Patent ID: 6808040
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B60K,B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A pedal-backward-displacement preventing device for a vehicle having a dash panel, a pedal bracket attached to the dash panel, and an operating pedal pivotally supported by the pedal bracket and having in a lower end portion thereof a depressable portion to be depressed in a forward direction of the vehicle by an operator of the vehicle, said pedal-backward-displacement preventing device being capable of preventing the depressable portion of the operating pedal from being displaced in a backward direction of the vehicle toward an operator's seat of the vehicle when the dash panel is displaced toward the operator's seat, said pedal-backward-displacement preventing device comprising:a connecting member which is disposed between said pedal bracket and a reinforcement member of the vehicle and connects the pedal bracket with the reinforcement member, and which is deformable in the event of displacement of the dash panel toward the operator's seat, wherein said connecting member includes a contactable portion which is, upon deformation of said connecting member, brought into contact with the operating pedal and directly forces the operating pedal to be pivoted in such a direction that causes the depressable portion to be displaced in said forward direction of the vehicle.