An actuating drive for moving a furniture flap movably-supported relative to a furniture carcass, comprising: - at least one actuating arm pivotally supported about a pivoting axis for moving the furniture flap, the at least one actuating arm being movably supported between a closed position corresponding to a closed position of the furniture flap relative to the furniture carcass in a mounted condition of the furniture flap, and an open position, - a force storage member for applying a force to the at least one actuating arm, - a coupling device for braking or preventing a pivotal movement of the at least one actuating arm, the coupling device including at least one movably-supported first coupling element (23a, 23b) having a tooth arrangement (34a, 34b), and the at least one first coupling element (23a, 23b), when a predetermined pivotal speed of the actuating arm is exceeded, is engageable with a second coupling element, whereby the pivotal movement of the at least one actuating arm is braked or prevented, and the second coupling element includes at least one engagement section for engaging the two coupling elements (23a, 23b, 24) with each other, - wherein the at least one first coupling element (23a, 23b) is movably supported on a rotor, wherein the rotor is rotationally supported about a rotational axis and wherein the rotational axis of the rotor and the pivoting axis of the actuating arm are mutually spaced from each other in a parallel relationship, characterized in that the second coupling element includes a least one freewheel section separate from the engagement section, wherein the first coupling element (23a, 23b), in the closed position of the actuating arm, is arranged within the freewheel section of the second coupling element, whereby the two coupling elements (23a, 23b, 24) are decoupled from each other in the closed position of the actuating arm. - at least one actuating arm pivotally supported about a pivoting axis for moving the furniture flap, the at least one actuating arm being movably supported between a closed position corresponding to a closed position of the furniture flap relative to the furniture carcass in a mounted condition of the furniture flap, and an open position, - a force storage member for applying a force to the at least one actuating arm, - a coupling device for braking or preventing a pivotal movement of the at least one actuating arm, the coupling device including at least one movably-supported first coupling element (23a, 23b) having a tooth arrangement (34a, 34b), and the at least one first coupling element (23a, 23b), when a predetermined pivotal speed of the actuating arm is exceeded, is engageable with a second coupling element, whereby the pivotal movement of the at least one actuating arm is braked or prevented, and the second coupling element includes at least one engagement section for engaging the two coupling elements (23a, 23b, 24) with each other, - wherein the at least one first coupling element (23a, 23b) is movably supported on a rotor, wherein the rotor is rotationally supported about a rotational axis and wherein the rotational axis of the rotor and the pivoting axis of the actuating arm are mutually spaced from each other in a parallel relationship,