Abstract: A rod-shaped solenoid valve that is provided for insertion into a receiving bore of a hydraulic block of an antilock hydraulic brake system of a vehicle, wherein a fluid influx takes place through an axial bore of a valve seat part that is inserted into a valve support. For simple sealing, a plastic end piece is placed onto the end of the valve support that prodrudes into the receiving bore and seals the valve support in relation to the receiving bore and also seals the valve seat part.

Abstract: An adjustment device for an item of furniture comprises two relatively mutually movable parts of which the one is elongate, cylindrical and longitudinally displaceable in relation to the other. A helical spring is disposed with pretensioning about a split sleeve which grips the cylindrical portion. At least one end of the spring is disposed for cooperation with an abutment in communication with the second part. An operating device is connected to the spring for realizing, on actuation between the ends of the spring and about the center axis of the spring, a relative rotational movement which is counter-directed to the pretensioning.

Abstract: A status of one or more subsystems positioned on one or more trailers is communicated to a tractor electrically and mechanically connected to the trailer. The status may be automatically supplied by the subsystem or may be requested either by the operator of the tractor/trailer combination or automatically by another subsystem on either the tractor or the trailer. A spread spectrum data communications signal representing the status of a respective subsystem is superposed on the power bus. The status of the respective subsystem can then be determined from the spread spectrum data communications signal. Preferably, the status of the subsystem is indicated to an operator positioned on the tractor. A command for controlling a subsystem on a trailer can also be communicated from the tractor to the trailer over the power bus. A spread spectrum data communications signal representing the command is produced on the power bus, and the subsystem is controlled based on the spread spectrum data communications signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improvement in an actuator system for use with a brake system of the type including a brake and a source of compressed air which is connected to an air chamber including a push rod for moving a transverse brake actuator bar between a brake applied position and a brake released position. The push rod operates the transverse brake actuator bar. The actuator system includes an asymmetric operator member which is relatively-rotatably-attached to a non-rotatable wheel support, and which is concentrically-disposed around an axle of a wheel. The asymmetric operator member includes an ear which is attached to the transverse brake actuator bar.

Abstract: A fluid regulating device includes a regulator housing that confines a valve receiving chamber and a fluid chamber filled with hydraulic fluid. The regulator housing is formed with a fluid opening that is in fluid communication with the valve receiving chamber and that is connected fluidly to a fluid port of a hydraulic cylinder device. A pneumatic cylinder device includes a cylinder housing with a piston member slidingly and sealingly disposed therein to divide the same into a volume-variable pressurized gas compartment and a volume-variable fluid compartment which is in fluid communication with the fluid chamber via a fluid aperture. A regulating valve unit is disposed in the valve receiving chamber to control flow rate of the hydraulic fluid between the fluid opening and the fluid chamber.

Abstract: A vehicle capable of performing automatic driving can be braked with a hydraulic braking pressure produced by a master cylinder having a vacuum booster and a hydraulic braking pressure produced by a hydraulic pressure pump provided to an ABS/B-TCS hydraulic pressure control unit. During normal braking, the vehicle performs braking with the hydraulic braking pressure produced by the master cylinder, by controlling a linear solenoid of the vacuum booster in accordance with a command from an automatic driving electronic control unit. If an insufficient braking force is obtained from the hydraulic braking pressure produced by the master cylinder or a failure occurs in the braking system of the master cylinder, the vehicle performs emergency braking with the hydraulic braking pressure produced by the hydraulic pressure pump of the ABS/B-TCS hydraulic pressure control unit HU.

Abstract: The brake pedal configuration is particularly suited for an automobile having electrically actuated wheel brakes. A spring provides a resistance force with a nonlinear characteristic against brake actuation forces exerted on the brake pedal. The spring is arcuately curved and is fastened at one end to a support. At is second end the spring is connected to the brake pedal in an articulated manner. At its middle region, the spring is located opposite a stop on which the spring comes to bear after a partial deflection.

Abstract: A hydraulic brake is interconnected to two ports of a hydraulic motor, the pressurization of either port will act on a unitary brake piston to deactivate a spring loaded brake.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combination isolator and jounce bumper. The combination isolator and jounce bumper is disposed on a spring seat of a suspension system and includes a locating member in the form of a projection extending therefrom. The projection is inserted into an aperture in the spring seat so that the isolator assumes a preselected orientation relative to the spring seat when positioned thereon. A coil spring is secured to a spring retaining portion of the combination isolator and jounce bumper. An orientation member in the form of a second projection is provided at a pre-selected location on the spring retaining portion. The second projection engages an end of the coil spring so that the coil spring assumes a preselected orientation relative thereto. The jounce bumper portion of the isolator projects upwardly from the spring retaining portion so as to be coaxially aligned with the coil spring.

