Lucas Industries Public Limited Company

Zf Active Safety Gmbh

Jens-Peter Kohrt

Helmut Heibel

Kurt Mohr

Erwin Michels

Werner Dieringer

Hans-Werner Renn

Stefan Grieser-Schmitz

Ralf Kinder

Andreas Kubb

An actuator for an electric parking brake, EPB, is described. The actuator comprises a motor configured to actuate an actuating member of the EPB, as well as a reception interface configured to receive an enablement code. An enablement code is assigned to the EPB actuator which individualizes the EPB actuator against other EPB actuators. The actuator further comprises an evaluation unit configured to verify the received enablement code on the basis of the enablement code allocated to the EPB actuator and to enable a control of the motor in case of a positively verified enablement code. There is further provided a control device for the EPB actuator, an electric parking brake and a vehicle having the EPB actuator and corresponding operating methods.

Access-protected control of an actuator of an electric parking brake

Vehicle brake system having an electronically controlled booster

The vehicle brake system including an electronically controlled brake booster (10), comprising a first actuator (350) which is connected to a second actuator (360) for transmitting to the same an actuating movement (P) of a brake pedal, wherein the second actuator (360) transmits the movement to a master brake cylinder, a signal generator (365) disposed between first and second actuators (350, 360) for generating a signal to be supplied to the controller of the brake booster (10), wherein the signal generator (365) is triggered by a relative movement between the first actuator and the housing of the brake booster.

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Koblenz, Germany

Jens-Peter Kohrt