Auxiliary brake control system
OwnerZhide Fenginventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An easy-installed auxiliary brake control system for driving practice of an automobile by means of an auxiliary brake actuator and two-component cables. The cables have an outer sheath portion and an inner cable portion. It connects an auxiliary brake actuator to a brake arm of the automobile. The auxiliary brake actuator rests on a floor of a passenger compartment of the automobile, without necessity of being secured to it. When an instructor acts on the auxiliary brake actuator, the brake arm is actuated through relative movement between the inner cable portion and the outer sheath portion of the cables. This system is significantly cheaper than prior arts, especially for installation, and damages on the automobile for installation are minimized.
Claims21
An auxiliary brake control system for a vehicle having wheel brakes, and a brake pedal in an operator's compartment of said vehicle, controllable by a vehicle operator, said brake pedal being secured to a brake arm pivotally attached to a frame member in the operator's compartment and being positioned above a floor section of such vehicle, said auxiliary brake control system comprising:
- an auxiliary brake actuator positionable in a passenger compartment of such vehicle, said auxiliary brake actuator including a base member and an auxiliary pedal member pivotally attached to said base member;
- a cable member including an outer sheath portion and an inner cable portion within said outer sheath portion;
- first means connecting a distal end of said outer sheath portion to said base member:
- second means locating the opposite, proximal, end of said outer sheath portion at said brake arm;
- third means connecting a distal end of said inner cable portion to said auxiliary pedal member;
- and fourth means connecting the opposite, proximal, end of said inner cable portion to said floor section of said vehicle;
- at least a section of said cable member being unconstrained between said first and second means;
- whereby when a passenger applies force on said auxiliary pedal member said outer sheath portion of said cable member will move relative to said inner cable portion such that said second means will act on said brake arm to apply said vehicle wheel brakes.
An auxiliary brake control system for a vehicle having wheel brakes, and a brake pedal in an operator's compartment of said vehicle, controllable by a vehicle operator, said brake pedal being secured to a brake arm pivotally attached to a frame member in an operator's compartment of the vehicle and being positioned above a floor section of such vehicle, said auxiliary brake control system comprising:
- an auxiliary brake actuator positionable in a passenger compartment of such vehicle, said actuator including a base member, a support structure secured to said base member and an auxiliary pedal member pivotally attached intermediate the ends thereof to said support structure above said base member;
- a cable member including an outer sheath portion and an inner cable portion within said outer sheath portion;
- first means connecting a distal end of said outer sheath portion to said support structure below said auxiliary pedal member:
- second means locating the opposite, proximal, end of said outer sheath portion at a mounting member adapted for removable attachment to said brake arm;
- third means connecting a distal end of said inner cable portion to one end of said auxiliary pedal member;
- and fourth means connecting the opposite, proximal, end of said inner cable portion to a connection member adapted for removable attachment to said floor section of said vehicle below said mounting bracket;
- at least a section of said cable member being unconstrained between said first and second connecting means;
- whereby when a driving instructor applies force on the other end of said auxiliary pedal member said outer sheath portion of said cable member will move relative to said inner cable portion such that said second means will act on said mounting member and thus on said brake arm to depress said brake pedal sufficiently to apply said vehicle wheel brakes.
An auxiliary brake control system for a vehicle having wheel brakes, and a brake pedal in an operator's compartment of said vehicle, controllable by a vehicle operator, said brake pedal being secured to a brake arm pivotally attached to a frame member in an operator's compartment of the vehicle and being positioned above a floor section of such vehicle, said auxiliary brake control system comprising:
- an auxiliary brake actuator arbitrarily positionable in a passenger compartment of such vehicle, said actuator including a base member and an auxiliary pedal member pivotally attached to said base member;
- an elongated flexible cable member including an outer sheath portion and an inner cable portion within said sheath portion;
- first means connecting a distal end of said outer sheath portion to one of said base member and said auxiliary pedal member:
- second means connecting the opposite, proximal, end of said outer sheath portion to one of said brake arm and said floor section of said vehicle;
- third means connecting a distal end of said inner cable portion, extending beyond said distal end of said outer sheath portion, to the other of said base member and said auxiliary pedal member;
- and
- fourth means connecting the opposite, proximal, end of said inner cable portion, extending beyond said proximal end of said outer sheath portion, to the other of said brake arm and said floor section of said vehicle;
- at least a section of said cable member being unconstrained between said distal and proximal ends of said outer sheath portion;
- whereby when a passenger applies force on said auxiliary pedal member said outer sheath portion of said cable member will move relative to said inner cable portion to effectively reduce the distance that said proximal end of said inner cable portion extends beyond said proximal end of said outer sheath portion, thereby causing said brake arm to move sufficiently to cause said servo system to apply said vehicle wheel brake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.