CN1572647A - Linkage brake device for small-sized vehicle - Google Patents

Linkage brake device for small-sized vehicle Download PDF

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CN1572647A
CN1572647A CN 200410043231 CN200410043231A CN1572647A CN 1572647 A CN1572647 A CN 1572647A CN 200410043231 CN200410043231 CN 200410043231 CN 200410043231 A CN200410043231 A CN 200410043231A CN 1572647 A CN1572647 A CN 1572647A
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The independent brakes operation cable that operates the front wheel or rear wheel brake independently in the linking brake gear that is used for miniaturized vehicle such as motorcycle, is formed of a single cable. The independent brakes operation cable 5 which operates the front wheel brake is a single cable continuing from the independent brake lever to the front wheel brake, the cable 5 is affixed with an engagement component 29 that engages or disengages from the front wheel brakes operation end 15F of equalizer lever 15. The rear brake cable 9 that operates the rear wheel brake is connected to the rear wheel brakes operation end 15R of the equalizer lever 15. The gearing brakes operation cable 6 that is operated by the gearing brake lever is connected to the intermediate section of that equalizer lever 15.

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Linkage braking device for small vehicle
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for the brake equipment of dilly such as automatic two-wheeled cycle, particularly possess the linkage braking device for small vehicle of the some independent brake operating system of independent startup front-wheel brake and rear wheel brake and interlock front-wheel brake and rear wheel brake both sides' interlock brake-operating system.
Background technology
For example in the automatic two-wheeled cycle,, only start front-wheel brake, but when the interlock brake control rod of the left handle side of operation, not only start rear wheel brake and also link front-wheel brake and start when operation setting during in the independent brake control stalk of the right handle side of handlebar.Therefore, in the brake equipment of automatic two-wheeled cycle, between the back brake cable pull of preceding brake cable pull that starts front-wheel brake and startup rear wheel brake, be provided with their linkage of interlock.
As the known device that record in patent documentation 1 is arranged of this linkage.Held near the balancer box of this linkage being arranged at automatic two-wheeled cycle head pipe that an end becomes the front wheel brake operative end and the other end becomes the balanced control stalk of trailing wheel brake operating end, thereby the interlock brake operating drag-line that connects the interlock brake control rod is connected the pars intermedia of this equilibrium control stalk, respectively the preceding brake cable pull that starts front-wheel brake and the back brake cable pull that starts rear wheel brake is connected to the both ends of balanced control stalk simultaneously.On this preceding brake cable pull, the independent brake operation drag-line that is connected the independent brake control stalk is connected by the attachment with slotted hole.The front wheel brake operative end of balanced control stalk slidably reaches in the slotted hole that is coupled to these attachment rotationally.
According to this linkage, draw interlock brake operating drag-line as if the operations linkage brake control rod, then the pars intermedia of balanced control stalk is drawn out, and the back brake cable pull is pulled immediately, therefore starts rear wheel brake.And, if the load of rear wheel brake side reaches size to a certain degree, owing to preceding brake cable pull also is pulled, so front-wheel brake also starts simultaneously with rear wheel brake.And if operation independent brake control stalk and draw independent brake operation drag-line, start front-wheel brake owing to be pulled by brake cable pull before the attachment.At this moment, do not act on tractive force on the balanced control stalk in being engaged in the slotted hole of attachment, therefore the back brake cable pull does not carry out any action.Therefore, rear wheel brake does not start, and has only front-wheel brake to start separately.
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Summary of the invention
But as described in above-mentioned patent documentation 1, owing to be that the independent brake operation drag-line of being operated by the independent brake control stalk is connected by attachment with the preceding brake control rod drag-line that starts front-wheel brake, thereby not only need attachment, and the drag-line of independent brake operating system also will be divided into 2, therefore exist components number to increase, and this assembling operation problems such as complexity that also become.In any case and since these attachment need be provided with independent brake operation drag-line direction of action slotted hole and all to adopt very long parts, the balancer box that therefore holds these attachment also becomes big.Therefore, need the very big space that is provided with, thereby the degree of freedom that disposes this linkage is restricted.Particularly under the situation of automatic two-wheeled cycle, this linkage preferably is arranged near the pipe in the configuration, but for so large-scale linkage can be set near the head pipe, and the design of car body also can be restricted.
The present invention proposes in view of these problems, and purpose is to provide a kind of height simple in structure and the compact formation of energy to dispose the linkage braking device for small vehicle of degree of freedom.
To achieve these goals, the present invention is a kind of linkage braking device for small vehicle, at one end portion becomes the front wheel brake operative end and the other end becomes the pars intermedia of the equal control stalk of trailing wheel brake operating end and connects interlock brake operating drag-line, thereby when drawing aforementioned interlock brake operating drag-line by operations linkage brake operating parts, draw the preceding brake cable pull that is used to start front-wheel brake by the front wheel brake operative end of aforementioned balanced control stalk, draw the back brake cable pull that is used to start rear wheel brake by the trailing wheel brake operating end of aforementioned balanced control stalk simultaneously, thereby this front-wheel brake and rear wheel brake interlock start, it the 1st is characterised in that, any of aforementioned preceding brake cable pull and back brake cable pull formed by an independent brake operation drag-line that is connected the independent brake operating unit, and on this independent brake operation drag-line, installed and to have cooperated with aforementioned balanced control stalk, the component that breaks away from, thereby the time by the aforementioned interlock brake operating parts traction of operation interlock brake operating drag-line, cooperate with aforementioned component by aforementioned balanced control stalk and to draw aforementioned independent brake operation drag-line, and when operating aforementioned independent brake operating unit and draw aforementioned independent brake operation drag-line, aforementioned component breaks away from from aforementioned balanced control stalk.
