Including Means To Prevent Vibration Of Brake Element Patents (Class 188/73.36)
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Patent number: 11193762Abstract: A rotary disk rotatable around a vertical rotation axis; a bearing supporting the rotary disk so as to be freely rotatable; a slide disk slidable on a top surface of the rotary disk; a position adjustment bracket that displaces the slide disk along the top surface of the rotary disk; a placement disk that is supported by the slide disk; a plurality of air nozzles that are arranged on a top surface of the stator in an annular shape centered on the rotation axis, and form a static pressure air film between the top surface of the stator and a bottom surface of the rotary disk; an aerostatic pocket formed between the top surface of the rotary disk and a bottom surface of the slide disk; and a communication aperture is formed on the rotary disk and introduces pressure of the static pressure air film into the aerostatic pocket.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Hisayoshi Sakai, Junsuke Yasuno, Ryosuke Watanabe
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Patent number: 11111974Abstract: A brake carrier for a disc brake of a commercial vehicle has an attachment region for fixing on a vehicle axis and at least one pad shaft for receiving and supporting at least one brake pad. The pad shaft is formed by way of an inlet-side carrier horn, an outlet-side carrier horn and a bridge which connects the inlet-side carrier horn and the outlet-side carrier horn. Regions of the bridge which adjoin the carrier horns form bearing surfaces for radially supporting the at least one brake pad. The respective guide contours for guiding the brake pad into a push-in position are arranged to the side of the pad shaft on a side surface of the carrier horns, in which push-in position the brake pad can be pushed axially with respect to the vehicle axle into the pad shaft between the carrier horns.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Tobias Fischl, Josef Schropp, Andreas Petschke
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Patent number: 10955016Abstract: A pad spring has a guide part which is attached to come into contact with an inner side surface and a bottom surface on an outer side in a disc radial direction of a pad guide, and guides the friction pad in a disc axial direction, and an extension part which extends from the guide part in a direction away from the friction pad and comes into contact with a side surface of a torque receiving part of the attachment member by a projecting piece part on a distal end side to press the side surface of a torque receiving part. The extension part is provided with a pressing operation part which is pressed to move the projecting piece part in a direction away from the side surface of the torque receiving part.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Khai Piau Lim, Shiro Nagashima, Shinji Suzuki
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Patent number: 10816049Abstract: A cast iron brake caliper of a disc brake, includes a caliper back and caliper head connected to the caliper back via tension struts arranged parallel and spaced apart from one another. The caliper head has a housing surrounding an accommodation chamber for functional parts and, separate from and adjacent to the housing, an integrally molded, protruding connector, which accommodates a bearing bore for a fixed bearing, and is connected to the housing by way of an integrally molded rib. The brake caliper is designed such that the rib is guided across the connector up to and into an outer edge region of the caliper head.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventor: Christian Stoeger
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Patent number: 10718393Abstract: A spring of a caliper of a brake disc is capable of avoiding knocking of the pad against the rests of the caliper body and suitable to be arranged astride a disc of a brake disc. The spring includes a sheared and bent laminar body and is mounted on a caliper between an edge of a support plate of a pad, and at least one wall of a caliper body. The laminar body includes a tab portion bent as a spring, a first hooking portion having at least one C-shaped portion to be arranged astride the plate edge, and a second hooking portion resting on a radially outer portion of the plate edge.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: FRENI BREMBO S.p.A.Inventors: Cristian Crippa, Matteo Costa
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Patent number: 10443417Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a retention assembly for a gas turbine component including a first and a second gas turbine wall respectively defining a first and a second surface. A retainer, positioned between the first and the second surfaces, includes a flange, which contacts the first surface. A plurality of fingers extends outwardly from the flange. A first finger portion extends away from the first turbine wall toward the second wall. A second finger portion connected to the first finger portion extends substantially parallel to the flange. The second finger portion of a first finger of the plurality of fingers is positioned in a first slot defined in the second surface. The second finger portion of a second finger of the plurality of fingers adjacent to the first finger is positioned on the second surface adjacent to the first slot.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Dylan James Fitzpatrick, Christopher Paul Tura
