Patent ID: 6223624
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
A parking brake device, comprising:a base member;at least one cable connected to a braking system at one end thereof;a connecting member to which said cable is connected at the other end thereof, said connecting member being slidably supported by said base member;a brake lever rotatably attached to said base member so as to be erectable around a position in the vicinity of an extension extending in the sliding direction of said connecting member;a junction member rotatably connected to said connecting member at one end thereof;at least one moving member to which said junction member is rotatably attached at the other end thereof, said moving member being movably attached to said brake lever; andadjusting means, provided outside said brake lever, for adjusting the tension of said cable through said junction member and said connecting member by changing the position of said moving member.