Abstract: An eddy current brake having an electromagnetic pole and a rotor journalled for rotation in a torque delivery shaft of an automotive vehicle driveline, the rotor being rotatably positioned in close proximity to the stator with an air gap between them. The stator comprises steel pole pieces with hollow cores that establish a magnetic circuit for a magnetic flux field. The pole pieces have machine-wound electrical windings. The windings are fastened with pole caps. The hollow core reduces the weight and material of the stator without significantly adversely affecting the braking capacity of the retarder brake for any given speed of rotation of the rotor and for any given number of ampere-turns for the stator windings. The pole caps reduce the magnetic saturation and increases the overall brake torque output.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wear adjusting device for a motor vehicle disk brake and a method for controlling the device. A brake actuated rotating lever primarily effects a slidable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle. The spindle presses a brake lining in the direction of a brake disk. According to the invention, the adjustment device consists of an electric drive which adjusts at least one of the adjusting spindles through rotary operation.

Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration damping device including a first and a second member, a rubber body which connects the first and second members to each other and which provides a wall of a fluid chamber, and a working member which is supported by the first member so as to extend in a first direction perpendicular to a second direction in which a vibrational load is applied to the damping device, thereby dividing the fluid chamber into two divided chambers which are located on opposite sides of the working member, respectively, and which are communicated with each other via a fluid-flow restricting passage defined by at least the working member, a length of the restricting passage in the second direction and/or a width of the passage in the first direction changing in a circumferential direction of the working member.

Abstract: A spacer for an air spring assembly includes a substantially cylindrical body having a substantially planar mounting surface. The body includes a central hub, an outer rim, and a plurality of structural arms connecting the outer rim to the central hub. The central hub includes a pair of concentric hub walls with a plurality of spoke ribs disposed between the hub walls. The outer rim includes an annular groove in its upper surface as well as a plurality of support ribs. Each of the structural arms has a T-shaped cross section. The spacer has five bolt holes that are configured to work with a single center mount, two point, three point, or a four point mounting pattern. The spacer is fabricated from a non-metallic material such as a high strength, lightweight plastic or fiber reinforced plastic.

Abstract: A radial-mount type disk brake has a caliper and mounting bolts mounted in bolt holes formed in the caliper with some clearance. It is desired to prevent the caliper from turning when braking torque acts thereon due to the clearances. The abutment surfaces of the caliper and the mounting member include surfaces perpendicular to the disk axis. By the binding action of the surfaces, it is possible to prevent pivoting of the caliper.

Abstract: A work vehicle having a vehicle parking brake and a method are disclosed involving prevention of brake engagement at speeds beyond a predetermined threshold. The parking brake includes a rotatable plate having one or more pin-receiving openings therethrough radially spaced from the plate axis on an axially concentric circle, and a pin transverse to the plate at the circle, the pin being movable between a retracted position spaced from the plate and an extended position within the opening, such that the plate can rotate or is prevented from rotating depending on pin position.

Abstract: The system comprises at least one main pneumatic duct, actuators for the service brake and the supplementary brake, at least one auxiliary reservoir connected to the main duct and at least one compact electropheumatic control assembly. This assembly has an inlet connector connected to the main duct, an inlet/outlet connector connected to the reservoir and further connected, within the assembly, the inlet connector to allow supply to the reservoir of air under pressure from the main duct, and a plurality of further inlet/outlet connectors connected to the service and supplementary brake actuators. At least at one pneumatic control circuit for controlling the service and supplementary brake is connected between the reservoir and the further inlet/outlet connectors and comprise a plurality of solenoid control valves and pressure sensors/transducers.

Abstract: A curved wave shim is formed from a flat elongated wire strip which follows a sinusoidal wave path that includes a series of waves spaced about the curved wave shim path, each wave having a shoulder portion which bears against generally parallel surfaces of the working elements positioned on a shaft or in a cylinder bore. The shim fits in a rectangular groove formed either on a shaft or in a cylinder bore, the axial height of the groove being slightly greater than the distance between successive wave crests and troughs.

Abstract: In a brake hydraulic controller for controlling a hydraulic pressure from a master cylinder operative to a wheel brake, the controller includes a base, a normally open electromagnetic valve for connecting the master cylinder and the wheel brake, a reservoir, a normally closed electromagnetic valve for connecting the wheel brake and the reservoir, a return pump for returning hydraulic fluid received from the reservoir to the master cylinder, a damper, and a cover for covering the normally open and closed electromagnetic valves, the reservoir, and the damper with a surface of the cover. The cover includes a seal groove and a sealing member fitted to the seal groove for elastically contacting the surface. The brake hydraulic controller can minimize the number of parts required for waterproofing and reduce the number of manhours required for assembling.

Abstract: A motor-driven brake apparatus has a motor and a ball screw that converts rotational motion of the motor into rectilinear motion of a screw member. A position detector detects a stroke position of the screw member. A controller controls the motor on the basis of the result of detection by the position detector. The controller controls the motor so as to change the clearance between an inner pad (outer pad) and a disk according to vehicle running conditions.

Abstract: A disc brake for a bicycle includes a casing having a recess and a through hole defined therein. The through hole communicates with the recess. A rotating block having to cams is received in the through hole of the casing and has a shaft partially extending through the casing. A press block is received in the through hole of the casing and has one side abutting the rotating block. A push rod is mounted between the rotating block and the press block. One of two brake pads is attached to one side of the recess of the casing and the other is aligned with and attached to the facing side of the press block. The two brake pads face each other. The two brake pads clamp a disc that is mounted on a wheel of a bicycle when the shaft of the rotating block is rotated by the lever.