Patent ID: 7815018

Claim:
A mechanical brake actuator comprising: (a) a strut to engage with one brake shoe, said strut including first and second facing plates and a bridge portion connecting said facing plates; and (b) a plate-like brake lever to engage with the other brake shoe and to be retained in a space between said facing plates of said strut, said brake lever including a proximal end pivotally supported at said strut, said brake lever and strut relatively rotate to spread apart from each other as pulling a brake cable connected to a free end of said brake lever via a connecting pin, wherein said first facing plate is designed so as to permit a longitudinal movement of said connecting pin to connect said brake cable and the free end of said brake lever while the brake lever rotates in a cable releasing direction to a limit, and said second facing plate is designed so as to restrict the longitudinal movement of said connecting pin while said brake lever rotates in said cable releasing direction to said limit, and a clip is set on said first facing plate so as to restrict the longitudinal movement of said connecting pin which connects said brake cable and the brake lever.