VEHICLE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DEVICE

To stop operation of an electric motor when an abnormal state occurs even after the start of application of a resilient force of an elastic member to a linear motion member when a parking brake state is released.SOLUTION: In control at the time of parking brake state release, a control unit C sets first and second setting currents as thresholds of a detection current even after the start of application of a resilient force to a linear motion member of an electric actuator even in the other states than an unloaded state, sets first and second predetermined upper limit times and a predetermined lower limit time as thresholds for elapsed time, and thereby, detects an abnormal state to notify a vehicle user of the abnormal state, and stops operation of the electric motor 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8 【課題】パーキングブレーキ状態を解除する際に直動部材に弾性部材の弾発力が作用し始めてからも異常状態発生時に電動モータの作動を停止させる。【解決手段】制御ユニットＣは、パーキングブレーキ状態解除時の制御において、無負荷状態以外でも電動アクチュエータの直動部材に弾性部材の弾発力が作用し始めてからも、検出電流の閾値として第１および第２設定電流を設定するとともに、経過時間にも第１および第２の所定上限時間および所定下限時間を閾値として設定することで、異常状態を検知してそれを車両ユーザーに報知するとともに電動モータ４０の作動を停止する。【選択図】 図８