PARKING BRAKE

In an electromechanical parking brake for vehicle trailers with a manual brake lever (2) which can be actuated by a spring accumulator device (13), an electric motor (21) is provided which is in operative connection with the manual brake lever (2) via an actuating element (18), such that the manual brake lever (2) can be pivoted by means of the electric motor (21) from a release position via the dead center position into a pivot position in which the spring accumulator device (13) pushes the manual brake lever (2) further into its braking position.