Patent ID: 7419034

Claim:
A V-type brake adapted to be disposed on a frame body and comprising: a brake arm unit including a pair of first and second brake arms adapted to be disposed pivotally on said frame body and having free ends; a brake cable assembly connected to said free end of said second brake arm; and a linkage connected pivotally to said free end of said first brake arm and interconnected between said free end of said first brake arm and said brake cable assembly in such a manner that said linkage is in a folded state, said linkage being operable to unfold so as to pivot said free ends of said first and second brake arms away from each other, thereby increasing a distance between said free ends of said first and second brake arms wherein said linkage includes: a first link member; a first pivot for connecting an end of said first link member pivotally to said free end of said first brake arm; a second link member; a second pivot for connecting an end of said second link member pivotally to said brake cable assembly; a third pivot for connecting the other end of said second link member pivotally to the other end of said first link member; and a push plate operable to unfold said linkage.