According to this 1st feature, when drawing interlock brake operating drag-line at operations linkage brake operating parts, the pars intermedia of balanced control stalk is drawn out, and draws front or rear brake cable pull by an end of this equilibrium control stalk.Simultaneously, because the other end of balanced control stalk cooperates with component on being installed in independent brake operation drag-line, operate drag-line so also draw this independent brake.Therefore, front-wheel brake and rear wheel brake link and start.And when drawing independent brake operation drag-line, by the front-wheel brake or the rear wheel brake action of this independent brake operation drag-line operation at operation independent brake operating unit.At this moment, the component that is installed on this independent brake operation drag-line has broken away from balanced control stalk, so tractive force can not affact on the balanced control stalk.Therefore, another drg is failure to actuate, and has only a drg single movement.
Like this, because independent brake operation drag-line is continuous one, thereby does not need long attachment, thereby can reduce components number.And, on this independent brake operation drag-line, only need to install the component that can cooperate, break away from balanced control stalk, so its structure is also very simple.Therefore, the linkage overall compactization can be made, and the degree of freedom of this configuration can be improved.
In addition, the present invention also has the 2nd feature on the basis of the 1st feature, on aforementioned balanced control stalk, be wholely set the protrusion that extends to the direction of action of aforementioned independent brake operation drag-line, and on this protrusion, formed the aforementioned component to equidirectional extension is supported for and slidably reach slotted hole in relative rotation.
According to this 2nd feature, owing to guide component by the slotted hole of balanced control stalk, thereby can guarantee the operating stably of linkage.And, because this slotted hole is formed on the protrusion with balanced control stalk one, thereby can realize the light weight miniaturization of balanced control stalk.
And then, the present invention also has the 3rd feature on the basis of the 1st or the 2nd feature, be configured near the aforementioned balanced control stalk aforementioned each drag-line almost parallel, and when each connecting portion of these drag-lines and aforementioned balanced control stalk is non-action status simultaneously at aforementioned interlock brake operating drag-line and independent brake operation drag-line, be configured in and aforementioned each drag-line roughly on the same plane of quadrature.
According to this 3rd feature, because each drag-line almost parallel configuration, thereby the transmission of carrying out operating effort that can be level and smooth.And, when brake operating drag-line and the independent brake operation drag-line that links is non-action status simultaneously, the connecting portion of balanced control stalk and each drag-line is configured in and each drag-line roughly on the same plane of quadrature, thereby can make balanced control stalk become simple shape, therefore can further make the linkage densification.
And then, also have the 4th feature on the basis of arbitrary feature of the present invention in the 1st to the 3rd, be provided with the front wheel brake operative end of aforementioned balanced control stalk is pushed and the elastic body of the application of force to non-operating position.
According to this 4th feature, when traction interlock brake operating drag-line, balanced control stalk a bit be the center rotation with front-wheel brake operating end at first, again by back brake operating end traction braking drag-line and after starting rear wheel brake, be separated by some time-delays and preceding brake cable pull is pulled and start front-wheel brake, therefore can have suppressed the braking of pitching of vehicle.
In addition, the present invention also has the 5th feature on the basis of the 1st feature, on the trailing wheel brake operating end of aforementioned balanced control stalk, connected the many back brake cable pulls that start a plurality of rear wheeies brake respectively by equalizer.
In addition, ring control stalk 36 in aforementioned equalizer and the embodiment of the invention described later and the 2nd balanced control stalk 37 are corresponding.
According to this 5th feature, under the situation of the vehicle that as automatic three-wheel vehicle, has a plurality of trailing wheels, also can start the drg of this each trailing wheel respectively, therefore need not to be provided with separately the linkage of a plurality of trailing wheel braking usefulness, thereby can be suppressed to minimum the space is set.
And then, the present invention also has the 6th feature on each the basis in the 1st to the 5th, aforementioned interlock brake operating parts and independent brake operating unit all are the brake control rods that is set at the handlebar axle bearing of vehicle body upper portion, and aforementioned balanced control stalk is configured near the pipe that is arranged at aforementioned handlebar below.
According to this 6th feature, balanced control stalk is configured in and the interlock brake control rod and the roughly equidistant position of independent brake control stalk that are arranged at the handlebar both ends respectively, therefore is easy to configuration.What so can help disposing be arranged on linkage near the pipe, be since as mentioned above linkage integral body by the cause of densification.
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Fig. 1 is the system diagram of the automatic two-wheel vehicle used linkage braking device of the present invention the 1st embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the cross sectional side view of above-mentioned linkage braking device main portion.
Fig. 3 is the cutaway view along the 3-3 line of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is the cutaway view along the 4-4 line of Fig. 2.
The cutaway view identical of the operating state when Fig. 5 operates drag-line for expression traction independent brake with Fig. 2.
The cutaway view identical of the initial actuating state when Fig. 6 links the brake operating drag-line for the expression traction with Fig. 2.
The cutaway view identical of the operating state when Fig. 7 draws interlock brake operating drag-line for expression more powerfully with Fig. 2.
Fig. 8 is the system diagram of the automatic three-wheel vehicle of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention with linkage braking device.
Fig. 9 is the cross sectional side view of the linkage braking device main portion of Fig. 8.
