Patent ID: 9475386
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B60K,F02D,G05G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle accelerator device comprising: a housing mountable on a vehicle body; a pedal-side arm pivotably supported by a support shaft in the housing for undergoing pivotal movement in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a depressible pad provided on the pedal-side arm; and a reaction-force-applying mechanism for applying a reaction force to the pedal-side arm against a depressing force applied to the pad, the reaction-force- applying mechanism comprising a drive source for generating the reaction force and a transmitting member for transmitting the reaction force generated by the drive source to the pedal-side arm, wherein: the reaction-force-applying mechanism is set apart from the housing, and is mounted on the vehicle body separately from the housing; the pedal-side arm has an extension part extending toward the transmitting member; and the extension part comes into contact with the transmitting member when the reaction force is received from the transmitting member.