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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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Patent number: 10113599Abstract: A kit including first and second retaining brackets for hydraulic disc brake systems is provided. The first retaining bracket is adapted for circumferential fixation about a conventional caliper associated with hydraulic disc brakes. The second retaining bracket is adapted for positioning against an underside of the caliper and for fixation to a conventional mounting bracket for the caliper. The first and second retaining brackets provide additional reinforcement for the brake pads of the hydraulic disc brake system, preventing them from becoming dislodged or misaligned.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Inventor: Edwin Beachy
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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: 9791004Abstract: A disc brake includes a pair of end-side connector parts that connect a pair of cylinder parts across over a disc rotor, and an intermediate connector part that is installed between the end-side connector parts and that connects the pair of cylinder parts across over the disc rotor and brake pads. The brake pads are provided with protrusion segments that are formed at positions that are outer end sides in a rotor radial direction and that protrude in directions separated from middle portions of the brake pads in a rotor rotational direction, and the end-side connector parts are provided with pad engaging faces on which inner regions in the rotor radial direction of the protrusion segments are oppositely disposed and which are formed of the same member as a caliper main body.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Keisuke Nanri
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Patent number: 9695894Abstract: A caliper disc brake of a vehicle, in particular of a commercial vehicle, a brake disc, a brake caliper, a brake support plate, a force transmission element, such as, for example, a pad support and/or a pressure plate, which is guided and supported in a well of the brake caliper or of the brake anchor plate, a holding-down spring (32) for holding down the force transmission element, and a holding-down device (36). The holding-down device is held by a holding device, pretensions the holding-down spring radially against the force transmission element and pretensions the holding-down spring tangentially in the direction of rotation against the force transmission element during forwards travel. The holding-down spring has two identical spring legs that enclose an angle of more than 95° with the base in the relaxed state and an angle of less than 85° with the respectively adjacent spring leg.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: WABCO Europe BVBAInventors: Wolfgang Falter, Oliver Friebus, Hellmut Jäger, Hans-Christian Jungmann
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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: 9512890Abstract: An assembly comprising a caliper body (2) of a caliper assembly for parking disc brake, said caliper body (2) comprising a channel (14), said axial channel (14) being defined by at least one wall having at least one flattened length forming at least one guide surface (15; 16); at least one portion of caliper body (10) projecting towards the disc or above the disc (3), said portion of caliper body (10) comprising a surface facing the disc (11) or at least the friction material (12) of said pad (8), and wherein said surface facing the disc (11) has a flattened length forming at least one abutment surface (12; 13) and wherein said at least one guide surface (15; 16) is oriented differently with respect to said at least one abutment surface (12; 13) so as to avoid that they are mutually coplanar; said guide surface (15; 16) is suitable to face an opposite guide surface (25; 26) provided for on an associable supporting plate (21, 22) of an associable pad (8) in order to allow the positioning and sliding thereof agType: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Lorenzo Nessi, Adriano Bonetti, Cristian Crippa
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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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Patent number: 9285000Abstract: A disc brake includes a caliper main body configured to have a pad assembling space that is disposed across over a disc rotor and opens toward an approximate middle thereof in a rotor radial direction and a connector part that crosses the pad assembling space in a rotor axial direction, and a pad spring that is engaged with the connector part of the caliper main body by a pair of claw portions facing each other, is installed on the caliper main body, and biases the brake pads in a rotor rotational outlet direction and inward in the rotor radial direction. The pad spring has a symmetrical shape with respect to the center in a longitudinal direction thereof, and the pair of claw portions are engaged with the connector part in a state in which the center in the longitudinal direction is offset in a rotor rotational direction with respect to the center in the rotor rotational direction of the brake pads.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Keisuke Nanri
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Patent number: 9180841Abstract: A disk brake including a mount member having a pin insertion portion integrally connected to a connection portion so as to outwardly protrude from an outer surface of the connection portion in a radial direction of a disk rotor. A tip of a pin insertion hole of the pin insertion portion is positioned at an inner side of a vehicle relative to an outer portion. Thus, it is possible to prevent a braking torque from affecting the pin insertion portion of the mount member. As a result, it is possible to prevent a slide pin from interfering with an inner wall surface of the pin insertion hole, thereby preventing a brake judder phenomenon from occurring during a braking operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Shinji Suzuki, Jun Watanabe, Satoru Tsurumi
