Patents Examined by Stephen M Bowes
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Patent number: 11787381Abstract: A temperature monitoring method of a brake of a freight vehicle based on TBOX is provided, including: determining a weight of the freight vehicle based on OBD data of the freight vehicle collected by the TBOX; inputting the weight, the OBD data, a longitudinal slope in a high-precision map to determine the temperature of the brake of the freight vehicle; setting a temperature warning threshold of the brake based on its performance parameters of the freight vehicle, and determining a first driving state and a second driving state in a front road section with the determined temperature of the brake, and generating a warning signal and a forewarning signal of the freight vehicle. The monitoring method improves accuracy of the brake temperature by introducing altitude variation of the front road section and weight of the freight vehicle, and provides powerful data support for a safe driving.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTInventors: Lu Zhang, Wei Zhou, Wenliang Li, Chen Li, Jie Jin, Xuewen Zhang
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Patent number: 11787380Abstract: The invention relates to an electromechanical brake booster for a vehicle brake system, comprising an actuating unit that can be coupled to a brake cylinder. The actuating unit comprises at least one actuating element that can be coupled to an electric motor by means of a transmission. The actuating unit also comprises an actuating member that can be coupled to a force input member. The brake booster comprises at least one housing in which at least sections of the actuating unit are received. At least one damping element is arranged between the at least one housing and at least the at least one actuating element.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBHInventors: José Manuel Calvo Martinez, Martin Struschka, Abdallah Ibrahim, Fabian Kern
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Patent number: 11781609Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating arrangement for a parking brake, having two components, of which one component is an actuating piston for actuating at least one brake shoe or is an intermediate element which is or can be placed in operative connection with the actuating piston, and the other component is a gear mechanism element for a stroke-imparting gear mechanism, and having a relative-rotation-preventing securing means for securing the components against rotation relative to one another. Provision is made whereby the relative-rotation-preventing securing means has at least one receptacle and a projection which engages into the receptacle, which receptacle and projection are assigned to in each case one of the components. Furthermore, at least one damping element is provided which is arranged between the projection and the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbHInventor: Michael Walden
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Patent number: 11780416Abstract: An apparatus and a method to detect an offset of a motor position sensor. The apparatus includes a command voltage vector generation unit configured to, in a state in which a motor has been coupled to an electric booster braking system, generate a command voltage vector having a predefined command phase and command voltage and apply the command voltage vector to the motor such that a piston moves in a direction determined based on the current position of the piston, and an offset detection unit configured to detect the offset of the motor position sensor based on a phase difference between a command phase of the command voltage vector and an actually measured phase obtained by actually measuring, by the motor position sensor, a phase formed by rotors of the motor that are aligned as the command voltage vector is applied from the command voltage vector generation unit to the motor.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., Ltd.Inventor: Hong Joo Park
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Patent number: 11772623Abstract: An electronic hydraulic brake device includes a main braking unit configured to provide a braking fluid to a plurality of wheel cylinder units by driving of a motor; a storage unit connected to the main braking unit and configured to store the braking fluid; and an auxiliary braking unit connected to the main braking unit and the storage unit and configured to provide the braking fluid to some of the plurality of wheel cylinder units when an operation error of the main braking unit occurs, so that braking of a vehicle may be stably performed by the auxiliary braking unit even though the operation error of the main braking unit occurs.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Ki Ahn, Soung Jun Park
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Patent number: 11760325Abstract: Provided is a dump truck capable of performing an actuation test of an emergency brake system at an appropriate timing. The dump truck comprises: front wheel and rear wheel emergency brake systems, each system including an accumulator that accumulates hydraulic oil supplied from a hydraulic pump, a brake device that is actuated by the hydraulic oil supplied from the accumulator, and a solenoid valve that opens and closes a flow path of the hydraulic oil extending from the accumulator to the brake device; and a controller configured to execute front test processing and rear test processing alternately (step S16/step S18) in the case of determining that the dump truck is stopped (step S11: Yes), a vessel is in a fallen position (step S12: YES), and a loading operation onto the vessel is completed (step S15: Yes/step S17: Yes).Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Fukushi, Shinjiro Saito, Daiki Tetsuka
