Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic control device for an antilock brake system, which is capable of maintaining a certain amount of braking performance even in the event of a disturbance or repeated use, by enabling the restriction of the displacement of a control bolt to a certain range. Therefore, through the present invention, braking ability is not lost under any circumstances, and accidents caused by a loss of braking function due to the malfunctioning of a hydraulic control device for an antilock brake system can be averted.
Abstract: A device for springing a mass including a fluid spring and a frame, in which the fluid spring is arranged between the mass and the frame in such a way that the mass is mounted on the frame in a sprung and/or damped manner. An add-on-fluid volume device for providing an additional fluid volume for the fluid spring includes at least two fluid volume chambers that can be fluidically connected to one another and which have a common, displaceable chamber wall.
Abstract: A disc brake, having a brake caliper which straddles over a brake disc and in which brake pads are arranged which are provided with friction linings and can be pressed in each case with their friction lining on both sides against friction rings of the brake disc. The disc brake is configured such that the friction rings are covered outside an overlap region of the friction linings by a housing which is stationary with respect to the brake caliper and is connected to a suction device. A dust removal device is provided between the housing and the suction device.
Abstract: In a frictional engagement arrangement for a carriage supported on, and guided by, at least one guide track and provided with a friction engagement mechanism actuated by a slide wedge drive which includes a pressure member which is engageable with the guide track, the slide wedge drive includes an operating mechanism which is arranged in a multistep through bore extending in parallel with the longitudinal extent of the guide track with the pressure member and a slide wedge cage movably disposed in a bore extending normal to the multi-step through bore.
Abstract: A damper hole having a large-diameter section is formed inside a body which is made of metal. A flange which fits in the large-diameter section is formed in a damper which is made of rubber and is received in the damper hole. The flange defines a cushion chamber in the large-diameter section. A gap for letting air restrictively discharge from the cushion chamber is formed between an outer periphery of the flange and an inner periphery of the large-diameter section. Motion energy of a moving object colliding with the damper is absorbed by both elasticity produced by the compressed damper and an air cushion effect produced by the flange and the cushion chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 20, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 14, 2015
Assignee:
SMC CORPORATION
Inventors:
Kouichirou Ishibashi, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato
Abstract: A rotor comprising: a two sided braking surface, a base portion; a hat portion connected to the two sided braking surface via the base portion, the hat portion including: a mounting face and a hat wall; and wherein the base portion includes holes and the hat wall includes holes.
Abstract: A sealing assembly and method of manufacturing a sealing assembly for a spring brake actuator having a dynamic center seal for sealing a first surface to a second surface. The sealing assembly has dynamic sealing elements that seal in a smooth hole or bore, where the sealing element or element stack is retained in the hole or bore on each end by a bearing for the center pushrod or center tube.
Abstract: A hydraulic pressure spring 1 includes a hollow cylindrical cylinder 4 having a threaded portion 3 at one end 2 thereof; a closure means 5 which is threadedly engaged with the threaded portion 3 at the one end 2 of the cylinder 4 and closes the one end 2 of the cylinder 4; a closure means 7 which is provided at the other end 6 of the cylinder 4 and closes the other end 6 of the cylinder 4; a compressible liquid 9 which is sealed in an interior 8 of the cylinder 4 and is pressurized to a predetermined pressure; a rod 10 which is passed through the closure means 5 movably in an axial direction A and causes the liquid 9 in the interior 8 of the cylinder 4 to undergo a pressure rise as the rod 10 enters the interior 8 of the cylinder 4; and a piston 11 disposed in the interior 8 of the cylinder 4 and attached to one end of the rod 10.
Abstract: Provided is a cylinder apparatus capable of obtaining optimum valve characteristics. The cylinder apparatus has an annular valve member provided with at least a part of flow paths and having a through-bore, a pin member inserted through the through-bore of the valve member, and an annular disk valve having the pin member inserted therethrough and movable at both inner and outer peripheries thereof selectively away from and into contact with one end surface of the valve member to open and close the flow paths, respectively. The valve member has a projecting portion around the through-bore on the one end surface. The projecting portion is locally provided with circumferentially spaced grooves. The disk valve has small-diameter portions extending toward the grooves from the inner periphery thereof. The small-diameter portions are slidable relative to the pin member.
Abstract: A braking system for a vehicle, particularly a commercial vehicle, includes an operating brake device for providing an operating brake function for braking the vehicle, and a parking brake device for providing a parking brake function independently of the operating brake system. If one of the two braking devices partially or completely fails, the vehicle can be braked automatically by means of the other braking device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 23, 2008
Date of Patent:
May 5, 2015
Assignee:
WABCO GmbH
Inventors:
Peter Beier, Uwe Bensch, Christoph Brockmann, Gerhard Bruns, Henning Förster, Olaf Jantz, Hartmut Rosendahl, Wolfgang Strache, Jens Willms
Abstract: A brake drum configured for providing an visual indication of braking surface diameter safe operating limits while the brake drum is mounted on a vehicle that includes one or more axially-oriented indentations defined in the braking surface, each of which is defined to a depth that is less than or corresponds to the maximum safe operating diameter of the braking surface.
