Electric brake device

An electric brake device comprising:

• a brake rotor;
• a pressing member;
• an electric actuator configured to press the pressing member against the brake rotor;
• and
• a controller configured to control the electric actuator,
• wherein the controller includes:
• a basic control module configured to activate the electric actuator in response to an operation performed on a brake application device by a driver, so that the pressing member is pressed against the brake rotor to apply a braking force to the brake rotor;
• an abnormality detecting operation timer;
• an abnormality detecting operation control module configured to activate the electric actuator at a given time from the last operation of the brake application device during the traveling of a vehicle during the absence of the operation of the brake application device;
• and
• an abnormality detection module configured to obtain a measured value of a predetermined item related to the vehicle when the electric actuator is activated by the abnormality detecting operation control module, and to compare the measured value with an estimated value or a set value to detect presence/absence of abnormality in the electric brake device.