摘要 |
PURPOSE: A parking brake device is provided to reduce the cost and to reduce the weight of a vehicle body by making the action of the ABS(Anti-Lock Brake System) and the action of the parking brake smoothly realized at the same time. CONSTITUTION: A parking brake device is operated by of an operating cable(1) being pulled according to the working of a parking brake lever. The parking brake device includes a turning rod(5) connected to the operating cable and connected to a pair of calipers(3) by a hinge, and a push rod(11) connected to the middle part of the turning rod by a hinge. The push rod presses a brake pad(7) toward a brake disk(9) by the turning of the turning rod. The action of the ABS and parking brake is simultaneously realized by the more simplified composition not having an additional drum type-brake device. Therefore, the cost is reduced and the weight of the vehicle body is reduced.
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