| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 188152000 | Road vehicle | 84 |
| 20130032438 | BRAKING CALIBRATION FOR VEHICLES - Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided for calibrating a braking system of a vehicle. The braking system has an electric motor, a pump, and a hydraulic accumulator. A speed of the vehicle is obtained, and a pressure within the hydraulic accumulator is measured. The pump is operated via an electric motor to provide hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic accumulator based on the speed of the vehicle and the measure of pressure of the hydraulic accumulator. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130048446 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS - An adjustment device for hydraulic brake systems includes a hollow case and a retractable unit. The hollow case has a rotatable ring to control the retractable unit. One end of the hollow case is connected to a hydraulic hose, and another end is connected to a brake lever. When the user adjusts the rotatable ring, the retractable unit exerts one adjustable pressure on the hydraulic oil constantly so that the user can easily press the brake lever to slow down the vehicles. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20110297494 | VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly including a housing ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20080271964 | Electro-Pneumatic Latching Valve System - The electro-pneumatic latching valve system having an electrical switch unit that further includes an “apply” or “activate” switch, a “release” or “deactivate” switch, and a power supply. A first solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the activate switch and a second solenoid valve is in electrical communication with the deactivate switch. A pneumatic latching valve is in pneumatic communication with the first and second solenoid valves and a source of pressurized control and supply air is in pneumatic communication with the pneumatic latching valve and the solenoid valves. A terminal device, e.g., a spring brake, is in pneumatic communication with the latching valve, and the device is released or applied in response to pressurized supply air delivered to the device through the pneumatic latching valve in response to pneumatic control signals delivered to the pneumatic latching valve from the solenoid valves. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20110290601 | Hydraulic Brake - A hydraulic brake is used to a handle of a two wheel vehicle and contains a body including two first tabs, the handle including an axial hole and a through bore to receive an adjustable nut having a screw aperture to be screwed with first threads of a connecting post of a hydraulic piston, the body including a retaining sleeve and two second tabs, a hydraulic cylinder including an oil chamber and fitted to a holder, a positioning nut having an orifice screwed with second threads of the hydraulic cylinder, the holder including a receiving room to receive an oil cup, a pore, and a cover, an outer diameter of the pore of the holder being equal to that of the hydraulic cylinder, the hydraulic piston including the connecting post, and the connecting post including the first threads to screw the connecting post with the orifice of the positioning nut. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110067962 | VEHICLE HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle hydraulic control device for driving a parking rod to a parking disengagement position and a parking engagement position, and switching a shift range at least between a parking range and a non-parking range by switching an engagement state of a parking gear and a parking pole. The vehicle hydraulic control device includes a parking cylinder and a switch valve. The parking cylinder receives an oil pressure for driving the parking rod to the parking disengagement position. The switch valve is driven based on an electric actuator and switches an operation state between a parking disengagement state in which a source pressure from an oil pressure supply source is supplied to the parking cylinder as a disengagement pressure for disengaging the parking gear and the parking pole from each other, and a parking engagement state in which the disengagement pressure is not supplied to the parking cylinder. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20080236962 | VEHICLE BRAKE APPARATUS - A pressure regulating valve unit | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080289917 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A HYDRAULIC BRAKE CIRCUIT COMPRISING A PARTICLE FILTER - The device | 11-27-2008 |
| 20110079472 | Brake Actuating Device of a Vehicle - A brake actuating device has an actuator functionally connected between a piston and a brake pedal lever. The actuator is capable of varying the path length of a force-conducting connection between the brake pedal lever and the piston of the brake cylinder via a displaceable element. A spring element acts on the brake pedal lever. The spring force varies during the variation of the path length such that a sum of the spring force and a force acting on the brake pedal lever from the brake cylinder remains essentially unchanged. The spring element is fastened with one end to the displaceable element and with the other end to the brake pedal lever with the interposition of a tensioning mechanism, which is guided by a cam track provided on the brake pedal lever. The cam track and the spring element are designed such that a displacement of the displaceable element into any possible position of the brake pedal lever does not generate a change in the pedal force at the brake pedal lever that is perceptible to the driver. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110100771 | OPPOSED HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - Braking systems and methods having above atmospheric pressure applied to the working hydraulic fluid of the braking system. In certain preferred arrangements, the braking system includes at least one source of pressure, which pressurizes a fluid. The pressurized fluid acts on respective pressure surfaces of the master plunger(s) and the slave piston(s) that are opposite the active or working surfaces of the master plunger(s) and the slave piston(s). | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110048874 | ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE BOOSTER - The invention relates to an electromechanical brake booster with an electric motor and a helical gearing. The brake booster is used for coupling an auxiliary force via a driver into a piston rod. The invention proposes connecting a spindle of the helical gearing elastically via a spring element to the piston rod such that, in the event of rapid actuation of the brake, the helical gearing and a rotor of the electric motor do not have to be accelerated entirely muscle power. The muscle power required for actuating a brake is reduced as a result in the event of a rapid actuation of the brake. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110147142 | BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TOWING VEHICLE AND TRAILER VEHICLE COMBINATION - A braking control system is provided for a towing vehicle and trailer vehicle combination, each vehicle being equipped with pneumatic brakes controlled by the towing vehicle, the towing vehicle being connected to the trailer vehicle by separable and lockable coupling means ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20080223670 | Cylinder mechanism - A cylinder mechanism includes a housing, a piston slidably held in the housing for defining a fluid chamber for introducing a working fluid thereinto, and a plurality of disc springs for urging the piston toward the fluid chamber. At least two of the disc springs have respective bottom ends facing each other. A ring has an arcuate surface held against respective inner slanted surfaces of the at least two of the disc springs. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20110073420 | HIGH PRESSURE SWITCH - The present inventor devised, among other things, an exemplary pressure switch that includes a low-pressure switch housing portion and a high-pressure fitting portion. The low-pressure switch housing, which is formed of plastic for example, includes an electrical switch that can be turned on or off by moving a first contact between a pair of stationary contacts. The high-pressure fitting portion, which is formed of metal for example, has first and second barbed or threaded connector ends, which respectively engage an opening in the switch housing and a fluid line of an external system. An axial bore extending through the high-pressure fitting contains a piston which extends into the switch housing and is fastened to the first contact of the electrical switch. In operation, the piston travels within the bore in response to positive or negative pressure, moving the first contact toward or away from the stationary contacts to open or close the switch. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110132703 | HYBRID BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a hybrid brake system to perform a braking operation for a vehicle by generating hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder. The hybrid brake system includes an input shaft, a pedal simulator connected to the input shaft, a master cylinder provided therein with first and second pistons, an oil supply part supplying oil to the pedal simulator and the master cylinder, a power piston connected to the first piston, and a first chamber formed between the power piston and an inner surface of the master cylinder. The pedal simulator includes a simulation housing, a simulation rod provided at one end of the simulation housing, a second chamber formed at a lateral side of the first chamber to receive the simulation rod, and a boosting part communicated with the second chamber to generate the repulsive force as the brake pedal is pressed. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110108377 | HYDRAULIC ACTIVE BOOSTER - Disclosed is a hydraulic active booster capable of easily adjusting the structure of a simulator. The simulator of the hydraulic active booster includes a simulator housing having a first receiving part for receiving a control plunger, a second receiving part for receiving a part of a first piston into which the control plunger is inserted, and a third receiving part for receiving a simulator piston. The third receiving part is separated from the first and second receiving parts. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20100181152 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a braking control system for automotive vehicles comprising a braking control member ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20120145493 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A brake device for a vehicle includes a brake pedal rotatably supported on a support shaft and extending in a front ward direction from the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A master cylinder is located on the rear side of the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for generating a braking hydraulic pressure according to the rotational operation of the brake pedal. An operational amount detector is mechanically connected to the brake pedal for detecting the rotational amount of the brake pedal. The master cylinder includes an axis that is arranged vertically and is located above the support shaft with the operational amount detector being located on the rear side of the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle. Thus, the master cylinder and the operational amount detector can be densely arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145494 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE - A VSA device ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110315493 | MULTI-STAGE BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE - A brake assembly includes an operator brake pedal configured to be depressed at a brake pedal angle, and brake pedal linkage operatively connected to the operator brake pedal. The brake pedal linkage is configured to apply a braking force in response to the depression of the operator brake pedal. A brake pedal effort input is associated with the brake pedal angle, and a first rate of change of the brake pedal effort input with respect to the brake pedal angle may be associated with an initial range of motion of the operator brake pedal. A second rate of change of the brake pedal effort input with respect to the brake pedal angle may be associated with a subsequent range of motion of the operator brake pedal. The second rate of change may be greater than the first rate of change. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120118682 | INPUT DEVICE OF VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The present invention provides an input device of a vehicle brake system, the input device being a separate unit from an electric brake actuator, the electric brake actuator for generating a first fluid pressure, the input device of the vehicle brake system comprising: a master cylinder for generating a second fluid pressure; a stroke simulator for applying a simulated reaction force, the stroke simulator and the master cylinder forming an attachment body, with the stroke simulator disposed in communication with the master cylinder; and a component storage box provided on the attachment body for a component of either one of the master cylinder and the stroke simulator, wherein the attachment body has a vent hole with a first end in communication with the component storage box and a second end in communication with a space formed before a surface of a dashboard having the input device mounted thereon. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120312645 | MULTI-PRESSURE VALVE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - A vehicle braking system includes a brake associated with a respective wheel of the vehicle, a multi-pressure valve associated with the brake, and a controller electrically communicating with the multi-pressure valve. The multi-pressure valve receives fluid at a first pressure at a supply port and is capable of delivering the fluid at a delivery port at a plurality of pressure profiles. A control signal is transmitted to the multi-pressure valve. The multi-pressure valve delivers the pressurized fluid to the brake, via the delivery port, at one of the plurality of delivery pressure profiles based on the control signal. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20100200342 | BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE BRAKE-BY-WIRE TYPE - A brake system of the brake-by-wire (BBW) type for a vehicle having a brake pressure signal generator which can be activated by a brake pedal and can be connected to wheel brakes outside the BBW operating mode, having a pressure source which can be actuated by an electronic control unit and can be connected to the brakes of the vehicle in the BBW operating mode, having provisions for sensing a driver's deceleration request and having a pedal travel simulator which interacts with the brake pedal. A restoring force acting on the brake pedal can be simulated in the BBW operating mode independently of the actuating of the pressure source, and having a device which can be actuated by the electronic control unit and which permits activation of the pedal travel simulator in the BBW operating mode and deactivation of the pedal travel simulator outside the BBW operating mode. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110147141 | Valve Device, Electrically Operable Parking Brake System and Method for Controlling an Electrically Operable Parking Brake System - A valve device is provided for a pneumatic brake system of a commercial vehicle and comprises a pilot piston, radial seals and at least one valve seat, which can be displaced in the direction of motion of the pilot piston. | 06-23-2011 |