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Patent number: 11753819Abstract: The invention provides an adjustable stiffness assembly for use in conjunction with a fixed stiffness element to elastically connect a structure to a mass. The assembly includes a structure mount, a mass mount, and a rotatable stiffness element. The rotatable stiffness element rotatably engages with the structure mount and the mass mount, and has a minimum stiffness value with respect to forces in a direction a maximum stiffness value with respect to forces in another direction The fixed stiffness element and the adjustable stiffness assembly together provide a complete stiffness assembly having a total stiffness value with respect to force in the global direction for elastically connecting the mass and the structure. The first rotatable stiffness element is rotatable relative to the structure mount and the first mass mount to vary the total stiffness value of the complete stiffness assembly with respect to force in the global direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Inventors: John Craven Swallow, Allan Leo Raun
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Patent number: 11754131Abstract: A wet brake system, a method therefor, and a vehicle including such system, the system comprising: a housing enclosing a brake compartment, at least one friction plate rotatably disposed within the brake compartment, at least one separator plate disposed within the brake compartment, coupled to the housing and configured to be frictionally engaged with the at least one friction plate for braking the at least one friction plate, the at least one friction plate and the at least one separator plate configured to be at least partially submersed in a liquid held within the brake compartment, and a liquid reservoir, wherein a drain port is arranged such that the at least one friction plate when rotating is configured to convey liquid held within the brake compartment to the liquid reservoir via the drain port and a drain channel for draining the brake compartment.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: Andrea Bortoli, Pier Paolo Rinaldi
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Patent number: 11745715Abstract: A brake cylinder maintaining system that combines a brake cylinder maintaining check valve and a quick service limiting valve into a single unit to have lower hysteresis, and thus more precise BCM regulation pressure and a smaller pressure offset. The check valve and quick service valve are coupled to provide a single system having multiple valve seats for selective communication between quick service pressure and brake cylinder pressure on one hand, and between a brake cylinder maintaining pressure and brake cylinder pressure on the other hand.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: NEW YORK AIR BRAKE, LLCInventors: Derick Call, Howard E. Huber, Jr., Brian Graves
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Patent number: 11746845Abstract: An EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) apparatus may include: a housing unit; a motor unit mounted in the housing unit; a worm wheel gear unit engaged and rotated with the motor unit; a piston unit connected with a brake shoe; and a nut unit mounted on the worm wheel gear unit, coupled to the piston unit, and moved by the rotation of the worm wheel gear unit so as to pressurize the piston unit. The housing unit is deformed by the movement of the piston unit and restricts the operation of the motor unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Moo Jin Choi
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Patent number: 11731601Abstract: A brake system includes an electromagnetic brake device configured to apply a brake to a rotary shaft when current is not applied to the brake system and release the brake on the rotary shaft when current is applied to the brake system; and a brake release device configured to forcibly release the brake on the rotary shaft when current is not applied to the brake system. The brake release device includes a guide member having a tube shape; a release plate disposed within the guide member and engaged with the armature; and a transfer unit that is configured to move the release plate in a direction in which the rotary shaft extends.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventor: Takanori Matsuki
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Patent number: 11719305Abstract: A continuously variable damper is disclosed. The damper includes an elongate outer tube and inner tube with a piston in the inner tube. The piston defines a rebound working chamber and compression working chamber. An active rebound valve is in fluid communication with the rebound working chamber through a rebound down tube, and an active compression valve is in fluid communication with the compression working chamber through a compression down tube. An intake compression valve is in fluid communication with the rebound working chamber through the rebound down tube, and an intake rebound valve is in fluid communication with the compression working chamber through the compression down tube. The opposite position of the intake valves balance the active rebound and compression valves to avoid asymmetric/bending loads on the inner tube in the damper.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: DRiV Automotive Inc.Inventors: Stefan Deferme, Daniel Keil
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Patent number: 11685356Abstract: The invention relates to a valve arrangement (10) comprising valves and coil arrangements (20), each coil arrangement (20) having two coils (110, 210) which are electrically connected to separate control units (100, 200). Each valve can be independently actuated by either the first coil (110) or the second coil (210) of the coil arrangement (20) associated therewith. The invention further relates to a brake system (400, 500) having such a valve arrangement (10).Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHGInventors: Marco Besier, Peter Stauder, Johann Jungbecker, Michael Jürgens