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Patent number: 9051846Abstract: A positioning member for presenting a ring segment for a turbine wheel mounted to rotate about an axis inside a casing. The member presents: a fastener portion for fastening to the casing; a resilient portion forming a spring; and a bearing portion connected to the resilient portion and serving to bear axially against the ring segment such that when the member is mounted the ring segment is pressed axially against a portion of the casing by the positioning member.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: TURBOMECAInventors: Jean-Baptiste Arilla, Denis Chanteloup, Yvan Lameignere
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Patent number: 8839917Abstract: An object is to stably exhibit a two-stage spring characteristic of a plate spring for restraining the generation of a clonk noise in a disc brake apparatus for use in a vehicle. A plate spring 90 for restraining the generation of a clonk noise has a fixture portion 91 having a shape resembling the squarish letter U and elastically fixed to a back plate 61, and an extension portion 92 extending continuously from the fixture portion 91. The extension portion 92 includes an engagement subportion 92a engaged with a support member at all times; a curved subportion 92b located between the engagement subportion 92a and the fixture portion 91; and a contact-engagement subportion 92c located between the curved subportion 92b and the fixture portion 91.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Ito, Takao Iida
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Patent number: 8684148Abstract: Provided is a disc brake capable of preventing large positional shift of a position of abutment of a return spring against a mounting member, which occurs with wear of a friction pad and the like. The return spring for biasing the friction pad in a direction away from a disc includes a fixed portion on one side, which is fixedly mounted to the friction pad, an extending portion extending from the fixed portion in an axial direction of the disc and in a direction away from the friction pad, a turned-back portion formed by turning back a distal end side of the extending portion toward the mounting member, and an abutting portion provided on a distal end side of the turned-back portion so as to be elastically brought into abutment against a side of the mounting member.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Sysetms, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhiro Wakabayashi, Shigeru Hayashi
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Patent number: 8540060Abstract: There is provided a disk brake comprising: a mounting member axially extending over a disk periphery, the mounting member including a pad guide where a friction pad travels; a caliper; and a return spring between the friction pad and the mounting member and urges the friction pad into a return direction separating from the disk, wherein the return spring includes: a first extended portion where a base end side thereof is fixed to a back plate of the friction pad while a top end side thereof extends separating from the disk; and a second extended portion folded from the top end side of the first extended portion toward the mounting member, a top of the second extended portion extending to elastically abut to the side of the mounting member, and a plate thickness direction of the first extended portion extends to be approximately a radial direction of the disk.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Hayashi, Masatoshi Tazaki
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Patent number: 8505699Abstract: A brake pad assembly provided for a disc brake apparatus. The brake pad assembly comprises a backing plate having a flat inner face and a flat outer face oriented opposite to the inner face, a friction member fixed to the inner face of the backing plate, and an anti-squeal shim attached to the outer face of the backing plate. The anti-squeal shim includes a flat support plate attached to the outer face of the backing plate and a straight flat flange plate. The support plate of the anti-squeal shim has a peripheral edge including opposite outer and inner edges and opposite side edges. The flange plate is in the form of a flexible cantilever formed integrally with the support plate of the anti-squeal shim and extends away from one of the outer, inner and opposite side edges of the support plate of the anti-squeal shim.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Material Sciences CorporationInventors: Ramana Kappagantu, Eric Denys
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Patent number: 8505696Abstract: Provided is a shim structure adapted to be interposed between a friction member and a forcing member configured to urge the friction member against a rotating member of a brake system. The shim structure includes a sheet member having opposing first and second surfaces defining a substantially uniform thickness of sufficient magnitude to not deform during urging of the friction member. There is no viscoelastic layer on the first or second surfaces. The first and second surfaces also define a waveform cross-section having an amplitude and a wavelength extending substantially the entire length of the sheet member; the amplitude and wavelength are of sufficient ratio to provide selective noise and vibration damping, isolation, and thermal dissipation for the brake system. Additionally, the amplitude and wavelength are configured to be variably tunable, providing different predetermined levels of noise and vibration absorption and attenuation. The wave-form cross-section is preferably sinusoidal.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Material Sciences CorporationInventor: Eric Denys
