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US 7,958,799 B1Granted
Brake for gear cone transmission
OwnerJames A. Cillessen, Gabriel A. Chihoskiinventors
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Abstract
A brake assembly is activated by a vehicle brake. The brake assembly is mounted upstream from a transmission and either up or downstream from a clutch. A controller for the transmission brake allows the driver to adjust both a transmission brake lead/lag time and force relative to the vehicle wheel brakes.
Claims10
A brake assembly for a cone type transmission, said transmission having an input drive shaft and an output driven shaft, the brake assembly comprising:
- a rotor means secured to the input drive shaft functioning to receive a friction braking force;
- a caliper means attached to the transmission functioning to provide the friction braking force against the rotor means;
- a control means functioning to activate the caliper means in relation to a position of a brake pedal;
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- wherein said control means further comprises an adjustable brake pedal position to transmission brake force ratio and an adjustable brake pedal position to transmission brake lead/lag setting.
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A brake assembly for a transmission, said transmission having an input drive shaft and an output driven shaft, the brake assembly comprising:
- a rotor means secured to the input drive shaft functioning to receive a friction braking force;
- a caliper means attached to the transmission functioning to provide the friction braking force against the rotor means;
- a control means functioning to activate the caliper means in relation to a position of a brake pedal;
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- wherein said control means further comprises an adjustable brake pedal position to transmission brake force ratio and an adjustable brake pedal position to transmission brake lead/lad setting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.