Patent ID: 6182526
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B60R,B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising a driver operated foot pedal having an upper end and a lower end adapted to be acted on by a driver's foot and a rear side facing rearwards of the vehicle, a mounting member, a pivot pivotably supporting said upper end on the mounting member, and a solid member positioned to the rear of the mounting member towards which the mounting member will tend to move on deformation of the vehicle on a frontal impact, wherein the pedal includes a deflecting member rigidly fixed relative to said lower end, and projecting rearwards from the rear side of the pedal below the pivot such that, if the mounting member is moved rearwards in the event of a frontal impact, the solid member will act on the deflecting member to causing at least partial depression of the pedal.