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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2015
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Michael Lucas, Plain City, OH (US);
Nobuteru Fujii, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A parking brake system for a vehicle includes a parking brake wire configured to be routed along the vehicle to a wheel assembly and a mounting bracket coupled to the parking brake wire. The mounting bracket is configured to mount the parking brake wire to an undercarriage of the vehicle. The mounting bracket has an edge configured to face a fuel tank of the vehicle. A crash protection sleeve is coupled to the parking brake wire near the mounting bracket. The crash protection sleeve is positioned to engage the fuel tank prior to the edge of the mounting bracket engaging the fuel tank in an event of a vehicle crash. The crash protection sleeve may surround the parking brake wire and may prevent contact of the mounting bracket with the fuel tank.