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US 6,581,729 B1Granted
Brake cable-fixing device for a parking brake
AssigneeNisshinbo Industries, Inc.
InventorKoji Moriwaki
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Abstract
A compact mechanical shoe actuating mechanism with an improved lever-ratio comprises a space 42 formed by two facing plates 40a and 40b of a strut designed such that an upper side of the space 42 is longitudinally wider than a lower side of the space 42 where the cable end nipple 52 is inserted in and is inclinedly passed through.
Claims11
A brake cable-fixing device for a parking brake used in a mechanical shoe actuating mechanism comprising:
- a brake lever having a cable attachment portion to receive a cable end nipple thereon formed along one end and a first engagement groove adapted to engage a first brake shoe formed along another end;
- a strut defined by a pair of facing plates adjacent both ends of said brake lever, said strut having a second engagement groove adapted to engage a second brake shoe formed along one end of the facing plates and a pivot section pivotally supporting said brake lever at another end, whereby said brake shoes are spread apart as a pulling force generated by a parking brake cable is applied on said cable attachment portion of said brake lever;
- a strut space for receiving said cable end nipple during assembly is defined by said pair of facing plates of said strut, an upper portion of said strut space is longitudinally wider than a lower side of said strut space, whereby as said cable end nipple is inserted into an entry space formed longitudinally between outer edges of said brake lever and an interfitting portion of said strut, said cable end nipple inclinedly passes through said longitudinally wider upper portion defined between said facing plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.