Drive circuit for a DC motor, comprising an h-bridge and a motor braking circuit

A drive circuit for a DC drive motor (1) of an actuator in a vehicle, in particular an actuator of a steering lock in which a gear component driven by the motor can move toward a mechanical end stop, comprising four circuit components (6-9) controlled by a control circuit (14), wherein a first circuit component (6) couples a first connection (4) of the motor to a supply voltage (2), a second circuit component (7) couples the first connection (4) to ground (3), a third circuit component (8) couples a second connection (5) of the motor to the supply voltage and a fourth circuit component (9) couples the second connection (5) to ground (3). The circuit components each comprise a control connection and are switched off when the drive fails. The control circuit (14) applies a control voltage to the control connections (10, 13) of the first and fourth circuit components (6, 9) in order to drive the motor in one direction and applies a control voltage to control the connections (11, 12) of the second and third circu