Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Naoki Mouri

Masayoshi Katagiri

Mutsuro Aoyama

Kouji Hirao

Toshitaka Suga

Toru Shimazaki

Kenji Urata

Yasuyuki Hanai

Yuichi Takeo

Hiroshi Anda

Hideo Akao

A pad clip for a disc brake includes a base portion for engaging with a concave portion of a mounting member of the disc brake, a spring portion which extends from the base portion for forcing a projection portion of a disc pad of the disc brake which is fit into the concave portion in the radial direction of the wheel and a curved extension portion which connects the spring portion to the base portion.

Pad clip for a disc brake

An automotive shock absorber producing a variable damping force. The absorber comprises a cylinder, a piston slidably fitted in the cylinder, two hydraulic chambers partitioned from each other by the piston inside the cylinder, a passage permitting the two chambers to communicate with each other, a rotary valve capable of varying the area of the passage, an acceleration sensor fitted in the cylinder, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU controls the rotary valve according to the acceleration detected by the sensor which includes a vibrating diaphragm and a piezoelectric device.

Shock absorber producing variable damping force

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Kariya, Japan

Naoki Mouri