Patent ID: 7604248
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. An actuator for a locking mechanism of a suspension slider comprising: a pin connection assembly movable between an extended position and a retracted position a lever that moves said pin connection assembly between said extended and said retracted positions; a tube supported by a slider support structure, said lever being fixed to said tube to rotate said tube as said lever moves said pin connection assembly between said extended and said retracted positions; a cam supported by said tube for motion relative to said tube, said pin connection assembly being coupled to said cam and including pins adapted to cooperate with a frame member to lock the suspension slider to the frame member when said pin connection assembly is in said extended position; a torsion spring having a first end coupled to said lever and a second end coupled to said cam, said torsion spring providing pin retraction for one or more stuck pins in said pin connection assembly; and a plate fixed to said tube at an axial position between said cam and said torsion spring, said plate include a transversely extending ear portion that provides a stop for said torsion spring.