| US 7,575,104 B2 | ||
| Mechanical brake actuator | ||
| Takashi Ikeda, Oura-machi (Japan); Masami Fujiyama, Oura-machi (Japan); and Hideyuki Takai, Oura-machi (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Nisshinbo Holdings Inc, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/463,311. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-230683 (JP), filed on Aug. 09, 2005; and application No. 2005-317040 (JP), filed on Oct. 31, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0034461 A1, Feb. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16D 65/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 188—2D [188/106 A; 188/325] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A mechanical brake actuator, comprising:
a strut that has two facing plates with a strut-bridge connecting therebetween and that engages with a first brake shoe;
a brake lever that engages with a second brake shoe, where
said brake lever is retained in a space between said facing plates of the strut and is pivotally supported in the strut at
a proximal end thereof; and
said brake lever and said strut relatively rotate to spread apart from each other while pulling a brake cable connected to
a free end of the brake lever via a connecting pin, wherein
a clip is initially attached to the strut-bridge at a retreat position thereof, and after connecting the brake cable to the
brake lever, the entire clip is moved on the strut-bridge in a forwarding direction parallel to said facing plates so as to
be lastly attached to the strut-bridge at a progress position thereof, thereby restricting a rotation of the brake lever in
a cable releasing direction.
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