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Electrically operated actuator for rear parking brake cables including driver and driven members rotatably mounted about same pivot pin
Assignee: ITT Inc
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Filing: 1988-01-21
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2008-01-21
Abstract
Abstract An electrically operated parking brake actuator for use with vehicles includes a motor operated driver member and an associated driven member. Each of the driver member and driven member is mounted for rotation about the same pivot pin and each is connected to a cable. Each cable is associated with a parking brake member. The motor operates the driver to drive the driven member which, in turn, tensions its associated cable to apply its associated parking brake member. This cable tension reacts through the actuator and drives the driver member in the opposite direction to tension the other cable and apply its associated brake.
Inventors
- 👤 Russel J. Burgei
- 👤 William W. Schap
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:13
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T13/00; B60T13/74; B60T13/746; B60T11/00; B60T11/04; B60T11/046; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18568; Y10T74/188; Y10T74/18808; Y10T74/18816; Y10T74/18832; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
An electrically operated parking brake actuator comprising driver means including an electric motor, driven means operatively associated with the driver means, each of said driver means and said driven means being mounted for rotation about a pivot pin, first mounting means carried on said driver means for attaching a first cable thereto so that it extends along a first axis and second mounting means carried on said driven means for attaching a second cable thereto so that it extends along a second axis, said first and second mounting means being located so that in a first position of said driver and driven means cables attached to said mounting means are tensioned and so that in a second position of said driver and driven means cables attached thereto are relaxed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
An electrically operated parking brake actuator comprising driver means including an electric motor, driven means operatively associated with the driver means, each of said driver means and said driven means being mounted for rotation about a pivot pin, first mounting means carried on said driver means for attaching a first cable thereto so that it extends along a first axis and second mounting means carried on said driven means for attaching a second cable thereto so that it extends along a second axis, said first and second mounting means being located so that in a first position of said driver and driven means cables attached to said mounting means are tensioned and so that in a second position of said driver and driven means cables attached thereto are relaxed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrically operated parking brake actuator in accordance with claim 1 wherein in said first position the axes of said first and second mounting means are parallel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrically operated parking brake actuator in accordance with claim 2 wherein in said second position the axes of said first and second mounting means intersect.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrically operated parking brake actuator in accordance with claim 1 wherein said electric motor is a torque limiting motor that stops operation at a predetermined torque.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
An electrically operated parking brake actuator in accordance with claim 1 wherein said driver means includes a gear train operatively associated with said electric motor, said gear train including a driver pinion and wherein said driven means includes a plate member formed with teeth along an arcuate edge, said teeth meshing with said driver pinion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrically operated parking brake actuator in accordance with claim 5 wherein stop means are formed at each end of said arcuate edge.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrically operated parking brake actuator in accordance with claim 5 wherein said motor is fixed to a bracket member and wherein said bracket member and said plate member are carried by said pivot pin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
147 words
An electrically operated parking brake system comprising an actuator, first and second cables extending from opposite sides of said actuator, each cable being connected to a parking brake member, said actuator comprising driver means including an electric motor, driven means operatively associated with the driver means, each of said driver means and said driven means being mounted for rotation about a pivot pin, first mounting means carried on said driver means for attaching said first cable thereto and second mounting means carried on said driven means for attaching said second cable thereto, said first and second mounting means being located so that in a first position of said driver and driven means said cables are tensioned to apply their associated parking brake member and so that in a second position of said driver and driven means said cables are relaxed to release their associated parking brake member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
147 words
An electrically operated parking brake system comprising an actuator, first and second cables extending from opposite sides of said actuator, each cable being connected to a parking brake member, said actuator comprising driver means including an electric motor, driven means operatively associated with the driver means, each of said driver means and said driven means being mounted for rotation about a pivot pin, first mounting means carried on said driver means for attaching said first cable thereto and second mounting means carried on said driven means for attaching said second cable thereto, said first and second mounting means being located so that in a first position of said driver and driven means said cables are tensioned to apply their associated parking brake member and so that in a second position of said driver and driven means said cables are relaxed to release their associated parking brake member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrically operated parking brake system in accordance with claim 8 wherein said first and second cables are parallel to each other in the first position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electrically operated parking brake system in accordance with claim 9 wherein said first and second cables cross each other in the second position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrically operated parking brake system in accordance with claim 8 wherein said electric motor is a torque limiting motor that stops operation at a predetermined torque.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
An electrically operated parking brake system in accordance with claim 8 wherein said driver means includes a gear train operatively associated with said electric motor, said gear train including a driver pinion and wherein said driven means includes a plate member formed with teeth along an arcuate edge, said teeth meshing with said driver pinion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrically operated parking brake system in accordance with claim 12 wherein stop means are formed at each end of said arcuate edge.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrically operated parking brake system in accordance with claim 12 wherein said motor is fixed to a bracket member and wherein said bracket member and said plate member are carried by said pivot pin.
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