Kuster + Co. Gmbh

Thomas Schmidt

Michael Krug

Carmelo Gutierrez

Rainer Sell

A regulator () automatically adjusts a drive cable () or Bowden cable () to drive a vehicle brake by means of a drive element such as a brake lever or a handbrake lever (), the regulator () comprising two pivotally supported resetting arms () prestressed by at least one spring element () and which can be connected each to the drive cable () resp. leading to the brakes, further comprising a blocking system () to block the pivoting motion about a common pivot axis () of the resetting arms () in case of actuation of the drive element coupled by a Bowden cable () to the resetting arms (). At least one guidance inset () is seated in irrotational manner in a clearance () of a resetting arm () as a pivot bearing for the other resetting arm (), the latter being supported at the guidance inset () so as to be pivotable about the pivot axis () and the blocking system () is supported at or in the guide inset () so as to be radially displaceable about the pivot axis ().

Regulator for automatically adjusting the length of an actuating link

The invention relates to a parking brake system for motor vehicles. The system has an adjusting unit (,) comprising a motor-driven drive mechanism (,) in order to tighten or loosen an actuating pull (,) of a brake device (,), whereby the drive mechanism (,) is drive connected to a component (,) which is mounted in a non-displaceable manner with regard to the longitudinal axis (,) such that it can rotate around said longitudinal axis (,). The component (,) is rotationally fixed to a telescopic device (,) arranged such that it can be displaced in the direction of the longitudinal axis (,). The axial length of the telescopic device (,) is increased or decreased according to the direction of rotation of the component (,), and each axial end (,) of the telescopic device (,) is respectively connected to an actuating pull (,) for a brake of the brake device (,) in an indirect or direct manner. In addition, the telescopic device (,) is constructed by a hollow shaft and a single spindle (,) which is mounted in the hollow shaft such that it can rotate. Said hollow shaft is preferably configured as a splined shaft (,) and can be displaced in the direction of the longitudinal axis (,).

Parking brake for motor vehicles

A regulator (,) automatically adjusts a drive cable (,) or Bowden cable (,) to drive a vehicle brake by means of a drive element such as a brake lever or a handbrake lever (,), the regulator (,) comprising two pivotally supported resetting arms (,) prestressed by at least one spring element (,) and which can be connected each to the drive cable (,) resp. leading to the brakes, further comprising a blocking system (,) to block the pivoting motion about a common pivot axis (,) of the resetting arms (,) in case of actuation of the drive element coupled by a Bowden cable (,) to the resetting arms (,). At least one guidance inset (,) is seated in irrotational manner in a clearance (,) of a resetting arm (,) as a pivot bearing for the other resetting arm (,), the latter being supported at the guidance inset (,) so as to be pivotable about the pivot axis (,) and the blocking system (,) is supported at or in the guide inset (,) so as to be radially displaceable about the pivot axis (,).

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