Operating mechanism for a parking brake
AssigneeDietz-automotive GmbH & Co. KG
InventorBaris BARCIN
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Abstract
An operating mechanism for a parking brake includes a manual brake lever pivotably coupled to a bearing block; a locking device adapted to secure the manual brake lever in a predetermined pivoting position; an activation rod guided inside the manual brake lever, the activation rod operatively connected to the locking device; and a position-adjustable end stop movable between an engaged position and a released position. The position-adjustable end stop is adapted to delimit pivotable movement of the manual brake lever to a maximum value setting when in the engaged position, and the position-adjustable end stop is adapted to permit movement of the manual brake lever past the maximum value setting when in the disengaged position.
Claims11
An operating mechanism for a parking brake, said operating mechanism comprising:
- a manual brake lever pivotably coupled to a bearing block;
- a locking device adapted to secure the manual brake lever in a predetermined pivoting position;
- an activation rod guided inside the manual brake lever, said activation rod operatively connected to the locking device;
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- a position-adjustable end stop movable between an engaged position and a released position, wherein the position-adjustable end stop is adapted to delimit pivotable movement of the manual brake lever to a maximum value setting when in the engaged position, and the position-adjustable end stop is adapted to permit movement of the manual brake lever past the maximum value setting when in the disengaged position.
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