30results about How to "Extend brake life" patented technology

A system and method for monitoring the usage of brake members of an aircraft braking system. The system makes a separate record of each brake actuation in which there is relative movement of the brake member's facing friction surfaces which causes wear, determines the types of brake usage and operates a pricing / payment scheme to charge for brake usage.

A caliper comprises a hydraulic linking channel provided in a bridge section linking hydraulic cylinders, on an inner caliper section side, and hydraulic cylinders, on an outer caliper section side, to a cylinder-side hydraulic channel disposed on the back end of each respectively. A connecting channel forming section, which corresponds to each cylinder-side hydraulic channel and the hydraulic linking channel is provided, in advance, in a core used during casting of the inner caliper section, the outer caliper section, and the bridge section, and is formed by setting in a situation to be embedded at the same time as each caliper section and the bridge section are being integrally cast.

The invention discloses an additional brake which comprises a driving chain wheel, a brake disc, a pressing disc, a brake block and a triggering component. The brake disc is arranged between the driving chain wheel and the pressing disc which is pressed on the brake disc, and the pressing disc is connected with the driving chain wheel through a locking component. A protruding block is arranged on the brake disc. The brake block is connected with the triggering component. The brake block and the protruding block are kept in a meshing or separate state through action of the triggering component. According to the additional brake, during braking, the brake block and the protruding block are controlled to be meshed through the triggering component, so that the brake disc is kept static, the driving chain wheel and the pressing disc move relative to the brake disc respectively under the effect of inertia force, finally braking is achieved through kinetic friction force generated on a matching face, when braking is not carried out, the triggering component controls the brake disc to be separated from the protruding block, under the effect of the locking component, the driving chain wheel, the brake disc and the pressing disc operate synchronously, and the additional brake has the advantages to being simple and compact in structure, convenient to arrange and adjust, low in cost, high in assembling efficiency and the like.

A system and method are provided for continuous monitoring and controlling of aircraft braking that can reduce brake wear and aircraft operating costs through the retention of carbon brake powder from the brakes or addition of carbon powder in a device mounted with respect to the brake disc stack. The use of carbon powder reduces brake wear by providing small particles between the brake discs, acting as a buffer between the brake discs when the brake stack is clamped together. Moreover, when carbon powder or small particles are used at application, such use reduces the roughness of the carbon surface and reduces the number of large particles from braking off the carbon surface, thereby reducing brake wear. Adaptive or selective braking may be used in conjunction with carbon powder to further reduce carbon brake wear.

The invention being presented uses the motors already included in an electric vehicle to charge its batteries while in tow. The charging process provided by the invention is compatible with the charging speed of current battery technology. It will provide an effective way of charging vehicles in theater, when other sources of electrical energy may not be available.Moreover, the proposed system can actually extend the brake life of the towing vehicle and improve performance boundaries of the overall system.

The invention relates to a preparation method and application of a carbon / ceramic composite material, in particular to a preparation method and application of a carbon / ceramic composite material needed for braking a high-momentum delivery system. The preparation method includes: using a C / C composite material of 1.2-1.5 g / cm3 in density as a raw material; disposing the raw material in impregnation liquid I for impregnation, pyrolyzing in a protective atmosphere after impregnation, repeating impregnating-pyrolyzing operations until a carbon / ceramic composite material of 1.85-1.9 g / cm3 in density is obtained; treating the carbon / ceramic composite material obtained at high temperature until density of the carbon / ceramic composite material is lowered to 1.82-1.88 g / cm3 to obtain a pre-finished product; disposing the pre-finished product in impregnation liquid II, decomposing in a protective atmosphere after impregnation is completed, polishing after decomposing, and repeating impregnating-decomposing-polishing operations until a carbon / ceramic composite material finished product of 1.93-2.0 g / cm3 is obtained.

A driveline for a vehicle is provided. The driveline includes a power source, a planetary gearset, a lockout clutch, a transmission, and a kinetic energy recovery system. The planetary gearset includes a sun gear, a carrier having a plurality of planet gears rotatably disposed thereon, and a ring gear. The power source is in driving engagement with a portion of the planetary gearset. The lockout clutch is capable of placing the planetary gearset in a locked out condition. The transmission is in driving engagement with another portion of the planetary gearset. The kinetic energy recovery system includes an accessory clutch and a flywheel. The accessory clutch facilitates driving engagement between the flywheel and another portion of the planetary gearset. The lockout clutch and the accessory clutch are selectively engaged to facilitate a transfer of energy to and from the transmission and the flywheel.

The invention discloses a copper-free NAO friction material and a preparing method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of car parts. The copper-free NAO friction material comprises following raw materials including, in parts by weight, 4 to 17 parts of a binder, 6 to 30 parts of reinforced fibers, 1 to 10 parts of an organic conditioner, 3 to 23 parts of friction increasingfiller, 2 to 18 parts of metal sulfide, 15 to 40 parts of carbon materials, 5 to 35 parts of titanate filler and 5 to 57 parts of space filler. The carbon materials are selected from composition of synthetic graphite, granular coke, crystalline flake graphite and bamboo charcoal powder; the space filler is a composition of attapulgite and barite; according to the material and the preparing methodand application thereof, the brake service life of the NAO friction material can be obviously prolonged, the whole density and the unit size cost of a brake pad are reduced, the heat resistance and the noise of the friction material are effectively improved, an attapulgite hole structure absorbs fine dust and formaldehyde generated by friction surface wear, dust falling can be effectively avoided, and environment friendliness is improved.

Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain or driveline that includes an engine and an integrated starter / generator are described. In one example, rotation of an automatically stopped engine may be inhibited when engine braking is requested so that the engine may not be rotated without providing a desired outcome.

The invention discloses a preparation method and application of a carbon-ceramic friction material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 3 The C / C composite material is a green body that undergoes PIP treatment, high temperature treatment, and RMI treatment in sequence to obtain a density of 1.9‑2.2g / cm 3 carbon-ceramic friction material; the RMI treatment process is to place the high-temperature-treated green body in a graphite mold paved with silicon powder and amorphous silicon carbide powder, and under vacuum conditions, the siliconization reaction, the non- Shaped silicon carbide powder is obtained by sintering silicon carbide ceramic precursors at 800-1000°C. The carbon-ceramic friction material prepared by the method of the present invention adjusts the particle size gradation and content of different silicon carbides in the material, and the obtained friction material has an adjustable and stable friction coefficient, a small amount of wear, no obvious vibration during the braking process, and the braking curve is rectangular. , stable, no tail warping, no large attenuation in the wet state after friction, suitable for brake discs required for the braking of aircraft, automobiles, heavy trucks, high-speed trains and other transportation systems.