Patent ID: 8210322

Claim:
A brake-action synchronizing device for a two-wheeled vehicle, the vehicle including front and rear brake levers, and front and rear brake cables each having a proximate end that is connected to a respective one of the front and rear brake levers, a distal end that is disposed to deliver a braking force when the respective one of the front and rear brake levers is operated to pull the proximate end, and a cable body that is interposed between the proximate and distal ends, said brake-action synchronizing device comprising: a housing defining an accommodation chamber which is adapted to receive the cable bodies of the front and rear brake cables so as to permit movement of the cable bodies along first and second routes, respectively, in a longitudinal direction, said accommodation chamber extending in the longitudinal direction to terminate at ceiling and bottom walls; a force imparting unit including a first block which has an upper portion extending in the longitudinal direction to terminate at an upper surface and defining a height, a lower portion that is opposite to said upper portion in the longitudinal direction, and a first passage that extends through said upper and lower portions and along the first route for passage of the cable body of the front brake cable therethrough, a first fastening member disposed to secure said first block to the cable body of the front brake cable such that, when the front brake lever is in a non-activated state, said lower portion is brought to rest on said bottom wall, and a stage extending from said lower portion across the second route, and having an abutment surface which confronts said bottom wall, and a lifting surface which is opposite to said abutment surface in the longitudinal direction and which is lower than said upper surface by said height, said stage having a bore which extends along the second route and through said abutment and lifting surfaces, and which is configured to permit the cable body of the rear brake cable to move freely when the rear brake lever is operated; and a second block which has a lifted surface confronting said lifting surface, and which is secured to move with the cable body of the rear brake cable along the second route such that, when the rear brake lever is in a non-activated state, said lifted surface is kept in contact with said lifting surface.