Patent ID: 9527383
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B60K,B60Y

Claim Text:
1. A pedal effort adjusting apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a fixed part rotatably coupled with a pedal member; a moving part configured to linearly move with respect to the fixed part; an elastic member configured to support the fixed part and the moving part; and a lever protrusion coupled to a hinge shaft of a pedal and configured to rotate together with the pedal and have an end rotatably coupled to the moving part to linearly move the moving part at a time of the rotation of the pedal, wherein the fixed part is rotatably coupled to the pedal member so that a first arc having a radius of a distance from a rotating center of the lever protrusion to a coupled center between the lever protrusion and the moving part and a second arc having a radius of a distance from the coupled center between the lever protrusion and the moving part to a rotating center of the fixed part have an overlapping section, wherein the fixed part is a housing having a first end opened and provided with a cutting groove from the opened first end toward a second end along a length of the fixed part, and wherein the elastic member is inserted into the fixed part, the moving part is assembled inside the fixed part and has both ends inserted into the cutting groove, and an upper part of the moving part is further provided with a pair of cover plates which surface-contact with an outside of the fixed part and are each coupled to both ends of the upper part of the moving part to guide a linear movement of the moving part.