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Patent number: 8397880Abstract: A clip comprising: a body portion; one or more arms connected to the body portion and projecting away from the body portion; a deformable portion of the one or more arms that is distal from the body portion; and a lip on the one or more arms that is proximate to the body portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Akebono Brake CorporationInventor: Galus Chelaidite
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Patent number: 8348025Abstract: The present invention is a shim or shim assembly that clips onto a brake caliper piston. It is generally a rimmed round (disc or annular) shape to cap the edges of the caliper piston and includes surface features for lubrication, and improved fitting. Reduced noise from frictional fretting is provided along with protection of piston's outer rim. Reduced thermal transfer into the piston is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Inventors: Ray Arbesman, Nghi Pham
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Patent number: 8342297Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle braking assembly with reduced squeal, having: a brake pad operative to apply a braking force to a brake rotor or drum, the brake pad being subject to vibration during braking; and a damper attached to the pad, configured to force a squeal reducing vibration in the brake pad, the damper including: (i) a first mass; (ii) a second mass connected to the first mass by a first shaft; and (iii) a third mass connected to the first mass by a second shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jim Chern, Ronald Alan Smith
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Patent number: 8292043Abstract: A disc brake apparatus which can securely suppress clunking sounds not only at the time of forward braking of a vehicle but also at the time of back braking of the vehicle is provided. When a backing metal 6A of a brake pad 6 shifts toward a first torque receiving part 3C of a torque member 3 along with an operation for forward braking of the vehicle, a leading end part of a spring piece 9A engages one slope of an engaging projection 6E, so as to elastically press the backing metal 6A toward the first torque receiving part 3C, whereby the disc brake apparatus is held in a first contact state. When the backing metal 6A shifts toward a second torque receiving part 3D of the torque member 3 along with an operation for back braking of the vehicle, the leading end part of the spring piece 9A engages the other slope of the engaging projection 6E, so as to elastically press the backing metal 6A toward the second torque receiving part 3D, whereby the disc brake apparatus is held in a second contact state.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihide Sekiya, Hiroshi Isono, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8225911Abstract: A brake pad assembly is provided that includes a backing plate including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and at least one opening. Also included are a friction material associated with the backing plate and a shim plate having a first shim surface and a second shim surface, and a tab projecting from the second shim surface. The shim plate is securely fastened to the backing plate by inserting the tab into the opening such that the friction material, when plastic, embeds the tab inside the opening by flowing through the opening, and subsequently hardens around the tab.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: GRI Engineering & Development, LLCInventors: Jiashen Lin, Steve Wang, Abhimanyu Kumar
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Patent number: 8215458Abstract: A system for retaining a back plate of a disc brake pad is described. The system includes an elongated resilient element for applying a force to the back plate, a base of the resilient element extending along an edge of the back plate, contacting the edge along a majority of its length, legs of the resilient element, extending from the base, generating the force applied to the back plate by the base when deformed by a compression element, and retaining elements for preventing axial displacement of ends of the resilient element, and lateral slipping of the resilient element.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Dennis Wolf, Martin Ebenhofer
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Patent number: 8037977Abstract: The present invention includes a disk brake including a caliper having an opening, the opening includes two edges, the caliper also having pin holes positioned adjacent to the two edges, a pad positioned in the opening of the caliper, a pair of pad pins connectable to the pin holes of the caliper and able to movably support the pad and a bias member capable of biasing the pair of pad pins in at least one of a mutually approaching direction and a mutually separating direction, the bias member is capable of elastically pushing the pair of pad pins against hole wall surfaces of the pin holes of the caliper.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takeo Arakawa
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Patent number: 8000839Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system actively cancels vibrations in a computer system. During operation, the system monitors vibrations in the computer system. Next, the system analyzes the vibrations to identify one or more harmonics in the vibrations. The system then actively cancels one or more of the identified harmonics.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.Inventors: Aleksey M. Urmanov, Anton A. Bougaev, Kenny C. Gross, Andrew J. Lewis
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Patent number: 7905334Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Manfred Reuter, Jürgen Balz, Ralph Petri, Sebastian Satzmann, Dirk Eser
