US5996440A
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Supporting structure of a pedal device for a vehicle
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1998-10-15
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Granted: 1999-12-07
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Expires: 2018-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A supporting structure of a pedal device for a vehicle includes a pedal bracket and a displacement controlling device. The pedal bracket is fixed to a vehicle body and supports a rotating shaft portion of a suspended-type pedal device for a vehicle. The displacement controlling device transmits an external force of a predetermined value or greater to the rotating shaft portion supported by the pedal bracket at a time when the external force is applied to a front portion of a vehicle, and controls displacement of a stepping surface of the pedal device such that the rotating shaft portion is moved substantially toward a rear of the vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsumi Nawata
- 👤 Masakazu Chiba
- 👤 Hiroshi Isono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:31
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05G; G05G1/00; G05G1/30; G05G1/32; B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/09; B60T; B60T7/00; B60T7/02; B60T7/04; B60T7/06; B60T7/065; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20528; Y10T74/20534; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20888
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
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.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
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.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
127 words
A supporting structure of a pedal device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said displacement controlling means has: connecting means for connecting the rotating shaft portion and a load receiving portion which is disposed further toward a front of the vehicle than the pedal device and which is displaced toward the rear of the vehicle by receiving external force of a predetermined value or greater applied to the front portion of the vehicle, a rigidity of said connecting means in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle being set higher than a rigidity of said pedal bracket in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and guiding means, provided at said pedal bracket, for guiding movement of the rotating shaft portion toward the rear of the vehicle.
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