Patent ID: 7383928

Claim:
A parking brake for a vehicle comprising: a brake booster ( 2 ) connected to a driver brake pedal ( 3 ); at least one vehicle wheel brake ( 7 ) connected to said brake booster ( 2 ) via a hydraulic circuit ( 6 ); a locking device ( 13 ) connected to and for locking said at least one wheel brake in a braking position; a control unit ( 12 ) for controlling the brake booster ( 2 ) and the locking device ( 13 ); and an actuating device ( 11 ) for the control unit ( 12 ) which a driver activates from inside the vehicle upon engaging or releasing the parking brake, said control unit controlling said brake booster to pressurize said hydraulic circuit to said at least one wheel brake and controlling said locking device to then to lock said at least one wheel brake upon the driver activating the actuating device to engage the parking brake.