Parking-brake-operation indicator and method of adjusting parking brake
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
InventorMikio Murase
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Abstract
A parking-brake-operation indicator includes a lever having a pressing portion for pressing a brake disc of a parking brake to press contact the brake disc, a cable operable to draw the lever, a brake-operation tool connected to the cable, a switch for detecting a position of the lever and an indicating means for indicating operation of the parking brake.
Claims10
A parking-brake-operation indicator comprising:
- a lever having a pressing portion for pressing a brake disc of a parking brake to press contact the brake disc;
- a cable operable to draw the lever;
- a brake-operation tool connected to the cable;
- a switch for detecting a position of the lever;
- and
- an indicating means for indicating operation of the parking brake.
A method of adjusting a parking brake in a vehicle that includes a lever having a pressing portion for pressing a brake disc of a parking brake to press contact the brake disc, a spring for urging the lever in a brake-release direction which causes braking of the parking brake to be released, a cable operable to draw the lever and a brake-operation tool connected to the cable, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a switch for detecting a position of the lever to the vehicle;
- providing an indicating means for indicating state of the switch to the vehicle;
- adjusting tension of the cable with the brake-operation tool located in its brake position;
- and
- confirming that the lever is located in its brake-release position with the brake-operation tool located in its brake-release position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.