Patent ID: 6508141
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
Brake-force splitting gear for a manually operated parking-brake system in a motor vehicle, in which brake force is transmitted via cable assemblies both to a wheel brake or shaft brake on the vehicle transmission and to wheel brakes of at least one driven vehicle axle, the wheel brakes of respective vehicle axles being articulated via a differential element mounted in a housing or frame, and the splitting gear including a lever mechanism comprising at least one balance beam which splits the brake force between the transmission brake and wheel brakes, wherein:the differential element is coupled to a lever, which is articulated at one end on the housing and suspended at the other end on a lever-mechanism cable; the lever-mechanism cable and a transmission-brake cable assembly leading to the transmission brake are articulated on the balance beam; and an articulation point for an operating cable which transmits braking force to the splitting gear is located on the balance beam, in a region between the articulation points for the lever-mechanism cable and the transmission-brake cable assembly.