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Patent number: 7828123Abstract: A brake calliper for a disc brake, in particular for motor cycles and/or bicycles, includes a housing (30) for accommodating brake linings (40) which grip a brake disc during braking, with the housing having an abutment area (33) for contact with the brake linings during braking in the forward direction of travel and an assembly opening (29) which is opposite the abutment area (33) and through which the brake linings (40) can be inserted into the housing (30). A brake lining securing device (50) secures the brake linings in the housing (30) on the side opposite the abutment area (33), and a brake lining support device (31) supports the brake linings (40) between the abutment area (33) and the brake lining securing device (50). The brake linings can be arranged so that firstly the danger of undesired blocking during the braking process and secondly the danger of vibration of the brake during driving are substantially reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Gustav Magenwirth GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Michael Ruopp
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Publication number: 20100236878Abstract: Among abutment parts (Af, Bf, Cf, Ar) of pad-side engagement parts (11a, 11b) and support-member-side engagement parts (10a, 10a), a portion (Af) which bears a tangential force (Ff) applied to the pad (5a, 6a) during a forward rotation of the rotor on a forward side of the forward rotation of the rotor is positioned inwardly in a radial direction of a rotor with respect to a virtual tangent (k) at a centroid (O) of the pad (5a, 6a) of a virtual circle having a center identical with a center of the rotor and passing through said centroid (O). Among the abutment parts (Af, Bf, Cf, Ar), portions (Bf, Cf) which bear a rotational moment (Mf) applied to the pad (5a, 6a) during the forward rotation of the rotor are positioned at the circumferential both end parts of a support member (2a) and outwardly in the radial direction of the rotor with respect to the virtual tangent (k).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Toshifumi MAEHARA
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Patent number: 7798294Abstract: A lining for a disc brake, in particular, a pneumatically actuated disc brake designed for utility vehicles, includes a pressure plate and a lining material mounted on the pressure plate. At least one return mechanism located on the pressure plate causes axial return of the brake lining after brake applications, and presses against the lining housing of a disk brake and performs a tilting motion in the lining housing when the brake is applied. The return device also includes a tensioning device acting in a tangential direction and including a tensioning spring which, when the brake is not applied, elastically prestresses the pressure plate in the tangential direction relative to a disc of the disc brake that is towards the lining house such that the return device presses tangentially in prestressed manner against the lining housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2004Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventor: Johann Iraschko
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Patent number: 7784591Abstract: A brake pad assembly includes a brake pad including a base portion, a first ear portion, and an opposed second ear portion. The first ear portion and the second ear portion extend outwardly from the base section. The first ear portion includes a first upper section, a first central section, and a first lower section. The second ear portion includes a second upper section, a second central section, and a second lower section. A first clip receives the first ear portion and a second clip receives the second ear portion. The first ear portion includes a first defined contact location and a second defined contact location in relation to the first clip. The second ear portion includes a third defined contact location in relation to the second clip.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Scott Franz, Charles C. Giacomazza, Eduardo Morais, William J. Vander Roest
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Publication number: 20100147634Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of a brake caliper has a housing with a first chamber and a second chamber. The brake caliper also has a first piston that moves in response to fluid pressure in the first chamber and has a second piston that moves in response to fluid pressure in the second chamber. A brake pad has a leading end portion that is acted upon by the first piston and has a trailing end portion that is acted upon by the second piston. A fluid passage leads to the first chamber. The trailing end portion contacts an associated rotor before the leading end portion contacts the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INCInventors: Mark T. Riefe, Brent D. Lowe, David B. Antanaitis, Patrick J. Monsere
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Patent number: 7644809Abstract: A spring member for disc-brake calipers is interposed between a lateral edge of at least one pad and reaction surfaces of the caliper so as to act resiliently on the pad. The spring member comprises a ‘U’-shaped portion suitable for forming a connection with a protuberance of the reaction surfaces, a first resilient portion suitable for acting on the pad in a tangential direction, and a second resilient portion suitable for acting on the pad in a radial direction. The first and second resilient portions constitute a single body projecting from a first connection end of the first resilient portion that is connected to the ‘U’-shaped portion, so that, when the at least one pad is in a mounted configuration, it is acted on resiliently by the spring member both in a radial direction and in a tangential direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2003Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Gianpaolo Cortinovis, Maurizio Mascheretti, Tomasz Woloszyn
