Patent ID: 7574943

Claim:
A motor vehicle parking brake actuator comprising, in combination: a mounting bracket; a cover plate; a brake operating assembly positioned between the mounting bracket and cover plate and comprising: a lever; a locking sector gear rotatably secured to the lever; a first clutch spring assembly engageable with the locking sector gear comprising: a pinion rivet comprising a shaft; a flange on the shaft; a first tubular portion adjacent the flange; a second tubular portion adjacent the first tubular portion and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the first tubular portion; a pinion having an aperture formed therein and seated on the second tubular portion of the pinion rivet in abutting relationship with the first tubular portion of the pinion rivet; a plurality of teeth on the pinion; a torsion spring wrapped about the first tubular portion and the pinion; a release lever having a first arm, a second arm and an aperture extending therethrough, the aperture receiving a portion of the shaft of the pinion rivet; and a release spring having a first leg and a second leg and positioned about the shaft of the pinion rivet, the first leg abutting the first arm of the release lever and the second leg connected to the cover plate; a release cable connected to the second arm of the release lever; an adjusting sector gear connected to the lever; a brake cable connected at one end thereof to the adjusting sector gear; and an adjusting clutch spring assembly engageable with the adjusting sector gear.