Abstract: In a combined spring and shock absorber system for a wheel suspension of a vehicle comprising tubular rolling bellows arranged between a wheel-support structure and a vehicle body the bellows includes a space filled with a fluid in communication with a hydraulic accumulator. The bellows space is also in communication with at least one additional hydraulic accumulator via a throttle passage and via at least one pre-set differential pressure-control valve ensuring that threshold values for the internal pressure in the tubular rolling bellows are not exceeded in the event of high spring-extension and/or spring-compression speeds.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a hydrodynamic bearing assembly, which realizes the high rotation rate in a stable manner and the robust rigidity. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly has a total radial gap of 3 microns or less for preventing the contact in the thrust bearing. The thrust bearing is a pomp-out type one, and the radial bearing has offset grooves on the surface thereof to supply the fluid flow sufficiently to the thrust bearing. The grooves also eliminate a half-whirl. A depth ratio relative to the diameter of bearing is preferably 0.005 or less to avoid the reduced translation rigidity. The radial gap is smoothly enlarged from the center to both ends along the axis, and the shaft is biased to incline the shaft relative to the sleeve, so that the shaft can be rotated with the robust rigidity. Also, a pair of the thrust bearings is provided on both ends of the radial bearing so as to realize the robust rigidity.

Abstract: The present invention involves a fluid seal assembly of a pressured system for reducing static friction on a displacement rod of the pressured system. The assembly comprises a sealing member disposed on a surface of the pressured system. The sealing member is in circumferential engagement about the displacement rod to define a radial preload on the displacement rod forming a static friction thereon. The assembly further comprises an actuator attached to the sealing member and being configured to bend when the electric input is applied thereacross to displace the sealing member from the displacement rod for reducing the static friction on the displacement rod when the displacement rod move from a stagnant position within the pressured system.

Abstract: For releaseable fastening of an annular brake disc on the periphery of a rotatable brake disc carrier, the internal periphery of the brake disc has radially inwardly projecting protrusions and the external periphery of the carrier has grooves receiving the protrusions, wherein the protrusions and grooves are dimensioned circumferentially to provide a spacing gap between each protrusion and a ridge defining its groove. A spacing stem removeably disposed in one of the spacing gaps to fix the disc to the carrier. Axially opposite ends of the stem have shoulders which prevent mutual axial movement between the brake disc and the carrier.

Abstract: A vehicle air spring assembly has a pair of spaced end plates which sealing engage a bladder to form an air chamber. A pair of bead skirts are attached to the end plates to guide the bladder radially outwardly as the air spring is compressed. By guiding the bladder as it expands radially outwardly, the bead skirts control the effective area with respect to the air spring height, thus controlling the dynamic load and dynamic spring rate of the air spring. The bead skirts are formed complementary in shape and nestle together as they move towards one another. This nestling reduces pinching of the bladder when the air spring is compressed during use.

Abstract: To accurately detect a trouble of a magnetic brake (2) by eliminating any effect of a temperature of a location at which an elevator is installed, a temperature sensor (3) is arranged to measure a temperature of the magnetic brake (2). When an armature (2c) has been attracted responsive to a brake release command, the temperature of the magnetic brake is measured as a first temperature, and before the armature returns responsive to a brake actuation command, the temperature of the magnetic brake is measured as a second temperature. The first and second temperatures are compared with each other. When a result of the comparison between the first and second temperatures is determined to be greater than a predetermined value, the magnetic brake (2) is determined to have been locked and hence, to have developed a trouble.

Abstract: A detection device for detecting braking of a vehicle during cornering on a road surface where the coefficient of friction of the road surface on a wheel on the outside of a curve is lower than on a wheel on the inside of the curve includes a comparison device for comparing the brake force or the brake force reduction of at least one wheel on the outside of a curve with the brake force or the brake force reduction of at least one wheel on the inside of the curve, and a device for generating a detection signal or initiating appropriate measures when the brake force of at least one wheel on the outside of a curve is lower or reduced to a greater degree than the brake force of at least one wheel on the inside of the curve. A device for influencing yaw torques has a so-called detection device and a reduction device which reduces the brake force in a brake of a wheel on the inside of a curve.

