Automatic play compensation in cable operated brakes especially of motor vehicles
AssigneeMercedes-Benz AG
InventorsNorbert Koch, Kurt Bohm, Nikolaus Schefcsik, Jurgen Eipper
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AssigneeMercedes-Benz AG
InventorsNorbert Koch, Kurt Bohm, Nikolaus Schefcsik, Jurgen Eipper
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In an automatic play compensation arrangement for a cable-operated parking brake including a brake operating element and a cable extending between the brake operating element and a vehicle brake for actuating the vehicle brake, a support bracket is mounted for movement with the brake operating element and has a spring-loaded clamping lever supported therein through which a cable end extends and by which the cable end is firmly engaged with the support bracket when the brake operating element is actuated, and a spring is provided for tensioning the cable when the brake operating element is in a brake-releasing rest position.
An automatic play compensation arrangement for cable-operated vehicle parking brakes, including a brake operating element and a cable extending between said brake operating element and a vehicle brake for actuating said vehicle brake, said arrangement comprising a support bracket mounted for movement with said brake operating element, a spring-loaded clamping lever supported in said support bracket, said cable having an end extending through said support bracket and being slidably supported therein and said cable end also extending through said clamping lever and being firmly engaged by said clamping lever when said brake operating element is actuated and spring means for tensioning said cable when said brake operating element is in a brake releasing rest position.
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