Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
Patent
1986-01-08
1987-06-23
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
74501R, 267158, B62K 2306, B62L 302
Patent
active
046743537
ABSTRACT:
An operating unit including a brake operating lever capable of being grasped is mounted to a handlebar or the like. The brake unit for applying a braking force to the members to be controlled such as the wheels or the like is connected by a Bowden cable. In addition to the brake returning spring provided on the side of the afore-mentioned brake unit, a side of the brake operating lever is equipped with a returning spring. One end of the returning spring is mounted to the housing, while another end thereof is held on the side of the brake operating lever thereby exerting a force in the direction in which the lever is to be returned after being grasped and released.
REFERENCES:
patent: 648769 (1900-05-01), Meyer
patent: 3997030 (1976-12-01), Yoshigai
patent: 4023653 (1977-05-01), Yoshigai
patent: 4526057 (1985-07-01), Mochida et al.
Herrmann Allan D.
Yoshigai Kikai Kinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
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