Abstract: The invention relates to the damping of mechanical vibrations of components in apparatuses. In particular, the invention relates to the damping of components of brakes. For this purpose, at least one piezoelectric element is provided, which is in engagement with the vibrating component and electrically excited in such a way that it damps vibrations of the component.

Abstract: A method for controlling a brake system for automotive vehicles including a vehicle speed control unit permitting the adjustment of a predetermined vehicle speed by way of an automatic intervention into brake control, wherein upon a braking request of the vehicle speed control unit and, simultaneously, a braking request of the driver the function of the vehicle speed control unit is deactivated, wherein the pressure (Px) introduced into the wheel brake due to the braking request of the vehicle speed control unit is reduced according to a predetermined function upon the braking request of the driver, wherein preferably a resulting brake pressure (Pres) is adjusted in the wheel brake of the vehicle which is determined by the formula Pres=PF+PX[1]−(PF*PX[1])/constant Z.

Abstract: An air spring includes a flexible member which, on the one hand, is attached to a housing and, on the other hand, to a roll-off piston and which encloses an air volume. The surface of the housing, which faces toward the air volume of the air spring, is charged with the air pressure of the air volume; and, the air spring can be connected to the chassis of a motor vehicle with the interposition of an elastic bearing. The housing includes at least two parts of which a first part serves as the connection of the air spring to the chassis of a motor vehicle and a second part serves as the attachment of the flexible member; and, the elastic bearing is configured to have an annular shape and is mounted between the two parts of the housing.

Abstract: A screw actuator (4) comprises a housing (1), a nut (5) and a screw (6) one of which is axially fixed with respect to the housing and the other of which is axially displaceable with respect to the housing for moving an head (21), as well as a motor (7) which comprises a stator (8) connected to the housing, and a rotor (9) which is drivingly connected to a rotatable part (6) of the screw actuator, the housing having a bore (10) accommodating at least the nut and/or screw, an axially fixed part of said nut or screw being supported with respect to a radial support abutment (11) which extends inwardly in the bore. The rotor of the motor is supported rotatably on a sleeve (13), said sleeve engaging the fixed part and extending away from the brake pad, said sleeve having a radially outwardly extending sleeve flange (14) which is interposed between said support abutment, and the axially fixed part.

Abstract: Vehicle braking system including a vacuum booster for transmitting a boosted brake operating force to a master cylinder such that the boosting ratio is reduced at a fixed transition point before the boosting limit point is reached, a brake having a wheel brake cylinder connected through a fluid passage to a master cylinder serving as a first hydraulic pressure source, for braking a wheel, and a pressure increasing device having a second hydraulic pressure source connected to the fluid passage, and wherein the pressure increasing device initiating a pressure increasing operation, when the brake operating force has increased to the transition point, to increase the wheel cylinder pressure to be higher than the master cylinder pressure, by using the second hydraulic pressure source.

Abstract: A brake rigging system which adequately distributes the braking force among all its components, said brake rigging system comprising: a driving beam having a first and a second end; two driving levers having a first and a second end, each driving lever rotary coupled by its first end to an end of the driving beam, and the second end of each driving lever coupled to a brake head; and linking means for linking said driving beam, to driving means which apply a force to said driving beam to push or pull said driving levers together with the brake heads.

Abstract: A device for locking/unlocking the movement of a notched member, comprising a toothed wheel, having a coaxial bore and whereof the teeth have a pitch equal to that of the member, and a fixed shaft about which is mounted the toothed wheel, the shaft has a diameter less than that of the bore of the wheel such that, subsequent to a radial clearance, the wheel is capable of moving between a centered unlocking position wherein the tops of the teeth of the notched member closest to the wheel, are located outside the pitch circle P of the wheel and the member can then move freely, and an off-center locking position, when the member exerts on the wheel a force F directed towards the axis of the shaft, position wherein the top of the tooth of the member is located, between two teeth of the wheel, inside the pitch circle P, so that the member and the wheel are mutually locked.

