Apparatus and method for actuating a parking brake of a vehicle
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1. In a parking brake for a vehicle, including a brake unit for immobilizing a wheel of the vehicle and an activation unit for activating the brake unit, the improvement wherein an actuator that is already present in the vehicle and has at least one other function is operable to actuate the activation unit in order to activate the brake unit.
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Abstract
A parking brake for a vehicle, including a brake unit for immobilizing a wheel of the vehicle and an activation unit for activating the brake unit, in which an actuator, which is already present in the vehicle and has at least one other function, is able to actuate the activation unit in order to activate the brake unit.
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- 1. In a parking brake for a vehicle, including a brake unit for immobilizing a wheel of the vehicle and an activation unit for activating the brake unit, the improvement wherein an actuator that is already present in the vehicle and has at least one other function is operable to actuate the activation unit in order to activate the brake unit.
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20. A method for actuating a parking brake of a vehicle, the method comprising activating the parking brake exclusively by means of the spring force of a spring-type brake actuator, and prestressing the spring-type brake actuator by means of an actuator that is already present in the vehicle, in particular a starter.
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