Cable pull adjustment for a parking brake
AssigneeEdscha Betaetigungssysteme GmbH
InventorsUlf Braker, Josef Neudorfer
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Abstract
A device for adjusting a cable pull of a vehicle parking brake includes an actuating lever rotatable about a first axis, a pull element and a locking element. The pull element includes a pull rod and a guide housing, wherein the pull rod includes notches and is spring-loaded in an actuating direction of the cable pull. The guide housing is pivotably mounted about a second axis disposed outside a line defined by the actuating direction. The locking element includes a latch part releasably engaging the notches of the pull rod, wherein the locking element is mounted pivotably with respect to the guide housing, wherein a force acting in the actuating direction of the cable pull creates a torque on the pull element about the second axis that is proportional to the force.
Claims14
A device for adjusting a cable pull of a vehicle parking brake, comprising:
- an actuating lever rotatable about a first axis;
- a pull element including a pull rod and a guide housing, wherein the pull rod includes notches and is spring-loaded in an actuating direction of the cable pull, the guide housing being pivotably mounted about a second axis, the second axis being disposed outside a line defined by the actuating direction;
- a locking element including a latch part releasably engaging the notches of the pull rod, wherein the locking element is mounted pivotably with respect to the second axis;
- wherein a force acting in the actuating direction of the cable pull creates a torque on the pull element about the second axis, the torque being proportional to the force;
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- wherein the locking element includes a lever part having a portion for engaging the latch part.
A device for adjusting a cable pull of a vehicle parking brake, comprising:
- an actuating lever rotatable about a first axis;
- a pull element including a pull rod and a guide housing, wherein the pull rod includes notches and is spring-loaded in an actuating direction of the cable pull, the guide housing being pivotably mounted about a second axis, the second axis being disposed outside a line defined by the actuating direction;
- a locking element including a latch part releasably engaging the notches of the pull rod, wherein the locking element is mounted pivotably with respect to the second axis;
- wherein a force acting in the actuating direction of the cable pull creates a torque on the pull element about the second axis, the torque being proportional to the force;
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- a lever part arranged on said guide housing and being coupled to said locking element, said lever part being in engagement with said pull rod.
A device for adjusting a cable pull of a vehicle parking brake, comprising:
- an actuating lever rotatable about a first axis;
- a pull element including a pull rod and a guide housing, wherein the pull rod includes notches and is spring-loaded in an actuating direction of the cable pull, the guide housing being pivotably mounted about a second axis, the second axis being disposed outside a line defined by the actuating directing;
- a locking element including a latch part releasably engaging the notches of the pull rod, wherein the locking element is mounted pivotably with respect to the second axis, wherein a force acting in the actuating direction of the cable pull creates a torque on the pull element about the second axis, the torque being proportional to the force;
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- a pre-loading spring supported on a first side against the guide housing and on a second side against the locking element.
A device for adjusting a cable pull of a vehicle parking brake, comprising:
- an actuating lever rotatable about a first axis;
- a pull element including a pull rod and a guide housing, wherein the pull rod includes notches and is spring-loaded in an actuating direction of the cable pull, the guide housing being pivotably mounted about a second axis, the second axis being disposed outside a line defined by the actuating direction;
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- a locking element including a latch part releasably engaging the notches of the pull rod, wherein the locking element is mounted pivotably with respect to the second axis, wherein a force acting in the actuating direction of the cable pull creates a torque on the pull element about the second axis, the torque being proportional to the force;
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- a stop arranged at a bodywork part of the vehicle, and wherein in a released position of the actuating lever the locking element engages the stop so as to disengage the locking element from the pull element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.