Balanced braking system
OwnerChih-Chen Juaninventor
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Abstract
A balanced braking system to be used on a bicycle with a front brake and a rear brake, the balanced braking system comprising: a connecting unit, having a driving element, which is driven by the primary cables and carries a contact element; and a secondary cable, having two ends that connect the front and rear brakes and a middle part that runs over the contact element with little friction, revolving the contact element or gliding thereon. When the primary cables are pulled on, the secondary cable is moved aside by the driving element, in turn pulling on the front and rear brakes. Any different forces on the front brake and the rear brake are compensated by the secondary cable. Two guiding elements lead the secondary cable to the contact element from two sides, such that wear on the secondary cable is reduced.
Claims1
A balanced braking system to be used on a bicycle comprising:
- a connecting unit having a driving element, said driving element is driven by at least one primary cable connected to at least one operating lever, said connecting unit further includes a contact element;
- and
- a single secondary cable, ends of said secondary cable connect front and rear brakes, and a middle part of said secondary cable runs over said contact element, said secondary cable revolving said contact element or gliding thereon, said secondary cable being moved by said driving element of said connecting unit;
- such that
- when a user actuates said at least one operating lever, said secondary cable is moved by said driving element of said connecting unit, and said secondary cable applies force equally and simultaneously to said front and rear brakes;
- and wherein
- said front and rear brakes each have left and right pincers, said balanced braking system further comprising:
- a pulling unit including a secondary contact element;
- and
- a tertiary cable that connects said left and right pincers, said tertiary cable includes a middle part that runs over said secondary contact element with little friction, said tertiary cable revolving said secondary contact element or gliding thereon, said tertiary cable being moved by said pulling unit driven by said secondary cable, thus pulling on said left and right pincers;
- wherein force applied to said pulling unit is equally distributed to said left and right pincers by said tertiary cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.