| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D560580 |
Caliper body of disc brake for vehicles |
January 29, 2008 |
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| D560579 |
Caliper body of disc brake for vehicles |
January 29, 2008 |
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| D556103 |
Calipers for disc brakes |
November 27, 2007 |
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| D555555 |
Calipers for disc brakes |
November 20, 2007 |
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| 7469580 |
Tire inflation pressure determining system and tire inflation pressure determining apparatus |
December 30, 2008 |
| A tire inflation pressure determining system is provided in which measurement results are transmitted to the exterior without providing a high precision oscillation circuit to a tire-mounted air pressure determining system.An LC resonance circuit is composed of a coil Ls and an infla |
| 7438160 |
Floating caliper disc brake |
October 21, 2008 |
| A caliper 2a is disposed between rotation input side and rotation output side engagement portions 8, 9 of a support member 3a so as to restrict the movement of the caliper 2a in a circumferential direction of a rotor 1. A guide pin 26 which supports the caliper 2a is passed through guide |
| 7416061 |
Brake member and bonding method |
August 26, 2008 |
| In a brake member having a brake lining bonded to a brake shoe, the brake shoe has a chemical conversion coating provided on the surface thereof and a ceramics coating layer provided on the chemical conversion coating which has been formed by dipping in a ceramics precursor solution. The |
| 7395903 |
Electric brake device |
July 8, 2008 |
| An actuator 23d for pushing a plurality of friction plates 44, 44 to a plurality of plates 37, 37 to be braked is composed of members including electroactive polymer, the shape of the elastomer of which is changed by electric energy. |
| 7326741 |
Friction material |
February 5, 2008 |
| In a friction material, columnar or scaly non-whisker-like alkali metal titanate or non-whisker-like alkali metal.cndot.alkaline-earth metal titanate having an average particle diameter in the range of 0.1 to 100 .mu.m and an aspect ratio of 3 or less and an inorganic porous filler are |
| 7233872 |
Difference correcting method for posture determining instrument and motion measuring instrument |
June 19, 2007 |
| The error of a sensor in motion capture system is corrected. An acceleration sensor determines the direction of gravity (G1) in a still initial state. The direction G1 will never change always if a drift dose not occur. However, actually if an object to which an acceleration sensor i |
| 7178645 |
Brake apparatus having automatic clearance adjusting mechanism with overadjustment preventer |
February 20, 2007 |
| A brake apparatus having an automatic clearance adjusting mechanism with an overadjustment preventer constituted such that a piston is constituted by a structure of being divided in a plug piston 16 and a ring piston 14. The plug piston 16 is integrated with an adjusting nut 20, a bearin |
| 7163089 |
Pad clip of disc brake apparatus |
January 16, 2007 |
| A pad clip 12 is provided between a backing plate 6 and an engaging portion 4 of a support member 1 to prevent rattling of the backing plate 6 during non-braking period and generation of hitting sound during braking period. In order to restrain the hitting sound, the backing plate 6 |
| 7124858 |
Brake system |
October 24, 2006 |
| An object of the invention is to provide a brake apparatus which can facilitate slope starting and slope climbing and which can be produced small in size and light in weight. In addition, another object of the invention is to provide a brake apparatus which can obtain a stable brake |
| 7070025 |
Drum brake apparatus |
July 4, 2006 |
| An automatic clearance adjusting device 10 that automatically adjusts the position of brake shoes (3, 4) based on the wear includes an adjuster gear that is rotatably depending on the amount of how much the brake shoes are parted from each other, a cam plate (25) rotated integrally w |
| 7044275 |
Drum brake device |
May 16, 2006 |
| In a drum brake device having a shoe drive cam, the braking force of which is mechanically controlled according to a reaction force acting on an anchor pin by a brake shoe, the cam plate 76 pivotally supported by the anchor pin 10 and the lever plate 30, to which a shoe operating force i |
| 6971484 |
Electric disc brake |
December 6, 2005 |
| A ball ramp mechanism constituting a force transmission converting mechanism is inserted into a cylinder of a caliper body and a relative rotation angle thereof is restricted to a predetermined range. Further, by successively assembling a piston head, a ramp plate and a ball and a screw |
| 6938736 |
Electric parking brake mechanism |
September 6, 2005 |
| An electric parking brake mechanism characterized in an electric parking brake for pressing a friction member to a braked member via a force transmission converting mechanism for converting a rotational movement of an electric motor to a linear movement, including an input shaft connecte |
| 6931929 |
Filler detection method and filler detection device |
August 23, 2005 |
| A sine wave electric signal whose frequency continuously varies within a predetermined frequency range is applied to a piezoelectric speaker, whereby a vibration frequency characteristic of the piezoelectric speaker is detected. A change of the frequency characteristic of the piezoelectr |
| 6679355 |
Electric braking device and method of controlling the same |
January 20, 2004 |