Abstract: A brake control apparatus is configured to suppress fluctuations in the deceleration when transferring from cooperative braking to regenerative braking or hydraulic braking. The brake control apparatus calculates a braking torque command value feed forward component for reaching a target deceleration corresponding to the master cylinder pressure according to an ideal reference model. The brake control apparatus also calculates the braking torque command value feedback component to find a base deceleration for feeding back the difference between the base deceleration and the vehicle deceleration. The brake control apparatus then calculates the braking torque command value by adding the components together.

Abstract: This invention provides a dynamic damper 10, in which convex portions 21 protruded in the direction of the inside diameter are provided at a plurality of positions along the circumference of the outer pipe 20 and an elastic body 40 is held between the convex portion 21 and the outer circumference of the weight 30. A stopper portion 32 capable of engaging the convex portion 21 of the outer pipe 20 in the axial direction of the pipe is provided on the weight 30. An insertion guide face 23 provided at an end portion in the axial direction of the convex portion 21 of the outer pipe 20, and the convex portion 21 of the outer pipe 20 makes the insertion guide face 23 slide against the stopper portion 32 of the weight 30 to enlarge the diameter of the convex portion elastically to surpass the stopper portion 32 so that it fits to the outer circumference of the weight 30.

Abstract: A brake control system includes an ECU having an estimate part which is so constructed as to: totalize an influent amount of fluid in a brake actuator in accordance with an output time of a valve opening drive signal of a control signal and a supply amount per unit time of fluid in a pressure control valve; estimate an amount of fluid in the brake actuator in accordance with the influent amount as totalized; estimate a value of the fluid pressure within the brake actuator in accordance with the amount of fluid as estimated; and carry out correction for obtaining a supply amount of fluid in the brake actuator when a time of retaining operation performed by the control signal is smaller than a predetermined value, correction being performed by adding a correction value corresponding to the time to the output time of the valve opening drive signal of the control signal.

Abstract: A rail vehicle bogie brake has a brake beam (4, 5). Which at its end is provided with a brake block holder (8) having a brake block (9) for brake application against a tread of a wheel. The brake block holder has a transverse cylinder (19) for its pivotable connection with the brake beam. A mounting shaft (14) is attached in the end of the brake beam and is provided with a sleeve (16). The sleeve engages the mounting shaft and has an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the cylinder. A sleeve plate (17) is held against the sleeve, which is slightly longer than the cylinder, by means of screws (18) attached in the mounting shaft and prestressing the sleeve.

Abstract: A wiper ring to be applied to a nut of a ball screw having a screw shaft comprises a plurality of segments each constituted as independent element having a seal portion to be contacted to the screw shaft, support pins extending in an axial direction of the screw shaft so as to correspond to the segments, respectively, the segments being arranged in a circumferential direction of the screw shaft to be rotatable about the pins, the pins being connected to each other through support members so as to limit the relative movement of the respective pins, and a spring member for urging the segments arranged circumferential direction of the screw shaft so as to be directed towards radially central side of the screw shaft.

Abstract: A damper mechanism includes an outer pipe and an inner member. The outer pipe has first inward convex portions, second inward convex portions, and concave grooves extending along the axial direction and alternately formed in the circumferential direction at the inner periphery thereof. Outward convex portions are formed in the circumferential direction at a plurality of portions on the outer periphery of the inner member. An elastic body is provided between the outer pipe and the inner member. The elastic body includes thick wall portions and thin wall portions. The thick wall portion is provided between one side face of the outward convex portion and the first inward convex portion. The thin wall portion is provided between the other side face of the outward convex portion and the second inward convex portion.