| 188344000 | Velocipede | 25 |
| 20090120750 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE LEVER - A hydraulic brake lever generally includes a brake lever base, a handle hinged to the brake lever base, an oil reservoir and a half cover. The brake lever base may include a connecting portion and a main portion. A top of the connecting portion may be cooperable with the half cover to mount the hydraulic brake lever to a handlebar. The main portion may include a brake lever cylinder. The brake lever cylinder may include a return spring biasing a piston in the brake lever cylinder. The piston may have an outer end hinged with a push rod and another end hinged with the handle. The oil reservoir may be disposed in one side of the connecting portion adjacent the handle, and fluidly coupled to the brake lever cylinder. The position of the oil reservoir may be higher than the position of the brake lever cylinder. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20130025988 | SEALING DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY - A sealing device for hydraulic brake lever assembly includes a seat having an oil tank defined therein for receiving oil. The oil tank has a connecting hole defined therein. The oil tank is conically tapered toward the bottom thereof. An elastomer is sealingly received in the oil tank. The elastomer has an U-shaped portion formed therein for providing a resilient force. The elastomer has a movable portion formed therein. A piston assembly is received in the oil tank and connected to the elastomer for actuating the elastomer. At least one oil seal is sleeved on the driving shank for preventing oil leakage. When braking, the piston assembly actuates the U-shaped portion to deform. The movable portion is pushed to pressing oil into the connecting hole. When an oil pressure is decreased, the U-shaped portion restores. The movable portion is pulled backward by the resilient force. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130056318 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE CLAMP FOR BIKES - A hydraulic brake clamp for bikes includes a clamp, two piston assemblies and a cap. The clamp has a brake disk room defined on the middle thereof so that a brake disk is received therein. An assembling room and a receiving room are respectively defined in two sides of the clamp. The brake disk room, the assembling room and the receiving room are in communication with each other. A connecting hole is defined through the clamp and communicates with the receiving room. The piston assemblies are assembled from the brake disk room to the assembling room and the receiving room. The cap is threaded into the receiving room via the connecting hole for sealing the receiving room and preventing the piston assemblies from dropping out from the connecting hole. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20090008198 | MULTI-POSITION BRAKE LEVER SYSTEM WITH A CONVERTER THAT CONVERTS A CABLE ACTUATOR TO A HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR - A hydraulic assembly for a hydraulic disc brake system that includes a housing defining a cylinder, a piston received in and moveable within the cylinder, a first lever operatively associated with one of the piston or the cylinder, and a second lever operatively associated with the other of the piston or the cylinder. Moving the first lever pushes one of the piston or the cylinder in a first direction, and moving the second lever pulls the other of the cylinder or the piston in a second direction. In a preferred embodiment, the piston has a non-actuated position and a fully actuated position, and the piston is biased towards the non-actuated position, and wherein the cylinder has a non-actuated and a fully-actuated position, and the cylinder is biased towards the non-actuated position. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090152063 | Pumping device for a hydraulic brake of a bicycle - A pumping device for a brake device of a bicycle includes a tunnel and a main cylinder directly and respectively disposed in a distal portion of a handlebar of the bicycle. The tunnel is provided to contain oil and the main cylinder is connected to the brake device. The tunnel and the main cylinder communicate with each other via a first hole and a second hole that are respectively defined in the distal portion of the handlebar of the bicycle. A pair of ears extends from a distal end of the handlebar and a lever pivotally connected to the pair of the ears for operating the main cylinder. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090152061 | Adjustable pumping device for a hydraulic brake device of a bicycle - An adjustable pumping device for a hydraulic brake device of a bicycle includes a body mounted to a handlebar of the bicycle and having a first tunnel defined therein for containing oil. A main cylinder is disposed in the body and pumps oil to the hydraulic brake device of the bicycle. A lever is pivotally mounted to the body and has an adjuster mounted in the lever for adjusting an ineffective stroke of the main cylinder. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090120751 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE LEVER - A hydraulic brake lever includes a body having a bladder chamber, a cavity and a flexible separator mounted between the bladder chamber and the cavity. The flexible separator holds hydraulic oil in a front section of the body and prevents a rear section of the body from contacting with the pressurized hydraulic oil. A cylinder is mounted in the cavity of the body and accommodates a piston set. Thus, a high pressure is kept in the cylinder and is not applied directly on the body. Due to the separating design, the hydraulic oil applied a low pressure on the body. Thus, manufacturing the body is less limited and a manufacturing cost is reduced. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110192687 | Handle mount for brake lever of wheeled cycle - A brake lever assembly includes a handle mount having a fluid reservoir formed in a lever housing, a cylinder engaged into the lever housing and having one or more apertures communicative with a bore of the cylinder and the fluid reservoir of the lever housing for receiving a piston, a brake handle pivotally coupling to the lever housing with a pivot shaft and pivotally coupled to the piston with a link rod, the lever housing is made of lighter materials, such as plastic or composite materials with a molding process and with a decreasing manufacturing cost, the lever housing is molded onto the cylinder, or the cylinder is engaged into the lever housing after the lever housing is molded. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20080251334 | MASTER CYLINDER LEVER FOR A HYDRAULIC BRAKE WITH DEAD-BAND ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A master cylinder assembly for a bicycle disc brake having a housing defining a cylinder, a piston received in the cylinder, a lever pivotably attached to the housing, and an adjustment guide body that is operatively associated with the piston. The piston is moveable within the cylinder between a select starting position and a pressurized position. The lever is operatively associated with the piston to move the piston from the select starting position to the pressurized position as the lever is pivoted between a rest position and a fully-actuated position. The adjustment guide body is pivotable between a first position and a second position for adjusting the select starting position of the piston. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080245632 | BICYCLE HYDRAULIC BRAKE DEVICE - A bicycle hydraulic brake device includes a housing having a master cylinder, a master piston movably mounted in the master cylinder, a brake operating member and an adjustment mechanism. The brake operating member is arranged to move between a rest position and a brake actuating position and to move the master piston in response to movement of the brake operating member to the brake actuating position. The adjustment mechanism is arranged to adjust the rest position and a free stroke of the brake operating member with an initial travel position of the master piston remaining unchanged. The adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment member that adjusts a length of a free stroke and a second adjustment member that adjusts the rest position of brake operating member without changing the length of the free stroke. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090152062 | Position seat for a hydraulic brake device of a bicycle - A position seat for a hydraulic brake device of a bicycle includes a position member mounted to a handlebar of the bicycle and a pumping member partially received in the position member. The pumping member is selectively rotatable relative to the position member. A semi-annular groove is defined in an outer periphery of the pumping member and a locking pin extends through the position member and partially received in the semi-annular groove to prevent the pumping member from detaching from the position portion before being positioned and limit a rotate range of the pumping member relative to the position member. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110031078 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - A hydraulic brake control apparatus including a body portion, a hydraulic brake control mechanism, and a lever portion. The body portion has a first section configured to fit within an interior of a bar opening and a second section configured to be mounted outside of the interior of the bar opening. The hydraulic brake control mechanism includes a hydraulic brake pressure cylinder having a piston chamber therein, where at least a portion of the hydraulic brake control mechanism is housed within the first section of the body portion. The lever portion connected to the body portion and configured to actuate the hydraulic brake control mechanism. The body portion includes a port fluidly connected to the piston chamber by a conduit. The port is provided on the second section in order to allow bleeding of air from within the piston chamber when the body portion is mounted to the bar opening. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110031079 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL LEVER THEREFOR - A control lever including a body portion, a mounting portion, at least one mounting screw, and a lever portion. The body portion has a first section configured to fit within an interior of a bar opening, where the first section is configured to house at least a portion of a control mechanism and has an inclined surface on an outer surface thereof. The mounting portion is configured to slide on the inclined surface, and the mounting screw connects the mounting portion to the body portion. The lever portion is connected to the body portion and is configured to actuate the control mechanism. The mounting screw is configured to slide the mounting portion along the inclined surface so as to push the mounting portion and a side of the first section against an inner surface of the bar opening in order to mount the body portion to the bar opening. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110240426 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE LEVER APPARATUS - A hydraulic brake lever apparatus is provided with a brake lever housing, a piston, a mounting structure, a brake lever and a fluid reservoir. The brake lever housing includes a cylinder having the piston movably disposed within the cylinder. The mounting structure mounts the brake lever housing to a bicycle handlebar. The brake lever pivotally is mounted to the brake lever housing and moves the piston within the cylinder in response to pivotal movement of the brake lever relative to the brake lever housing. The fluid reservoir fluidly communicates with the cylinder via a port that communicates hydraulic fluid therebetween. The fluid reservoir has a cylindrical shape and lies in a side by side relationship with the cylinder to prevent gas bubbles that have moves from the cylinder to the fluid reservoir via the port from flowing back to the cylinder. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240425 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE LEVER APPARATUS - A hydraulic brake lever apparatus is provided with a brake lever housing, a piston, a mounting structure, a brake lever, a fluid reservoir and a diaphragm. The brake lever housing includes a cylinder having the piston movably disposed within the cylinder. The mounting structure mounts the brake lever housing to a bicycle handlebar. The brake lever pivots relative to the brake lever housing to move the piston within the cylinder. The fluid reservoir fluidly communicates hydraulic fluid with the cylinder via a port. The fluid reservoir has a cylindrical shape and lies in a side by side relationship with the cylinder. The diaphragm is disposed within the fluid reservoir, and includes a substantial arrowhead shaped portion that allows the volume of the diaphragm to change smoothly while ensuring the volume of the hydraulic fluid chamber within the fluid reservoir. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120199432 | Brake transmission mechanism in a brake lever of bicycle - A brake operating device for bicycle is provided a housing mounted on a handlebar and including a channel; a hydraulic brake lever pivotably secured to the housing and including an push member at one end, the push member including a cavity; a brake transmission mechanism disposed in the channel and comprising a stepped-diameter piston including an annular first groove distal the cavity, an annular second groove proximate the cavity, an intermediate groove, a resilient ring member put on the first groove, a return spring biasing against one end of the piston, an O-ring sealingly put on the second groove, and a flat surface at the other end facing the cavity; and an actuating member rotatably contacting both the cavity and the flat surface. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20110017560 | MASTER CYLINDER-MOUNTED DISPLAY FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A cover for a hydraulic master cylinder. The cover includes an interface configured to sealingly engage with a master cylinder body to jointly define a hydraulic fluid reservoir. An electronic display unit is positioned at least partially within the cover and viewable from outside the cover. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110162929 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - A hydraulic brake system includes a bicycle steering assembly having a head tube, a connecting member connected with the head tube and a handlebar mounted on the connecting member. The connecting member has a receiving portion disposed therein. A hydraulic device is mounted in the receiving portion. The hydraulic device includes a hydraulic braking mechanism and at least one connecting tube connected with the hydraulic braking mechanism. A braking device is adapted to mount on a wheel of the bicycle. The at least one connecting tube is connected with the braking device. Two brake levers are respectively mounted on two ends of the handlebar. Each brake lever has a brake cable connected therewith. The brake cable has one end connected to a corresponding brake lever and the other end connected to the hydraulic brake mechanism for relatively driving the brake device. