Patent ID: 7578216
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device configured to be used with an adjustment tool for adjusting a parking brake of a vehicle, the parking brake comprising a handle and a tension cable and the adjustment tool adjusting the parking brake by tensioning the tension cable, the device comprising: an inner housing configured to receive and selectively retain the parking brake handle; a force probe being configured to move between a first position and a second position relative to the inner housing; and a deformable member configured to bias the force probe into the first position relative to the inner housing, the force probe being configured to move from the first position to the second position upon application of a predetermined load to the deformable member, the predetermined load being applied to the deformable member when tensioning of the tension cable by the adjustment tool causes the parking brake handle to apply a load substantially equal to the predetermined load to at least one surface of the inner housing, the device further comprising: a switch configured to generate a control signal when the force probe moves to the second position; and a relay configured to receive the control signal and, in response to the control signal, cause the adjustment tool to discontinue tensioning the tension cable.