Patent ID: 8739944

Claim:
An electrically actuated parking brake system comprising: a switch; an intelligent controller electrically connected to the switch; electrical connections between at least one vehicle device of the vehicle and the intelligent controller, the intelligent controller receiving at least one signal from the at least one vehicle device indicating whether the parking brake should be actuated; a linear actuator electrically connected to the intelligent controller the linear actuator comprising: a housing; a linear motor residing in the housing; a body of the linear motor spaced away from interior walls of the housing by a gap (G); and a sliding shaft extending from a first end of the linear motor; a cable connecting the sliding shaft of the linear motor to a vehicle parking brake; a second end of the linear motor opposite to the first end, the second end connected to the housing by a pin extending through the linear motor and into opposite sides of the housing; and opposing guides attached to the sliding shaft, the guides cooperating with a non-round interior of the housing to prevent the sliding shaft from rotating.