摘要 |
An operating mechanism 178 for disengaging a cruise control lever 176 operatively engaged with a hydrostatic transmission of an off-road vehicle, the cruise control lever 176 rotatably mounted over a cruise shaft bracket 188 and capable of being acted upon by biasing and counter-biasing forces along a rotational axis of the cruise control lever 176, the operating mechanism 178 comprising, a first cable 226 and a second cable 228, the first and second cables 226, 228 coupled to LH and RH brake pedals 222, 224, respectively, via their one end and extending to be operatively coupled to a brake actuation linkage assembly 230 via their opposite end, a cable holding member 232 formed to have quilateral triangular ends and coplanarly arranged between the first and second cables 226, 228 nearby their opposite ends, first and second ends 234, 236 of the cable holding member 232 engaging a portion of the first and second cables 226, 228, respectively, whereas a third end 240 thereof disposed substantially in between the first and second cables 226, 228, the cable holding member 232 retractable by a distance when the LH and RH brake pedals 222, 224 are applied simultaneously, and a return cable 242 coupled to a third end 240 of the cable holding member 232 and extendable through the cruise lever holding bracket 188 to be operatively connected to the cruise control lever 176, the return cable 242 applying a counter-biasing force on the cruise control lever in response to the distance travelled by the cable holding member 232. |