| The disclosure presents a control method for an electric braking device which includes a brake switch, a pushing force sensor, a thrust sensor, and an electric motor which moves a pad thrust member in a direction in which the pad thrust member approaches to a rotor rotating with the |
| 6670408 |
Friction material |
December 30, 2003 |
| A friction material comprises a fibrous reinforcement, a friction modifier and a binder. At least potassium hexatitanate fiber and potassium octatitanate fiber are used together as the fibrous reinforcement and mixed at a ratio in a range between 2 wt % and 40 wt % of the whole of the |
| 6635349 |
Friction material for brake |
October 21, 2003 |
| The present invention provides a friction material for brake not containing materials including heavy metals such as Cu or antimony. The friction material contains a fibrous component, a binding component and a friction modifying component, wherein magnesium oxide (MgO) and graphite are |
| 6632857 |
Friction material |
October 14, 2003 |
| A friction material comprising a fibrous reinforcement, a friction modifier, and a binder. An abrasive component of the friction material includes non-fibrous particulate matters having the same material as fibrous matters of rock wool, slag wool, and ceramics including Al.sub.2 O.su |
| 6560553 |
Method of estimating an eccentric position of an acceleration sensor and acceleration generating |
May 6, 2003 |
| A method of estimating an eccentric position of an acceleration sensor for a double turntable-type acceleration generating apparatus includes the steps of mounting the acceleration sensor on an auxiliary rotating body; rotating the auxiliary rotating body at a constant frequency with a m |
| 6533080 |
Floating caliper type disc brake |
March 18, 2003 |
| A pair of engaging protrusions provided in a support member and a pair of engaging grooves provided in a back plate of a pad are engaged with each other, and the pad is capable of being displaced only in the axial direction of a rotor. Each engaging protrusion is composed of a rising |
| 6478119 |
Brake pad wear detecting apparatus |
November 12, 2002 |
| A probe case attached to a back plate includes a first elastic locking piece for coupling with the back plate and a second elastic locking piece for fixedly positioning a probe. When the first elastic locking piece is attached to the back plate in a state of not mounting the probe, the f |
| 6475614 |
Friction material |
November 5, 2002 |
| In a friction material including a fibrous reinforcement, a friction modifier and a binder, no whisker-like potassium titanate fiber is contained, but powdery or flaky potassium titanate with an aspect ratio of not higher than 3 is mixed as a friction component. The diameter of the p |
| 6454062 |
Drum brake |
September 24, 2002 |
| A mount bracket attached to a vehicle body is formed by pressing a metal plate to constitute a structure substantially in a shape of a flat plate having a circular plate portion overlapping a circular disc portion of a backing plate and a flange portion extended from an outer periphery o |
| 6408994 |
Drum brake |
June 25, 2002 |
| In a drum brake, a damper spring is provided for transmitting a shoe operating force outputted from a power lever to an input lever and for absorbing an impact force transmitted from brake shoes to the power lever via a link mechanism. The damper spring is mounted between the power lever |
| 6408675 |
Eccentric error corrector and method of eccentric error correction for acceleration sensor in ac |
June 25, 2002 |
| An eccentric error corrector for a rotary-type acceleration generating apparatus. The eccentric error corrector includes a large-diameter turntable and a small-diameter turntable. The large-diameter turntable is rotated by a first servo motor. The small-diameter turntable is mounted on |
| 6382368 |
Drum-in disc brake |
May 7, 2002 |
| A support member of a disc brake and a backing plate of a drum brake are formed integrally, and a pair of pin supporting portions for respectively supporting a pair of caliper slide pins are provided in the support member so that the pair of caliper slide pins supporting a caliper are pa |
| 6367599 |
Ventilated disc |
April 9, 2002 |
| An inner disc portion and an outer disc portion are connected through first to fifth connecting ribs. The second and third connecting ribs which are provided on the outer diameter side are inclined reversely to each other so that a portion where the distance between outer-diameter-side e |
| 6353782 |
Auxiliary acceleration sensor device for an air bag system |
March 5, 2002 |
| To improve a response rate and an impact detection precision of an auxiliary acceleration sensor device for an air bag system, an auxiliary acceleration sensor device includes a longitudinal G sensor for sensing a longitudinal acceleration G of a vehicle, and lateral G sensor for sensing |
| 6328391 |
Drum brake device |
December 11, 2001 |
| A drum brake device produces a stable braking force at a predetermined boosting ratio in response to a brake operation force input thereto, even if the friction characteristics of the interface of the brake drum and the brake shoe varies, without increasing the size of the wheel cylinder |
| 6321889 |
Shoe driving mechanism for drum brake |
November 27, 2001 |
| A shoe driving mechanism for a drum brake for pressing brake shoes against a drum is formed as an assembly in which the following are assembled to base plates which are rotatably fitted to an anchor pin for a primary shoe: an anchor pin for the secondary shoe; first and second lever |
| 6318820 |
