Patent ID: 7562603

Claim:
A parking brake apparatus which operates parking brake comprising: a base comprising a pivot shaft; a ratchet plate fixed to the base; an operation lever comprising: a rotational base portion which is pivotally supported on the base by the pivot shaft at one end portion thereof and to which a brake cable is connected; a pawl that is pivotably supported on the rotational base and is adapted to engage/disengage with the ratchet plate; an arc-shaped intermediate member that extends upwards and rearwards from the other end portion of the rotational base portion and comprises an arc-shaped relay rod within an interior thereof; and a grip that is mounted on an upper end portion of the intermediate member at a proximal end portion thereof for controlling the engagement of the pawl with the ratchet plate, wherein the arc-shaped relay rod is divided into at least two and is made to be interlocked with operations by the grip to transmit an engagement/disengagement operation with the ratchet plate to the pawl, the ratchet plate and the rotational base portion are provided inside a body side mounting portion, and the intermediate member is provided in such a manner as to appear from and disappear into a passage hole in the body side mounting portion.