Handbrake having a locking bar beneath the handbrake lever being rotatable between locking and released positions

摘要

A handbrake lever assembly 2 locking device 12 comprises a locking bar 14 arranged in use to be located beneath a handbrake lever 4, the locking bar 14 being rotatable between a handbrake release enablement position 14F in which the handbrake can be operated, and a handbrake release prevention position 14L in which the handbrake is prevented from being released, in use. The handbrake release button 6 operates whether the handbrake is locked or unlocked. The locking bar is driven by a motor 16, which may be a stepper motor. A locking bar housing 18, which may comprise a terminal wall 22 and a detent (24, fig 4), may be located on the opposite side of the lever 4 to the motor 16. The lock may be locked or unlocked by the vehicle central locking system and/or the vehicle ignition switch.