Patents by Inventor Sandra Merrien
Sandra Merrien 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).
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Patent number: 10197119Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: André Gaye, Sandra Merrien
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Return spring of a brake shoe including wear play compensation means, disk brake and replacement kit
Patent number: 10030729Abstract: A spring (48) includes successively a portion (50) for fixing the spring to the disk brake, a rigid branch (B2) connected to the fixing portion (50) by a bend (P1) plastically deformable about a first deformation axis (A1), another rigid branch (B3) connected to the aforementioned rigid branch (B2) by a second plastically deformable bend (P2), and a further rigid branch (B4) connected to the aforementioned rigid branch (B3) by a third plastically deformable bend (P3) that cooperates directly or indirectly with an associated portion of the brake shoe, each rigid branch (B2, B3, B4) being a strip that lies in a plane parallel to the first deformation axis (A1).Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Alexandre Foucoin, Didier Montegu, Sandra Merrien -
Patent number: 9863490Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Andre Gaye, Sandra Merrien
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Patent number: 9689445Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Sandra Merrien, Andre Gaye, Thierry Bindner
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Patent number: 9638275Abstract: A brake calliper has two arms, each including a housing and a stub. A member for guiding a disc brake pad is disposed in the housing, and is secured by lugs to a front of the stub. The member includes a body having a U-shaped section formed by an inner radial surface, a base, an outer radial surface, and includes a tongue that extends beyond an edge of the body, and that is configured to be hooked in the housing and to fully lock the member in the arm. An inner side of the body is bordered by an inner front supporting surface disposed against an inner surface of the arm. An outer front supporting surface is disposed against the front of the stud, extends into a hairpin damper spring extending towards the front of the stud, and is bordered on each side by a tongue that form side end-stops.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Bernard, Sandra Merrien, Roger Mahoudeaux
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Patent number: 9574628Abstract: A radial spring for a disk brake pad and brake pads and brakes provided with such radial springs, in which the radial spring is for the lug of a brake pad. The spring includes a clamp and a supporting loop. The clamp is formed of a straight arm, an undulating bottom, and an arm in the shape of a Z, followed by the loop connected by a bend, followed by a bend with a large radius of curvature connected to the pad terminated by a turn that is almost at a right angle to the extremity of the pad.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Simon Bernard, Sandra Merrien, Roger Mahoudeaux
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Patent number: 9551391Abstract: A brake calliper has two arms, where each arm includes a housing and a stub. A member for guiding a disc brake pad is disposed in the housing, and is secured by lugs to a front of the stub. The member includes a body having a U-shaped section formed by an inner radial surface, a base, and an outer radial surface. An inner side of the body is bordered by an inner supporting surface located on an inner surface of the arms, and an outer supporting surface of the body is disposed against a front of the stud. The out supporting surface extends into a supporting surface toward the front of the stud. The body further includes a locking tongue that extends beyond an edge of the body, and is configured to be hooked in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Bernard, Sandra Merrien, Roger Mahoudeaux
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Publication number: 20160290420Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Andre GAYE, Sandra MERRIEN
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Publication number: 20160273596Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Andre Gaye, Sandra Merrien
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Patent number: 9388868Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Sandra Merrien, Andre Gaye
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RETURN SPRING OF A BRAKE SHOE INCLUDING WEAR PLAY COMPENSATION MEANS, DISK BRAKE AND REPLACEMENT KIT
Publication number: 20160102721Abstract: A spring (48) includes successively a portion (50) for fixing the spring to the disk brake, a rigid branch (B2) connected to the fixing portion (50) by a bend (P1) plastically deformable about a first deformation axis (A1), another rigid branch (B3) connected to the aforementioned rigid branch (B2) by a second plastically deformable bend (P2), and a further rigid branch (B4) connected to the aforementioned rigid branch (B3) by a third plastically deformable bend (P3) that cooperates directly or indirectly with an associated portion of the brake shoe, each rigid branch (B2, B3, B4) being a strip that lies in a plane parallel to the first deformation axis (A1).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Alexandre FOUCOIN, Didier MONTEGU, Sandra MERRIEN -
Publication number: 20160076612Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Sandra MERRIEN, Andre GAYE, Thierry BINDNER
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Patent number: 9217480Abstract: A disc brake pad includes lugs, each of which is provided with a groove that receives the tongue of a coiled spring disposed in a housing in the brake yoke. The aforementioned groove has an essentially mixtilinear rectangular section, of which the base is formed in cross-section by a central portion in the form of a convex root face forming a support extending on each side into a fillet recessed from the supporting plane. The fillet joins the respective side of the groove behind the supporting plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Bernard, Sandra Merrien, Roger Mahoudeaux
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Patent number: 9080624Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Sandra Merrien, Andre Gaye
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Publication number: 20150176666Abstract: A radial spring for a disk brake pad and brake pads and brakes provided with such radial springs, in which the radial spring is for the lug of a brake pad. The spring includes a clamp and a supporting loop. The clamp is formed of a straight arm, an undulating bottom, and an arm in the shape of a Z, followed by the loop connected by a bend, followed by a bend with a large radius of curvature connected to the pad terminated by a turn that is almost at a right angle to the extremity of the pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Simon Bernard, Sandra Merrien, Roger Mahoudeaux
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Publication number: 20140326548Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Sandra MERRIEN, Andre GAYE
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Publication number: 20140318905Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Sandra MERRIEN, Andre GAYE
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Publication number: 20140311839Abstract: A disc brake pad includes lugs, each of which is provided with a groove that receives the tongue of a coiled spring disposed in a housing in the brake yoke. The aforementioned groove has an essentially mixtilinear rectangular section, of which the base is formed in cross-section by a central portion in the form of a convex root face forming a support extending on each side into a fillet recessed from the supporting plane. The fillet joins the respective side of the groove behind the supporting plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Bernard, Sandra Merrien, Roger Mahoudeaux
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Publication number: 20140305754Abstract: A brake calliper has two arms, each including a housing and a stub. A member for guiding a disc brake pad is disposed in the housing, and is secured by lugs to a front of the stub. The member includes a body having a U-shaped section formed by an inner radial surface, a base, an outer radial surface, and includes a tongue that extends beyond an edge of the body, and that is configured to be hooked in the housing and to fully lock the member in the arm. An inner side of the body is bordered by an inner front supporting surface disposed against an inner surface of the arm. An outer front supporting surface is disposed against the front of the stud, extends into a hairpin damper spring extending towards the front of the stud, and is bordered on each side by a tongue that form side end-stops.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Simon Bernard, Sandra Merrien, Roger Mahoudeaux
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Publication number: 20140291083Abstract: A brake calliper has two arms, where each arm includes a housing and a stub. A member for guiding a disc brake pad is disposed in the housing, and is secured by lugs to a front of the stub. The member includes a body having a U-shaped section formed by an inner radial surface, a base, and an outer radial surface. An inner side of the body is bordered by an inner supporting surface located on an inner surface of the arms, and an outer supporting surface of the body is disposed against a front of the stud. The out supporting surface extends into a supporting surface toward the front of the stud. The body further includes a locking tongue that extends beyond an edge of the body, and is configured to be hooked in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Bernard, Sandra Merrien, Roger Mahoudeaux