Patent ID: 7448475

Claim:
A control device for a motor-vehicle brake, in particular for a parking brake, comprising: a housing; an actuator unit accommodated in the housing and arranged to apply a tension force on at least one operating cable provided with a sheath; and a force sensing unit accommodated in the housing for providing a signal indicative of the force applied on the said at least one operating cable; wherein the force sensing unit is arranged to provide a direct measure of the force acting on the sheath; and wherein the force sensing unit comprises at least one spring interposed between an abutment surface of the housing and an end portion of the sheath so as to deform as a result of the tension force applied by the actuator unit on the at least one operating cable, and a displacement sensor for detecting the deformation of the at least one spring wherein the at least one spring directly contacts or directly reacts with the abutment surface of the housing.