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110147149 | BICYCLE HYDRAULIC BRAKE ACTUATION DEVICE - A bicycle hydraulic brake actuation device includes a hydraulic master cylinder housing having a bore, a lever, a master piston and an adjuster. The lever is pivotally coupled to the hydraulic master cylinder housing for movement between an at rest position and a brake engagement position. The master piston is disposed within the bore and having an adjustment end. The adjuster is operably disposed between the adjustment end of the master piston and a portion of the lever. The adjuster is movable between a plurality of adjustment positions relative to the adjustment end such that with the lever in the at rest position, movement of the adjuster between the plurality of adjustment positions moves the master piston between a corresponding plurality of adjustment positions along an axial length of the bore. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120145497 | Hydraulic brake controller - A hydraulic brake controller does not only dispose a first oil-return hole, which is connected to an oil storing space, at a stroke place of allowing a piston to reciprocate in a main oil cylinder, but also disposes a regulating screw, which stretches the first oil-return hole, on a controller main body. The speed of returning hydraulic oil to the oil storing space can be controlled by simply changing the degree of the regulating screw stretching the oil-return hole so that time of allowing the piston passing through the oil-return hole to completely impose the braking force on the brake pad can be extended or reduced, thereby achieving a goal of conveniently regulating the braking sensitivity. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120305355 | BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY WITH TWO CYLINDER UNITS - A brake lever assembly includes a body connected to an oil pipe and includes a first room and a second room. A first path communicates between the storage space and the first room. A second path communicates between the first room and the second room. The oil pipe is connected to a hydraulic oil storage space in the body. A lever is pivotably connected to the body and includes a push portion. A first cylinder unit is located in the first room and connected between the oil pipe and the push portion. The first cylinder unit is operated a first travel. A second cylinder unit is located in the second room and has a first end contacting inside of the body and a second end connected to the push portion. The second cylinder unit is operated a second travel which is longer than the first travel. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20110155525 | Adjustable brake lever assembly for bicycle - An adjustable brake lever assembly includes a handle mount having a lever housing, a piston of a brake device slidably engaged in the lever housing, a rotary member pivotally coupled to the lever housing, a brake handle includes a mounting arm connected to the rotary member for adjusting the brake handle relative to the rotary member and the lever housing, a barrel is pivotally fitted into the mounting arm, and a link rod is pivotally coupled to the piston of the brake device and includes a threaded segment engaged with the barrel for adjusting the brake handle relative to the brake device and the lever housing and for allowing the brake handle to be operated by adults or children of different hand or palm sizes or dimensions: | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120152673 | Brake master cylinder - A brake master cylinder of the invention is to dispose a main oil cylinder and an oil storing space on a handlebar base. In addition, a sleeve engaged with the main oil cylinder is disposed in the oil storing space. The one end of the oil storing space has a fastening seat passed by a draw bar linked to the brake handlebar, and a positioning sheath of the fastening seat is utilized to engage with the sleeve. A leakage prevention component is disposed between the fastening seat and the handlebar base. A bushing integrally extended from the leakage prevention component is utilized to encapsulate the positioning sheath of the fastening seat and the sleeve. Accordingly, the brake master cylinder having convenient assembly and better sealing effect for hydraulic oil is obtained. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120160625 | Hydraulic Brake Lever - A control assembly is mountable to a handlebar. The control assembly features a housing mountable to the handlebar and a brake actuation mechanism including a brake lever pivotally connected to a housing. The brake lever defines a fluid cavity inside the brake lever such that the fluid cavity pivots with the lever relative to the housing. A piston is provided in the fluid cavity and also pivots with the lever relative to the housing. Actuation of the lever causes the piston to move in the fluid cavity to provide compressive force to a fluid. The fluid cavity is in fluid communication with a hydraulic line. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20100051400 | Hydraulic brake lever device for bicycle - A hydraulic brake lever device includes a cylinder housing for attaching to a handlebar of a bicycle and having a chamber for receiving a hydraulic oil and a piston and a spring member, a level handle has a block pivotally attached to the cylinder housing and having one end engageable with the cylinder housing, an actuating member is attached to the other end of the block for selectively forcing the piston onto the spring member, and an adjusting member threaded to the block and extendible out of the block for engaging with the cylinder housing and for adjusting the movement between the level handle and the handlebar and for allowing the level handle to be suitably operated by a user. | 03-04-2010 |
| 188345000 | With multiple master cylinders | 5 |
| 20090008199 | Motorcycle Brake System - A hydraulic motorcycle brake system includes an accommodating member for the hydraulic connection of two master brake cylinders to the front-wheel brake and rear-wheel brake having several pressure channels for the front-wheel circuit and rear-wheel brake circuit, and allowing manufacture in a simplest possible manner, and a pair of wheel brake connections connectable to the rear-wheel brake and front-wheel brake open into a lateral surface of the accommodating member, the wheel brake connections being arranged between a pair of pressure connections that are connectable to the two master brake cylinders. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100300823 | VALVE FOR THE BRAKING BALANCEMENT, FOR A FARM TRACTOR OR A SIMILAR VEHICLE - A valve for balancing the braking system of a vehicle equipped with two separated master cylinders for the independent braking of the wheels situated at the two sides of the vehicle, includes two ring packings which cooperate with the intake of a transfer channel connecting both master cylinders, wherein at least one of the packings of the balancing valve is housed within a containment space suitable for allowing, in elastic conditions, a displacement of this packing that increases in noticeable manner the volume of the space which is located on the packing side communicating with the transfer channel. This packing may have a substantially usual shape, and the possibility of its displacement as a consequence of an elastic deformation of the packing may be entrusted entirely to the shape of the containment space, or a special shape of the packing itself. An elastic member brings the packing to its normal configuration when the cause of its displacement ceases. