Patent ID: 6339971
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B60R,B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A pedal supporting structure in a vehicle, comprising:a pedal including a lever portion extending from said pedal; a pedal bracket pivotably supporting said lever portion of said pedal; a body member located adjacent said pedal bracket; a connection mechanism that disengageably engages a portion of said pedal bracket to said body member by a front-to-rear movement of said pedal bracket relative to said body member in a front-to-rear direction of said vehicle; and a guiding mechanism in sliding contact with said pedal bracket so as to slidingly guide said front-to-rear movement of said pedal bracket so that said front-to-rear movement of said pedal bracket causes a movement of said pedal relative to said body member in a rear-to-front direction of said vehicle and so that said front-to-rear movement of said pedal bracket includes a degree of downward movement relative to said vehicle that increases as said pedal bracket moves rearwardly relative to said vehicle and so that said pedal is moved relative to a forward end of said vehicle.