Vehicle pedal device assembly including two pedals whose non-operated positions are adjustable in vehicle longitudinal direction

Claim 1

A pedal device assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a stationary bracket fixed to a body of the vehicle and having a support shaft and an adjusting shaft; a pivotal arm disposed pivotally about said support shaft, to provide an output in the form of a pivotal motion thereof about said support shaft; an adjusting mechanism; an adjusting link connected pivotally to said adjusting shaft, and pivotable by said adjusting mechanism so that said adjusting link is positioned to a predetermined angular position; a manually operable first pedal connected to said adjusting link pivotally relative to said adjusting link about a first connecting shaft parallel to said support shaft, said first pedal having an operating portion at which said first pedal is operated by an operator of the vehicle, for a pivotal motion thereof about said first connecting shaft; a drive link connecting said first pedal and said pivotal arm such that said drive link is pivotable about a second connecting shaft and a third connecting shaft which are disposed parallel to said support shaft, at respective positions which cooperate with positions of said adjusting shaft and said first connecting shaft to define a rectangle, said drive link cooperating with said adjusting link to position said first pedal with a predetermined attitude, and being operable to pivot said pivotal about said support shaft when said first pedal is pivoted about said first connecting shaft upon operation of said first pedal at said operating portion; said adjusting mechanism being operable to effect a pivotal motion of said adjusting link about said adjusting shaft, for thereby causing an arcuate motion of said first pedal in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle together with a pivotal motion of said drive link about said third connecting shaft, so that a position of said operating portion in a non-operated state of said first pedal is moved in said longitudinal direction; a pedal holding member pivotally supporting a second pedal and disposed pivotally about a mounting shaft provided on said adjusting link in parallel with said support shaft, said second pedal having an operating portion; and a connecting link connecting said pedal holding member and a stationary member fixed to said body of the vehicle, to position said pedal holding member with a predetermined attitude, said connecting link being pivotable about a fourth connecting shaft and a fifth connecting shaft which are disposed parallel to said support shaft, at respective positions which cooperate with the positions of said adjusting shaft and said mounting shaft to define a rectangle, said connecting link, and wherein said connecting link is pivoted about said fifth connecting shaft upon said pivotal motion of said adjusting link by said adjusting mechanism, and cooperates with said adjusting link to cause an arcuate motion of said pedal holding member in said longitudinal direction, so that a position of said operating portion of said second pedal in a non-operated state of said second pedal is moved in said longitudinal direction.