Patents by Inventor Dirk Eser

Dirk Eser 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: 7905334
    Abstract: A spot-type disc brake with a housing comprising a housing bridge, with at least one housing leg having an actuating assembly comprising an actuator unit and a component movable along an axis of movement. At least one brake shoe is arranged at the component and is slidably supported on at least one support. The brake shoe is braced with the support against an abutment surface by means of a hold-down spring. The abutment surface of the hold-down spring is arranged non-parallel to the axis of movement. Thereby, not only a radial preloading force FR is produced, but also a force component Fx normal thereto, which assists the retracting movement of the brake shoe from the brake disc, thus improving the clearance behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Manfred Reuter, Jürgen Balz, Ralph Petri, Sebastian Satzmann, Dirk Eser
  • Publication number: 20080110703
    Abstract: A spot-type disc brake with a housing comprising a housing bridge, with at least one housing leg having an actuating assembly unit comprising an actuator unit and a component movable along an axis of movement. At least one brake shoe is arranged at the component and is slidably supported on at least one support. The brake shoe is braced with the support against an abutment surface by means of a hold-down spring. The abutment surface of the hold-down spring is arranged non-parallel to the axis of movement. Thereby, not only a radial preloading force FR is produced, but also a force component FX normal thereto, which assists the retracting movement of the brake shoe from the brake disc, thus improving the clearance behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Manfred Reuter, Jurgen Balz, Ralph Petri, Sebastian Satzmann, Dirk Eser