Abstract: A damper including a damper tube, a piston assembly, a piston rod attached to the piston assembly, and a monolithic base. The piston assembly is slidingly disposed within the damper tube. The monolithic base includes a closed end, an open end, a base portion at the closed end, and a wall portion. The base portion is joined to and seals one end of the damper tube. The base portion includes a concave depression that tapers inwardly from a base portion perimeter to a cup bottom. The wall portion extends longitudinally from the base portion perimeter to the open end such that the cup bottom is positioned between opposing sides of the wall portion. Integrally formed fastening eyes are provided in the opposing sides of the wall portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic parking brake.

Abstract: A shock absorber that includes a damping force generation mechanism including a damping valve provided in a first passage through which a working fluid flows out due to a movement of a piston and a back-pressure chamber applying an internal pressure to the damping valve in a valve closing direction; and a back-pressure chamber inflow passage introducing the working fluid from the first passage into the back-pressure chamber is provided. The damping valve has: a first valve that opens and closes an opening of the first passage of the piston and comes into contact with the piston; a second valve provided on a valve opening side of the first valve and having a diameter smaller than the first valve, and defines the back-pressure chamber such that a pilot valve that slidably and tightly fits a seal member having an outer circumferential portion into a cylindrical part of a pilot case.

Abstract: A mechanical brake for arresting movement of the output shaft of a linear electric motor, comprising a pivotally mounted plate having a space for receiving the output shaft of the motor; an electrically operated holding device contacting a free end of the plate and arranged to hold the plate in a condition to permit movement of the output shaft and to permit the plate to pivot to a jamming position; wherein the electrically operated holding device comprises a solenoid to control the movement of the plate.

Abstract: An exemplary multi-position mount system for a powertrain component includes a mount assembly including a mount housing having a first mount edge defining a rectangular mount opening with at least two mount notch openings on each side of the rectangular mount opening, a sleeve insert having at least two insert tabs extending from each side of the insert, the insert having an insert opening with at least two insert notch openings on each side of the insert opening, a damping assembly including an alignment tab extending from each side of the damper body, and a T-bracket including a T-bracket sleeve having an edge defining an offset opening in the T-bracket sleeve. The sleeve insert interfaces with the mount housing and is rotatable within the mount opening, the damping assembly is rotatable within the insert opening, and the insert opening is spaced apart from the mount opening.

Abstract: A torque rod for straddling connection target members including a rod member and a rubber bushing provided to a lengthwise end of the rod member. The rubber bushing includes an inside shaft member, an outer peripheral member to be attached to one of the connection target members, and a rubber elastic body connecting the inside shaft member and the outer peripheral member. The rubber bushing is a part separate from the rod member and the end of the rod member is fixed to the inside shaft member. The rod member includes an abutting face to abut against the one of the connection target members without interposing the outer peripheral member of the rubber bushing. A stopper to limit an amount of elastic deformation of the rubber elastic body in the rubber bushing is constituted by including the abutting face of the rod member.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of controlling braking of an electric vehicle in which friction braking force generated by a friction braking unit is applied to front wheels and regenerative braking force generated by a motor is applied to rear wheels includes: determining driver's request braking force by a controller based on a driver's braking-input value; detecting driving information and state information of the vehicle by a detection unit; and determining a braking mode of the vehicle that satisfies the driver's request braking force by the controller based on the detected information and information of running state of the vehicle obtained from the detected information. In addition, the present disclosure provides a system of controlling braking of an electric vehicle.

Abstract: An electronic control device is provided with a hydraulic control block made of an aluminum alloy, a synthetic-resin component holder configured to hold electronic components such as a pressure sensor, and a printed board for controlling driving of hydraulic control apparatus via the component holder. Electrode terminals of the pressure sensor are connected to the printed board, a terminal configuration part of an electroconductive member, which is inserted into an insertion hole of a body wall of the component holder, is connected to a negative electrode wiring of the printed board, and the outer end edge of an elastic contact part of the electroconductive member is brought into elastic-contact with the hydraulic control block, to establish conduction therebetween. Hence, the electric potential difference between the pressure sensor and the hydraulic control block can be canceled, thus reducing an electrical noise of the pressure sensor.

Abstract: To increase a compactness of damping systems intended to operate in the event of a dynamic landing of an aircraft, a damping system comprises a primary damper device and a secondary damper device. The primary damper device comprises at least one beam, each beam extending along a direction of a longitudinal axis. The damping system is configured so that at rest, the primary damper device has a stiffness greater than a stiffness of the secondary damper device in the direction of the longitudinal axis. When a force is applied to the damping system along the direction of the longitudinal axis, with a value less than a limit value, each beam remains in a compression state. When the force applied has a value greater than or equal to the limit value, each beam undergoes buckling and the secondary damper device undergoes elastic deformation.

Abstract: A disc brake half-caliper includes at least one cylindrical recess formed in a central portion of the half-caliper, the at least one cylindrical recess configured to support a piston for movement in an axial direction, and a pair of bridge portions formed on opposite sides of the central portion. At least one of the bridge portions extends further in the axial direction toward a first side of the disc brake half caliper than the central portion, defines at least one through hole extending therethrough in the axial direction, and terminates on the first side at a flat surface perpendicular to the axial direction, and has at least one cavity formed in the flat surface with a bottom at which the at least one through hole opens.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle brake, wherein the vehicle brake comprises a service brake having an actuating piston, which can be moved into an actuation position in order to produce a braking force by the action of a hydraulic pressure, and wherein the vehicle brake also comprises a parking brake unit, which is designed to move over a first motion range without producing a braking force and is also designed to move over a second motion range, in which the parking brake unit is supported against the actuating piston and a braking force is thus changed, wherein the first and second motion ranges transition into each other at a support point, wherein the method is performed in the pressureless state or at a hydraulic pressure below a predefined threshold value and comprises the following steps: a) moving the parking brake unit from the first into the second motion range or vice versa; b) recording the curve of an operating parameter of the parking brake unit during step a); and c) determining the position of

Abstract: A rotor assembly for a disc brake system is provided with a central mounting section having a hub, a flange connected to a radially outer edge of the hub, and a first set of connection elements formed in or on the flange. The rotor assembly also includes an outer friction ring section including a radially inner flange and a second set of connection elements formed in or on the radially inner flange. The hub of the central mounting section is configured for connection to a wheel/axle of a vehicle. The outer friction ring section includes surfaces configured for contact with one or more brake pads of a caliper. Also, the first and second sets of connection elements are configured to be press fit together to connect the central mounting section with the outer friction ring section. The outer friction ring section may be implemented as attachable ring members.

