occurs in one brake line during anti-lock control, a cut valve closes the brake fluid passage to the rear wheel in the other brake line so as to retain the fluid pressure of the rear wheel at a constant value. Further, when one brake line fails to function, the cut valve for opening and closing the brake fluid passage to the rear wheel in the other brake line is put in a normally open condition.

Abstract: 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 axially movable with respect to the shaft, a caliper secured to the vehicle body, having a first wall, a second wall positioned opposite to the first wall and a third wall. The caliper is substantially U-shaped in section with its inner peripheral side opening to thereby surround the whole perimeter of the rotor. The second wall of the caliper is made hollow so that the cooling liquid circulates freely through the hollow portion of the second wall. The disc brake further includes means for thrusting against the rotor provided at an inner side of the first wall of the caliper. The thrust means is operated at the time when the brake is performed.

Abstract: The brake control system for use in a vehicle includes a compression cylinder device, which communicates with a fluid passage between a gate valve and a wheel cylinder. A compression piston is reciprocately disposed inside of the compression cylinder device. A cut off valve member is disposed in the compression cylinder device, which closes a fluid supply passage between a fluid chamber of the compression cylinder device and the wheel cylinder of the brake device for the driven wheel. The system further includes a valve system provided between an accumulator and the compression cylinder device. The valve system is provided for selectively supplying the brake fluid pressure in the accumulator to the compression cylinder device during the lock-preventing and acceleration slip-preventing controls.

Abstract: A system for controlling a motor vehicle brake comprising a supply-and-exhaust valve group which supplies hydraulic pressure for a brake to wheel cylinders of brakes and exhausts hydraulic pressure in the wheel cylinders. A switch valve group which controls a supply to the decompression valve so that hydraulic pressure is supplied to the supply-and-exhaust valve group whether passing through the decompression valve or not. Slip dectecting device detects a slipping status of the driving wheels. Slipping threshold value setting device which determines a slipping threshold. Deceleration status detecting device detects a deceleration status of wheels when the vehicle decelerates. Deceleration status threshold value setting device determines a deceleration status threshold value.

Abstract: The center of gravity of the caliper element of a disk brake of the guide tin type is positioned so as to evenly distribute the braking forces on the friction pads during operation of the brake, the benefit being that the linings of such friction pads are prevented from becoming unevenly worn.

Abstract: A hydraulic booster with an antiskid device, comprising a hydraulic booster type pedal responsive device arranged to introduce from an accumulated pressure source, hydraulic pressure the level of which is determined depending on a pedalling force applied to a brake pedal, a master cylinder type control hydraulic pressure generating device which generates control hydraulic pressure according to the hydraulic action of the introduced hydraulic pressure, and a slave cylinder device arranged to generate braking hydraulic pressure by a power piston which moves by receiving the control hydraulic pressure at one end.

Abstract: A brake booster which is capable of appropriately varying the amplifying ratio thereof according to information on a brake pedalling force obtained as an input of a brake system and information on deceleration of the vehicle obtained as an output of the brake system.

Abstract: A frictional material is disclosed, which is characterized in that, with the metal-containing composite material infiltrated with metal into the pore portions of composite comprising carbon material reinforced with carbon fibers, the porosity of said composite is adjusted to 5 to 15 vol. % and a metal or an alloy with a melting point of 125.degree. to 1100.degree. C. is infiltrated in amounts of 3 to 10 vol. %.

Abstract: In a hydraulic brake system for a vehicle of the kind comprising a fluid pressure source having a reservoir and a hydraulic booster having a power piston arranged to receive the pressure fluid of a control fluid chamber which is proportional to a stepping down force on a brake pedal, a normally open type valve is disposed in a fluid passage provided for returning the pressure fluid of the control fluid chamber to the reservoir and is arranged to close in response to a braking pressure retaining signal produced when the vehicle is stopped by brake application.

Abstract: A brake system with a hydraulic booster type braking hydraulic pressure generator includes a hydraulic pressure control device for controlling pressure in a first brake channel of a hydraulic pressure source, the control depends on a force exerted on a brake pedal. A hydraulic pressure generating device generates the hydraulic pressure of a second brake channel proportional to the hydraulic pressure in the first brake channel; and a fail-safe fluid chamber is capable of generating fail-safe hydraulic pressure in response to the motion of a piston depending on the force exerted on the brake pedal.

Abstract: A non-asbestos friction composition capable of manufacturing in dry process is disclosed characterized in that, to a composition used 1 to 10 vol. % of aramid fiber pulp and 10 to 40 vol. % of inorganic fibers and added with binder resin and friction modifier, 1 to 6 vol. % of cork powder is added as a processing aid.

Abstract: A system for controlling motor vehicle driving force comprises means for detecting the rotational speed of each of the driving wheels and a driven wheel, means for controlling brake means for the driving wheels according to the output of the detecting means, first comparing means for comparing the rotational speed of the driving wheels with the rotational speed of the driven wheel, calculating means for determining a slipping ratio corresponding to the ratio of the rotational speed of the driving wheels to the rotational speed of the driven wheel, second comparing means for comparing the output of the calculating means with a predetermined threshold slipping ratio, third comparing means for comparing the rotational speed of the driven wheel with a predetermined reference speed, and switching means for connecting the output of the first comparing means to the control means when the rotational speed of the driven wheel is lower than the predetermined reference speed and connecting the output of the second compa

Abstract: A disc brake having a rotor, a pair of friction pads which are arranged to be capable of frictionally engaging the revolving faces of the rotor, a caliper which is arranged to straddle a portion of the periphery of the rotor and to incorporate therein a piston-cylinder device which is arranged to cause the pair of friction pads to frictionally engage the revolving faces of the rotor and a support member which carries the caliper in such a way as to have the caliper slidable in the axial direction of the rotor and is arranged to receive a braking torque arising on the friction pads either directly or through the caliper, comprising a fixed support arranged to have the support member carried by and turnable on a pin member which is disposed in parallel with the axis of the rotor and to include anchor parts which engage the support member to limit the turnable degree of the support member on the pin member, and a turning force detector which is disposed on at least one of the anchor parts and is arranged to dete

Abstract: A method of casting a fiber-reinforced caliper wherein inorganic fiber is wound up in a direction parallel to the axis of cylinder around a core conforming approximately to the inside shape of the bridge portion of a caliper, the wound-up fiber is cut off in the shape of the bridge, and matrix metal is cast onto the cut-off molding of fiber under high pressure to form the shape of caliper, or the whole shape of caliper is formed by a casting method after the bridge portion is formed by casting under high pressure.

Abstract: A method of preventing the rust-forming and adherence between friction material and opposite friction member by incorporating into the friction material a mixture or reaction product of boric acid and zinc oxide as an additive in an amount of 0.5 to 20 wt. %.

Abstract: In a vehicle having a brake fluid pressure controller arranged to control brake fluid pressure on following and driving wheels, one independently of the other, a brake fluid pressure retaining device arranged to retain brake fluid pressure for parking by means of said fluid pressure controller and an engine revolution controller, a method for controlling the start of the vehicle comprising the steps of (a) completely releasing the brake fluid pressure on the following wheel and gradually reducing the driving wheel brake fluid pressure in response to a vehicle starting operation; (b) holding the driving wheel brake fluid pressure at a value which is obtained at a point of time when the rotation of the driving wheel is detected; (c) stopping the acceleration of engine revolution at a point of time when the rotating speed of the driving wheel comes to exceed a predetermined value and then lowering the rotating speed of the driving wheel at least either by increasing the brake fluid pressure on the driving wheel