Patent ID: 6409215
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B60B,Y10T

Abstract:
An operating device for anti-skid devices for vehicles, comprising:an operating unit, and an operating arm for supporting at an end spaced from the operating unit a rotary anti-skid means, said operating arm being pivotally mounted on the operating unit for movement between an active position and a rest position, said operating unit including: a linear drive acting along a longitudinal axis, a rotary rotatable about a rotational axis, a deflector, and a drive transmission element extending in a continuous loop around the rotary and the deflector, and extending essentially along the longitudinal axis of the drive between the drive and the rotary, said drive transmission element being arranged to translate linear movement of the drive in two opposite directions into rotational movement of the rotary, said rotational movement producing a pivotal movement of said operating arm between the active position and the rest position.