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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2000
Bryan Daniel Powrozek, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Dura Global Technologies, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A manual override mechanism for an electric brake includes a flexible cable having an elongate outer conduit and an elongate inner core extending within the conduit, a conduit end fitting secured to an end of the outer conduit, a housing located within the conduit end fitting and rotatable therein and a core end fitting secured to an end of the inner core. The core end fitting is located within the housing and is longitudinally movable from a first position to a second position such that the end of the inner core moves toward the end of the outer conduit. Preferably, a spring element biases the core end fitting into the second position. Movement from the first position to the second position engages the core with a connecting element such as a helical gear to operably connect the core to the electric parking brake for manual operation thereof.