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7467692 |
A brake system includes a piston for applying an output force to a brake, a motor operatively connected to the piston and a controller receiving a braking request and sending a brake force signal commanding a level of brake force to the ...
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7464796 |
The system and method for monitoring wear of one or more aircraft parts, such as an aircraft brake, an aircraft tire, a standby system, and landing gear. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate ...
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7464795 |
A device and method for monitoring the application of a motor vehicle automatic parking brake by measuring a physical property (either resistivity or electrical conductivity) of a friction lining ( 3 ) of a brake pad ( 2 ) throgh a measu...
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7448475 |
The device comprises: an actuator unit arranged to apply a tension force on a pair of operating cables provided with a sheath; and a force sensing unit for providing a signal indicative of the force applied the sheath by either of the tw...
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7441632 |
A force sensor includes a shaft to which a magnet is fixed, and a case which can reciprocate with respect to the shaft and to which a Hall IC element is fixed. The Hall IC element outputs an output voltage which changes in accordance wit...
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7438368 |
A method for electric braking of a vehicle trailer and a device for vehicle trailers is provided. The vehicle trailer has a rigid hitch or drawbar arrangement ( 7 ) and is braked by the overrun forces generated as a result of braking of ...
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7437231 |
A braking system includes a brake control system (BCS) ( 26 ) having a first output ( 30 ) and a second output ( 32 ), a first controller ( 34 ) having a brake command input ( 38 ) connected to the BCS first output ( 30 ), a direct enabl...
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7416059 |
The system and method for monitoring wear of one or more aircraft parts, such as an aircraft brake, an aircraft tire, a standby system, and landing gear. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate ...
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7413061 |
A method and a device for controlling an electrically actuated wear adjuster of a brake application device for vehicles, in particular rail vehicles. Said method comprises the following steps: a) determination of an actual application st...
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7401686 |
A device in a vehicle brake arrangement for determining the applied brake force comprises an enclosed elastically deformable medium ( 20 ), on which the reaction force from the brake force is to act. An axially movable push rod ( 22 ) is...
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7398141 |
Methods and systems for measuring a brake stroke of an air brake assembly utilize a sensor, such as an accelerometer, mountable on a movable component, such as a brake cam shaft, of the air brake assembly that is external of the brake ch...
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7374254 |
A method for controlling an electric brake system having a piston moveable by an electric motor is provided. The method includes the steps of storing data for correlating a position of the piston to a braking force applied by the piston,...
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7374026 |
A parking brake assembly for an air actuated disc brake includes an operating shaft for amplifying a force supplied by an air actuator and transmitting the force to brake pads. The operating shaft is pivotable about an axis between a res...
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7370739 |
A shock absorber has a function of transmitting electric power between sprung and unsprung electrical components. The shock absorber includes a pair of conductive elements. The conductive elements are coupled electrically to each other. ...
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7364020 |
A force sensor for an electromechanical brake has a closed ring having a C-shaped profile that is open inwardly. Force is introduced along the inner circumference of the ring.
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7350883 |
Elevator brake or other drag is checked by establishing ( 10 - 13 ) baseline motor currents at plural determined positions as the car is moved up and down both empty and with full load. In a normal run ( 21 ), the load is recorded ( 22 )...
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7347304 |
A vehicle brake system includes a brake actuator, a brake controller operative to control the brake actuator, and at least one position sensor which senses a current position of at least one moveable brake component and provides a curren...
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7331427 |
A disc brake ( 10 ) is described, comprising a brake disc ( 12 ) and two brake shoes ( 20 ), which are pressable against both sides of the brake disc ( 12 ) and which in relation to a peripheral force (C′) generated upon application of...
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7234567 |
A brake application for a rail vehicle brake includes a brake actuator for application and release of the rail vehicle brake. Also included is a force converter for converting energy supplied by the brake actuator to a brake application ...
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7232013 |
A brake system including a brake pad shaped and located to apply pressure to a brake rotor and an actuator shaped and located to apply pressure to the brake pad to cause the brake pad to apply pressure to the rotor. The system further in...
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7228944 |
In a method for determining the temperature of a wheel-braking device of a brake system, the current disc temperature of the brake disc is determined based on the last-determined disc temperature, the energy supplied to the brake disc si...
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7207423 |
An acceleration sensing unit ( 1 ) includes an acceleration sensor element ( 4 ), wherein said sensing unit ( 1 ) emits an electric signal at a signal output (k 3 , k 4 ), the sensing unit ( 1 ) is electrically active and supplied with e...
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7198137 |
Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback with position sensing are described. In one described system, a first and second brake surfaces are configured to contact each other. An actuator may be configured to exert a force on at ...
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7185745 |
An electrically driven vehicle brake comprises a brake piston, which acts on at least one friction lining and can be displaced out of an initial position into an actuation position, in which the brake piston abuts the friction lining aga...
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7165657 |
A modular electrical resistance sensor is positionable in gaps between brake linings for a drum brake. The modular sensor is worn with the brake linings resulting in steadily increasing electrical resistance of the modular sensor. A meas...
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7137674 |
A method of generating a reverse driving signal for a vehicle includes the step of activating an actuator, such as a vehicle stop light switch, a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time. A braking system for a...
