Title:
PEDAL SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3125677
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control displacement of a stepping face of a pedal for a vehicle when external force more than the predetermined value is applied from the front side of a vehicle.
SOLUTION: A link support 24 supporting an oscillation center shaft 38 of an oscillation link 36 is connected separably to a pedal support 44 supporting a rotation center shaft 56 of a brake pedal 10. The oscillation link 36 and the brake pedal 10 are connected together by means of a connecting link 60, and the first connecting center shaft 62 is positioned on the vehicle front side as against a line P connecting the rotation center shaft 56 and the oscillation center shaft 38 together. Therefore, the link support 24 is separated, while rotating, from the pedal support 44 if an external force more than the predetermined value is applied from the front side of the vehicle, so that a distance A between the rotation center shaft 56 and the oscillation center shaft 38 is increased. According to the increase of the distance A, the first connecting center shaft 62 is pulled onto the line P side, so that a pedal pad 26 can be shifted to the vehicle front side substantially.
Inventors:
Hiroshi Isono
Yumi Nawata
Yumi Nawata
Application Number:
JP10977596A
Publication Date:
January 22, 2001
Filing Date:
April 30, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B60R21/09; B60T7/06; B62D25/08; G05G1/32; (IPC1-7): B60T7/06; B60R21/09; B62D25/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JP911826A | ||||
| JP7205776A |
Other References:
【文献】米国特許3025713(US,A)
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Nakajima (3 outside)