Patent attributes
A foot-operated parking brake device for vehicles is provided with a shock absorbing member 60 on which a predetermined portion, e.g., an engaging claw 32d, except for a pole abutting portion 32e of a pole 32 is brought into abutting when a pedal arm 20 is moved from an original position to an abutting position where the engaging claw 32d of the pole 32 is brought into abutting on ratchet teeth 31a. An abutting surface 61 of the shock absorbing member 60 is formed to bring a lock mechanism 30 into the first state at least before the pedal arm 20 reaches the abutting position and to form a space between the pole abutting portion 32e and a release lever abutting portion 33a until the lock mechanism 30 is brought into the first state. Thus, immediately before the pole abutting portion 32e and the release lever abutting portion 33a are brought into collision by being pivoted by the urging force of a spring 34, the pivot movement of the pole is restrained, so that the pole abutting portion 32e and the release lever abutting portion 33a can be prevented from generating a collision noise.
