Patent ID: 6881175
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: B60T,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A combined control device for a parking brake and park lock function of motor vehicles with automatic transmission or automated manual transmission, comprising: a manual driving-position input unit for the driving position of the vehicle, an electronic selection signaling unit which is connected thereto and is coupled to a vehicle control bus, an electronic transmission controller which is also connected to the vehicle control bus and drives actuators for placing the transmission in the respectively desired driving position which is signaled by the selection signaling unit, an electronic parking brake device comprising a brake pedal sensor, coupled to the vehicle control bus via an interface, for monitoring the activation of the brake pedal, and a sequence controller of the above components which, by means of the selection signaling unit and the control bus, activates the parking brake device and thus puts on the parking brake when the parked position is selected on the driving-position input unit.