Patent ID: 7097260
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
1. A parking brake for a motor vehicle, said brake comprising: a lever for manual operation by on operator; braking means operatively connected to wheels of the motor vehicle, said braking means including a shaft; a cam affixed to said shaft, periphery of said cam defining a plurality of cavities; a crank rotatably couple to said shaft; a crank detent affixed to said crank, said crank detent extending toward said cam into one of the plurality of cavities; a hydraulic actuator connected to said crank; a lever rotatably coupled to said shaft; and a lever detent affixed to said lever, said lever detent extending toward said cam into one of the plurality of cavities; wherein said braking means is one of (i) hydraulically actuated when an engine of the motor vehicle is off, (ii) manually actuated by the operator through said lever whatever the running state of the engine of the motor vehicle, and (iii) both hydraulically actuated and manually actuated.