US 2016/0348767 A1Published application

Vehicle braking system brake bias adjuster having a visible brake bias ratio indicator and method and apparatus for retrofitting a vehicle with a vehicle braking system brake bias adjustment knob assembly having a visible brake bias ratio indicator

AssigneeInnovatech, LLC

InventorBruce Nesbitt

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Abstract

A vehicle braking system bias adjuster which includes a brake bias adjustment knob assembly which enables the driver of the vehicle to quickly and easily set, adjust, and visually and quickly determine the relative front to rear (or right front to left front) brake bias or brake bias setting of the vehicle before and while driving the vehicle. The brake bias adjustment knob assembly visually indicates the exact amount of brake bias, or if there is no bias at all. The ratio is expressed in numbers to enable the driver to reset the brake bias to a known value of ratio as needed for track conditions and vehicle weight changes. The value in numbers is reproducible. The present disclosure also provides a method and apparatus for retrofitting an existing vehicle with a brake bias adjustment knob assembly which enables the driver of the vehicle to quickly and easily set, adjust, and visually determine the relative brake bias or brake bias setting (i.e., the ratio of front to rear brake biasing or the ratio of side to side brake biasing) of the vehicle before and while driving the vehicle.

Claims30

Dependent claims

A vehicle braking system brake bias adjustment knob assembly for a vehicle braking system brake bias adjuster for a pedal assembly of a vehicle braking system of a vehicle, said vehicle braking system brake bias adjustment knob assembly comprising:

a knob configured to be connected to a connection cable of the vehicle braking system brake bias adjuster to enable a driver of the vehicle to set each one of a plurality of different amounts of a first brake bias, each one of a plurality of different amounts of a second brake bias, and no amount of first brake bias and no amount of second brake bias;
and
a cover plate having at least one wall displaying a plurality of different brake bias indication symbols and configured to correspond to the plurality of different amounts of first brake bias, the plurality of different amounts of second brake bias, and the no amount of first brake bias and no amount of second brake bias,
wherein the knob and the cover plate are configured:
(a) to be assembled such that rotation of the knob causes rotation of the cover plate,
(b) to be attached to the connection cable to enable reproducible setting of brake bias between two brake cylinders of the vehicle braking system,
(c) to indicate the setting of the brake bias between the two brake cylinders of the vehicle braking system, and
(d) to provide a designated rotation speed for the cover plate which corresponds to a designated rotation speed of the cable.

5 more elements

A vehicle braking system brake bias adjuster comprising:

(a) a biasing mechanism attachable to a pedal assembly of a vehicle;
(b) a connection cable attachable at one end to the biasing mechanism;
and
(c) a brake bias adjustment knob assembly attachable to a dashboard of the vehicle, said brake bias adjustment knob assembly including:
a knob configured to be connected to the connection cable to enable a driver of the vehicle to set each one of a plurality of different amounts of a first brake bias, each one of a plurality of different amounts of a second brake bias, and no amount of first brake bias and no amount of second brake bias;
and
a cover plate having a wall displaying a plurality of different brake bias indication symbols configured to correspond to the plurality of different amounts of first brake bias, the plurality of different amounts of second brake bias, and the no amount of first brake bias and no amount of second brake bias,
wherein the knob and the cover plate are configured:
(a) to be assembled such that rotation of the knob causes rotation of the cover plate,
(b) to be attached to the connection cable to enable reproducible setting of brake bias between two brake cylinders of the vehicle braking system,
(c) to indicate the setting of the brake bias between the two brake cylinders of the vehicle braking system, and
(d) to provide a designated rotation speed for the cover plate which corresponds to a designated rotation speed of the cable.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/233,677Filed 10 Aug 2016
Priority: 25 Nov 2014
Published: 1 Dec 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

F16H 19/005
Comprising a flexible member: for conveying oscillating or limited rotary motion
B60T 7/04
For personal initiation: foot actuated
B60T 7/06
Foot actuated: disposition of pedal
B60T 8/24
Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of…:…

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