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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Toshio Tsuda, Amagasaki, JP;
Abstract
A parking brake system for a vehicle comprising a brake pedal vertically penetrating a floor of a vehicle, a first engaging member integrally provided on the brake pedal below the floor, a parking brake operating member disposed above the floor, a second engaging member for engaging with the catch pivoted on a chassis of the vehicle below the floor so as to be shifted between a locking position and an unlocking position in accordance with operation of the parking brake operating member, and an overcenter spring interposed between the second engaging member and the chassis so as to alternately bias the second engaging member toward the locking position and the unlocking position. The parking brake operating member is shifted so as to be retained at either a releasing position or a parking position. The second engaging member is retained at the locking position when the parking brake lever is located at the parking position, and if the brake pedal is lowered, engages with the first engaging member. Between the second engaging member and the parking brake operating member are provided a first rod and a second rod disposed co-axially with each other, and a second spring interposed between both the rods so as to bias them toward each other, wherein the first rod interlocks with the second engaging member, and the second rod interlocks with the parking brake operating member. A grip of the parking brake operating member is provided thereon with a first caution-marked surface for indicating that the parking brake is released, and a second caution-marked surface for indicating that the parking brake is applied.
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