Patent ID: 7908939
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An accelerator pedal, comprising: a housing fixedly disposed to a floor panel under a driver's seat, the housing including: a coupling hole located at a side of the plate coupling part, the coupling hole extending along a width direction of the plate coupling part; the foot plate including a first end is inserted into the coupling hole of the plate coupling part and being coupled hingedly with the housing, and a second end being movable towards the housing by a driver's stepping force on the accelerator pedal; a pedal arm disposed in the accommodation space, the pedal arm coupled with an end of the connecting cable, the connecting cable connected to the acceleration cable, the pedal arm being configured to be rotatable inside the housing in conjunction with an operation of the foot plate, the pedal arm including: the carrier penetrates the housing through the carrier hole, the carrier being connected to the foot plate and to the pedal arm; a compression spring disposed in the accommodation space between the lower side of the body of the housing and the carrier, wherein the compression spring includes: a cover coupled with the housing to cover an opening at a side of the housing, the cover including a center protrusion at a side of the cover, the center protrusion being inserted in a center part of the carrier and serving as a rotating fulcrum.