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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Schramm, Mainz, DE;
Winfried Palaschinski, Idstein, DE;
Axel Luenenbuerger, Eppstein, DE;
Klaus Duckwitz, Bechtolsheim, DE;
Andreas Holl, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/10 (2006.01); B60T 7/08 (2006.01); G05G 5/06 (2006.01); G05G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/085 (2013.01); B60T 7/102 (2013.01); B60T 7/104 (2013.01); G05G 5/06 (2013.01); B60T 7/107 (2013.01); G05G 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hand brake device for a vehicle includes an electric actuator for activating a brake and an operating element that can be moved between a brake position and release position. A control unit triggers the actuator according to the position of the operating element. A locking device for locking the operating element in the brake position is controlled by the control unit.