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Embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments of the present invention are described.
Fig. 1 is the system diagram of the automatic two-wheel vehicle used linkage braking device of the present invention the 1st embodiment, Fig. 2 is the cross sectional side view of this linkage braking device main portion, Fig. 3 is the cutaway view along the 3-3 line of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is the cutaway view along the 4-4 line of Fig. 2, Fig. 5~7 are for representing the cutaway view identical with Fig. 2 of different operating states respectively, Fig. 8 uses the system diagram of linkage braking device for the automatic three-wheel vehicle of the present invention the 2nd embodiment, Fig. 9 is the cross sectional side view of this linkage braking device main portion.
At first, describe for Fig. 1~the 1st embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 7.
In Fig. 1, on the handlebar 2 of car body 1 upper end that is arranged at automatic two-wheeled cycle, and axle bearing adjacent with right handle 2a as the independent brake control stalk 3 of independent brake operating unit, and axle bearing adjacent with left handle 2b as the interlock brake control rod 4 of interlock brake operating parts.On independent brake control stalk 3, connected independent brake operation drag-line 5, and by these independent brake operation drag-line 5 tractions of operation independent brake control stalk 3 tractions.And on interlock brake control rod 4, connected interlock brake operating drag-line 6, and by these interlock brake operating drag-line 6 tractions of operations linkage brake control rod 4 tractions.Be reset respectively spring 3a, 4a of each brake control rod 3,4 resets to non-direction of action.
On the other hand, be installed on the start-up control bar 7f of the drum-type front-wheel brake Bf on the automatic two-wheeled cycle front-wheel and connected preceding brake cable pull 8, so as by traction should before brake cable pull 8 start front-wheel brake Bf.And be installed on the start-up control bar 7r of the drum-type rear wheel brake Br on the trailing wheel and connected back brake cable pull 9, so that start rear wheel brake Br by this back brake cable pull 9 of traction.Start-up control bar 7f, the 7r of each drg Bf, Br are reset spring 10f, 10r respectively and reset to non-direction of action.Between independent brake operation drag-line 5 and interlock brake operating drag-line 6 and preceding brake cable pull 8 and back brake cable pull 9, be provided with linkage 11.And, by this linkage 11, when having operated independent brake control stalk 3, start separately front-wheel brake Bf as described later, and when having operated interlock brake control rod 4 interlock front-wheel brake Bf and rear wheel brake Br and start.
Linkage 11 possesses the balancer box 12 on the car body 1 that is installed on automatic two-wheeled cycle.As clearly representing among Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, this balancer box 12 is container-like parts of having opened the similar rectangle in cross section of rear side, and be fixed on by bolt 13 near the vehicle body side the head pipe 1h that is positioned at handlebar 2 belows, thus and car body 1 between formed spatial accommodation 14.14 li of this spatial accommodations, balanced control stalk 15 is received with the state of liftable and rotation.Balanced control stalk 15 is for being bent to metal sheet both sides the top, form the parts of the cross section U word shape (with reference to Fig. 4) of pair of sidewalls 15s separated by a certain interval and relative, 15s, and the protrusion 15b that has the main part 15a that extends along the lower wall 12b of balancer box 12 at non-operating position integratedly and extend to the roughly orthogonal directions of this main part 15a.The end of this main part 15a (left part of Fig. 2) becomes front wheel brake operative end 15F, and the other end (right part of Fig. 2) becomes trailing wheel brake operating end 15R.Above-mentioned protrusion 15b is set on this front wheel brake operative end 15F.Interval between pair of sidewalls 15s, 15s is than each drag- line 5,6; 8,9 slightly larger in diameter some.On the protrusion 15b of balanced control stalk 15, formed the slotted hole 16 that extends along this protrusion 15b.And on main part 15a, the pars intermedia between this front wheel brake operative end 15F and trailing wheel brake operating end 15R and on trailing wheel operative end 15R, formed connecting bore 17,18 respectively.The bottom of these connecting bores 17,18 and slotted hole 16 is configured to roughly in the same plane.
The integrally formed lug boss 19,20 that has connected independent brake operation drag-line 5 and interlock brake operating drag-line 6 respectively on the upper wall 12a of balancer box 12, and on these lug bosses 19,20, be screwed into the adjusting bolt 23,24 that has stop-off nut 21,22.These are regulated bolt 23,24 and operate drag-line 5 and the parts of the end of each shell 5a, 6a of the brake cable pull 6 that links for supporting independent brake respectively.And on the lower wall 12b of balancer 12 integrally formed connect respectively before the lug boss 25,26 of brake cable pull 8 and back brake cable pull 9, thereby by these lug bosses 25,26 and before supporting respectively brake cable pull 8 and after the end of each shell 8a, 9a of brake cable pull 9.
The lug boss 25 that lug boss 19 that independent brake operation drag-line 5 is connected and preceding brake cable pull 8 are connected is arranged to be positioned on the distolateral roughly straight line of balancer 12 upper wall 12a and lower wall 12b one.And the lug boss 20 that interlock brake operating drag-line 6 is connected is arranged on the substantial middle portion of upper wall 12a, and it is distolateral that then the lug boss 26 that connected of brake cable pull 9 is arranged on another of lower wall 12b.Be arranged at above-mentioned slotted hole 16 and connecting bore 17,18 on the balanced control stalk 15, when balanced control stalk 15 is positioned at non-operating position, on the straight line that is configured to make this slotted hole 16 be positioned at connection bump portion 19,25, and the connecting bore 17 of central authorities is opposed with lug boss 20, and the connecting bore 18 of right part is opposed with lug boss 26.
