Patent ID: 8061490

Claim:
An electromechanical linear actuator for a parking brake, comprising: an electric motor; a screw mechanism having a first threaded element rotatable by the electric motor about a longitudinal axis and a second threaded element translatable along said axis between an axially extended position and an axially retracted position, the second threaded element being connectable to a wire of a Bowden cable having an outer sheath; a casing with a first, fixed transversal surface; a member mounted axially slidable on the casing and having a second transversal surface adapted for resting against an end of the sheath; and elastic means for acting between the first, fixed transversal surface and the sliding member; wherein the sliding member is capable of reaching an axially extended position, corresponding to a released brake condition, and an axially retracted position towards the first fixed transversal surface, against the bias of the elastic means, corresponding to a brake actuated condition.