| US 7,584,826 B2 | ||
| Vehicle parking brake device | ||
| Teruaki Yamamoto, Akashi (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 11, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/484,802. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0011563 A1, Jan. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16D 65/14 (2006.01); F16D 65/30 (2006.01); G05G 5/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 188—2D [188/265; 74/526; 74/532] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A parking brake device for a vehicle, which comprises:
a vehicle operating lever pivotally mounted on a bar-type steering handle having one end thereof provided with a grip to be
gripped by a driver;
a parking lever pivotally supported by the steering handle and extending radially relative to the axis of the pivotal axis,
and manually movable between an actuated position, at which a parking brake mechanism mounted on the vehicle is actuated,
and a release position at which the parking brake mechanism is released; and
wherein the parking lever has a free end formed with an operating area that, when moved to the actuated position, is positioned
in between the grip of the steering handle and the vehicle operating lever to prevent the vehicle operating lever from being
pivoted in an operating direction.
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