506 results about "Braking equipment" patented technology

By calculating energy used by friction brake equipment, the amount of friction brake shoe / pad wear is monitored. As amount of energy supplied reaches a percentage of the friction brake shoe / pad energy design limit, and indication for inspection is provided. If the supplied friction energy continues to increase the brake material must be replaced. The software logic limits are tunable for custom configuration by maintainace personnel. This invention measures amount of friction effort supplied with respect to time and distance in a software controller brake system and allows the software to determine when the friction brake material must be replaced on actual data and avoids costly damage from braking with worn out shoes / pads. This invention annunciates through the software when the friction material requires inspection and replacement and provides software logic to indicate remaining material thickness.

An auxiliary braking system and method of controlling the braking a towed vehicle is provided that includes a remote control that is in selective communication with an auxiliary braking unit positioned in a towing vehicle. More specifically, it is often desirable for the operator of the towing vehicle to assess the performance of the auxiliary braking apparatus positioned in a towed vehicle. In addition, it is often advantageous for the operator to perform real time adjustments to the performance parameters of the auxiliary braking apparatus positioned in the towing vehicle without having to cease driving and physically access the auxiliary braking device.

Brake equipment for holding and braking an elevator car in an elevator installation, which is arranged to be movable along a brake track in two directions of travel, includes a mount with a brake lining which automatically adjusts under friction couple with the brake track on movement of the elevator car relative to the rail and in that case tightens a first tightening means, which can be released by an actuator. The first tightening means tightens the mount together with the brake lining against the brake track by a biasing force. The brake equipment produces, with unmoved brake equipment and an unreleased state of the actuator, a holding force acting in both directions of travel. The holding force is determined substantially by the biasing force acting on the mount.

The present invention provides a method and a system for controlling a braking equipment of a motor vehicle in order to activate the braking equipment at a standstill of the motor vehicle such that braking forces are built up which are necessary to keep the motor vehicle in a state of standstill. To this end it is established on the basis of vehicle movements whether the vehicle is at a standstill. If vehicle movements are detected that cannot occur during driving modes of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle is in a state of standstill. Subsequently, the braking equipment, and in particular a holding brake mechanism included in the braking equipment, are activated. In order to provide braking forces keeping the motor vehicle at a standstill also when it is on a slope, the braking equipment, and in particular the holding brake mechanism, are controlled in response of the vehicle inclination present in the state of standstill.

The invention relates to a system (1) having at least one valve device (4, 4', 4'', 4''') for a pneumatically operated brake system (90, 90') of a vehicle, wherein the brake system (90, 90') has the valve device (4, 4', 4'', 4''') and at least one brake (92, 94, 98, 100). By means of the valve device (4, 4', 4'', 4''') a pneumatic brake pressure which can be fed to the brake is adjusted in a controlled manner. According to the invention, the system has at least two variants (12, 14) of the valve device (4, 4', 4'', 4''') which can be used alternatively in the brake system (90, 90'). Here, a first variant (12) is configured as a modulator for use in an electronically regulated embodiment of the brake system (90), and a second variant (14) is configured for use in a pneumatically controlled embodiment of the brake system (90'). However, both variants (12, 14) of the valve device (4, 4', 4'', 4''') have pneumatic interfaces (24, 26, 28, 30) and mechanical fastening points (16, 18, 20, 22) which are configured identically with respect to one another. Furthermore, the invention relates to the valve device (4, 4', 4'', 4''') for the system (1), and a brake actuation device (6, 6', 6'''), a trailer control valve device (8, 8') and a device for controlling (10, 10') in each case for this system (1). Moreover, the invention relates to a brake system (90, 90') for a vehicle with at least one replacement component (2) of the system (1), to the vehicle, the use of a component of a brake system as component (2) of the system (1), and a method for retrofitting a brake system, in which method a component of the brake system is replaced by a component (2) of the system (1) according to the invention.

This invention relates to a double-sided equipment for a braking system, comprising a first braking pad, a second braking pad, a braking component, a fixing spring component, a compression spring, and an electromagnet, wherein the braking component located between the first braking pad and the second braking pad is movable along the axle of the door operator but is unrotatable with respect to the door operator axle. As a result of the compression spring, the first braking pad and the braking component will be pushed together towards the second braking pad, thereby the braking component is clamped from its two sides by the two braking pads. When the first braking pad is retracted by the electromagnet, the fixing spring enables the braking component to separate from the second braking pad, causing the braking component to be fully separated from the first and second braking pads.