Patents Examined by San M Aung
  • Service brake actuation using a linear actuator
    Patent number: 10894536
    Abstract: A fluid control system that has a fluid assembly with a piston defined within a chamber, an electrical system having a motor configured to selectively reposition the piston, a controller in communication with the electrical system, and a sensor in communication with the controller to identify a fluid pressure value. Wherein, the controller identifies a desired fluid pressure range and selectively repositions the piston with the motor until the fluid pressure value is within the desired fluid pressure range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Reginald M. Bindl, Andrew J. Kindle, Jeffrey A. Bauer, Sean P. West, Francois Stander, Steven R. Whiteman
  • Damping valve for a vibration damper
    Patent number: 10883559
    Abstract: A damping valve for a vibration damper includes a damping valve body with at least one through-channel, the outlet side of which is at least partially covered by at least one valve disk. The at least one valve disk lifts from a valve seat surface when there is an incident flow via the through-channel, and a supporting disk, as stop, limits the lift movement. An elastomer intermediate layer is arranged between the supporting disk and the valve disk. The elastomer intermediate layer is formed by an elastomer ring which has at least one raised deformation area in direction of the valve disk and/or supporting disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Aleksandar Knezevic, Jörg Rösseler
  • Method for operating a vehicle brake system
    Patent number: 10875514
    Abstract: A method for operating a dual-circuit hydraulic brake system of a vehicle having an ABS function to feed back pressure medium from low-pressure reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Neu, Michael Hitzel, Michael Jung, Tobias Scheller
  • Vibration damping device
    Patent number: 10876593
    Abstract: Provided is a vibration damping device that reduces parts cost and improves productivity. The vibration damping device includes: a mounting member (10) that is attached to a vibration source; a holder (20) that is attached to a vibration receiver; and an insulator (30) that connects the mounting member (10) with the holder (20), wherein the holder (20) has a base portion (21) to which an end of the insulator (30) is coupled and a stopper portion (22) that rises from the base portion (21), and the insulator (30) has a pair of rubber feet (31 a, 31 b) that faces each other at a distance, wherein the pair of rubber feet (31a, 31 b) defines a cavity (35) therebetween, and the base portion (21) has an opening (25) formed therein at a position corresponding to the cavity (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: YAMASHITA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Shimada
  • Method and apparatus for detecting fail of electronic parking brake
    Patent number: 10870422
    Abstract: A method for detecting a fail of an electronic parking brake may include: detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU), a current applied to a motor during a parking operation of an eDIH parking brake, and detecting a current inflection point at which the slope of the current is changed, the slope of the current having started to rise in a load generation section following a no-load section after a starting current of the motor was generated; and comparing, by the ECU, the current value of the detected current inflection point to a current value of a preset reference current inflection point, and recognizing that a fail occurred during the parking operation of the eDIH parking brake, when the current value of the detected current inflection point is different by a preset error range or more from the current value of the reference current inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi Hoon Jo, Min Kyu Jung
  • Isolation mount
    Patent number: 10871198
    Abstract: An isolation mount connecting a panel to a structure includes a housing disposable on the structure, a fastener receiver with a panel-facing surface, and a damper connecting the housing to the fastener receiver. The panel-facing surface of the fastener receiver defines a static coefficient of friction between the panel-facing surface and the panel discouraging rotation of panel-facing surface around a longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Alexis Caron-L'Ecuyer, Andre Brodeur
  • Brake pad retraction device
    Patent number: 10871197
    Abstract: A brake assembly comprising: (a) a caliper; (b) two or more brake pads; (c) one or more pins connecting each the two or more brake pads to the caliper; (d) a retraction device connected to one or more of the one or more pins, the retraction devices including: (i) a lock that connects to an end of the pin opposite a caliper; and (ii) a bias device located between the lock and one of the two or more brake pads; wherein during a brake apply each of the two or more brake pads are moved towards the respective retraction device compressing the bias device between the lock and one of the two or more brake pad so that upon release of the brake apply the retraction device applies a retraction force to the one of the two or more brake pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kirby Wilson, Varun Nathani
  • Vehicle drive system
    Patent number: 10864822
    Abstract: A vehicle drive system that ensures brake force in the event of failure of a brake device or a controller. In vehicle drive system, a first brake device applies a brake torque to a pair of front wheels and a second brake device applies a brake torque to a pair of rear wheels. A first brake system includes a first controller and the first brake device, and a second brake system includes a second controller and the second brake device. In the event of occurrence of failure in one of the first brake system and the second brake system, only the other brake system generates brake torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Isono
  • Suspension bumper for the suspension of a vehicle comprising improved progressivity
    Patent number: 10857847
    Abstract: Suspension bumper for the suspension of a motor vehicle, comprising a molded part made of elastomer being essentially symmetrical in revolution about a main axis of compression, this bumper comprising one end forming a crown comprising bearing faces (48) designed to receive pressure from a moving part, the end crown comprising protuberances (58, 60) that are separated from one another by notches (54) distributed over the perimeter of this crown, these bosses having bearing faces (48) arranged at various heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Olivier Marck, Damien Piranda, Jerome Muller, Jean Marc Allegre, Frederic Guigand
  • Electronic brake system
    Patent number: 10857891
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic brake system and a method of controlling the same. The electronic brake system includes a pedal input unit configured to receive a pedal force according to a driver's braking intention, an estimating unit configured to estimate a temperature and a friction coefficient of a brake disk pad, and a control unit configured to correct a braking target pressure according to the driver's braking intention on the basis of the estimated temperature and friction coefficient of the brake disk pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Ha Lee
  • Vehicle system
    Patent number: 10850621
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a regenerative braking device; a battery configured to charge electric power; an internal combustion engine including a fuel injection valve and an oil pressure control device that controls engine oil pressure; and a control device. The control device is configured, where depression of an accelerator pedal is released when the battery is in a non-fully charged state, to execute a fuel cut processing and a regenerative braking processing. On the other hand, the control device is configured, where depression of the accelerator pedal is released when the battery is in a fully charged state, to execute the fuel cut processing and an oil pressure increase processing to control the oil pressure control device such that the engine oil pressure becomes higher than an oil pressure value used when depression of the accelerator pedal is released in the non-fully charged state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenji Hoshi
  • Disc brake, in particular for utility vehicles
    Patent number: 10837506
    Abstract: A disc brake for utility vehicles includes a brake disc, a first brake lining on a first side of the brake disc and a second brake lining on a second side of the brake disc opposite the first side. A spreading device is also provided which generates a force that moves the first and the second brake lining away from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Jochen Frank, Hans-Christian Jungmann, Marcel Kalmbach, Marcus Keller, Peter Moser, Martin Müller, Vitalij Scherer, Mirko Seip, Markus Stafflinger
  • Hydraulic operating device
    Patent number: 10829180
    Abstract: A hydraulic operating device for a small vehicle including a bicycle comprises a base member, a mounting structure, an operating member, and a piston. The base member includes a cylinder bore having a cylinder axis. The mounting structure defines a mounting axis linearly extending along the handlebar in a mounting state where the base member is mounted on a handlebar with the mounting structure. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a first pivot axis between a rest position and an operated position. The cylinder axis is non-perpendicular to the mounting axis as viewed along the first pivot axis in the mounting state. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore. The piston is coupled to the operating member to be pulled in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member from the rest position to the operated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma Sakai, Yasuyuki Komada, Mototsugu Nakai, Masahiro Nakakura, Takafumi Nishino
  • Braking apparatus
    Patent number: 10823239
    Abstract: A braking apparatus may include: a torque plate unit; a piston unit coupled to a shoe liner and configured to be movable inside the torque plate unit; and a dust boot including a boot body enclosing the piston unit and installed between the torque plate unit and the piston unit, and a shape retainer having an annular shape and inserted into one end of the boot body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Kyu Jung
