| 摘要 |
A brake cable-connecting apparatus of a brake-actuating mechanism designed to avoid a disengagement of a cable end of a brake cable from an operating lever without damage to the cable end, operating lever and other components, even during transportation of a drum brake device. The brake-actuating mechanism comprises a strut (11); an operating lever (12) relatively pivoted with respect to the strut (11) about a pivot pin (15) and a brake cable (16) including a cable end (16a) engaging with the lever (12). note: abstract must be a single paragraph. When a cable pulling force "W" is applied on the operating lever (12) via the cable (16); pushing brake shoes (13, 14) away from each other. A brake cable-connecting apparatus comprises a plate spring (22) for holding the cable end (16a) in engagement with cable end engagement recesses (12g) of the lever (12), even during transportation of the brake device, the plate spring (22) including a L-shaped proximal portion (22a) and an elongated plate (22b), the proximal portion (22a) being engaged with the pin (15 ) so as to be supported between a strut sidewall (11d) and the lever (12), the elongated plate (22b) being positioned between a bridge portion (11e) of the strut (11) and the lever (12) in such a manner that a planar surface of the elongated plate (22b) intersects a pivotal surface of the lever (12), the elongated plate (22b) having a bent end (22c) extending into a path in which the cable end (16) moves when the cable end (16a) is engaged with the recesses (12g), wherein the bridge portion (11e) blocks the resilient deformation of the elongated plate (22b) in a thickness direction thereof when the cable end (16a) is disengaged from the recesses (12g), while the cable end (16a) is allowed the resilient deformation of the elongated plate (22b) in the thickness direction thereof when the cable end (16</bold></highlig
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