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7114597 |
A spring storage cylinder, for the generation of braking forces for the auxiliary and parking brake effect, comprises a piston, arranged in a housing, which may be displaced for the operation of a brake lever. The piston is pretensioned ...
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7114596 |
A brake system with an integral proximity sensor for providing an indication of a condition of the brake system. The brake system includes a brake drum, a brake shoe, a brake pad, and a position sensor. The brake pad is connected to a pa...
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7073874 |
A rotatable assembly for a vehicle road wheel includes a vehicle suspension knuckle ( 16 ), a drive shaft ( 24 ), a first bearing ( 30 ) carried by the knuckle for rotatably supporting the drive shaft, a wheel hub ( 13 ) drivingly connec...
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7032721 |
The invention relates to a control method for controlling a resetting system of a disc brake provided with a brake caliper, involving the following steps: 1. in order to determine the actual play of the disc brake, the brake disc is disp...
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7018002 |
The invention proposes a master cylinder 1 with a device for detecting actuation of a braking system. The detection device is fixed to a body 2 of the master cylinder 1 at a pressure chamber 5 . The detection device comprises a ma...
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7014016 |
A brake actuator assembly includes a sensor mounted to a push rod which is in communication with a transceiver antenna. The sensor provides positional information of the push rod relative to the antenna. A clearance between a friction el...
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7011186 |
In a method for determining the state of a motor vehicle brake, particularly the brake-lining state or the brake-lining thickness, a temperature sensor is arranged in the brake lining of the motor vehicle brake, and the temperature detec...
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7011185 |
A low cost brake sensor incorporates a sensor portion extending through one of the rivet holes in the backing plate of the brake pad. A locking sleeve snaps onto the sensor portion and secures the sensor to the backing plate. Preferably,...
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7007775 |
A screw actuator comprises a housing ( 1 ), a screw mechanism ( 4 ) with a nut ( 6 ) and a screw ( 5 ), as well as a motor ( 7 ) which is drivingly connected to the screw. The screw ( 6 ) is rotatably and translatably supported with resp...
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6969126 |
A braking apparatus comprises a first contact unit arranged on the rotary shaft side of a wheel, at least a second contact unit for contacting the first contact unit for generating a friction force, an actuator for pressing the second co...
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6959969 |
A method for detecting a contact point of a brake mechanism. The brake mechanism includes an actuator controlled by a motor. The method includes the steps of establishing a parameter of the motor and a derivative of the parameter and, if...
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6913328 |
A system and method for controlling brake actuation energy in electronically controlled brake systems of tractor and trailer vehicle combinations. The temperatures of the brakes of the tractor and trailer vehicle parts are determined and...
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6913118 |
The invention relates to a disc brake ( 10 ) having two brake shoes ( 12, 14 ), which for generating a clamping force (A, A′) are pressable against both sides of a brake disc ( 16 ), and having an actuator device ( 26 ) for actuating a...
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6888451 |
A method of monitoring the condition of a power spring of a pneumatic spring brake actuator of a vehicle by comparing the stroke of the push rod during normal braking and by actuating the parking brake, wherein a defective power spring i...
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6805224 |
An escalator brake torque monitoring apparatus comprises a brake having a brake arm with a mounting point for pivotally affixing the brake to a fixed element of the escalator. A torque sensor is mounted to the brake arm at the mounting p...
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6796404 |
A driving axle assembly includes an anti-lock braking system sensor, a carrier having an opening, a differential assembly including a housing rotatably mounted to the carrier and a cover pan mounted to the carrier to enclose the opening....
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6779636 |
A park-brake monitoring-system monitors the selected and actual operational states of a park-brake system of a vehicle. The park-brake monitoring-system includes one or more selected-state sensor(s) that produce signals implicative of th...
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6776266 |
A brake stroke sensor is disclosed. In particular, a digital brake stroke sensor capable of indicating a position of pushrod linear displacement is disclosed. The brake stroke sensor includes a prism attached to the pushrod. The prism in...
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6753771 |
A vehicle monitoring system for monitoring a condition of relatively moving vehicle components, particularly including the pushrod of a brake actuator, including a magnet on one of the components, a sensor on the other component within t...
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6749271 |
The invention relates to a pneumatic-hydraulic brake system with a pneumatic/hydraulic converter which converts a pressure that is pneumatically input by the driver into a hydraulic brake pressure. A sensor is provided which detects a ph...
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6742632 |
The invention relates to the damping of mechanical vibrations of components in apparatuses. In particular, the invention relates to the damping of components of brakes. For this purpose, at least one piezoelectric element is provided, wh...
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6662906 |
With electromechanically or electromotively operated brakes, adjusting a clearance presents a problem because with this type of brakes self-actuating reset means of the type provided for hydraulic brakes cannot be used. For adjustment, a...
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6659233 |
The system and method for monitoring wear of one or more aircraft parts, such as an aircraft brake, an aircraft tire, a standby system, and landing gear. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate ...
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6648103 |
A method and apparatus for securing a wheeled device such as a shopping cart is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a body having a pair of spaced stops with an intermediate trough. In use, the wheels of the cart are rol...
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