Patent · US Expired

Hand brake for motor vehicles

US6122990A · kind A · utility

2Cited by

5References

8Claims

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Assignee

Ed. Scharwaechter GmbH · DE

Inventors

Sven Bode · Berlin, DE
Wolfgang Kopittke · Remscheid, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 1998
Grant date	Sep 26, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 10, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/214
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hand brake for motor vehicles, and including a trestle provided with a toothing, a brake lever pivotally supported on the trestle, a locking pawl for retaining the brake lever on the trestle in an arbitrary selected pull position, at least one brake cable, a spring-biased tensioning element for the brake cable supported on the trestle, and a spring-biased arrangement for connecting the brake lever with the tensioning element, with the tensioning element being formed as a tooth segment or a tooth wheel which is constantly form-lockingly connected with the brake lever and a brake cable connector associated with the trestle.

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