Abstract: A shock absorber is provided. The shock absorber includes: a piston rod; an inner passage having an inlet port at an outer periphery of the piston rod; and a stopper installed at the outer periphery of the piston rod. The stopper is disposed to surround the inlet port of the inner passage, and an outer passage extending from an upper portion of the stopper to the inlet port is formed between the stopper and the piston rod.
Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus includes a connection body and a connection element arranged at least partially within the connection body. The connection body is operable to couple to a first element in a link arrangement and the connection element is operable to couple to a second element in the link arrangement. The apparatus further includes a metallic spring system arranged circumferentially around at least a portion of the connection element. The metallic spring system is operable to compress in response to relative movement between the connection body and the connection element.
Abstract: A vibration damping bushing including: an inner axial member; an outer cylindrical member through which the inner axial member is inserted; a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the two members; and a stopper member that is fitted onto the inner axial member as a component of a first stopper mechanism that limits relative displacement of the inner axial member against the outer cylindrical member to one side in an axial direction. The inner axial member is formed with a latching depression that opens toward an outer periphery thereof, and the stopper member is provided with a latching piece that protrudes outward in the axial direction. The latching piece is engaged with the latching depression so as to provide a slipping out prevention mechanism for preventing the stopper member from slipping out from the inner axial member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 2012
Date of Patent:
March 17, 2015
Assignees:
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Abstract: An electropneumatic pressure regulating module, formed as a structural unit, is described for an electropneumatic brake system of a vehicle, including: at least two separately regulable pressure regulating channels, wherein a regulated working pressure, acting at at least one working pressure port, for at least one brake application device of the brake system is generated for each pressure regulating channel on the basis of working air originating from at least one compressed air store and as a function of braking demand signals of a brake transducer, in which to form pressure regulating channels having separate pneumatic circuits, each pressure regulating channel is assigned at least one dedicated storage pressure port which can be connected to a dedicated compressed air store, and in which the pneumatic flow paths of each pressure regulating channel are formed so as to be pneumatically separate, at least proceeding from the respective storage pressure port as far as the respective working pressure port, fro
Abstract: An air spring device having a folding bellows which protects the rolling fold against contaminants, the folding bellows being fastened to that end of the rolling piston which lies opposite the rolling fold, and surrounding the outer guide at least over the length of the latter.
Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the rotational speed of a wheel of a skateboard or other similar wheeled device includes a lug adapter projecting away from a wheel axle, a wheel contact member for engaging the wheel face, wheel contact member engagement structure applying a frictional force to the wheel contact member and manually operable control structure to vary the magnitude of the frictional force.
Abstract: A shock strut includes a relief device that reduces the internal pressure within a sealed chamber of the shock strut when a load condition that exceeds a maximum operating load condition is encountered. The reduced pressure permits a telescopically moving piston of the shock strut to be received into a corresponding cylinder to an amount that increases the structural capability of the shock strut, especially with respect to applied side loads that generate bending and shearing stresses in the shock strut. In one embodiment, the reduced pressure permits the piston to “bottom out” relative to the cylinder, which is a condition not otherwise achievable without the relief device. This additional stroke achievable by the piston reduces or eliminates the need to reinforce and thus add weight to the shock strut because of higher load condition design requirements.
Abstract: The invention relates to a brake mechanism (1) for agricultural utility vehicles. In the case of the brake mechanism (1), during a brake application an additional quantity of oil is supplied to a brake chamber (150) via an inlet manifold (180), which is fluidically connected to an oil chamber (130). The service brake is formed so that, when the service brake is operated, a first control element (120) is moved towards the brake elements (140, 141) in such a way that a brake chamber (150) is fluidically connected to the inlet manifold (180) and thus ensures an additional oil supply from the oil chamber (130).
Abstract: A brake block for bicycle includes a base which is made by plastic injection molding and a pad body made of rubber. The base has a fixing portion formed on one side thereof and a connecting portion formed on another side thereof. The connecting portion is connected with the fixing portion. The connecting portion has a plurality of necks connecting with the fixing portion and a connecting plate which is mounted on the necks. A gap is defined in two adjacent necks. The pad body has a braking portion formed on another side thereof for providing frictional effect. The pad body is partially filled into the gaps of the connecting portion of the base. The necks and the connecting plate are thoroughly covered by the pad body so that the base and the pad body form as an integral part.