A remote operating lever unit 20 for operating a brake unit (10, figure 1b) mounted to a wheeled vehicle comprises a lever 22 for operation by a user, a main body 24 holding the lever 22 in a displaceable manner and including a control unit for transmitting a signal to the brake unit (10) based on a displacement amount of the lever 22 from a neutral position thereof, a holder 26 holding the main body 24, and a connecting portion (245, 265) detachably engaging the main body 24 and the holder 26 at an arbitrary angle around an axis (X) perpendicular to a plane in which the lever 22 displaces. The signal may be wireless, such as radio frequency. The lever unit 20 may also engage a parking brake when the lever 22 in moved in the opposite direction to that used to operate the brake when in motion.
Remote operating lever unit for operating brake unit, brake system, and method of repositioning lever
2020-10-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62L BRAKES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES , Bremsen, besonders für Fahrräder oder Motorräder ausgebildet |
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