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Patent number: 7604098Abstract: A Coulomb friction damped disc brake caliper bracket, wherein damping is provided by Coulomb friction, most preferably at the outboard tie-bar thereof. In one form, at least one clamping member applies compressive force externally to the caliper bracket, and in a second form, at least one interfacial boundary is internally disposed in the caliper bracket. Provided thereby is a mechanically distinguishable surface boundary between two surfaces which are in mutual contact such that a state of Coulomb friction exists therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventors: Omar S. Dessouki, Brent D. Lowe, Mark T. Riefe, Matthew T. Doescher, James J. Yuhas
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Patent number: 7513340Abstract: The present invention relates to a brake holder of a floating-caliper disc brake for motor vehicles at which brake pads arranged on either side of an associated brake disc are displaceably mounted. To ensure ease of displaceability a brake pad guide spring is provided that extends between the brake holder and the brake pads. For ease of mountability of both the brake pads and the brake pad guide spring, it is arranged for that the brake pad guide spring is mountable on the brake holder in a generally radial direction and is locked at the brake holder in both radial and axial directions by means of at least one fixing clamp, and at least one spring arm is designed at the brake pad guide spring and fixes at least one brake pad under spring bias in position on the brake holder in a clearance-free manner. These provisions not only improve the mountability of a brake of this type but also the rattle-free resilient arrangement of the brake pads.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2003Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Uwe Hendrich, Reiner Müller, Rolf Weiler
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Patent number: 7481304Abstract: First to third inner locking pieces 12 to 14 are provided at both ends of an inner shim plate 2a in a radial direction of a rotor so as to be bent toward the pad, respectively. First to third outer locking pieces 15, 17 and 18 are provided at both ends of an outer shim plate 1a in the radial direction of the rotor so as to be bent in the same direction as the locking pieces 12 to 14. An inner shim plate 2a is mounted on a pressure plate 10, and the first to third outer locking pieces 15, 17 and 18 are superimposed on the first to third inner locking pieces 12 to 14 such that main body parts 7 and 8 of the respective shim plates 2a and 1a are locked in the pad in the axial direction of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetoshi Tsurumi, Takaaki Sasaki
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Patent number: 7410034Abstract: A parking brake including a disc fixed to a vehicle and a plurality of clips attached to the disc to align channels on first and second brake shoes with a braking surface on a drum. Each clip has a rectangular shape with a flat first end fixed to the disc and a U-shaped second end defined by parallel first and second sides separated by a spacer. A projection on the first end is mated with the disc to align the second end along a radial plane of the axis of the drum. The sides of the second end resiliently engage the channels and align friction surfaces on the first and second brake shoes with the braking surface. In addition, the clips attenuate any vibration that may occur between first and second brake shoes and the drum during movement of the vehicle to reducing the creation of noise in the brake.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2006Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Robert Lee Wagner, William E. Sherman, II
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Patent number: 7370736Abstract: A laminated shim for a disc brake has a pad side shim and a pressing member side shim. The pad side shim is provided at a backside of a backing plate of pad. The pressing member side shim is disposed between the pad side shim and a pressing member used for pressing the pad against a rotor. The pad side shim has hooks that extend over and are hooked onto a peripheral edge of the backing plate. The pressing member side shim has hooks that extend over a surface of a respective pad side hook. The pressing member hooks are slidably contacted to the top of the hooks of the pad side shim so as to be easy to slide in a surface direction with respect to the pad side shim and the backing plate of the pad.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Anda, Nobuyuki Oi
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Patent number: 7318503Abstract: A brake caliper mounting clip is disposed between a brake caliper having a brake pad channel and a brake pad having an edge member. The edge member moves in the brake pad channel between a rotor gap and a caliper housing. The clip further comprises a pad holding portion slidingly engaged with the edge member and having a plurality of pad retaining members. The pad retaining members are connected to the pad holding portion and disposed between the edge member and the rotor gap. The plurality of the pad retaining members is further configured to prevent the brake pad from falling into the rotor gap. Additionally the edge member of the brake pad and the plurality of pad retaining members are configured to prevent improper installation of the brake pads in the caliper.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2004Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: Akebono Corporation (North America)Inventor: Muhammad Farooq
