Patent ID: 7353730

Claim:
A foot depressing parking brake apparatus comprising: a brake pedal main body pivotably supported by a support shaft, a ratchet plate having ratchet teeth and attached to the brake pedal main body, a ratchet pole rotatably attached to a pivot pin and constituting a shaft hole thereof inserted with the pivot pin by a long hole, and an elastic member for exerting a turning force to the ratchet pole, wherein by sliding the ratchet pole along the shaft hole constituting the long hole by the turning force by the elastic member and a force of depressing the pedal main body, a brake operating state in which a claw portion of the ratchet pole is brought in mesh with the ratchet teeth of the ratchet plate, and a brake releasing state in which the meshing is released are realized, the ratchet plate is integrally provided with a reset arm portion having an engagement surface that is selectively engaged by the ratchet pole for restricting an attitude of the ratchet pole in releasing a brake, wherein the engagement surface is defined by a bent portion and an escaping portion separated from each other by a projection disposed therebetween.