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US 8,806,979 B2Granted
Operating mechanism for a parking brake
AssigneeDietz-automotive GmbH & Co. KG
InventorBaris Barcin
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Abstract
An operating mechanism for a parking brake includes a manual brake lever pivotably coupled to a bearing block, a locking device adapted to secure the manual brake lever in a predetermined pivoting position, an actuating rod guided inside the manual brake lever and operatively connected to the locking device, and a guiding device for the actuating rod located on the manual brake lever. The guiding device comprises a U-shaped profile having an opening oriented toward a side of the manual brake lever. The opening is adapted to receive the actuating rod.
Claims6
An operating mechanism for a parking brake, comprising:
- a manual brake lever pivotably coupled to a bearing block;
- a locking device adapted to secure the manual brake lever in a predetermined pivoting position;
- an actuating rod guided inside the manual brake lever and operatively connected to the locking device;
- a guiding device for the actuating rod located on the manual brake lever, wherein the guiding device comprises a U-shaped profile having an opening oriented toward a side of the manual brake lever, the opening adapted to receive the actuating rod;
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- a guide clip adapted to snap onto the guiding device and secure the actuating rod in the opening of the guiding device, wherein the guide clip forms a sliding guide for the actuating rod;
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- a pin provided on the actuating rod, wherein the pin moves inside an elongated hole in the guiding device to guide the actuating rod within the guiding device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.