Patent ID: 7152500
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pedal structure for a motor vehicle comprising: a pedal arm pivoted when stepped on for transmitting the stepping-on force in a braking direction; and a pedal pad mounted on an end upper portion of said pedal arm for being stepped on by a driver's foot; said pedal pad including a pedal pad upper portion and a pedal pad side portion extending laterally with respect to said upper portion generally in said braking direction; said pedal arm including an arm end portion for mounting said pedal pad and an arm body; said arm end portion having a pad mounting upper portion for mounting said pedal pad, and a pad mounting side portion extending laterally with respect to said pad mounting upper portion generally in said braking direction for mounting said pedal pad side portion by a coupling between said pedal pad side portion and said pad mounting side portion, said pad mounting side portion having a protruding portion disposed beneath said pedal pad side portion and protruding with respect to said pad mounting side portion in a direction laterally of said braking direction to have almost the same height as the thickness of said pedal pad side portion; said pad mounting upper portion, said pad mounting side portion, and said protruding portion comprising respective portions of the same piece of material; and said pad mounting side portion lying in a plane oriented substantially parallel to said braking direction, said protruding portion being disposed outside of said plane and laterally opposite a void in said arm end portion.