Patent ID: 6341539
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
A parking brake system, comprising:a brake pedal penetrating a floor of a vehicle; a first engaging member integrally provided on said brake pedal; a parking brake operating member disposed above the floor, wherein said parking brake operating member is shifted so as to be retained at either a releasing position or a parking position; a second engaging member, for engaging with said first engaging member, pivoted on a chassis of the vehicle below the floor so as to be rotated between a locking position and an unlocking position in accordance with operation of said parking brake operating member; and an overcenter spring biased between and directly connected to said second engaging member and to the chassis so as to alternately bias said second engaging member toward either the locking position or the unlocking position, wherein said second engaging member is retained at said locking position when said parking brake operating member is located at said parking position, and engages with said first engaging member, if said brake pedal is lowered at this time.