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20090071778 | VALVE FOR DISCONNECTING THE FRONT BRAKING AND/OR THE TRAILER BRAKING, FOR A FARM TRACTOR OR A SIMILAR VEHICLE - A valve intended to disconnect, in specific circumstances, the braking of the front wheels, and/or of a trailer whose braking system is connected through a trailer braking valve, for the braking system of a farm tractor or similar vehicle which comprises two master cylinders, operated by two separate braking pedals, directly controlling the braking of the rear wheels, and controlling the braking of the front wheels and/or the braking device of the trailer through the disconnection valve. The disconnection valve includes a body, a first and second inlet connections connected to the two master cylinders, and a delivery connection connected to a braking circuit of the front wheels and/or to the trailer brake valve. The valve body has a bore wherein is installed one movable piston subjected to the action of pressure applied to the first inlet connection. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20080223675 | Brake system - A brake system includes a master cylinder which generates brake fluid pressure by a braking operation of a driver, an electric motor-driven slave cylinder which generates brake fluid pressure based on an electric signal responsive to a braking operation of a driver, and a wheel cylinder for braking a wheel by the brake fluid generated in the master cylinder or slave cylinder. During normal operation of the brake system, the brake fluid generated in the slave cylinder is transferred to the wheel cylinder. During abnormal operation of the brake system, the brake fluid generated in the master cylinder is transferred to the wheel cylinder. The brake system also includes an opening and closing valve in a fluid passage connecting the slave cylinder to the wheel cylinder. When a problem occurs with the slave cylinder, the opening and closing valve is closed for a predetermined amount of time. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20120111678 | MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR BALANCING A BRAKING SYSTEM OF AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - The invention concerns a master cylinder assembly ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 188347000 | With hydraulic quick-slack-take-up pulsator | 1 |
| 20130008751 | VARIABLE RATE LINKAGE FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A HANDLEBAR-STEERED VEHICLE - A brake actuation assembly for a hydraulic brake system of a handlebar-steered vehicle, the brake actuation assembly including a housing mountable to a handlebar of the vehicle and having a chamber formed therein. A piston assembly is received and axially guided within the chamber. A linkage is pivotally attached to the housing and the piston assembly and a lever blade is connected to the linkage to effect movement of the linkage, wherein movement of the linkage produces a variable rate of travel of the piston assembly relative to the travel of the lever blade. | 01-10-2013 |
| 188349000 | With front rear brake apportioner | 2 |
| 20120205210 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLE - In a brake system for a vehicle, a first control mode and a second control mode are provided by which it is possible to cope with variations in the running environments such as changes between traveling on a public road and traveling on a circuit racecourse and variations in road conditions such as changes between a dry road surface and a wet road surface. A mode change-over switch is disposed between a kill switch on the upper side and a starter switch on the lower side, on the vehicle body center side relative to a right grip. Switching between the first control mode and the second control mode is carried out by use of the mode change-over switch. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20110024249 | BRAKING DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A braking device for the motorcycle is configured to permit actuation control in an interlocking manner of a rear-wheel brake caliper and a front-wheel brake caliper based on an operation of a brake pedal. The braking device includes a hydraulic pressure detector for detecting rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure caused by the operation of the brake pedal; a determining portion that determines whether or not a detected value by the hydraulic pressure detector is a predetermined value or more; and a hydraulic pressure controller that, when it is determined by the determining portion that the detected value is the predetermined value or more, changes a rising rate of the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure to a value lower than a rising rate during a period until the time when the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure reaches the predetermined value to control the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure, and also controls front-wheel brake hydraulic pressure. | 02-03-2011 |
| 188352000 | With bleeding or filling device | 3 |
| 20090032347 | AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR BRAKE FLUID EXCHANGE WITH WIRELESS BRAKE BLEEDING SYSTEM - Automotive service equipment for brake fluid exchange includes a central unit having a controller for operating the equipment and a communication module for wirelessly communicating with each of a plurality of remote bleed modules to control bleeding brake fluid from respective brake bleeders of a vehicle connected to the modules. The brake fluid from the brake bleeders is stored in containers in the modules for later removal. When disconnected from the brake bleeders, the modules are moved to docking stations on the central unit for emptying brake fluid from the module containers and vacuum charging the containers for brake bleeding. The automotive service equipment and related method of performing brake fluid exchange in an automotive vehicle avoid the use of hoses for returning the waste fluid to the central unit thus reducing the problem of storage and handling of such hoses and spillage of residual fluid left in the hoses. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20080230337 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A brake control apparatus including a reservoir tank, a housing, a pump within the housing, a suction port formed in the housing and communicated with a suction portion of the pump, a discharge port formed in the housing and communicating a discharge portion of the pump with wheel cylinders, a suction pipe connecting the suction port and the reservoir tank, and a reservoir chamber disposed within the housing between the suction portion of the pump and the suction port. The reservoir chamber has a volume capable of reserving at least a predetermined amount of the brake fluid which is required for one-time braking at a maximum fluid pressure. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080257669 | Braking apparatus - The present invention discloses a braking apparatus for a vehicle having a brake pedal. The braking apparatus includes a master cylinder having a reservoir for retaining a brake fluid. At least one hydraulically actuated brake is in fluid communication with the master cylinder and a control unit is in electrical communication with the hydraulically actuated brake. A replenishment system is in fluid communication with the master cylinder and in electrical communication with the control unit for feeding the brake fluid into the replenishment system during a first condition and feeding the brake fluid from the replenishment system into the hydraulically actuated brake during a second condition after initial depression of the brake pedal to provide consistent pedal feel and braking pressure. | 10-23-2008 |
| 188353000 | With hydraulic lock | 3 |
