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US 7,124,661 B2Granted
Parking level apparatus of a vehicle
AssigneeKia Motors Corporation
InventorKap Bae Jeon
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Abstract
A parking lever of a vehicle includes a slider of a predetermined length mounted to a lower area of a lever assembly. Also, a guide rail into which the slider is inserted is formed in a casing. The slider undergoes a sliding movement within the guide rail such that when the lever assembly is operated, the slider covers exposed areas of the guide opening of the casing.
Claims10
A parking lever apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:
- a lever assembly rotatably connected on a bracket by a hinge, the bracket being fixed to a mounting member securable to a vehicle body and a handle being connected to a distal end of the lever assembly;
- a parking cable connected to the lever assembly to be pulled by operation of the lever assembly for actuation of a brake mechanism;
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- a casing connected to the mounting member and covering part of the lever assembly, the casing including a guide opening through which the handle and part of the lever assembly is passed,
- wherein a slider of a predetermined length is mounted to a lower area of the lever assembly, and a guide rail into which the slider is inserted is formed in the casing, the slider undergoing a sliding movement within the guide rail such that when the lever assembly is operated, the slider covers a lower portion of the guide opening of the casing the lower portion being lower than the lever assembly.
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