Field of Invention
The present system, in general relates to a braking system, and in particular relates to an integrated brake system of a two-wheeled, three-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle, containing at least two brake actuators and at least two service brakes.

Background
Every motor vehicle is provisioned with some kind of braking system for stopping the vehicle mechanically or slowing down its speed. It is important for the vehicle to remain stable under the application of braking force to ensure safety and effective braking during different kind of road transport conditions with respect to road conditions, weather conditions, tyre conditions and traffic conditions, and more so for two wheeled vehicles such as motor cycles and scooters.
In the present invention, a mechanical integrated braking system is designed to be fitted onto the vehicle which can be installed as braking system of a two-wheeled, three-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle, containing at least two brake actuators and at least two service brakes, ensuring stability to the vehicle during application of braking force in any rough condition of roads.

Objective of the invention
The prime objective of the present invention is to propose a Mechanical Integrated Brake (MIB) assembly, comprises of a link to the vehicle brake actuator lever which can be foot operated pedal or hand operated lever connected to a force distributor block via temporary or permanent mechanical joint or , front and rear service brake actuators which can be rod or cable connected to the force distributor block via another set of temporary or permanent mechanical joints, and a control box, which can be installed as braking system of a two-wheeled, three-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle, namely motor cycles, mopeds, scooters and ATV containing at least two brake actuators and at least two service brakes.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to propose a Mechanical Integrated Brake (MIB) assembly, comprises of a link to the vehicle brake actuator lever which can be foot operated pedal or hand operated lever connected to the force distributor block via temporary or permanent mechanical joint, the front and rear service brake actuators which can be rod or cable connected to the force distributor block via temporary or permanent mechanical joints.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to propose a Mechanical Integrated Brake (MIB) assembly in which the method of functioning of the said mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly is characterized by simultaneous actuation of all service brakes on actuation of a single brake actuation lever, which can be foot operated pedal or hand operated lever.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to propose a mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, in which the method of functioning of the said mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly is characterized by unequal force distribution to service brakes as per the brake force requirement in according to the weight distribution.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to propose a mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, in which the method of functioning of the said mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly is characterized by balance of the different backlash of the service brakes of the vehicle.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to propose a mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, in which the method of functioning of characterized by the linear profile of the increase in total braking force with respect to the displacement of the brake actuation lever, which can be foot operated pedal or hand operated lever.