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Patent number: 11674558Abstract: The hydraulic shock absorber includes: a first cylinder containing fluid; a piston body including extension-side oil paths permitting flow of oil along with relative movement of the piston rod in the axial direction of the first cylinder; and an extension-side damping valve configured to open and close the extension-side oil paths of the piston body. The extension-side damping valve includes: a valve plate configured to close the extension-side oil paths by covering them and open them by deforming under pressure of oil; and a preload member configured to apply a preload to the valve plate. The preload member includes: a ring-shaped portion; and axis alignment portions configured to protrude from an outer periphery of the ring-shaped portion and contact the piston body to thereby perform axis alignment.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Gota Nakano, Tomoaki Shinozaki
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Patent number: 11667495Abstract: A brake disc release device, a turning device, and an elevator rescue package and method. The brake disc release device comprises: an actuating mechanism; a gear connected to a first end of the actuating mechanism; a first slider capable of sliding along a first guide piece and comprising a rack portion for engagement with the gear and a first wedge portion; a second slider capable of sliding along a second guide piece and comprising a second wedge portion for engagement with the first wedge portion of the first slider; and a pulling cable having a first end connected to the second slider and a second end connected to the brake disc.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: FengKun Zhu, Hongliang Wu, James L. Hubbard
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Patent number: 11667271Abstract: In a method for activating and deactivating a control unit which can be used to control an electrically activatable assembly, the control unit is switched between a waking state, a sleep state and a deactivated state, wherein in the sleep state, the control device is disabled but can be transferred into the waking state by means of a sensor signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Bernd Stoehr, Christian Jelenowski, Frank Baehrle-Miller, Steffen Zechmeister
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Patent number: 11661135Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control unit where a degree of freedom in connection to a bicycle is improved is provided. A braking system including such a hydraulic pressure control unit is also provided. A bicycle including such a braking system is also provided. A hydraulic pressure control unit (110) of a braking system mounted on a bicycle and capable of executing an antilock braking control includes a base body (120), a coil casing (136) in which an inlet valve and an outlet valve are accommodated, and a fixing member (139). The fixing member (139) is joined to the coil casing (136) or the base body (120) in a state where a columnar space (155) with both ends opened is formed between a partial region of an outer surface of the coil casing (136) or the base body (120) and a partial region of an outer surface of the fixing member (139).Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Hiroaki Atsushi, Kazuki Chiba
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Patent number: 11648923Abstract: An on-board brake system mounted in an autonomous vehicle comprises a brake unit, a first brake actuator and a second brake actuator for driving the brake unit, and a main ECU for controlling drive of the first and second brake actuators; the second brake actuator is an accumulating actuator; and when an emergency stop switch is depressed, the main ECU operates only the second brake actuator or operates the second brake actuator with precedence over the first brake actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ikuru Konno, Toru Nishitani, Takenori Kubo
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Patent number: 11648917Abstract: A highly reliable vehicle brake system that includes an electric brake and achieves redundancy at low cost is provided. A vehicle brake system (1) is provided to a wheel (Wa) of a vehicle (VB), and includes an electric brake (16a) provided with a motor (80), a driver (60) that drives the motor (80), and a first control device (10) provided with a master controller (30) and a first sub-controller (40) connected to each other. The electric brake (16a) is controllable by both the master controller (30) and the first sub-controller (40).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignees: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NTN CORPORATION, HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD., HITACHI ASTEMO UEDA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromasa Satoh, Toshihiro Obika, Yusuke Koga, Hiromitsu Toyota, Haruo Kotera, Tatsuya Yamasaki, Yui Masuda
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Patent number: 11644070Abstract: In some examples, a drive insert comprises a clip and a retainer. The clip is configured to be slidable over a surface adjacent to a drive slot of a brake disc in a tangential direction of the brake disc. The retainer is configured to be slidable over the clip when the clip is positioned over the surface to secure the clip to the brake disc. In some examples, the clip may comprise a body section and first and second arms extending from the body section. The retainer may comprise first and second legs configured to contact the first arm and the second arm of the clip when the retainer is positioned over the clip. The first and second legs may be resiliently biased to provide an inward clamping force on the clip when the retainer is positioned over the clip.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Matthew Spray, Brett Baginski, Craig Fettig, Jonathan T. Beehler