Patent ID: 8412408

Claim:
A parking brake system with electric control comprising: a computer and a control housing linked to the computer and including switches having a single stable position in an open position, and a manual control member for the switches, the control member being of monostable type with automatic return to a rest position in which all the switches are open, wherein the housing comprises: a single first switch for controlling actuation of brakes, arranged to be closed by an action on the control member in a first direction; a single second switch for controlling releasing of the brakes, arranged to be closed by an action on the control member in a second direction, opposite to the first direction; and a diagnosable circuit arranged to supply, depending on a position of the control member, analog information making it possible to distinguish between an activated state of the system in which one of the first and second switches is closed, a deactivated state of the system in which the first and second switches are open, and failed states.