# US 2013/0278014 A1 · Vehicle with parking brake lever > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0278014 A1 - Document ID: US20130278014A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/847,609 - Filed: 2013-03-20 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2012-03-30 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yoshiki TAKAHASHI; Futoshi MIYAKAWA; Yukinori KURAKAWA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130278014A1 ## CPC - B62D 33/0617: {for tractors or off-the-road vehicles (protective devices for drivers in case of overturning of tractors B60R21/131)} - B60T 7/102: {by means of a tilting lever} - B62D 63/02: Motor vehicles - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES ## Abstract A driver seat is disposed at a position offset by a predetermined distance to the left from a vehicle width center line and an ingress-egress opening through which a driver gets on and off the vehicle is provided on a lateral side of the driver seat. A door is attached to a left upper frame via a door hinge and the ingress-egress opening is opened and closed by using the door. A parking brake lever is disposed near the left upper frame and the door hinge is provided on the same left upper frame. Since the door hinge and the parking brake lever are disposed close to each other, there is no possibility of the parking brake lever hindering ingress and egress. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle including a parking brake lever configured to be operated inside a cabin in a space on an outer side of a steering wheel by a driver, said vehicle comprising: a driver seat configured to accommodate the driver, said driver seat disposed at such a position that a center line of the driver seat is offset by a predetermined distance in a vehicle width direction from a vehicle width center line of the vehicle; an ingress-egress opening configured to enable the driver to get on and off the vehicle, provided on a lateral side of the driver seat, wherein the steering wheel is provided on a dashboard disposed on a front side of the driver seat, and wherein the parking brake lever is provided in the dashboard, and wherein, in a vehicle side view, a grip portion of the parking brake lever is disposed at a same height as the steering wheel and on a vehicle front side of the steering wheel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the driver seat is provided as a single front seat disposed in the vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the parking brake lever is supported at a lower end by a pin to be swingable toward a front and a rear of the vehicle and is set to a parking braking state by pulling an upper portion thereof toward a rear of the vehicle, and wherein the parking brake lever is located on the vehicle front side of the steering wheel when the parking brake lever is pulled toward the rear of the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising: a left upper frame extending upward from a front portion of a left side sill which is an element of a vehicle body frame; a bracket attached to the left upper frame, wherein the pin is attached to the bracket, and wherein the parking brake lever is thereby supported by the left upper frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising a parking brake wire extending from the parking brake lever and routed along the left side sill. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising a door attached to the left upper frame via a door hinge, wherein the ingress-egress opening is opened and closed by the door. ### Claim 7 A vehicle, comprising: seating means for accommodating a driver, said seating means being disposed at such a position that a center line thereof is offset by a predetermined distance in a vehicle width direction from a vehicle width center line of the vehicle; ingress-egress means for enabling the driver to enter and exit the vehicle, said ingress-egress means being disposed on a lateral side of the seating means; steering means for enabling a driver to steer the vehicle, said steering means being disposed on a dashboard on a front side of the seating means; lever means for actuating a parking brake, said lever means including a grip portion and being disposed on the dashboard, wherein, in a vehicle side view, the grip portion of the lever means is disposed at a same height as the steering means and on a vehicle front side thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the seating means comprises a single front seat of the vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the lever means comprises a pin and is swingable toward a front and a rear of the vehicle, and is configured to be set to a parking brake state by a driver pulling an upper portion of the lever means toward a rear of the vehicle, and wherein the lever means is disposed on the vehicle front side of the steering means when the lever means is pulled toward the rear of the vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle according to claim 9, further comprising: left upper frame means extending upward from a front portion of a left side sill of a vehicle body frame, said left upper frame means for supporting the lever means; bracket means attached to the left upper frame means, wherein the pin is attached to the bracket means, whereby the lever means is supported by the left upper frame means. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle according to claim 10, further comprising wire means extending from the lever means, said wire means being routed along the left side sill means. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The vehicle according to claim 10, further comprising door means for opening and closing the ingress-egress means, said door means being attached to the left upper frame means via a door hinge.