Actuating device for a parking brake of a motor vehicle

An actuating device for parking brake of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a vehicle body, the device comprising:

• a lever operatively connected to the parking brake, the lever being pivotable between a rest position and a brake application position about a first pivot axis which is positionally fixed with respect to the vehicle body;
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• a rod, coupled to the lever and movable through a sliding bearing coupled to the vehicle body, wherein the rod is pivotable about:
• a second pivot axis which is movable with respect to the vehicle body and substantially parallel to the first pivot axis;
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• a third pivot axis which is positionally fixed with respect to the vehicle body such that the rod can be displaced along its longitudinal direction, longitudinal direction is parallel to a plane constituted by the second and the third pivot axis;
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• a handle element directly attached to the rod;
• wherein the rod is mounted on the lever and on the vehicle body such that the angle between the rod and the lever coupled thereto is not more than 90° over the entire pivoting travel of the lever from the rest position to the brake application position.