Patents Examined by Robert A. Siconolfi
  • Patent number: 11773929
    Abstract: A brake dust particle filter for a disc brake assembly is provided to catch particles generated during braking. The brake dust particle filter has a ring segment-shaped housing with two axially spaced apart housing side walls and a radially outwardly positioned housing peripheral wall. The housing peripheral wall is arranged between the housing side walls. The housing accommodates the brake disc in the housing interior. A tongue projects inwardly away from the housing peripheral wall in the housing interior. The tongue projects at least in sections with a radial component and has a flat cross section with a base surface facing the housing peripheral wall, an end face projecting into the housing interior, and a side face. The tongue is formed by a filter medium and has no supporting device components separate from the filter medium. The filter medium provides a satisfactory stiffness keeping the tongue structurally stiff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Lukas Bock, Coskun Evlekli, Eric Thébault, Jan Corba, Benedikt Weller, Andreas Beck
  • Patent number: 11773940
    Abstract: A hydraulic damper spool valve (15) includes a pair of resilient energy storage members (47, 49) one of which is disposed between each of a valve spool (39, 41) and a valve body dividing section (27) so as to bias the valve spools (39, 41) in opposing directions to the forces generated by the operating pressures in the hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic damper (1). The valve spools (39, 41) are configured to vary the hydraulic flow restriction between the upper portion (11) and the lower portion (13) of the hydraulic damper (1). A compression hydraulic flow path is structurally separate from a rebound hydraulic flow path to prevent backflow via the other hydraulic flow path during hydraulic flow in either direction, each said flow path communicating with only the at least one shaped aperture (35, 37) adjacent the opposing end of one of the valve sleeves (23, 25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MULTIMATIC INC.
    Inventor: Andrew Tomlin
  • Patent number: 11773928
    Abstract: A brake assembly having a guide pin assembly that slidably couples a brake caliper to a brake carrier. The guide pin assembly may include a resilient member that extends between a bushing and a sleeve. The sleeve may be mounted to the brake carrier. The brake caliper may be slidable along the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Philpott
  • Patent number: 11760152
    Abstract: A Coupled Torsion Beam Axle (CTBA) bush may include an axial stiffness control portion which forms a cross section of a bush pipe 3 in a cross-sectional structure of additionally securing a gap, the bush pipe generating a rotation against an external load so that lateral stiffness performance and lateral steer performance are enhanced together; and a front and rear stiffness control portion which forms a bush mass in an X-shaped asymmetric bridge structure, the bush mass forming the bush pipe as an external diameter and forming a bush core as an internal diameter so that handling performance and ride comfort performance are enhanced together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Shin-Ah Nam, Young-Kyoon Shin, Min-Soo Kang, Back-Gon Ko, Sung-Il Kim, Chi-Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11760324
    Abstract: A hydraulic block for a hydraulic unit of a slip-controlled, hydraulic power vehicle braking system including a primary piston, which protrudes from the hydraulic block and at which a pin-shaped signal generator holder for a permanent magnet is situated. The primary piston and the signal generator holder are enclosed with a tubular housing the shape of a cylindrical bowl, at which abut two converging, tangential walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weh, Martin Hagspiel, Matthias Mayr, Stefan Kaserer
  • Patent number: 11760186
    Abstract: Proposed is a rubber bush type vibration damping device for a vehicle, which solves the problem of vibration increase which may occur in the natural frequency of the vibration damping device by changing the shapes of an inner coupling part or an outer coupling part and by using difference in the lengths of rubber insulators due to the changing of the shapes thereof. The vibration damping device includes an inner coupling part, an outer coupling part, and a plurality of rubber insulators having have different natural frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: DAEHEUNG RUBBER & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Ho Cho, Jun Bok Kang
  • Patent number: 11760150
    Abstract: A vehicle damper is described. The vehicle damper includes: a cylinder; a piston within the cylinder; a working fluid within the cylinder; a reservoir in fluid communication with the cylinder via the working fluid, the reservoir operable to receive the working fluid from the cylinder in a compression stroke; a valve in a flow path between the cylinder and the reservoir; and a remotely-operable valve having a position allowing the working fluid to significantly by-pass the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: John Marking
  • Patent number: 11760326
