Patent ID: 6122990
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand brake for motor vehicles, comprising:a trestle provided with a toothing;a brake lever pivotally supported on the trestle;locking ratchet means for retaining the brake lever on the trestle in an arbitrary selected pull position;at least one brake cable;a connector for connecting the at least one brake cable with the trestle;means supported on the trestle for tensioning the at least one brake cable;a spring for applying a biasing force to the tensioning means in a rotational direction;means for connecting the brake lever with the brake cable tensioning means; andmeans for applying a biasing force to the connecting means,wherein the tensioning means is formed as a tooth member constantly formlockingly connected with the brake lever and the brake cable connector.