Patent ID: 6666302
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A parking brake device for a vehicle, comprising:a backing plate which is fixed to a body of the vehicle such that said backing plate is held substantially perpendicular to an axis of a wheel of the vehicle; first and second arcuate brake shoes which are disposed on one of opposite sides of said backing plate such that said first and second arcuate brake shoes are movable toward and away from each other; a moving mechanism including first and second levers which are engaged with said first and second arcuate brake shoes, and which are connected with each other through a connecting pin that is held substantially parallel to said backing plate, such that said first and second levers are pivotable relative to each other about said connecting pin, said moving mechanism moving said first and second arcuate brake shoes away from each other when said first lever is pivoted about said connecting pin in a predetermined direction; an operable member which is connected to said first lever and which is operable by an operator of the vehicle to pivot said first lever about said connecting pin in said predetermined direction, wherein said first lever has a connected portion at which said first lever is connected to said operable member, and wherein said first lever extends through an aperture which is formed through said backing plate such that said connected portion is positioned on the other of said opposite sides of said backing plate; and a cover which is made of an elastic material, and which covers a space between said first lever and said aperture while permitting said first lever to be pivoted about said connecting pin, wherein said cover has an engageable portion which is engageable with said first lever, for limiting a movement of said first lever in a direction perpendicular to said predetermined direction.