A system for the remote actuation of a parking brake in a vehicle, thereby to insure that the parking brake of the vehicle is set when the driver exits the vehicle, includes: an actuator disposed within a vehicle equipped with air brakes and a parking brake button and coupled to the parking brake button and configured to set the parking brake upon the occurrence of a predetermined event; and a remote actuation device configured to be with the driver of the vehicle and to indicate to the actuator when the driver exits the vehicle such that the actuator sets the parking brake if not already set.
Parking brake remote actuation
2018-01-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR ACTUATION OF PARKING BRAKE IN AUTOMOBILE
European Patent Office | 2018
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