Abstract: A manipulation device has a manipulation body rotationally operated by the manipulator, a support body rotatably supporting the manipulation body, and a rotational load imparting mechanism. The rotational load imparting mechanism has a movable member engaged with the rotational axis of the manipulation body, a magnetism generating mechanism facing the movable member with a gap intervening, and a magnetic viscous fluid, its viscosity changing according to the strength of a magnetic field. The magnetism generating mechanism has a coil generating a magnetic field and a first yoke provided so as to enclose the coil. The first yoke has a first opposing part and second opposing part, which are separated by slits, on a side facing the movable member. The magnetic viscous fluid is filled in the gap, which is between the first opposing part and the movable member and between the second opposing part and the movable member.

Abstract: A brake device for a vehicle may include: a housing block; a plurality of buildup valve mounting parts formed in the housing block and disposed in a first row region; a plurality of reduce valve mounting parts formed in the housing block, and disposed in a second row region formed under the buildup valve mounting parts; a wheel cylinder port formed in the housing block, disposed above the buildup valve mounting parts, and connected to a wheel cylinder; a master cylinder port formed in the housing block, disposed above the buildup valve mounting parts, and connected to a master cylinder; a pump port formed in the housing block, and disposed under the buildup valve mounting parts; and one or more damper units formed in the housing block, and disposed among the buildup valve mounting parts, the wheel cylinder port and the master cylinder port.

Abstract: Provided is a parking brake apparatus for a vehicle that allows an improvement in the ease of assembly. A parking brake apparatus includes a valve, a single hydraulic actuator that includes a cylinder, a piston housed in the cylinder in such a manner as to be reciprocably displaceable along the cylinder, and a principal brake rod connected to the piston, and can displace the piston to one of a brake operating position and a brake non-operating position by the valve, a balance arm connected to a first end portion of the principal brake rod on a side protruded from the cylinder, and a pair of left and right auxiliary brake rods provided between bent portions at end portions of the balance arm and left and right brake arms, respectively. The hydraulic actuator includes a spring member for constantly urging the piston to the brake operating position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic mount, including a hydraulic mount for mounting a motor vehicle engine on a vehicle body. In embodiments, the hydraulic mount includes: a hydraulic module with a support spring that supports a mount core, surrounds a working chamber, and is supported on an outer ring on which a cover is fixed, a compensation chamber which is separated from the working chamber by an intermediate plate and is delimited by a compensation membrane, wherein the compensation chamber and the working chamber are filled with a damping liquid and are connected with each other in a liquid-conducting manner via a damping channel arranged in the intermediate plate; and a housing accommodating the hydraulic module. In embodiments, the outer ring includes a radial projection with a rubber-lined axial abutment surface and a non-rubber-lined radial outer surface.

Abstract: Provided is a shock absorber capable of smoothly changing a damping force in a low speed range of piston speed and of opening a main valve with a smaller differential pressure. An auxiliary valve (111) is provided on an upstream side of a main valve (27) in series with the main valve (27). Thus, the damping force in the low speed range of the piston speed can be smoothly changed. Further, the main valve (27) has a simply-supported structure in which an inner peripheral side thereof is prevented from being clamped and is supported in a cantilever state. Thus, the main valve (27) can be opened with a smaller differential pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a brake system for a railroad vehicle, including a parking brake provided with a piston and having a first configuration in which the piston is in a working position in which it acts on a lining support and applies a predetermined force to a brake disc; a second configuration in which the piston is in a rest position in which it does not act on the support and does not apply any force to the disc; and a third configuration in which, when the vehicle is not at a standstill and the ambient temperature in the environment of the disc is greater than a threshold value, it forces the piston to move towards a trip position different from its working and rest positions, in order to limit or cancel the force applied to the disc.

Abstract: Provided is a vibration control bush configured to improve durability of a rubber elastic body. The vibration control bush includes: a shaft member that includes a spherical convex portion; a tubular member that is arranged on a radially outer side of the shaft member; and a rubber elastic body that joins the tubular member and the shaft member. The rubber elastic body is joined to a first portion and a second portion of the tubular member. The first portion is positioned on the radially outer side of the convex portion, and the diameter of the inner circumferential face gradually decreases axially outward from the center. The second portion is positioned on the axially outer side with respect to the first portion, and the diameter of the inner circumferential face gradually increases axially outward.

Abstract: A brake system for a motor vehicle includes a master cylinder, an actuatable switchover valve, and at least one parking brake device. The master cylinder includes at least one brake circuit which has at least one hydraulically actuatable wheel brake. The actuatable switchover valve is configured to separate and connect the brake circuit from/to the master cylinder. The parking brake device is paired with the wheel brake and configured as a hydraulically actuatable parking brake device. For this purpose, the parking brake device has a hydraulic pressure store which is configured to be operatively connected to the brake circuit. The switchover valve is configured to be closed in at least one first de-energized state in order to separate the brake circuit from the master cylinder.