1997-01-29
1998-01-13
Butler, Douglas C.
Brakes
Vehicle
188331, 745026, B60T 100, F16D 5100
Patent
active
057069140
ABSTRACT:
A parking brake assembly for connecting a cable to a lever. The lever has a generally flat base member pivotally mounted on the second brake shoe with a first end connected to the first brake shoe and a second end joined to a brake cable. The cable is located in a helical guide spring retained in a spring support which extends from the base member. A front face on the ramp is initially engaged by a tip of the cable while the slot forms a guide to allow an input force to move the tip over a lip on the end of the second tine. Once the tip has moved past the second tine, the cable tries to straighten out to eliminate any flexure induced by moving up the ramp by snapping into the slot and become aligned with the helical spring. A force applied to the cable which pulls the tip into engagement with a rear face on the ramp to complete the connection between the cable and lever. The projection assures that the cable remains located in the slot no matter how far the tip moves past the lip on the second tine.
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Butler Douglas C.
McCormick Jr. Leo H.
Robert Bosch Technology Corporation
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