| 20090095587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTAINING AND MAINTAINING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FOR LOCKING A VEHICLE'S WHEELS - Hydraulic pressure for wheel lock is kept by trapping suitably pressurized brake fluid between a brake power unit ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100200345 | Locking hydraulic brake system - A locking mechanism for installing between a master cylinder and a brake line includes a housing having an internal bore, an inlet port, a passage, and an outlet port. A reciprocating piston is movable within the bore. A locking lever is coupled to the reciprocating piston for actuating the reciprocating piston. A fastener having an internal fluid passage for providing fluid communication between the passage and the master cylinder secures the housing to the master cylinder. The locking lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the hydraulic fluid can flow freely between the master cylinder and the brake line for engaging and disengaging the vehicle brake and a second position, wherein the hydraulic fluid is prevented from returning to the master cylinder for maintaining the vehicle brake in an engaged state. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110036674 | Work Vehicle Control Device - The present invention includes a hydraulic brake device | 02-17-2011 |
| 188355000 | With nonmanual fluid-power source | 11 |
| 20100078278 | Trailer connection selector - A truck includes a pressurized air supply system for providing air to one of a plurality of air supply connections and a selector circuit for providing selection to one of the air supply connections. The circuit includes a first inversion valve with supply from a selector valve and control from a parking brake valve, a second inversion valve with supply from the parking brake valve and delivery to a first air supply connection, a synchro valve with supply from the parking brake valve and delivery to a second air supply connection, a double check valve with supply from the first inversion valve and the synchro valve and delivery to a control line of the second inversion valve and the synchro valve, a first trailer supply connection to the delivery line of the second inversion valve, and a second trailer supply connection to the delivery line of the synchro valve. | 04-01-2010 |
| 188356000 | Vacuum power | 3 |
| 20090008200 | Negative Pressure Type Booster Device - To provide a negative pressure type booster device which has a high responsiveness even when a brake pedal is stepped on strongly and which is simplified and compact in construction. To this end, a passage | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080236970 | Optimized Hydraulic Brake System - In an optimized hydraulic brake system, a pedal travel sensor is used to improve pedal feel. In order to improve pedal feel, a low pressure is detected in the brake booster and the brake hydraulic system is used to increase wheel pressure. This prevents the operator from having to exert an increasing large force on the brake pedal during a deceleration situation. | 10-02-2008 |
| 188357000 | And manual | 1 |
| 20100193311 | Enhanced Brake Booster Vacuum Support - An apparatus and method for providing enhanced vacuum to a brake booster of a braking system under certain operational conditions. Vacuum is stored in a reservoir and is controllably released to the brake booster to provide a brake booster vacuum level of at least a predetermined vacuum level threshold in order to avoid brake pedal performance issues being perceived by the driver of motor vehicles utilizing engines utilizing a supplemental brake assist system under conditions where the brake booster vacuum level is less than the predetermined vacuum level threshold. | 08-05-2010 |
| 188358000 | Liquid power | 6 |
| 20080251335 | Hydraulic Unit for a Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System Having Anti-Skid Control - The invention relates to a hydraulic unit for a hydraulic vehicle brake system having anti-skid control. The hydraulic unit includes a hydraulic block and an electric motor for driving hydraulic pumps inside the hydraulic block. The hydraulic block and electric motor are joined at a circumferential joint. For connection, the invention provides that the electric motor is provided with a radial flange, which is overlapped by a surrounding bead of the hydraulic block. The bead is designed so that it overlaps, in a radial inward manner, the radial flange of the electric motor by a joining process, for example, a surrounding caulking. The electric motor is sealingly connected to the hydraulic block in a simple manner by the surrounding joining process. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080236971 | VEHICLE BRAKE APPARATUS - A pressure regulating valve unit | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100276239 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM - A brake system for a vehicle is described, having a main brake cylinder which is designed to detect an actuation of a brake input element and to provide a pressure signal corresponding to the actuation of the brake input element, and a first brake circuit having a first wheel brake cylinder which is configured to exert a force on a first wheel corresponding to the pressure signal, having a first switching valve which is situated between the main brake cylinder and the first wheel brake cylinder and which is designed as an isolating valve, having a first pump and a storage chamber, the storage chamber in a neutral state having a storage volume on a side facing the first pump, and having a first wheel outlet valve which is associated with the first wheel and which is configured to control a flow of braking medium between the first wheel brake cylinder and the storage chamber. A method for controlling a corresponding brake system is also described. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20080257670 | Brake System for Motor Vehicles - A brake-by-wire brake system has a pressure supply device ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100276240 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKE SYSTEM - A brake system for a vehicle having a master brake cylinder, which provides a pressure signal, having a brake-medium reservoir connected to the master brake cylinder, and a first brake circuit, which is coupled by a first input to the master brake cylinder and by a second input to the brake-medium reservoir, and having at least one first wheel brake cylinder, which is mounted at a first wheel, in order to exert a force corresponding to the pressure signal onto the first wheel, and having a separator valve, which is configured between the first input and the first wheel-brake cylinder, to prevent further transmission of the pressure signal upon receipt of a supplied closing signal; and having a control valve, which is configured between the first input and the first wheel-brake cylinder; in order to control an inflow of a brake medium from brake-medium reservoir to the first wheel-brake cylinder. In addition, a method for controlling a corresponding brake system is also described. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110272228 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A BRAKE SYSTEM - A brake system for a motor vehicle having an at least single-circuit brake cylinder with the aid of which a brake force may be applied to at least one wheel of the motor vehicle when actuated. The brake cylinder is mechanically operatively connected to a booster cylinder, which is decoupled from brake setpoint detector and is hydraulically triggerable for actuation of the brake cylinder corresponding to the driver's intent as detected with the aid of the brake setpoint detector. A motor vehicle having a brake system is also described. | 11-10-2011 |
| 188360000 | And manual | 1 |
| 20110266106 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND BRAKE CONTROL METHOD - A brake control apparatus includes an electric power supply, a fluid pressure source whose operating fluid pressure fluctuates by a driver's operation, a wheel cylinder for applying a braking force to a wheel using an operating fluid supplied from the fluid pressure source, a control valve provided between the fluid pressure source and the wheel cylinder and mechanically opened by a differential pressure when a higher pressure is applied to the fluid pressure source than to the wheel cylinder, and a control portion for opening/closing the control valve through a control current. The control valve is a normally open valve that is closed through a prescribed control current set not to mechanically open the control valve by the differential pressure during normal braking. The control portion closes the control valve through a control current smaller than the prescribed control current when the electric power supply is in a low-voltage state. | 11-03-2011 |
