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 and a locking device adapted to lock the manual brake lever into a position. The locking device includes a detent arranged on the manual brake lever and adapted to pivot around a pivoting axis, the detent having a bore, a locking segment connected to the bearing block, a spring element adapted to hold the detent into a locking position on the locking segment, and a connecting element adapted to secure the detent on the manual brake lever. The connecting element and the spring element jointly form a single structural unit adapted for insertion into the bore in the detent during installation of the detent on the manual brake lever.
Claims11
An operating mechanism for a parking brake, comprising:
- a manual brake lever pivotably coupled to a bearing block;
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- a locking device adapted to lock the manual brake lever into a position, wherein the locking device includes:
- a detent arranged on the manual brake lever and adapted to pivot around a pivoting axis, the detent having a bore,
- a locking segment connected to the bearing block,
- a spring element adapted to hold the detent into a locking position on the locking segment, and
- a connecting element adapted to secure the detent on the manual brake lever, wherein the connecting element and the spring element jointly form a single structural unit adapted for insertion into the bore in the detent during installation of the detent on the manual brake lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.