    Abstract: The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides an electromechanical braking apparatus including a rod configured to translate in response to a depression of a brake pedal, a master cylinder configured to receive brake oil and to be responsive to insertion of the rod for discharging the brake oil, a motor, and a gear mechanism having at least some part connected to the master cylinder and at least some other part connected to the motor, wherein the gear mechanism including an upper housing configured to receive at least some portion of a plurality of gears, and a lower housing coupled to the upper housing and configured to receive at least some other portion of the plurality of gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Hyun Yun
  • Patent number: 11752987
    Abstract: A vehicle and a braking method and a device therefor are provided. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a first state information of the vehicle, where the first state information includes a vehicle mass and a deceleration required by braking; calculating a braking torque required by the vehicle according to the first state information, and controlling the vehicle to output an electric braking torque according to the braking torque required by the vehicle; obtaining a current vehicle speed of the vehicle and an electric braking exit protection speed; and calculating an electric braking exit speed according to the braking torque required by the vehicle and the deceleration required by braking, and controlling the vehicle to unload the electric braking torque when the current vehicle speed is less than a larger one of the electric braking exit speed and the electric braking exit protection speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Dong Ma, Lu Wang, Daolin Li
  • Patent number: 11754136
    Abstract: An elastomeric compression spring for isolating vibrations between a first part and a second part. The first part is movable in a direction relative to the second part. The elastomeric compression spring comprises a tube elongated along a central axis of the tube. The central axis of the tube is perpendicular to the direction. The tube is configured to compress in the direction. The tube comprises an outer surface comprising an initial contact line configured to initially receive contact from the first part. The tube further comprises at least one load tuning feature in the outer surface, parallel to the central axis, and circumferentially spaced apart from the initial contact line. The at least one load tuning feature creates a localized change in a thickness of the tube and a stiffness of the elastomeric compression spring at the at least one load tuning feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Muha, Jeremie J. Albert, Douglas R. Ludin
  • Patent number: 11752821
    Abstract: This spring used for a suspension device for a vehicle is provided with: a metal wire material which constitutes a spring section and which has a cover layer provided on the surface thereof; and a seat section which is subjected to a load acting on the spring section, is formed from an elastically deformable material, has a groove section into which the wire material fits, and is bonded to the wire material by an adhesive. The minimum thickness of the portion of the adhesive, which protrudes from the groove section, is greater than or equal to the thickness of an adhesion layer formed in the groove section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: CHUO HATSUJO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ogiso, Kazuyoshi Nono, Yuichi Nakazawa, Hideo Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11754142
    Abstract: An isolator, the isolator comprising an isolator comprising a lower isolator post and an upper isolator post; an isolator compression disk configured to be secured to the upper isolator post; and at least three gaskets configured to be retained, in use, between an upper face of the isolator and a lower face of the isolator compression disk, wherein the lower isolator post, in use, is configured to be affixed to a first apparatus, wherein the upper isolator post is configured to be inserted through an aperture of a second apparatus, wherein the isolator compression disk is configured to retain the second apparatus against the isolator, and wherein the at least three gaskets are configured to prevent any direct contact between the isolator and the second apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 11754459
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling pressure of a braking system including a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure value within the braking system mounted in a vehicle, and collect the detected pressure value as an analog pressure signal; and a control device configured to calibrate the analog pressure signal received from the pressure sensor, convert the calibrated analog pressure signal into a digital pressure signal, and output the digital pressure signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Geun Lee, Ju Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11745712
    Abstract: A hydraulic unit of an electronic control brake system is disclosed. The hydraulic unit of the electronic control brake system includes a modulator block having a plurality of accommodating bores in which a plurality of valves and pressure sensors coupled to a master cylinder to control braking hydraulic pressure supplied towards vehicle wheels are installed. Passages connecting between the accommodating bores are formed in the modulator block, and the passages are formed to be divided into two layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: In-Wook Jeon