At one end be connected on the other end of the independent brake operation drag-line 5 on the independent brake control stalk 3 and fixed columned splicing ear 27.On the other hand, at one end be connected the columned resin outer cover 28 of having fixed the upper end of removing perisporium on the other end of the preceding brake cable pull 8 on the start-up control bar 7f of front wheel brake Bf.And, on this resin outer cover 28, embedded splicing ear 27.Therefore brake cable pull 8 is connected on the independent brake operation drag-line 5 by resin outer cover 28 and splicing ear 27 before, thereby becomes the part (lower portion) of the independent brake operation drag-line 5 of a start-up control bar 7f who connects independent brake control stalk 3 and front-wheel brake Bf.
Connect the diapire of balanced control stalk 15 between pair of sidewalls 15s, the 15s of this independent brake operation drag-line 5 by balanced control stalk 15.And, be installed in the slotted hole 16 that splicing ear 27 on this independent brake operation drag-line 5 and resin outer cover 28 be configured in balanced control stalk 15.The length of this resin outer cover 28 is configured to bigger than the interval between pair of sidewalls 15s, the 15s.And the external diameter of this resin outer cover 28 is configured to can be along the size of slotted hole 16 slips.Therefore this resin outer cover 28 can cooperate, break away from the lower end of the slotted hole 16 of balanced control stalk 15, and can relatively rotate balanced control stalk 15.Promptly, in this embodiment, the upper portion by connecting independent brake operation drag-line 5 and the splicing ear 27 of lower portion and resin outer cover 28 and can cooperate, break away from balanced control stalk 15 can be by slotted holes 16 and slip and component 29 in relative rotation thereby constituted.
At one end be connected on the other end of the interlock brake operating drag-line 6 of interlock on the brake control rod 4 and fixed columned splicing ear 30.This interlock brake operating drag-line 6 is inserted and is led between pair of sidewalls 15s, the 15s of balanced control stalk 15.On the other hand, on the connecting bore 17 that is set at the central authorities on the balanced control stalk 15, embedded the resin outer cover 31 cylindraceous of removing the perisporium upper end.And, on this resin outer cover 31, embedded the splicing ear 30 of interlock brake operating drag-line 6.Therefore the brake operating drag-line 6 that links can be connected to the pars intermedia of balanced control stalk 15 with relatively rotating.
In addition, at one end be connected on the other end of the back brake cable pull 9 on the start-up control bar 7r of rear wheel brake Br and fixed columned splicing ear 32.This back brake cable pull 9 connects the diapire of balanced control stalk 15 and inserts and lead between pair of sidewalls 15s, the 15s.On the other hand, embedded the resin outer cover 33 cylindraceous of the bottom of removing perisporium in the connecting bore 18 of the right part on being arranged at all capable control stalk 15.And, on this resin outer cover 33, embedded the splicing ear 32 of back brake cable pull 9.Therefore, back brake cable pull 9 can be connected to the trailing wheel brake operating end 15R of balanced control stalk 15 with relatively rotating.
According to the slotted hole 16 of aforesaid balanced control stalk 15 and each lug boss 19,20 of connecting bore 17,18 and balanced drag-line 12; 25,26 configuration, when balanced control stalk 15 was positioned at non-operating position, independent brake operation drag-line 5 and interlock brake operating drag-line 6 and back brake cable pull 9 all were parallel to each other in balancer box 12.And the main part 15a of balanced control stalk 15 becomes the configuration with these drag- lines 5,6,9 quadratures.Resin outer cover 28,31,33 is a same diameter.And when independent brake operation drag-line 5 was non-action status, as described later, component 29 was engaged in the lower end of the slotted hole 16 of balanced control stalk 15.Therefore, at this moment, the connecting portion of each drag- line 5,6,9 and balanced control stalk 15, promptly splicing ear 27,30,32 is positioned on the same plane with each drag- line 5,6,9 quadratures.Between the front wheel brake operative end 15F of balancer box 12 upper wall 12a and balanced control stalk 15, being provided with retracing spring 34 under the state that has applied the regulation compressive load, is the below pressed home thereby make the front wheel brake operative end 15F of balanced control stalk 15 to non-operating position.And below balancer box 12 upper wall 12a, be provided with block 35 with the opposed position of protrusion 15b of balanced control stalk 15.
Then, the effect to this 1st embodiment describes.