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Patent number: 7299903Abstract: A brake pad clip for a disc brake assembly is disposed between a caliper member and a brake pad. A U-shaped section includes a base portion with opposing symmetrical leg portions extending at substantially right angles from the base portion. The U-shaped section is adapted to receive a portion of a brake pad therebetween. A first abutment portion extends from the base portion in an opposing direction from the leg portions. A second abutment portion is in spaced relation to the first abutment portion and extends from the base portion in an opposing direction of the leg portions. The first abutment portion and the second abutment portion are adapted to receive a portion of a caliper member.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes CompanyInventors: Todd Rockwell, James Bergman
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Patent number: 7021727Abstract: There is a case where first and second pressurizing units press different portions of friction members to a brake disc so as to press the friction members to the brake disc with predetermined pressing force, thereby generating braking force. When the brake noise is generated, a distribution ratio of the pressing force is changed by changing at least one of the pressing force generated by the first pressurizing unit and the pressing force generated by the second pressurizing unit. Accordingly, when the friction member contacts the brake disc, it is possible to change pressure distributions between first portions and second portions, whereby the brake noise is reduced or suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Kamiya, Hiroshi Kondo, Shin Sasaki, Daizo Oba
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Patent number: 6994190Abstract: A pad for a disk brake comprising a plate for supporting a friction lining which can come into contact, at the braking stage, with a disk associated with the brake is characterized in that the pad comprises weights associated rigidly with the plate for varying the mass of at least one portion of the plate so as to achieve an inertia of the pad that substantially prevents vibrations of the pad which could cause noise of the disk brake during braking.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2000Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Giovanni Gotti, Luigi Cavestro
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Patent number: 6955247Abstract: Disc brake comprising two pads each intended to cooperate with a lateral face of the disc to be braked under the action of control element comprising an axially mobile piston, parallel to the disc axis, in a caliper straddling the disc. The piston cooperates according to a support zone with the pad facing it. The pad includes a metal support carrying a friction lining. The support is symmetrical to a transverse plane of symmetry, which is perpendicular to it and which is parallel to the disc axis, the piston axis being displaced with respect to said plane of symmetry by being at a transverse distance therefrom. An anti-noise shim is arranged between the piston and the support and provided with an opening arranged at right angles with the piston support zone: the anti-noise shim carries another opening, the openings being arranged symmetrically with respect to said plane of symmetry.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Federal Mogul Friction Products SASInventor: Laurent Renauld
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Publication number: 20040154882Abstract: A caliper latten (54, 154, 254, 354, 454) for disk brakes (2), which is mounted within a caliper body (6) or half-body (6A, 6B) of a disk brake caliper, and interposed between a lateral edge (50) of a pad (30) and reaction shoulders (26) of the caliper body or half-body, further comprising fixing systems for fixing the latten to the caliper body or half-body. Such fixing systems comprise at least one portion suitable for producing a form-fit coupling (74) with a corresponding portion of the caliper body or half-body and at least one coupling for threaded connection (78), said at least one portion suitable for producing a form-fit coupling (74) and said at least one coupling for threaded connection (78) being located in anchorage ends (100), spaced from each other, of the latten (54, 154, 254, 354, 454).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventors: Giancarlo Vezzoli, Mattia Regazzoni, Pierangelo Gherardi
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Patent number: 6644444Abstract: A retainer clip for brake-pad support pins of vehicle brake calipers, is provided, wherein at least one support pin that is supported removably by a caliper element, which is intended to hold the pads, and which has a safety device associated removably with the support pin to prevent the support pin from slipping out of the caliper element. The retainer clip has, for each support pin, a respective clip with an eye which can be mounted astride the support pin, wherein the eye extends around the support pin, the support pin having abutment means, for example, a larger diameter and a smaller diameter, for preventing relative axial sliding of the clip on the support pin in at least one direction, thereby preventing slipping of the support pin out of the caliper element.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Marco Paravisi, Fausto Gandolfi
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Publication number: 20030037999Abstract: A rotor such as a brake disk for a vehicle has a spring holder that circumferentially extends around an axis of the disk. A coil spring extends around the axis along the spring holder. The spring is loaded onto the spring holder by its own resilience. The spring has a load rate that generates a tension that allows the spring to move circumferentially relative to the spring holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Toshio Tanaka, Michiya Hayashi