  • Patent number: 11745709
    Abstract: The invention relates to a signal-processing device (402) for a vehicle having an ABS unit (404) and multiple wheels, each of which is assigned a sensor (S1, S2, S3, S4) for wheel signal generation. The signal-processing device (402) is designed to detect (602) a failure of a wheel signal, to form (604) a substitute signal for the failed wheel signal using the wheel signal of at least one sensor assigned to a wheel that is not affected by the failure, and to supply (606) the substitute signal to the ABS unit (404). The invention also relates to an ABS system (400) having the signal-processing device (402) and an ABS unit (404), a vehicle having the ABS system (400), a signal-processing method for a vehicle having an ABS unit (404), a computer programme having computer code for carrying out the signal-processing method, as well as a control unit containing the computer programme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Passmann
  • Patent number: 11746842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pad spring for a vehicle brake. To this end, according to an aspect of the present invention, there are provided pad springs for a vehicle brake which are installed in a pad carrier to apply elastic forces in directions in which a pad plate including a brake pad is spaced apart from a disc when an operation of a vehicle brake is released, wherein the pad carrier includes a leading side support frame, a trailing side support frame, an inner side support beam, and an outer side support beam, wherein the support beams connect the support frames, and the pad spring is provided on each of the inner side support beam and the outer side support beam, wherein at least one among a width, a length, and a thickness of a retraction bar provided on one of the pad springs is different from that provided on each of the remaining pad springs so that an elastic force is applied to the pad plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Tae Baek, Yun Young Oh
  • Patent number: 11745823
    Abstract: A bicycle braking and parking device includes a casing, two brake pads, a locking pin, and an electromagnetic driver. The casing has an accommodation space and two pistons located at two opposite sides of the accommodation space. The accommodation space can accommodate part of a brake disk. The brake pads are located at the accommodation space and located between the pistons. The pistons can push the brake pads, and the brake pads can clamp the brake disk. The locking pin is movably disposed on the casing. The electromagnetic driver can force the locking pin to move between a released position and a locked position. when the locking pin is in the released position, the locking pin is separated from the brake disk. When the locking pin is in the locked position, the locking pin is inserted into the brake disk to limit a motion of the brake disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Szu-Fang Tsai, Chao-Kung Chen, Wei-Cheng Chao
  • Patent number: 11738731
    Abstract: A guide sleeve for guiding a collar of a relay valve for an electropneumatic modulator for a brake system for a vehicle, includes: a guide section configured to be couple-able to a counterpart guide section of the collar of the relay valve so as to allow guidance of the collar along the guide section; and a holding section configured to fasten the guide sleeve in a positively locking manner in a housing of the relay valve. Also described are a related guide sleeve device, and a relay valve, and a related method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH
    Inventors: Friedbert Roether, Martin Krahl
  • Patent number: 11738729
    Abstract: Towed vehicles can be extremely heavy. Accordingly, it is too much of a burden to the braking system of a towing vehicle to not have brakes on the towed vehicle. Controlling the brakes of the towed vehicle must be accurately applied otherwise very dangerous conditions can be created. A method of controlling braking of a towed vehicle is, therefore, needed. The method comprises receiving speed signals based on speed of a towing vehicle, or a towed vehicle, or both said towing vehicle and said towed vehicle, receiving pressure signals based on pressure of a hydraulic brake system of the towing vehicle, and generating a brake output signal based on the speed signals and the pressure signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Horizon Global Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Marcia Albright, Chandrakumar Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11738821
    Abstract: Example bicycle suspension components and analysis devices are described herein. An example suspension component includes a first tube and a second tube configured in a telescopic arrangement having an interior space, a spring system including a pneumatic chamber containing a mass of a gas forming a pneumatic spring configured to resist compression of the telescopic arrangement, and a suspension component analysis (SCA) device. The SCA device may include a pressure sensor to detect a pressure of the gas in the pneumatic chamber and provide a signal indicative of the detected pressure and circuitry configured to receive the signal. The circuitry and the pressure sensor are at least partially disposed in the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Trevor Krugman, Jack Greetis, James Meyer, Kevin Wesling