Patents by Inventor Andre Gaye

Andre Gaye has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10197119
    Abstract: A motor vehicle disc brake including a cover (12) including two bores, a sliding caliper, two pins (16) for guiding the caliper, each whereof includes a guiding section (24) which is slidably mounted in a section (28) of a bore wherein each pin (16), engaging with the wall of the bore (29), defines an axial channel (65), and each pin (16) receives a tubular sealing cap wherein an inner wall includes at least one radial groove or a radial channel communicating with the axial channel (65) defined by the associated pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: André Gaye, Sandra Merrien
  • Patent number: 9863490
    Abstract: A motor vehicle disc brake includes a cover with two tiered bores of parallel axes, each bore includes at least one first section; a caliper slidably mounted axially with respect to the cover by two pins of parallel axes rigidly connected to the caliper and each including at least one guiding section which is slidably mounted, with a radial clearance, in the tiered bore of the cover; and brake, wherein a cylindrical outer guiding surface of the sliding guiding section of each pin includes at least two opposed axial portions, extending angularly about the axis of each pin according to an angle less than 90°, a median axial plane of the two portions being parallel with a plane passing through the axes of the two pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Andre Gaye, Sandra Merrien
  • Patent number: 9689445
    Abstract: A fixed caliper brake includes a caliper housing that includes two opposing blocks. Each of the opposing blocks includes an axial recess, an axial surface for supporting a brake pad, and elements for mounting and axially and slidably guiding the brake pad. The elements include a pad spring that is attached to each related lug of the brake pad, and a steel lamellar element having a spring and being received in the related recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Sandra Merrien, Andre Gaye, Thierry Bindner
  • Publication number: 20160290420
    Abstract: A motor vehicle disc brake including a cover (12) including two tiered bores of parallel axes, each whereof includes at least one first section (28, 30), a caliper (10) slidably mounted axially with respect to the cover by two pins (16, 18) of parallel axes (A, B) rigidly connected to the caliper and each including at least one guiding section (24, 26) which is slidably mounted, with a radial clearance, in the tiered bore (29, 31) of the cover (12), brake wherein a cylindrical outer guiding surface of the sliding guiding section of each pin (16, 18) includes at least two opposed axial portions (64), extending angularly about the axis (A, B) of each pin (16, 18) according to an angle less than 90° , a median axial plane (M) of these two portions (64) being parallel with a plane (P) passing through the axes of the two pins .
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Andre GAYE, Sandra MERRIEN
  • Publication number: 20160273596
    Abstract: A motor vehicle disc brake including a cover (12) including two bores, a sliding caliper, two pins (16) for guiding the caliper, each whereof includes a guiding section (24) which is slidably mounted in a section (28) of a bore wherein each pin (16), engaging with the wall of the bore (29), defines an axial channel (65), and each pin (16) receives a tubular sealing cap wherein an inner wall includes at least one radial groove or a radial channel communicating with the axial channel (65) defined by the associated pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andre Gaye, Sandra Merrien
  • Patent number: 9388868
    Abstract: A disc brake whose carrier (11) includes two opposite arms (14F, 14B) each including a C-shaped axial housing (16F, 16B) accommodating a brake pad (12) including two opposite lateral lugs (26F, 26B), each lug (26) accepting a pad spring (40F, 40B) including at least one lower, sliding, branch (42F, 42B) and in which a lamellar element (22F, 22B) is interposed between the lug (26F, 26B) and the C-shaped housing (16F, 16B), this element (22F, 22B) including a lower first sliding flange (24F, 22B) accepting the sliding branch (42F, 22B) of the pad spring (40F, 40B) and an upper second flange (25F, 25B) for bearing vertically in the housing (16), at least one tangential preload spring (60B) for tangentially preloading the pad (12) interposed between an arm (14B) and the pad (12) and constantly urging the pad (12B) in a direction (DF) that is horizontal overall from the back forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Sandra Merrien, Andre Gaye
  • Publication number: 20160076612
    Abstract: A fixed caliper brake includes a caliper housing that includes two opposing blocks (14), each of which includes an axial recess (16), an axial surface (20) for supporting a brake pad, and elements (40, 22) for mounting and axially and slidably guiding the brake pad, the elements including a pad spring (40) that is attached to each related lug (26) of the brake pad (12), and a steel lamellar element (22) having a spring and being received in the related recess (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Sandra MERRIEN, Andre GAYE, Thierry BINDNER
  • Patent number: 9080624
