Patent ID: 9506540
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B60K,B60T,G05G

Claim Text:
1. A pedal apparatus comprising: a pedal arm swingable back and forth around a horizontal pivot shaft, the pedal arm provided with an inclined portion inclined in an extending direction of the pivot shaft; a connection bracket attached to the inclined portion of the pedal arm and connected to a push rod; and wherein the pedal arm is provided with an upper retaining hole and a lower retaining hole, each passing through the inclined portion of the pedal arm, the connection bracket includes: a vertically arranged connecting face; an upper attachment face extending from an upper edge of the connecting face; a lower attachment face extending from a lower edge of the connecting face; an upper retaining projection extending from an edge of the upper attachment face; a lower retaining projection extending from an edge of the lower attachment face; and wherein the pedal arm and the connection bracket are coupled in a state that the upper retaining projection and the lower retaining projection respectively pass through the upper retaining hole and the lower retaining hole, a length of each of the upper retaining projection and the lower retaining projection is an extent that each at least sticks out on the other side of the inclined portion in a state that each is inserted into the upper retaining hole and the lower retaining hole, each of the edge of the upper attachment face and the edge of the lower attachment face of the connection bracket is contacted with the inclined portion of the pedal arm and is fixed thereto by welding.