Patent ID: 7464608

Claim:
A tension monitoring assembly for sensing tension applied to at least one brake cable connected to a brake actuator installed in an operative position in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the brake actuator including a lever movable in applying and releasing directions, the brake actuator being constructed such that tensioning of the cable during adjustment forces the lever in the releasing direction towards a fixed surface in the passenger compartment, the assembly comprising: a sensing device including a position sensor and an engaging member movable relative to the position sensor, the sensing device being constructed to be removably engaged with the lever with the engaging member engaging the fixed surface in the passenger compartment; said sensing device further comprising a resilient member biasing the engaging member, the engaging member and the resilient member being constructed such that an end portion of the engaging member engages against the fixed surface and relative movement occurs between the position sensor and the engaging member against the biasing of the spring as the lever is moved in the releasing direction during tensioning of the cable, said position sensor being operable to be activated upon said engaging member reaching a predetermined position relative to said position sensor during the relative movement between the position sensor and the engaging member.