Patent ID: 8839691

Claim:
A parking brake for a motor vehicle, comprising a brake actuation lever which is arranged pivotably on a lever holder, a locking device, comprising a toothing arranged on the lever holder and a locking catch engaging in the toothing, a catch spring for preloading the locking catch in the direction of the toothing, a release device, including a push rod and a release, wherein the push rod is displaceable along the brake actuation lever between an inoperative position and a release position, and wherein the push rod comprises an aperture, a guide for guiding the push rod, the guide being arranged fixedly on the brake actuation lever, and a spring for preloading the push rod, wherein a damper is assigned to the push rod, and wherein the damper cooperates with the guide at least in the inoperative position of the push rod, wherein the damper is arranged and configured such that during operation of the parking brake the damper is movable between a loaded state in which the damper is forced completely out of a region of the aperture in the push rod and unloaded state in which the damper projects into the aperture.