Is that the below of Fig. 2 reset by being arranged at retracing spring 10f, the 10r on front-wheel brake Bf and the rear wheel brake Br respectively to non-direction of action as the preceding brake cable pull 8 of the lower portion of independent brake operation drag-line 5 and back brake cable pull 9.And, be applied in trend power towards the below by retracing spring 34 at the front wheel brake operative end 15F of balanced control stalk 15.Therefore, when independent brake operation drag-line 5 is non-action status simultaneously with interlock brake operating drag-line 6, be that in independent brake control stalk 3 and the interlock brake control rod 4 any is when all being not applied to operating effort, as shown in Figure 2, the bottom surface of balanced control stalk 15 with contact above the balancer box 12 lower wall 12a, and be installed on independent brake and operate the state that component 29 on the drag-line 5 is keeping being coupled to slotted hole 16 lower ends of balanced control stalk 15.Under this state, the traction independent brake operation drag-line 5 if operate independent brake control stalk 3, then this tractive force is directly delivered to the start-up control bar 7f of front-wheel brake Bf by the preceding brake cable pull 8 of operating the lower portion of drag-line 5 as independent brake, thereby starts front-wheel brake Bf.At this moment, the component 29 that is installed on the independent brake operation drag-line 5 also moves with this drag-line 5, but independent brake operation drag-line 5 in linkage 11 to the direction of the main part 15a quadrature of balanced control stalk 15, promptly the slotted hole 16 along the projected direction that is formed at protrusion 15b moves, therefore be installed in the component 29 on this drag-line 5, a slotted hole 16 along balanced control stalk 15 rises and bring any influence can not for balanced control stalk 15 as shown in Figure 5.And the main part 15a from balanced control stalk 15 breaks away from by this component 29, can remove the trend power of the retracing spring 10f generation of the front-wheel brake Bf that acts on balanced control stalk 15, but on balanced control stalk 15, also be applied in the restoring force of retracing spring 34, therefore balanced control stalk 15 keeps original state, promptly remains on non-operating position.Therefore, back brake cable pull 9 does not carry out any action.
When operation independent brake control stalk 3, rear wheel brake Br is failure to actuate, and has only front-wheel brake Bf single movement like this.If remove the operating effort of independent brake control stalk 3, then the start-up control bar 7f of front-wheel brake Bf is owing to the restoring force of retracing spring 10f is got back to the position at initial stage, thereby front-wheel brake Bf becomes non-action status.
In addition, if operations linkage brake control rod 4 and traction interlock brake operating drag-line 6, then this tractive force is passed to the pars intermedia of balanced control stalk 15, is assigned to respectively on front wheel brake operative end 15F and the trailing wheel brake operating end 15R according to this control stalk ratio by this equilibrium control stalk 15.But, on the front wheel brake operative end 15F of balanced control stalk 15, applied the trend power of directed downwards by retracing spring 34, therefore the tractive force that is assigned to this front wheel brake operative end 15F very little during in, the front wheel brake operative end 15F of balanced control stalk 15 remains on the limit that descends.Therefore, balanced control stalk 15 is middle mind-set anticlockwise motion with the contact P of front-wheel brake operating end 15F and balancer box 12 lower wall 12b in the early stage as shown in Figure 6.Its result, the back brake cable pull 9 that is connected trailing wheel brake operating end 15R is pulled, and this tractive force is passed to the start-up control bar 7r of rear wheel brake Br, therefore starts rear wheel brake Br.Therefore, when having operated interlock brake control rod 4, start rear wheel brake Br at first.
Under this state, further increase the tractive force of interlock brake operating drag-line 6 as if continuing operations linkage brake control rod 4, make the assumed load of the tractive force of the front wheel brake operative end 15F that is assigned to balanced control stalk 15 finally above retracing spring 34.So as shown in Figure 7, this retracing spring 34 is compressed and balanced control stalk 15 rises overally.Its result, back brake cable pull 9 is further drawn, and the component 29 that is engaged in the front wheel brake operative end 15F of balanced control stalk 15 simultaneously rises, and the independent brake operation drag-line 5 of having fixed this component 29 is upwards drawn.Therefore, start front-wheel brake Bf.And, if the operating effort of interlock brake control rod 4 reaches prescribed level, the upper end of the protrusion 15b of then balanced control stalk 15 just abuts on the block 35 that is arranged at below the balancer box 12 upper wall 12a, thereby stops the front wheel brake operative end 15F above rising in position from then on of balanced control stalk 15.Therefore, the braking force of front-wheel brake Bf can not be increased to this more than value, and only can increase the braking force of rear wheel brake Br later on.
When having operated interlock brake control rod 4, at first start rear wheel brake Br, some time-delays of then being separated by, interlock front-wheel brake Bf and moving like this.Thus, front and back wheel roughly is braked simultaneously, therefore can stablizes braking automatic two-wheeled cycle while can prevent pitching of vehicle.
If remove the operating effort of interlock brake control rod 4, each start- up control bar 7f, 7r of front-wheel brake Bf and rear wheel brake Br be owing to the trend power of retracing spring 10f, 10r is got back to the position at initial stage, so front-wheel brake Bf and rear wheel brake Br become non-action status simultaneously.And linkage 11 is also got back to the state of Fig. 2.
As mentioned above, according to present embodiment, interlock brake operating drag-line 6 is connected to the pars intermedia of balanced control stalk 15, on independent brake operation drag-line 5, install and to cooperate with balanced control stalk 15 simultaneously, the component 29 that breaks away from, when traction independent brake operation drag-line 5, this component 29 breaks away from from balanced control stalk 15, and when the traction owing to interlock brake operating drag-line 6 has started balanced control stalk 15, cooperate with this component 29 by balanced control stalk 15 and to draw 5 tractions of independent brake operation drag-line, therefore, independent brake operation drag-line 5 is set for the drag-line of the start-up control bar 7f of connection from independent brake control stalk 3 to front-wheel brake Bf, thereby can carry out single movement and the front and rear wheel brake Bf of front-wheel brake Bf respectively, the interlock action of Br.And, be a continuous drag-line by so making independent brake operation drag-line 5, then owing to these independent brake operation drag-line 5 integral body become parts and can reduce components number.And the component 29 that can cooperate, break away from balanced control stalk 15 can only be installed on this independent brake operation drag-line 5, and not need the attachment of the length as having parts now, so can make balancer box 12 densifications that hold balanced control stalk 15.Therefore, can improve the degree of freedom that this balancer box 12 is linkage 11 configurations.
