Patent ID: 9032836
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for preventing an inward shifting of a brake pedal during a collision, the device comprising: a mounting bracket attached to an inside of a dash panel; a pedal housing combined with the mounting bracket such that the pedal housing is movable rearwards from the mounting bracket; a pedal arm having an upper part hinge-coupled with the pedal housing via a fixing pin, and a middle part hinge-coupled with a push rod at a hinge point, the pedal arm being configured to move the push rod back and forth while turning about the fixing pin; and a unit for preventing the inward shifting of the pedal arm, the unit having a separating plate fitted into the fixing pin and configured such that as the pedal housing is moved rearwards at the time of a vehicle collision, the separating plate presses against the fixing pin to decouple the fixing pin from the pedal arm, enabling the pedal arm to turn outwards about the hinge point at the middle part, wherein the unit for preventing the inward shifting of the pedal arm further comprises: