Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle has a brake caliper spanning a brake disc on the vehicle side, in which brake caliper a clamping device is arranged which has a pivotable brake lever engaging in at least one bridge carrying a brake plunger, which at the same time is directly or indirectly supported at the inner side of a wall of the brake caliper. The contact area of the bridge at the brake lever or of the brake lever at the brake caliper is configured as a pivot bearing having a bearing shell cross-sectionally configured as an arc forming a part of the pivot bearing. The bearing shell is placed in a seating. The disc brake is configured such that the bearing shell is located in the pivoting direction of the brake lever with its opposite longitudinal borders at stop edges, which longitudinally limit the trough-shaped seating.

Abstract: A spring, in particular a flat spring (5), for use in connection with a vehicle, has a middle region (6) which has a curve with a first curve direction, as well as two edge regions (7). In an unladen state, the edge regions (7) each have a curve with a second curve direction and vertices (10), with the second direction of curve being opposed to the first direction of curve. The flat spring (5) has a vertex axis (11) running through the vertices (10) of the curves of the edge regions (7). End regions (8) of the edge regions (7) are tilted away from the vertex axis (11) toward the side of the vertex axis (11) on which the middle region (6) lies.

Abstract: An actuation system for at least one hydraulically actuatable device, e.g., a vehicle brake, may include an actuation device, e.g., a brake pedal, at least one first pressure source that can be actuated using the actuation device, and a second pressure source having a pressure-generating arrangement that is moveable in two directions, and which includes an electro-mechanical drive for the pressure-generating arrangement. Each pressure source is connected via at least one hydraulic line to the hydraulically actuatable device for supplying pressurizing medium. A valve device may regulate pressure of the hydraulically actuatable device. Pressurizing medium can be supplied in a controlled manner in both movement directions of the pressure-generating arrangement. Provision is made for two working chambers of the second pressure source to be connected by a hydraulic line, and a valve device may be arranged in the hydraulic line.

Abstract: The hydraulic shock-absorber comprises a hydraulic stop member having a cup-shaped body, which is adapted to be mounted in a compression chamber, and a plunger, mounted at an end of a rod of the shock-absorber so as to slide in the cup-shaped body when the shock-absorber moves towards the compression end-of-travel position. The cup-shaped body comprises a side wall and a bottom wall which define, along with the plunger, a working chamber in which a damping fluid of the shock-absorber is compressed by the plunger when the latter slides in the working chamber towards the bottom wall of the body. Axial channels are formed on the inner surface of the side wall of the body and allow the damping fluid to flow axially out of the working chamber when the plunger slides in the working chamber towards the bottom wall of the cup-shaped body.

Abstract: A system for decelerating a vehicle includes a mount and a powered driver configured to propel an anchor toward a road surface to selectively secure the vehicle to the road surface. The mount is configured to couple the powered driver to a chassis of the vehicle.

Abstract: A compression damper of a shock absorber includes: a single adjustable fluid circuit configured for controlling a damping rate associated with multiple compression speeds of the shock absorber, wherein the single adjustable fluid circuit includes a fluid passageway through a base valve; and a positionally adjustable floating shim stack positioned at one end of the fluid passageway, the positionally adjustable floating shim stack configured for selectively blocking a flow of fluid through the fluid passageway.

Abstract: A method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle, comprises a hydraulic operational brake device that has hydraulically-actuatable wheel brakes on at least one front axle of the motor vehicle, a parking brake device having wheel brakes on a rear axle of the motor vehicle, each of which can be actuated by means of an electromechanical actuator, and wheel speed sensors on the wheels of said front and rear axles. During braking by means of said hydraulic operational brake device while the vehicle is travelling, braking is carried out by said parking brake device.

Abstract: A hydraulic machine (1) comprising first and second brake elements (92, 93), a spring washer (65) tending to urge the first and second brake elements (92, 93) in a braking direction, and a brake release piston (61) configured to act on the spring washer (65) in a direction opposing the braking direction, the hydraulic machine being characterized in that the brake release piston (61) comprises a primary brake release piston (61a) associated with a primary brake release chamber (62a), and a secondary brake release piston (61b) associated with a secondary brake release chamber (62b), said primary and secondary chambers (62a, 62b) extending radially around the shaft (2) in such a manner that projections of the primary brake release chamber (62a) and of the secondary brake release chamber (62b) onto a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (X-X) defined by the axis of rotation of the hydraulic machine (1) are superposed, at least in part.

Abstract: An electric-motor-operated parking brake system carries out metered actuation without a force and travel sensor. A control unit initiates a primary tensioning process with observation of the current, and wherein secondary or tertiary tensioning processes with increased brake application force are executed exclusively automatically by the control unit if monitoring of the stationary state during an energization interval detects an undesired vehicle movement.

Abstract: A proportional brake is provided and includes first and second bodies, a spring element, a coil and a booster coil. The first body includes brake plates and the second body includes thrust plates. The second body is disposed such that the thrust plates are interleaved with the brake plates and is rotatable and movable with respect to the first body. The spring element urges the second body to move toward the first body such that the thrust plates are urged toward braking engagements with the brake plates. The coil is provided at a first side of the brake plates and, when energized, generates a first flux moment on the second body in opposition to the spring element. The booster coil is provided at a second side of the brake plates and, when energized, generates a second flux moment on the second body in support of the spring element.

Abstract: An automated parking brake for a motor vehicle having at least one brake device is configured to adopt at least two states. In a first state, no clamping force is established by the parking brake, and in a second state, a clamping force is established by the parking brake. A transition point defines a transition between the two states. An identification of the transition point is carried out during a releasing process of the parking brake.

Abstract: An electric brake device configured to brake a wheel or to maintain a stopped state of the wheel, including: a friction member; a piston configured to advance for pushing the friction member onto a rotary body; a motion converting mechanism having an input shaft and configured to convert rotation of the input shaft into an advancing and retracting movement of the piston; an electric motor; and a rotation transmitting mechanism configured to transmit rotation of the electric motor as the rotation of the input shaft, the rotation transmitting mechanism including a drive pulley connected to the electric motor, a driven pulley connected to the input shaft, a belt wound around the two pulleys, and a speed change mechanism configured to change a ratio of a rotation speed of the driven pulley to a rotation speed of the drive pulley in dependence on tension of the belt between the two pulleys.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a shock absorber for a vehicle having a gas spring with first and second gas chambers, wherein the first chamber is utilized during a first travel portion of the shock absorber and the first and second chambers are both utilized during a second portion of travel. In one embodiment, a travel adjustment assembly is configured to selectively communicate a first gas chamber with a negative gas chamber.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a vibration damping device (10) including a first bracket (11) and a second bracket (12), a first attachment member (14), a second attachment member (15), and an elastic body (16). The second attachment member (15) includes an insertion cylinder portion (22) in which the second bracket (12) is inserted. The insertion cylinder portion (22) is provided with a stopper portion (56) which faces a stopper wall (55) provided in the first bracket (11), in a radial direction (Y) in a side wall portion (57) oriented outward in the radial direction (Y) of the insertion cylinder portion (22). The stopper portion (56) includes a first stopper portion (61) and a second stopper portion (62) which are disposed in a manner of being displaced in an axial direction (X) of the insertion cylinder portion (22). The first stopper portion (61) is constituted by a first elastic portion (58). The second stopper portion (62) includes a rigid member (25).

Abstract: A brake device having an electric parking brake function, capable of appropriately performing stepwise increase control for a clamping force. A control unit including a computing circuit (20), a memory (21), and each motor drive circuit (23) of a parking brake control device (19) includes a stepwise increase control unit configured to increase the clamping force generated by brake pads (33) to a disc rotor (4) in a stepwise manner. When start of contact between the disc rotor (4) and the brake pads (33) caused by feeding of power from the parking brake control device (19) to an electric motor (43B) is detected based on a motor current from a current sensor unit (24), the stepwise increase control unit performs control for repeatedly feeding and stopping power to the electric motor (43B) to increase the clamping force in a stepwise manner in accordance with a predefined processing procedure.

Abstract: A disc brake rotor adapter is configured to detect a rotational state of a bicycle wheel. The disc brake rotor includes an adapter and a magnetism generation device. The disc brake rotor adapter is configured to attach a disc brake rotor main body to a hub of a bicycle. The adapter includes an adapter main body, a magnetism generation portion and an attaching portion. The adapter main body includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion includes a second spline configured to be engaged with a first spline provided on the hub. The disc brake rotor main body is coupled to the outer portion. The attaching portion attaches the magnetism generation portion to the adapter main body in a manner irrelevant to a fixing function of a fixing member. The fixing member is configured to fix the adapter to the hub.

Abstract: To provide a suspension coil spring capable of reducing a bowing amount and friction generated in a shock absorber, under a compressed state. A suspension coil spring (10) that is mounted between an upper seat (22) and a lower seat (24) in a strut suspension (12) for an automobile, includes an upper end turn (32) that sits on the upper seat (22); a spring active portion (11) that includes one or more coils each of which is formed such that a portion whose curvature is the largest is positioned at an automobile outer side under a mounted state; and a lower end turn (34) that sits on the lower seat (24) while substantially contacting the lower seat (24) at a single lower contacting point (P3) that is positioned at the automobile outer side with respect to a center point of the lower end turn (34).

Abstract: An add-on brake system includes a housing accommodating a linear actuator including: an electric motor having a rotor and a stator; a nut arrangement coupled to the rotor; a linear threaded plunger associated having a first end linearly protruding from one end of the arrangement and a second end linearly protruding from an opposite end thereof; an inboard brake pad coupled to the housing; and an outboard brake pad associated with the second end, oriented transverse to the plunger. The plunger has an initial unclamped position in which the second end protrudes to an extent n1 from the other end of the arrangement, yielding a spacing S1 between the inboard and outboard brake pads, and a final clamped position in which the second end protrudes to an extent n2>n1 from the other end of the arrangement, yielding a spacing S2<S1 between the pads.

Abstract: A regenerative shock absorber that include a housing and a piston that moves at least partially through the housing when the shock is compressed or extended from a rest position. When the piston moves, hydraulic fluid is pressurized and drives a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor, in turn, drives an electric generator that produced electric energy. The electric energy may be provided to a vehicle, among other things. The regenerative shock absorber may also provide ride performance that comparable to or exceeds that of conventional shock absorbers.

Abstract: Included are an outer attachment member 12, which is coupled to one of a vibration generator 16 and a vibration receiver, an inner attachment member 11, which is coupled to the other one of the vibration generator 16 and the vibration receiver, and an elastic body 13, which is positioned on the outer side of the inner attachment member 11 to couple the outer attachment member 12 and the inner attachment member 11. The outer attachment member 12 is disposed in at least one pair on the outer side of the elastic body 13, with the inner attachment member 11 being interposed between the at least one pair of outer attachment members 12. Each of the at least one pair of outer attachment members 12 includes an attachment surface 14, which is attached to the one of the vibration generator 16 and the vibration receiver.