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Supporting structure of a pedal device for a vehicle

  • US 5,996,440 A
  • Filed: 10/15/1998
  • Issued: 12/07/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A supporting structure of a pedal device for a vehicle comprising:

  • a pedal bracket fixed to a vehicle body and supporting a rotating shaft portion of the pedal device, the rotating shaft portion being a center of rotation of the pedal device;

    a swinging link supported at said pedal bracket so as to be swingable around the rotating shaft portion, one end portion of said swinging link being connected to an operational force transmitting means which transmits, to a stepping force augmenting means, a stepping force applied to a stepping surface of the pedal device;

    linking means for transmitting, to the operational force transmitting means, rotational force toward a front of the vehicle around the center of rotation of the pedal device by linking another end portion of said swinging link with an end portion of the pedal device at a side opposite the stepping surface of the pedal device; and

    displacement controlling means for transmitting to a rotating shaft portion of said swinging link external force of a predetermined value or greater at the time when the external force is applied to a front portion of the vehicle, and controlling displacement of the stepping surface of the pedal device via said linking means such that the rotating shaft portion of said swinging link is moved toward a rear of the vehicle.

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