| 188361000 | Wheel brake operating assembly | 10 |
| 20130092488 | PISTON WITH IMPROVED DISPLACEMENT PROPERTIES - A brake pad actuating device comprising: a piston including: a first pocket; an opposing second pocket; and an internal wall located in the piston separating the first pocket and the second pocket, wherein the volume of the first pocket to the volume of the second pocket form a ratio of less than about 20:1; and wherein the piston is adapted to be used as a brake piston. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20090294233 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR A HYDRAULIC CALIPER BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A drive device for a hydraulic caliper brake assembly includes a housing having an open chamber and an elastomer sealingly mounted in the chamber for containing brake oil. The elastomer includes a skirt connected to an inner peripheral of the chamber, a projection adapted to a brake shoe, and a U-shaped portion positioned between the skirt and the projection for providing the displacement of the projection. A plate is disposed between the housing and the elastomer. A shoulder mounted on the plate is corresponded to an annular flange mounted on elastomer for retaining the elastomer. When hydraulic pressure is greater than the elastic force of the elastomer, the projection of the elastomer is pushed toward the brake shoe to achieve the braking purpose. On the contrary, the projection of the elastomer is restored to a free condition. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20080251336 | Frame Structure of a Vehicle - In a frame structure of a vehicle that includes a flywheel housing, an intermediate housing and a transmission case that are connected to each other along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle to constitute a vehicle frame, the intermediate housing has a hollow shape with a first end and a second end located along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the first end having an abutting surface against which the second end of the flywheel housing abuts, a support surface located radially inwardly of the abutting surface so as to support the forward/rearward movement switching unit, and an opening surrounded by the support surface, the opening serving as a first-end opening of the intermediate housing along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The abutting surface and the support surface along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle are located so that at least a portion of the forward/rearward movement switching unit is accommodated within the flywheel housing. | 10-16-2008 |
| 188368000 | Axially acting motor | 2 |
| 20110247907 | Automotive Brake Cylinder Comprising a Sealing System Which Tolerates Tilts of a Rigid Brake Piston - A brake cylinder includes a pressure medium actuated brake piston delimiting a brake chamber and connected to a brake piston rod. The brake piston, together with the piston rod, swivels into positions tilted from a center axis of the brake cylinder during an actuation stroke. The brake piston is rigid and has a guide surface in the shape of a spherical surface of an imaginary sphere on its radially outer peripheral surface. The guide surface is guided along a radially inner cylinder wall of the brake cylinder with the center of the sphere lying on the center axis of the brake cylinder. The brake piston further has at least one elastic sealing element radially displaceable in a radially outer annular groove of the brake piston and delimiting an annular space together with a groove base of the annular groove on its side facing away from the radially inner cylinder wall. The annular space is fluidically coupled to the brake chamber such that contact pressure of the outer diameter of the sealing element against the radially inner cylinder wall of the brake cylinder depends on the pressure in the brake chamber. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120037470 | MECHANICAL ACTUATOR CARTRIDGE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE - The cartridge ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 188369000 | With axially movable brake member | 5 |
| 20130068577 | BICYCLE DISK BRAKE CALIPER WITH A FLUID BLEEDING STRUCTURE - A bicycle brake caliper apparatus comprises a caliper housing and a plug. The caliper housing includes a fluid chamber and an opening for receiving the plug therein, wherein the opening extends to an outside of the housing at a first location. The housing also includes a fluid passage in fluid communication with the fluid chamber, wherein the fluid passage is in fluid communication with an outside of the housing at a second location offset from the first location. The fluid passage is closed when the plug is in a first position. The fluid passage is open when the plug is in a second position so that fluid is allowed to flow from the fluid chamber, through the fluid passage and to the outside of the housing at the second location. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20090200128 | HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE CALIPER WITH ONE WAY PLUMBING - A hydraulic disc brake caliper housing that includes first and second side portions and first and second end portions that cooperate to define a fluid path that extends between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid path extends from the fluid inlet, through the first side portion, through the second end portion, through the second side portion and to the fluid outlet. | 08-13-2009 |
| 188370000 | Spot type | 3 |
| 20090050427 | BRAKE CALIPER HAVING CHAMFERED CORNERS - The present invention is predicated upon a brake caliper assembly, comprising a finger portion including a first end that is free and a second end, an inner surface and an outer surface, a cylinder portion including a first end that is free and a second end, an inner surface and an outer surface, and a bridge portion, including an inner surface and an outer surface, for connecting with the second end of the finger portion at a finger corner region having an inner surface and an outer surface, and for connecting with the second end of the cylinder portion at a cylinder corner region having an inner surface and an outer surface, and for defining a continuous surface that includes the inner surfaces of each of the finger portion, the cylinder portion, the finger corner region, the cylinder corner region and the bridge portion, wherein the inner surface of at least one of the finger or cylinder corner regions includes an inclined surface that is generally flat for a span of at least about 2 mm. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090255769 | BRAKE CALIPER OF A DISK BRAKE - A brake caliper that has the same performance as a brake caliper with multiple pistons despite its compact structure, in which drag resistance between a brake pad and a brake disk is minimized, that is less likely to produce non-uniform wear of brake pad and brake squealing, and whose weight and cost are suppressed. Pistons ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110308904 | PISTON WITH IMPROVED DISPLACEMENT PROPERTIES - A brake pad actuating device comprising: a piston including: a first pocket; an opposing second pocket; and an internal wall located in the piston separating the first pocket and the second pocket, wherein the volume of the first pocket to the volume of the second pocket form a ratio of less than about 20:1; and wherein the piston is adapted to be used as a brake piston. | 12-22-2011 |
