Patent ID: 7703351
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: B60K,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An accelerator pedal comprising: a stopper member attached to a floor of a driver's seat of the vehicle; a pad member having a pad for receiving a depression force exerted by a driver; a stopper fitting section provided on the pad member and including nails fitted into the stopper member and supporting plates connecting the pad member and the nails; nail catch sections provided in the stopper member and against which the nails are hooked; a hinge section provided connecting the pad member and the stopper fitting section, wherein the nails are hooked against the nail catch sections, and a backup plate is provided against which the supporting plates abut, said backup plate abutting a back side of each one of the nails and securing the engagement between the nails and the nail catch sections.