Similar systems already exist in the car market, but these tend to differ in one fundamental area. The parking, or service, brake which generally acts on the rear wheels is operated by a small motor integrated into the caliper housing on each wheel.
Brembo takes the electro-mechanical route
This year's huge Hanover Commercial Vehicle Show saw Brembo launch an all-new product, the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) Cable Puller. It's an electro-mechanical system which replaces the conventional handbrake lever, whether floor- or facia-mounted, with a switch on the dashboard, or anywhere else a manufacturer decides to site it; on the steering wheel, for example.
