Patent ID: 7765049

Claim:
A braking system including a brake, a brake actuator which is operable to apply a force to the brake to effect braking, an automatic braking controller, and a brake actuator control device which is manually operable, the brake actuator control device including a control part which is manually operable, and which is movable between a release position and an apply position and which is adapted such that movement of the control part from the release position to the apply position causes the brake actuator to apply the brake and movement of the control part from the apply position to the release position causes the brake actuator to release the brake, the brake actuator control device further including a control actuator which, when in a set configuration, is adapted to engage with the control part and effect movement of the control part from the release position to the apply position on receipt of an appropriate signal from the automatic braking controller, wherein one or both of the control part and the control actuator adopts a first configuration on movement of the control part manually from the release position to the apply position, and adopts a second configuration on movement of the control part from the release position to the apply position under the action of the control actuator.