In addition, the protrusion 15b that extends along the direction of action of independent brake operation drag-line 5 is set on balanced control stalk 15, and formed a component 29 that is installed on the independent brake operation drag-line 5 with equidirectional extension of this protrusion 15b and handle at this protrusion 15b and be supported for the slotted hole 16 that can slide and rotate, therefore when independent brake operation drag-line 5 single movements, by slotted hole 16 these components 29 of guiding.Its result, component 29 cooperates with this equilibrium control stalk 15 on the certain position of balanced control stalk 15 usually, therefore can guarantee the operating stably of linkage 11.And this slotted hole 16 is formed on the direction of action of independent brake operation drag-line 5, therefore also need not to make the main part 15b of the protrusion 15b energy relative equilibrium control stalk 15 that forms this slotted hole 16 to rotate.Therefore, can realize the light weight miniaturization of balanced control stalk 15.Also owing to independent brake operation drag-line 5, interlock brake operating drag-line 6 and back brake cable pull 9 are configured to be parallel to each other near balanced control stalk 15, thereby become smoothly in 5,6,9 operating effort transmission of carrying out of these drag-lines by balanced control stalk 15, thereby can be on linkage 11 operating stably.And, because each connecting portion of these drag- lines 5,6,9 and balanced control stalk 15, it is splicing ear 27,30,32, when independent brake operation drag-line 5 is non-action status simultaneously with interlock brake operating drag-line 6, be configured to be positioned on the same plane with each drag- line 5,6,9 quadratures, balanced control stalk 15 preferably sets and is main part 15a that is extended by approximate horizontal and the roughly L word shape formed of the protrusion 15b of quadrature therewith, therefore can make this equilibrium control stalk 15 set simple shape for, thereby can make linkage 11 further densifications.
And then, be provided with the front wheel brake operative end 15F that makes balanced control stalk 15 retracing spring 34 to non-operating position pressed home, therefore when traction interlock brake operating drag-line 6, balanced control stalk 15 is that rotate upward at the center with the contact P of front-wheel brake operating end 15F and balancer box 12 lower wall 12b at first, after the back brake cable pull 9 that is connected trailing wheel brake operating end 15R is pulled and trailing wheel drg Br starts, with some time-delay traction independent brake operation drag-line 5 tractions and make front-wheel brake Bf action.Therefore, can suppress the stable braking of pitching of vehicle.
Then, describe for Fig. 8 and the 2nd embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 9.
This 2nd embodiment is useful in automatic three-wheel vehicle to the present invention with on the linkage braking device, the formation that only is connected the trailing wheel brake-operating system on the trailing wheel brake operating end 15R of balanced control stalk 15 is different with aforementioned the 1st embodiment, and all the other formations are identical with preceding embodiment, thus among the figure for being marked with same numeral and omitting explanation with preceding embodiment counterpart.
As shown in Figure 8, on the start-up control bar 7r1, the 7r2 that are installed on rear wheel brake Br1, Br2 on the pair of rear wheels respectively, connected back brake cable pull 91,92 respectively, rear wheel brake Br1, Br2 have been moved respectively by drawing this back brake cable pull 91,92.Be reset respectively spring 10r1,10r2 of start-up control bar 7r1, the 7r2 of each rear wheel brake Br1, Br2 resets to non-direction of action.
On the other hand, as shown in Figure 9, on the trailing wheel brake operating end 15R of the balanced control stalk 15 that has connected interlock brake operating drag-line 6, by being embedded into the splicing ear 32 of this end 15R, an end of metal ring control stalk 36 is rotated freely and connects.The other end of this ring control stalk 36 rotates the both ends 37a that is connected the 2nd balanced control stalk 37 freely.And, connected above-mentioned back brake cable pull 91,92 respectively at both ends 37b, the 37c of the 2nd balanced control stalk 37.The central portion 37a of the 2nd balanced control stalk 37 then is set at equal to the distance of both ends 37b, 37c.Therefore, when drawing on ring control stalk 36 quilts, the back brake cable pull 91,92 that is connected these both ends is drawn by identical power simultaneously, thereby pair of rear wheels drg Br1, Br2 are moved simultaneously.
These ring control stalks 36 are accommodated in the common balancer box 12S with the balanced control stalk 15 that has been connected interlock brake operating drag-line 6 simultaneously with the 2nd balanced control stalk 37.On this balancer box 12S lower wall 12Sb with the opposed position of both ends 37b, 37c of the 2nd balanced control stalk 37 integrally formed connected the lug boss 261,262 of back brake cable pull 91,92 respectively, thereby supports the end of each shell 9a1,9a2 of brake cable pull 91,92 afterwards respectively by these lug bosses 261,262.Therefore, back brake cable pull 91,92 is configured in balancer box 12S and independent brake operation drag-line 5 and interlock brake operating drag-line 6 almost parallels.And ring control stalk 36 is also parallel with these drag- lines 5,6.
In this 2nd embodiment, the traction independent brake operation drag-line 5 if operate independent brake control stalk 3, then this tractive force is delivered to the start-up control bar 7f of front-wheel brake Bf and starts front-wheel brake Bf.At this moment, the component 29 that is installed on the independent brake operation drag-line 5 also moves simultaneously with this drag-line 5, but this component 29 moves along the slotted hole 16 that extends to the direction of action of independent brake operation control stalk 5, and therefore any power can not affact on the balanced control stalk 15 yet.Therefore, rear wheel brake Br1, Br2 do not start and only start front-wheel brake Bf separately.
