Patents by Inventor Bengt Vilen

Bengt Vilen 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: 7506730
    Abstract: Braking arrangement, and vehicles upon which the braking arrangement can be incorporated. The braking arrangement including a set of at least two wet brakes (1), the brakes being adapted to produce different maximum braking force values. Each of the brakes includes a housing (4) with two housing parts (13, 14) which can be separated from one another. A disk set is enclosed in each housing and a brake piston (17) for actuating the disk set is provided for the purpose of producing a braking effect on a rotating member connected to the disk set. The disk set of a first (1) of the brakes includes a first number of disks (7, 10) which are active for braking, and the disk set of a second of the brakes, which brake is intended for a smaller maximum braking force in relation to the first brake, includes, in relation to the first number, a smaller number of disks which are active for braking of the same size as the disks in the first brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment Components AB
    Inventors: Jonny Strandberg, Bengt Vilen, Dong Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20030079947
    Abstract: Braking arrangement, and vehicles upon which the braking arrangement can be incorporated. The braking arrangement including a set of at least two wet brakes (1), the brakes being adapted to produce different maximum braking force values. Each of the brakes includes a housing (4) with two housing parts (13, 14) which can be separated from one another. A disk set is enclosed in each housing and a means (17) for actuating the disk set is provided for the purpose of producing a braking effect on a rotating member connected to the disk set. The disk set of a first (1) of the brakes includes a first number of disks (7, 10) which are active for braking, and the disk set of a second of the brakes, which brake is intended for a smaller maximum braking force in relation to the first brake, includes, in relation to the first number, a smaller number of disks which are active for braking of the same size as the disks in the first brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Volvo Construction Equipment Components AB
    Inventors: Jonny STRANDBERG , Bengt VILEN , Dong Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 6076639
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wear indicator (11) for a vehicle brake, for example. The indicator has an adjustable measuring rod (12) which can be inserted into a cavity (14) in a brake housing (2), so that one end abuts against the brake piston (4) and the other end protrudes from the brake housing. When the brake is engaged, the length of the measuring rod (12) can be calibrated by means of a calibrating cap (27, 30) to a predetermined starting value corresponding to new friction linings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventors: Tord Dahlen, Bengt Vilen, Thomas Andersson