Patent ID: 6142036
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A brake pedal apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:a pedal bracket provided on a dash panel of said vehicle;a pedal shaft provided on said pedal bracket;a pedal arm pivotally supported by said pedal shaft in a freely rotatable manner around said pedal shaft as a rotational axis;a first engaging portion provided on said pedal arm;a push rod lever pivotally supported by said pedal shaft in a freely rotatable manner around said pedal shaft as a rotational axis, and connected to a push rod operating a braking system of said vehicle, said push rod lever or said pedal arm being freely movable along an axial direction of said pedal shaft;a second engaging portion provided on said push rod lever, said first engaging portion and second engaging portion being capable of engaging with each other;a biasing member biasing said push rod lever or said pedal arm in a direction to release said engagement between said first engaging portion and second engaging portion; anda spacer member which, in a normal state, positions said push rod lever and said pedal arm such that said first engaging portion and second engaging portion engage with each other, and which, at the time of collision of said vehicle, detects said collision and allows movable one of said push rod lever and said pedal arm along said axial direction of said pedal shaft in said direction to release said engagement between said first engaging portion and said second engaging portion.