In addition, if operations linkage brake control rod 4 and traction interlock brake operating drag-line 6 then rises the pars intermedia of balanced control stalk 15 by this tractive force.At this moment, front wheel brake operative end 15F at balanced control stalk 15, applied load downwards by retracing spring 34, therefore, balanced control stalk 15 at first with the contact P of the lower wall 12Sb of front-wheel brake operating end 15F and balancer box 12S be the center upward to rotation, thereby the ring control stalk 36 that is connected trailing wheel brake operating end 15R by on draw.Therefore, the 2nd balanced control stalk 37 rises, and draws back brake cable pull 91,92 tractions of the both ends 37b, the 37c that are connected to the 2nd balanced control stalk 37, thereby starts rear wheel brake Br1, Br2 at first.And some time-delays and the independent brake of after this being separated by operation drag-line 5 is pulled, and starts front-wheel brake Bf.
Like this, in this 2nd embodiment, also when operation independent brake control stalk 3, start front-wheel brake Bf separately, and when operations linkage brake control rod 4, after starting pair of rear wheels drg Br1, Br2 at first simultaneously, make be separated by some time-delays and starting in linkage of front-wheel brake Bf.Therefore, can obtain the action effect identical with the 1st embodiment.
And, according to this 2nd embodiment, owing to make the balanced control stalk 15 that front-wheel brake Bf and rear wheel brake Br1, Br2 interlock starts and link each other the 2nd balanced control stalk 37 of startup of pair of rear wheels drg Br1, Br2 be contained in the common balancer box 12S, therefore when as automatic three-wheel vehicle, having the vehicle of a plurality of trailing wheels, also can start drg Br1, the Br2 of each trailing wheel respectively by a linkage 11.Therefore, need not to be provided with separately the linkage that a plurality of rear wheel brake Br1, Br2 use, thereby can be suppressed to Min. the space is set.And, because the ring control stalk 36 that makes two balanced control stalks 15,37 be had rigidity connects, can prevent that therefore the rigidity of operating effort transmission mechanism from reducing.
In addition, under any situation of the above-mentioned the 1st and the 2nd embodiment, linkage 11 all is configured in and independent brake control stalk 3 that is arranged at handlebar 2 both ends respectively and the roughly equidistant position of interlock brake control rod 4, and be configured near the head pipe 1h that is positioned at these handlebar 2 belows, so the configuration of each drag- line 5,6,9 or 91,92 becomes easy.According to above-mentioned formation, therefore linkage 11 integral body can be provided with linkage 11 by densification near this head pipe 1h that helps disposing.
More than, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative, but the invention is not restricted to the foregoing description, and in the scope that does not break away from main thought, can carry out various design modifications.For example, start front-wheel brake Bf separately by an independent brake drag-line 5 in the above-described embodiments, but also can start rear wheel brake Br or Br1, Br2, and front-wheel brake Bf interlock be started by interlock brake operating drag-line 6 by this independent brake operation drag-line 5.In this case, also apply load by retracing spring 34 by front wheel brake operative end 15F at the balanced control stalk 15 that has connected the preceding brake cable pull 8 that starts front-wheel brake Bf, when operations linkage brake control rod 4, can make rear wheel brake Bf or Br1, Br2 than the first startup of front-wheel brake Bf.And the connection independent brake that replaces utilization as above-mentioned embodiment as component 29 is operated the upper portion of drag-line 5 and the splicing ear 27 and resin outer cover 28 of lower portion, and independent brake operation drag-line 5 integral body are set at one fully, so that on this independent brake operation drag-line 5, suitable component 29 is installed.In this case, if this component 29 can be adjusted in the installation site of independent brake operation drag-line 5, then also can set the position that is provided with of linkage 11 arbitrarily.And then, except graphic coil form spring, can also use elastic bodys such as rubber as retracing spring 34.
As mentioned above, according to the 1st feature of the present invention, by operations linkage brake operating parts And the interlock brake operating drag-line of traction is connected to the pars intermedia of balanced control lever, simultaneously by solely Install and to join with balanced control lever on the independent brake operation drag-line of vertical brake operating parts traction The component that closes, breaks away from, thereby when traction interlock brake operating drag-line, by the equilibrium control Bar processed action also is coupled on this component and independent brake operation drag-line is also led simultaneously Draw, and when traction independent brake operation drag-line, because this component takes off from balanced control lever From, be that a connection is from the independent brake functional unit to front-wheel but the limit makes independent brake operation drag-line Or the parts of the startup control lever of rear wheel brake, the limit makes the separately moving of front-wheel or rear wheel brake The linkage action of work and front and rear wheel brake carries out respectively. Therefore, the independent brake operation is drawn Rope integral body becomes parts, thereby can reduce components number. And in this independent brake operation The component that can cooperate, break away from balanced control lever can only be installed on the drag-line, so can Make the linkage densification. Therefore, can improve the free degree of this linkage configuration.