  • Brake caliper made from cast iron of a disc brake
    Patent number: 10816049
    Abstract: A cast iron brake caliper of a disc brake, includes a caliper back and caliper head connected to the caliper back via tension struts arranged parallel and spaced apart from one another. The caliper head has a housing surrounding an accommodation chamber for functional parts and, separate from and adjacent to the housing, an integrally molded, protruding connector, which accommodates a bearing bore for a fixed bearing, and is connected to the housing by way of an integrally molded rib. The brake caliper is designed such that the rib is guided across the connector up to and into an outer edge region of the caliper head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Stoeger
  • Electronically pressure-controllable vehicle braking system and method for controlling an electronically pressure-controllable vehicle braking
    Patent number: 10814849
    Abstract: An electronically pressure-controllable vehicle braking system and a method for controlling an electronically pressure-controllable vehicle braking system are described. Such vehicle braking systems may stabilize a vehicle, assist the actuation of the vehicle braking system, and/or enable a fully automated or semi-automated driving operation. For this purpose, the vehicle braking systems include a primary actuator system which sets or regulates different braking pressures at the wheel brakes and furthermore includes an electronically controllable secondary actuator system which protects the vehicle braking system against, inter alia, failure of the primary actuator system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Strehle, Marko Flinner, Matthias Schanzenbach, Thomas Schmidt
  • Vibration isolation system
    Patent number: 10808795
    Abstract: A vibration isolation system for compactly mounting a vibrating component, such as an air compressor, to an object, such as an air tank, is described. The system may include a rod and bumper system to isolate the vibrations generated by the air compressor from the vehicle or object that it is mounted to. A primary isolation subsystem may include a rod suspension design which consumes significantly less space than existing solutions. The rod is able to achieve equal spring rates in any direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ARNOTT, LLC
    Inventors: Reno N. Heon, Dustin B. Heon
  • Driver brake valve, compressed-air brake system having the driver brake valve, and method for producing the driver brake valve
    Patent number: 10807581
    Abstract: A driver brake valve for a compressed air brake system of a commercial vehicle is configured to be controlled by a brake pedal and is further configured to output an analog driver braking pressure and an electrical sensor desired signal in dependence upon the actuation of the brake pedal. The driver brake valve includes a compressed air input configured to connect to a system pressure, a compressed air output configured to connect to a brake control line, a sensor configured to determine an actuation of the brake pedal, a characteristic curve storage device configured to store characteristic curve data, and a determining device. The sensor is configured to generate an actuating signal in dependence upon the actuation of the brake pedal. The determining device is configured to generate a sensor desired signal from the actuating signal in dependence upon the characteristic curve data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
    Inventors: Arnd Gaulke, Torsten Wallbaum
  • Bicycle suspension component and analysis device
    Patent number: 10807670
    Abstract: Example bicycle suspension components and analysis devices are described herein. An example suspension component includes a first tube and a second tube configured in a telescopic arrangement having an interior space, a spring system including a pneumatic chamber containing a mass of a gas forming a pneumatic spring configured to resist compression of the telescopic arrangement, and a suspension component analysis (SCA) device. The SCA device may include a pressure sensor to detect a pressure of the gas in the pneumatic chamber and provide a signal indicative of the detected pressure and circuitry configured to receive the signal. The circuitry and the pressure sensor are at least partially disposed in the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Trevor Krugman, Jack Greetis, James Meyer, Kevin Wesling
  • Valve structure of shock absorber
    Patent number: 10801575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve structure of a shock absorber, in which a rebound-side stepped portion for supporting a rebound-side disc valve is integrally molded with an upper surface of a piston, and a compression-side inner stepped portion and a compression-side outer stepped portion for supporting a compression-side disc valve are integrally molded with a lower surface of the piston to omit a retainer for supporting a disc valve, thereby simplifying a structure and reducing manufacturing costs and weight of the valve structure, and a side surface of the piston is used to form compression channels, thereby easily securing a space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Moon Sang Cheong