Structure for controlling the displacement of a pedal for a vehicle

Claim 1

A structure for controlling the displacement of a pedal for a vehicle that has a front side, a rear side and a lower side, comprising: a first vehicle body-side component member which is displaced in a direction that includes a horizontal component that extends toward the rear side of the vehicle when an external force of at least a predetermined value is applied at the front side of the vehicle; a second vehicle body-side component member which is disposed closer to the rear side of the vehicle than the first vehicle body-side component member and which substantially does not undergo displacement substantially toward the rear side of a vehicle when the external force is applied; a pedal bracket having a front end side that is coupled to the first vehicle body-side component member, a rear end side that is coupled to the second vehicle body-side component member, and a substantially rearwardly facing surface at the rear end side; a pedal for the vehicle having a rotating shaft portion serving as a center of swinging motion and which is supported by said pedal bracket, the pedal having a lower portion; and guiding means for causing at least the lower portion of said pedal to be rotatively displaced substantially toward the front side of the vehicle in a side view by causing at least the substantially rearwardly facing surface at the rear end side of said pedal bracket to be displaced in a direction that includes a vertical component that extends toward the lower side of the vehicle when the external force is applied, wherein said pedal bracket is coupled to the first vehicle body-side component member in such a manner as to be rotatable about the front end side of the pedal bracket, the pedal bracket being coupled to the first vehicle body-side component member via a cylindrical member so that the pedal bracket is rotatable about an axis of the cylindrical member relative to the first vehicle body-side component member.