In addition, according to the 2nd feature of the present invention, be wholely set to solely at balanced control lever Found the protuberance of the direction of action extension of brake operating drag-line, and form and be somebody's turn to do at this protuberance The component that the equidirectional extension of protuberance and support are installed on the independent brake operation drag-line can The slotted hole that slides and rotate, so when independent brake operation drag-line single movement, this auxiliary section Part is guided by slotted hole. Its result, component usually the certain position of balanced control lever with should Balanced control lever cooperates, and therefore can guarantee the stable startup of linkage. And, this slotted hole Be formed on the direction of action of independent brake operation drag-line, therefore can make to have formed the prominent of this slotted hole Go out section and balanced control lever is integrally formed, thereby can realize that the light weight of balanced control lever is small-sized Change.
And then, according to the 3rd feature of the present invention, independent brake operation drag-line, interlock braking behaviour Make drag-line and front or rear brake cable is configured to roughly put down near the gradual braking control lever OK, the operating physical force transmission of therefore being undertaken by balanced control lever between these drag-lines becomes flat Sliding, thus can be in the action of the enterprising line stabilization of linkage. And these drag-lines are with balanced Each connecting portion of control lever is non-at independent brake operation drag-line and interlock brake operating drag-line simultaneously During operating state, be configured in each drag-line and roughly on the same plane of quadrature, therefore can make all The weighing apparatus control lever forms simple shape, thereby can make the further densification of linkage.
And then, according to the 4th feature of the present invention, be provided with the front wheel brake that makes balanced control lever Operative end is to the elastomer of non-operating position pressed home, therefore at traction interlock brake operating During drag-line, balanced control lever at first by front-wheel brake operating end a bit centered by rotate, logical Later take turns the rear brake cable of brake operating end traction, after starting rear wheel brake, if be separated by Do time-delay and front brake cable is pulled, thereby start front wheel brake. Therefore, can carry out Suppressed the stable braking of pitching of vehicle.
In addition, according to the 5th feature of the present invention, at the trailing wheel brake operating end of balanced control lever Section brakes after having connected many that start respectively a plurality of rear wheel brakes by balancer and draws Rope, even therefore as automatic tricycle, have the vehicle of a plurality of trailing wheels, also can be by one Individual linkage starts respectively the brake of this each trailing wheel. Therefore, need not to arrange separately a plurality of after The linkage that the wheel brake is used, thus can be suppressed to the space that arranges of linkage braking device Little limit.
And then, according to the 6th feature of the present invention, make interlock brake operating parts and independent brake Functional unit all is made as the brake control rod of the manipulation arbor support that is arranged on vehicle body upper portion, and Balanced control lever is configured in is arranged near the head tube of handlebar below, so linkage is established Put near the head tube that is beneficial to each drag-line of configuration, thereby can simplify its configuration.

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1. linkage braking device for small vehicle, at one end portion becomes front wheel brake operative end (15F) and the other end becomes the pars intermedia of the balanced control stalk (15) of trailing wheel brake operating end (15R) and connects interlock brake operating drag-line (6), thereby when drawing described interlock brake operating drag-line (6) by operations linkage brake operating parts (4), draw the preceding brake cable pull (8) that is used to start front-wheel brake (Bf) by the front wheel brake operative end (15F) of described balanced control stalk (15), draw the back brake cable pull (9) that is used to start rear wheel brake (Br) by the trailing wheel brake operating end (15R) of described balanced control stalk (15) simultaneously, thereby this front-wheel brake (Bf) starts with rear wheel brake (Br) interlock, it is characterized in that
Any of described preceding brake cable pull (8) and back brake cable pull (9) formed by an independent brake operation drag-line (5) that is connected independent brake operating unit (3),
The component (29) that can described relatively balanced control stalk (15) cooperates, breaks away from has been installed on this independent brake operation drag-line (5),
By the described interlock brake operating parts of operation (4) traction interlock brake operating drag-lines (6) time, cooperate with described component (29) by described balanced control stalk (15) and to draw described independent brake operation drag-line (5), and by the described independent brake operating unit of operation (3) the described independent brake operation drag-line of traction (5) time, described component (29) breaks away from from described balanced control stalk (15).
2. linkage braking device for small vehicle according to claim 1, wherein, on described balanced control stalk (15), be wholely set the protrusion (15b) that extends to the direction of action of described independent brake operation drag-line (5), on this protrusion (15b), formed the described component (29) to equidirectional extension is supported for and slidably reach slotted hole (16) in relative rotation.
3. linkage braking device for small vehicle according to claim 1 and 2, wherein,
Described each drag-line (5,6,8,9) is configured near the described balanced control stalk (15) almost parallel, and when each connecting portion (27,30,32) of these drag-lines (5,6,8,9) and described balanced control stalk (15) is non-action status simultaneously at described interlock brake operating drag-line (6) and independent brake operation drag-line (5), be configured in and described each drag-line (5,6,8,9) roughly on the same plane of quadrature.
4. according to each described linkage braking device for small vehicle in the claim 1 to 3, wherein,
Be provided with the front wheel brake operative end (15F) of described balanced control stalk (15) is pushed and the elastic body (34) of the application of force to non-operating position.
5. linkage braking device for small vehicle according to claim 1, wherein,
On the trailing wheel brake operating end (15R) of described balanced control stalk (15), the many back brake cable pulls (91,92) that start a plurality of rear wheeies brake (Br1, Br2) have respectively been connected by equalizer (36,37).
6. according to each described linkage braking device for small vehicle in the claim 1 to 5, wherein,
Described interlock brake operating parts (4) and independent brake operating unit (3) all are the brake control rods (3,4) of handlebar (2) axle bearing that is set at vehicle body upper portion, and described balanced control stalk (15) is configured near the head pipe (1h) that is arranged at described handlebar (2) below.
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