Antilock control method |
November 20, 2001 |
| An antilock control method wherein during the running of an automotive vehicle on a road surface (.mu.-split surface) having a different coefficient of friction where one of the right and left wheels of the same axle is on a road surface of the higher coefficient of friction and the |
| 6290036 |
Drum brake device |
September 18, 2001 |
| A drum brake device including, a pair of brake shoes, a wheel cylinder, anchor pins, and a control lever. The control lever is disposed between a wheel cylinder and a secondary shoe and has a structure that the flanges and are raised from both ends of a plate-like lever body. The first f |
| 6286643 |
Parking brake mechanism in drum brake |
September 11, 2001 |
| A parking brake mechanism in the duo-servo type drum brake includes a link type shoe drive mechanism for expanding a pair of brake shoes and an operating force generator for inputting a shoe operating force into an input lever of the shoe drive mechanism according to the brake operation. |
| 6286636 |
Disc brake |
September 11, 2001 |
| A disc brake comprises pads, a support member, elastic members, and a caliper. The pads include first engaging portions having first slanted surfaces with a first distance therebetween. The support member straddles the rotor and is supported on a body. The support member includes a pair |
| 6284815 |
Non-asbestos friction material |
September 4, 2001 |
| A non-asbestos friction material is disclosed, which comprises a non-asbestos fibrous reinforcement, a thermosetting resin binder, and a filler as the main components, wherein the fibrous reinforcement is a combination of plural kinds of non-asbestos fibers and contains sepiolite fib |
| 6279691 |
Electric braking device |
August 28, 2001 |
| A force transmitting and converting mechanism for an electric braking device comprising a gear, a nut, a rotating body, a ramp mechanism, a screw member, and a brake element. The gear is rotated by the electric motor, and the nut disposed being opposed to the gear. The rotating body |
| 6269915 |
Pad clip for a disc brake |
August 7, 2001 |
| A pad clip for a disc brake including at least one friction pad and a support member. The pad clip comprises a first U-shaped portion, a second U-shaped portion, and a third side portion. The first U-shaped portion includes a first base portion and first side portions, and is disposed |
| 6265356 |
Granules of raw material for friction material and method of manufacturing the same |
July 24, 2001 |
| Starting material containing raw material fiber, raw material powder and binder for manufacturing friction material is granulated, so that primary granules are made, and then the primary granules are crushed so as to obtain granules of raw material for manufacturing friction material. |
| 6260674 |
Friction material |
July 17, 2001 |
| A friction material contains a fibrous reinforcement, a binder, and a fricton modifier. The binder content of the friction material on the back plate side is made to be larger than the binder content of the friction material on the friction surface side. The fibrous reinforcement content |
| 6260670 |
Opposed piston type disc brake |
July 17, 2001 |
| An opposed piston type disc brake comprising an outer body, an inner body, cylinders, pistons, and pads. A rotor rotates together with a wheel being interposed between the outer and inner bodies. The cylinders are opposed to each other and arranged in both outer and inner bodies. The pis |
| 6257274 |
Valve opening and closing mechanism |
July 10, 2001 |
| A valve opening and closing mechanism comprising a cylinder, a control piston, a valve guide, and a valve assembly. The cylinder includes an inlet for supplying fluid. The control piston is slidably fitted to the cylinder and includes a first fluid passageway for flowing the fluid su |
| 6230851 |
Air disc brake |
May 15, 2001 |
| It is an object to obtain an air disc brake in which reduction in size, in weight, and in cost can be attained, and the responsibility can be improved easily. A pair of leg portions 15a in opposition to each other so as to put therebetween a rotor 3 are provided in a caliper body 15 fixe |
| 6230564 |
Semiconductor acceleration sensor and its self-diagnosing method |
May 15, 2001 |
| The invention provides a semiconductor acceleration sensor which is small in size, light in weight, simple in manufacture, low in manufacturing cost, and high in accuracy, and which, with a switch-on time set to a predetermined value, is stable in operation.In a semiconductor acceleratio |
| 6206487 |
Brake pressure control device |
March 27, 2001 |
| A brake pressure control device is provided that includes a brake valve, an air master cylinder, and an air control valve. The air control valve is provided between the brake valve and the air master cylinder for selectively controlling the air pressure supplied from the brake valve to |
| 6206147 |
Disc brake |
March 27, 2001 |
| In a disc brake of the type in which the outer pad is directly supported by the pawls 1a and 1b of the caliper 1 in a manner that the protrusions 5b and 5c of the back plate 5a of the outer pad 5 are put in engagement with the engaging parts 1c and 1d of the pawls of the caliper 1, the |
| 6196642 |
Four-piston brake fluid pressure controller with diaphragm |
March 6, 2001 |
| A brake fluid pressure controller of a brake having a master cylinder and wheel cylinders includes a control valve having a pilot piston, wherein pressure generated in the master cylinder acts on the pilot piston to control pressure generated in a pressure source, and wherein the generat |