Brief description of the accompanying drawings
The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Figure-1 shows the top view of the one of the preferred embodiment of the mechanical integrated brake (MIB) system assembly with the brake actuation lever that can be operated by foot pedal or hand lever, and service brake actuators.
Figure- 2 views the assembly of the preferred embodiment of the mechanical integrated brake (MIB) system depicting various parts accompanying within it.
Figure – 3 illustrates the top view of layout of another embodiment of the mechanical integrated brake (MIB) system, and the arrow depict the propagation of the actuators under application of the braking force.
Figure- 4 views the assembly of the embodiment as shown in Figure-3.
Corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Detailed description of the invention
The following is a detailed description of exemplary embodiments to illustrate the principles of the invention. The embodiments are provided to illustrate aspects of the invention, but the invention is not limited to any embodiment. The scope of the invention encompasses numerous alternatives, modifications and equivalent; it is limited only by the claims.
Numerous specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. However, the invention may be practiced according to the claims without some or all of these specific details. For the purpose of clarity, technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the invention has not been described in detail so that the invention is not unnecessarily obscured.
Preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the present invention, a mechanical integrated braking system is designed to be fitted onto the vehicle with minimal changes to its foundation braking system. The mechanical integrated system assembly comprises of a protection casing (Control Box) for force distributor block. The mechanical integrated braking system as described, links the brake actuation lever, which can be a foot operated pedal or hand operated lever, with both front and rear service brake actuators, thereby ensuring that the application of force on the brake actuation lever results in unequal and simultaneous force distribution to the front and rear service brakes. The force distributor block contains connection points for front service brake actuator, rear service brake actuator on one side, and for the brake actuation link, which can be foot operated pedal or a hand operated lever, on the other side.
The service brake actuators and the link to the foot operated pedal or the hand operated lever, can be a rod or a cable. The foot operated pedal or the hand operated lever can be installed on either side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
The main purpose of the force distributor block is to have a balance of actuation forces for service brakes.
The layout of one of the preferred embodiments of the current invention showing the connections to one of the service brake which is front service brake actuator (5) and another service brake which is rear service brake actuator (7) along with the connection to the foot operated brake pedal or hand operated brake lever (4) is illustrated herein in Figure-1 in which the arrows depict the propagation of the actuators (5 & 7) under application of the braking force. Further, Figure- 2 illustrates the assembly of the preferred embodiment of the proposed MIB system depicting various parts such as control box (1), force distributor block (2), lever connector (3), link to the brake actuation lever that can be foot operated brake pedal or hand operated brake lever (4), front service brake actuator (5), connected to the force distributor block(2) via link (6) connected with the lever connector (3), and rear service brake actuator (7). The link to the brake actuation lever (4) is connected to the force distributor block via temporary or permanent mechanical joint (8), and the front brake actuator is connected to the lever with the help of a temporary or permanent mechanical joint(9) on the force distributor block (2) and another temporary or permanent mechanical joint(10) on one end of the lever connector (3). The other end of the lever connector (3) contains temporary or permanent mechanical joint (11) and pivots about the pivot point (12). The rear service brake actuator is connected to the block (2) via a temporary or permanent mechanical joint (13). As depicting from Figure-2, on application of the brake force at the foot brake pedal or hand brake lever, the brake actuation rod (4) moves in the direction as shown in Figure-1, along with the force distributor block (2) resulting in the movement of rear service brake actuator (7) and front brake actuator (5) via lever (3) that is fixed to the control box (1) through pivot point (12) and connects to the force distributor block (2) using a link (6) via the lever connector (3).
The main purpose of the force distributor block (2) is to have a balance of actuation forces for the service brakes (5 & 7). There will be always a different backlash for service brake in front wheel and service brake in rear wheel due to the construction of the foundation braking system, and its packaging within the vehicle. This different backlash is compensated by varying the distance of the temporary or permanent mechanical joint(8) for the link to the foot operated pedal or a hand operated lever (4) along the length of the slot (14) of the force distributor block (2).
Under normal conditions, the weight distribution of the vehicle is different at front axle from rear axle, and is governed by various factors such as packaging, number of riders, position of riders, etc. During braking the weight gets transferred from the rear to the front, and as a result the brake force distribution has to be adjusted in such a way that the increase in total brake force application is linear with respect to the displacement of the brake actuation lever (4), in order to ensure effective and stable braking under all conditions. The force distribution to front service brake (5) and rear service brake (7) is governed by the position of the temporary or mechanical permanent joint (8) within the force distributor block (2) with respect to the temporary or permanent mechanical joint (9) and temporary or permanent mechanical joint (13). The force distribution can be adjusted for various conditions by varying the distance of the temporary or permanent mechanical joint(8) for the link to the foot operated pedal or hand operated lever (4) along the length of the slot (14) of the force distribution block (2). The position of the connection pivot point (12) of the lever connector (3) with the control box (1) is set as per the requirement of the mechanical advantage for the front service brake actuation. Various options are possible as per the practical application requirements depending on the foundation braking system construction and its assembly onto the vehicle.
In another embodiment of the invention, the layout of the mechanical integrated system and its assembly is shown in Figure-3 and Figure-4, respectively. The link to the brake actuation lever (4) is fixed to the force distributor block (2) with the help of the temporary or permanent mechanical joint (8). On actuation of the brake forces, the force distributor block (2) moves within the slot of the control box (1) and further applies pulling force on the rear service brake actuator (7) and front service brake actuator (5), which are connected to the force distributor block (2) with the help of temporary or permanent mechanical joint (13) and screws (15) respectively. The brake forces can be adjusted by varying the connection point of the temporary or permanent mechanical joint (8) within the distributor block (2).
Although preferred embodiments of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will at once be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention includes advantages and features over and beyond the specific illustrated construction. Accordingly it is intended that the scope of the invention be limited solely by the scope of the hereinafter appended claims, and not by the foregoing specification, when interpreted in light of the relevant prior art.

We claim:

1. A mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly comprises of
a control box (1);
a force distribution block (2);
at least two service brake actuators (5,7);
a lever connector (3);
a brake actuation lever link (4); and
plurality of temporary or permanent mechanical joint (8,9,10,11,13);
wherein said mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly is an integrated brake system installed in vehicles wherein the brake actuation lever link (4) is connected to the force distributor block (2) via the temporary or permanent mechanical joint (8), one of the service brake actuator is connected to the brake actuation lever link (4) with the help of the temporary or permanent mechanical joint (9) on the force distributor block (2) and another temporary or permanent mechanical joint (10) on one end of the lever connector (3), ensuring stability to the vehicle during application of braking force.

2. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, said assembly is installed in two-wheeled, three-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle containing at least two brake actuators and at least two service brakes.

3. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said brake actuation lever link (4) can be foot operated pedal or hand operated lever.

4. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said service brake actuators are front service brake actuator (5) and rear service brake actuator (7).

5. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method of functioning of said mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly is characterized by simultaneous actuation of said service brakes(5 & 7) on actuation of said brake actuation lever link(4).

6. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method of functioning of said mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly is characterized by unequal force distribution to said service brakes (5 & 7) as per the brake force requirement in according to the weight distribution.

7. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method of functioning of said mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly is characterized by balance of different backlash of the said service brakes (5 & 7) of the vehicle.

8. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the force distribution can be adjusted for various conditions by varying the distance of the temporary or permanent mechanical joint (8) for the link to the foot operated pedal or hand operated lever (4) along the length of the slot (14) of the force distribution block (2).

9. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the brake actuation lever link (4) is fixed to the force distributor block (2) and during actuation of the brake forces, the force distributor block (2) moves within the slot of the control box (1) applying pulling force on the rear service brake actuator (7) and the front service brake actuator (5), which are connected to the force distributor block (2) with the help of temporary or permanent mechanical joints (13) and screws (15).

10. The mechanical integrated brake (MIB) assembly, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the brake forces can be adjusted by varying the connection point of the temporary or permanent mechanical joint (8) within the distributor block (2).