A patient support apparatus includes a base having a length and including a plurality of caster wheels enabling movement of the patient support apparatus across a floor surface. An auxiliary wheel support structure is secured to the base and rotatably supports at least one non-castered auxiliary wheel. A drive mechanism including a motor may be configured to drive the auxiliary wheel. A braking system including at least one brake member may be configured to apply a braking force to decelerate the auxiliary wheel and is movable between a first position wherein the at least one brake member is disengaged from the auxiliary wheel and a deployed position wherein the at least one brake member is frictionally engaged with the auxiliary wheel to restrict rotation of the auxiliary wheel. The braking system may be configured to synchronize the braking forces applied to first and second auxiliary wheels.

An electric parking brake device 10 includes an actuator 16 capable of operating and releasing the center brake 6, a power transmission cable 17 connected to the actuator 16, and a manual operation portion 21. The actuator 16 includes an electric motor, and the center brake 6 of the vehicle 1 can be operated or released by a driving force of the electric motor. The manual operation portion 21 is an operation portion for manually operating the actuator 16 without using the driving force of the electric motor in an emergency or the like when the electric motor stops working. An arrangement position of the manual operation portion 21 is a position that is exposed to the wheel house, and is covered from an outer side in a vehicle width direction by the front wheel 11 in a state where the front wheel is oriented in a straight direction.

An electric parking brake device 10 includes an actuator 16 capable of operating and releasing the center brake 6, a power transmission cable 17 connected to the actuator 16, and a manual operation portion 21. The actuator 16 includes an electric motor, and the center brake 6 of the vehicle 1 can be operated or released by a driving force of the electric motor. The manual operation portion 21 is an operation portion for manually operating the actuator 16 without using the driving force of the electric motor in an emergency or the like when the electric motor stops working. An arrangement position of the manual operation portion 21 is a position that is exposed to the wheel house, and is covered from an outer side in a vehicle width direction by the front wheel 11 in a state where the front wheel is oriented in a straight direction.

A bicycle can include a forward frame triangle that can include a top tube, a bottom tube, a bottom bracket, a structural seat tube, a compliant seat tube, and a pair of seat stays. The top tube can have a first end connected to a head tube and a second end. The bottom tube can have a first end connected to the head tube. The bottom bracket can be connected to the bottom tube. The structural seat tube can be connected to the bottom bracket and the top tube. The compliant seat tube can extend in an upward direction from the bottom bracket to the top tube and within the structural seat tube. The compliant seat tube can be coupled to the forward frame triangle such that the compliant seat post can bend within the structural seat tube.

A calibrated adjustable-configuration parking brake stretching assist tool comprising a handle, a brake pedal engagement portion attached to a first end of the handle, such that the handle extends along an axis to a second end of the handle, the brake pedal engagement portion for depressing a parking brake control assembly of a vehicle in response to a force applied to the second end of the handle, and an actuation control portion, laterally attached to the calibrated adjustable-configuration parking brake stretching assist tool proximate to the first end of the handle, for engaging a fixed portion of the vehicle adjacent to the parking brake control assembly on a condition that the parking brake control assembly is depressed by a defined depression amount.

A system for controlling the positions of a caliper and a cable of an electric parking brake (EPB) includes: an actuator driving motor used for engaging and disengaging a parking brake of an EPB system; an electronic control module for controlling the motor; and a vehicle battery for supplying power to the motor and the electronic control module, wherein the electronic control module includes a ripple measuring unit for measuring the ripple of the motor by receiving an output signal of the motor and a current measuring unit for measuring a change in the driving current of the motor.

A system for controlling the positions of a caliper and a cable of an electric parking brake (EPB) includes: an actuator driving motor used for engaging and disengaging a parking brake of an EPB system; an electronic control module for controlling the motor; and a vehicle battery for supplying power to the motor and the electronic control module, wherein the electronic control module includes a ripple measuring unit for measuring the ripple of the motor by receiving an output signal of the motor and a current measuring unit for measuring a change in the driving current of the motor.

The invention relates to a braking device (10) for a vehicle having a handlebar and a brake cable (C), said device comprising a support (18) provided with a fastener sleeve (20) and including a receiving cavity (19) for receiving the nipple (Ca) of the brake cable, said device further comprising a pivot body (24) mounted to pivot about a pivot axis (Y), the pivot body comprising both a brake handle (26) and also a guide member (34) for guiding the brake cable into the pivot body and extending along an axis (Z), the axis of the guide member extending transversely relative to a plane (2) that is perpendicular to the pivot axis, and the guide member and the brake handle extending on opposite sides of the support.

A manual park release device includes: a bracket; a pin protruding outwardly from the bracket; a lever pivotably connected to the bracket at a pivot point and configured to rotate about the pivot point in response to a pull of the lever in a pulling direction, such that a first lever position corresponds to a park range of a transmission, and a second lever position corresponds to an out-of-park range of the transmission; and a channel formed in a body of the lever on a side of the lever toward which the pin protrudes, such that the pin interfaces with the channel and is movable in the channel when the lever rotates about the pivot point.

The present invention relates to an arrangement (1) for assisting a parking brake (10), which parking brake (10) comprises a brake lever (12) which is supported in a carrier device (14) such that it is pivotable between a release position and a locking position and is able to be coupled to a braking system by means of a transmission means. The arrangement (1) comprises a lifting element (20) with an energy storage unit (22), which is operatively connected to the brake lever (12). The operative connection comprises a redirecting element (30) which is supported in a way pivotable about a pivot axis (32) and is arranged in such a way that the redirecting element couples the lifting element (20) to the brake lever (12).