Abstract:
A brake-aiding device includes a casing and a drive mechanism installed in the casing. The drive mechanism has a revolving axle, and first revolver, a second revolver and a driven revolver that rotate against the revolving axle. The driven revolver has at least one propping portion for providing unidirectional stop to the first revolver and the second revolver. When brake lever cables of a two-wheeled vehicle are connected to the first and second revolver, and front- and rear-wheel brake cables of the vehicle are connected to the driven revolver, by operating either of the vehicle's left and right brake levers, both of the vehicle's front and rear wheels are braked. During the braking, the rear wheel is brakes before the front wheel is brakes, and a braking force at the rear wheel keeps greater than a braking force at the front wheel braking force.
Abstract:
A parking brake apparatus includes a base plate, a brake lever supported by the base plate, a pair of left and right brake actuating units, and left and right brake cables connecting between the brake lever and the left and right brake actuating units, respectively. The base plate has an elongated hole extended from a corresponding position to a cable connecting portion of the brake lever toward the outer cable holding portion, left and right inner cables of the pair of left and right brake cables are connected to a common inner cable by an equalizer, and the common inner cable is extended inside the elongated hole from the cable connecting portion toward the outer cable holding portion.
Abstract:
An operating system is formed in which an engagement shaft supported on an end portion of a brake piston is inserted through an engagement hole portion of a balance member; an operation wire is connected to the balance member via a coupling pin; and brake operating arms of rear wheel brake mechanisms are operated by a pair of arm portions of the balance member. A broad area is formed in the engagement hole portion in a manner allowing the balance member to swing about the coupling pin when the operation wire is pulled.
Abstract:
An improved compensation piston arrangement for use with a dual circuit master cylinder having a single service piston for simultaneously pressurizing a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber, wherein the compensation piston arrangement provides for pressure balancing between the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber to compensate for minor normal differences between the first and second fluid chamber. The compensation piston arrangement includes a movable compensation piston slidably disposed within a bore of a compensation housing, wherein the housing defines a pair of end stops positioned on opposing sides of the compensation piston. The bore is in fluid communication with the fluid chambers such that the pressure within the first fluid chamber acts on a first side of the compensation piston, and the pressure within the second fluid chamber acts on a second end of the compensation piston which is opposite the first end. The compensation housing can be incorporated within the service piston or can be remotely located from the master cylinder.
Abstract:
A compensating device (7) for a brake system driven by brake cables (4, 10), in particular a handbrake system for motor vehicles, wherein a drive lever (1) is connected by a first brake cable (4) to a first brake (21) and wherein a tube (5) of the first brake cable (4) rests on a drive-side support (6) and against the compensating device (7). A second brake cable (10) comprises an inner rope (9) connected at one end to the compensating device (7) and at the other end to a second brake (22). The compensating device (7) comprises a step-up gearing (20) and the first brake cable (4) comprises an inner rope (3, 3a) divided in two. One inner rope (3) is connected at one end to the drive lever (1) and at the other end to the input of the step-up gearing (20) and the other inner rope (3a) is connected at one end to the output of the step-up gearing (20) and at the other end to the first brake (21).
Abstract:
A method is provided for connecting a vehicle brake cable equalizer to a main actuator cable extending from the forward section of a vehicle and to a pair of brake actuator cables extending from the rear wheel brakes of the vehicle. The main actuator cable and brake cable equalizer are positioned on the upper side of the vehicle floor and the brake actuator cables are positioned on the lower side of the vehicle floor. In the method, the main actuator cable is connected to the brake cable equalizer entirely from the upper side of the vehicle floor and the brake actuator cables are connected to the brake cable equalizer entirely from a position on the lower side of the vehicle floor. The connection of the brake actuator cables is accomplished without the need for the assembler to have visual contact with the brake cable equalizer.
Abstract:
A lever operated brake actuator for an all terrain vehicle, the actuator including a housing and a lever arm pivotally mounted in the housing, the lever arm including an arcuate curved groove, a cable equalizer in the form of a unitary member having a spherical or ball shaped center section and a pair of prongs forming a slot at each end of the equalizer, a connecting member is provided on the end of each cable, the connecting members being positioned in the slots between the prongs, the connecting members being free to pivot in the slots in the equalizer to maintain equal tension on the brake cables and the equalizer being able to pivot in the bath of motion of the lever arm to maintain a straight line connection of the cables to the equalizer.
Abstract:
A replacement cable system comprising a cable, a spring and a protective sleeve. The spring and sleeve are mounted on the cable and a detachable fixation member on the cable permits the spring and sleeve to be removed and cut to length. The sleeve has a connector on each end. One sleeve connector is also removable to allow the sleeve to be cut to length.
Abstract:
A method of replacing an emergency cable system comprising a cable, a spring and a protective sleeve. The spring and sleeve are mounted on the cable and a detachable fixation member on the cable permits the spring and sleeve to be removed and cut to length. The sleeve has a connector on each end. One sleeve connector is also removable to allow the sleeve to be cut to length.
Abstract:
A master cylinder for a hydraulic brake system of an automotive vehicle having front and rear sets of brake cylinders is disclosed, in which during the application of brake pressure above a predetermined value at which modulation and reduction of the rate at which pressure is fed to the rear brake cylinders occurs, the rate at which pressure is fed to the front brake cylinder is increased as compared with the rate before the modulation point.