Patent ID: 7832304
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A knob structure for a parking brake apparatus that, in a parking brake apparatus comprising a braking section which receives an operating force at the time of parking and transmits the operating force for generation of a braking force, and a releasing section which cancels the constrained state in which said operating force is held, receives an operation releasing force in said releasing section, comprising: a rod that is movably disposed on a vehicle body side, the rod having a base side and a nose end side, and a knob main body that is connected to the nose end side of the rod, wherein said knob main body is made up of a core part that is previously assembled to the nose end side of said rod, and a surface layer part that coats the surface of the core part after assembly with a substantially uniform coating thickness, and wherein the surface layer part is immovable relative to the core part, and wherein said core part further comprises a dovetail groove shaped engaging part consisting of a generally rectangular hollowed portion with a T-shaped fastener that extends into the hollowed portion and is monolithic with the core part, the T-shaped fastener engages with an engaged part provided on the nose end side of said rod for prevention of the rod from being dropped off from said core part.