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US3208557A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Self-energizing disk brake

Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1962-09-26
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1982-09-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard T Burnett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 14:39
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D55/00; F16D55/24; F16D55/46

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
IN A DISK BRAKE: A ROTOR HAVING FRICTION SURFACES THEREON, SUPPORT MEANS EXTENDING ON ONE SIDE OF SAID ROTOR, MEANS MOVABLE IN A DIRECTION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID ROTOR AND IN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION FOR ENGAGING SAID ROTOR TO EFFECT BRAKING THEREOF, A FLUID CYLINDER HOUSING CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND HAVING A BORE WHOSE AXIS IS AT AN INCLINATION WITH THE PLANE OF SAID ROTOR FRICTION SURFACES, A FLUID ACTUATED PISTON SLIDABLE WITHIN SAID BORE OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID MOVABLE MEANS FOR IMPARTING AN APPLYING THRUST TO SAID MOVABLE MEANS, FOR APPLYING THE SAME AGAINST SAID ROTOR, THE AXIS OF SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
IN A DISK BRAKE: A ROTOR HAVING FRICTION SURFACES THEREON, SUPPORT MEANS EXTENDING ON ONE SIDE OF SAID ROTOR, MEANS MOVABLE IN A DIRECTION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID ROTOR AND IN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION FOR ENGAGING SAID ROTOR TO EFFECT BRAKING THEREOF, A FLUID CYLINDER HOUSING CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND HAVING A BORE WHOSE AXIS IS AT AN INCLINATION WITH THE PLANE OF SAID ROTOR FRICTION SURFACES, A FLUID ACTUATED PISTON SLIDABLE WITHIN SAID BORE OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID MOVABLE MEANS FOR IMPARTING AN APPLYING THRUST TO SAID MOVABLE MEANS, FOR APPLYING THE SAME AGAINST SAID ROTOR, THE AXIS OF SAID

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-09-27 1977-03-29 1977-09-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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