Patent ID: 6601473
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: F16H,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A lever assembly for a power transmission device, comprising a lever and a fastener for pivotally mounting the lever to a fixed support member,the lever including a lever body made of a plastic having a mount hole extending from one surface to the opposite surface of the lever body at one end of the lever body, a central through-hole extending from the one surface to the opposite surface of the lever body at a central portion of the lever body, a first longitudinal groove formed in the one surface and extending from the central through-hole to a position in proximity to the mount hole, and a second longitudinal groove formed in the opposite surface and extending from the central through-hole to a position adjacent to the other end of the lever body, and a single reinforcement plate fitted in the first and second grooves across the central through-hole of the lever body, and the fastener extending through the mount hole and adapted to be threaded to the fixed support member so as to mount the lever pivotally to the fixed support member, the fastener having a portion lying over part of the reinforcement plate to prevent the reinforcement plate from displacing off the lever body.