    Abstract: A disk brake has a fork with two opposing arms each having a C-shaped axial seat designed to receive a brake pad with two opposing lateral lugs, each lug receiving a pad spring having at least one lower sliding branch, in which a laminar element is interposed between the lug and C-shaped seat, the element having a first lower sliding flange receiving the sliding branch of the pad spring and a second upper vertical supporting flange in the seat. The laminar element is elastically deformable between an initial free state in which the sliding flange and the lower face of the seat form a first acute angle and at least one state of loading by the pad spring in which the sliding flange forms a second acute or zero angle that is less than the first acute angle, and in which the sliding branch of the pad spring is pre-stressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Sandra Merrien, Andre Gaye
  • Publication number: 20140326548
    Abstract: A disc brake whose carrier (11) includes two opposite arms (14F, 14B) each including a C-shaped axial housing (16F, 16B) accommodating a brake pad (12) including two opposite lateral lugs (26F, 26B), each lug (26) accepting a pad spring (40F, 40B) including at least one lower, sliding, branch (42F, 42B) and in which a lamellar element (22F, 22B) is interposed between the lug (26F, 26B) and the C-shaped housing (16F, 16B), this element (22F, 22B) including a lower first sliding flange (24F, 22B) accepting the sliding branch (42F, 22B) of the pad spring (40F, 40B) and an upper second flange (25F, 25B) for bearing vertically in the housing (16), at least one tangential preload spring (60B) for tangentially preloading the pad (12) interposed between an arm (14B) and the pad (12) and constantly urging the pad (12B) in a direction (DF) that is horizontal overall from the back forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Sandra MERRIEN, Andre GAYE
  • Publication number: 20140318905
    Abstract: A disk brake has a fork with two opposing arms each having a C-shaped axial seat designed to receive a brake pad with two opposing lateral lugs, each lug receiving a pad spring having at least one lower sliding branch, in which a laminar element is interposed between the lug and C-shaped seat, the element having a first lower sliding flange receiving the sliding branch of the pad spring and a second upper vertical supporting flange in the seat. The laminar element is elastically deformable between an initial free state in which the sliding flange and the lower face of the seat form a first acute angle and at least one state of loading by the pad spring in which the sliding flange forms a second acute or zero angle that is less than the first acute angle, and in which the sliding branch of the pad spring is pre-stressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Sandra MERRIEN, Andre GAYE
  • Patent number: 8708111
    Abstract: A disk brake (1) usually comprises a caliper (2), a carrier (3) and friction means (8, 9). The caliper is slideably mounted on the carrier. To improve the braking performance of such a disk brake while reducing the manufacturing cost, the invention provides that a first friction means is retained rotationally by the carrier while a second friction means is retained rotationally by the caliper. The disk brake according to the present invention is also characterized in that the carrier has at least two guide pins (17, 18), the caliper being slideably mounted on the carrier via these two pins, the caliper having at least two bores (19, 20) able to receive one pin each.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Pascal Mary Dit Cordier, Norbert Vanouche, Philippe Barret, Andre Gaye
  • Patent number: 7810617
    Abstract: A friction element for a disk brake that includes a support plate (2) on which is fixed a friction material designed to come into contact with a first face of a brake disk. The friction element also includes an elastic element for returning the friction element to its rest position, said elastic element including a wound section of turns from which extend a first and second arm (30, 32) of different lengths designed to bear elastically against an arch of a caliper of the disk brake. The wound section of turns is fitted into an orifice made in a radial projection of the support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Vanouche, Pascal Mary Dit Cordier, Andre Gaye, Daniel Menguy, Christophe Houdebine
  • Publication number: 20080128223
    Abstract: A disk brake (1) usually comprises a caliper (2), a carrier (3) and friction means (8, 9). The caliper is slideably mounted on the carrier. To improve the braking performance of such a disk brake while reducing the manufacturing cost, the invention provides that a first friction means is retained rotationally by the carrier while a second friction means is retained rotationally by the caliper. The disk brake according to the present invention is also characterized in that the carrier has at least two guide pins (17, 18), the caliper being slideably mounted on the carrier via these two pins, the caliper having at least two bores (19, 20) able to receive one pin each.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Pascal Mary Dit Cordier, Norbert Vanouche, Philippe Barret, Andre Gaye
  • Publication number: 20080087506
    Abstract: A friction element for a disk brake that includes a support plate (2) on which is fixed a friction material designed to come into contact with a first face of a brake disk. The friction element also includes an elastic element for returning the friction element to its rest position, said elastic element including a wound section of turns from which extend a first and second arm (30, 32) of different lengths designed to bear elastically against an arch of a caliper of the disk brake. The wound section of turns is fitted into an orifice made in a radial projection of the support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Vanouche, Pascal Mary Dit Cordier, Andre Gaye, Daniel Menguy, Christophe Houdebine