Patent ID: 7695045

Claim:
A driving position adjusting device, comprising: a pedal to be operated by a driver seated in a driver's seat; a movable floor portion provided for a foot portion of the driver, the movable floor portion comprising a board member on which a heel of the driver's boot is to be placed, the board member being located below said pedal and a front end portion thereof being pivotally supported at a vehicle-body portion via a hinge point; a seat-position adjusting mechanism operative to adjust a longitudinal position, a height and a seat-face angle of a seat cushion of the driver's seat, the longitudinal position of the seat cushion of the driver's seat adjusted by the seat-position adjusting mechanism being configured to be changeable within an adjustable longitudinal range of the driver's seat; a movable-floor-portion adjusting mechanism operative to adjust a height of said movable floor portion by changing a positional inclination of the board member around the hinge point within a range between a lowermost position with rear-end down having a greatest inclination and a substantial horizontal position with rear-end up having a smallest inclination; and a transmission member operationally connecting said seat-position adjusting mechanism to said movable-floor-portion adjusting mechanism, wherein said seat-position adjusting mechanism is configured so that the adjusted seat-face angle of the seat cushion is changeable in accordance with the longitudinal position of the seat cushion at least in a specified area within said adjustable longitudinal range of the seat cushion of the driver's seat in such a manner that an inclination angle of the seat face of the seat cushion relative to a horizontal face becomes smaller as the seat cushion of the driver's seat is moved forward, and said movable-floor-portion adjusting mechanism is configured so that the adjusted height of the movable floor portion is changeable depending on a change of the positional inclination of the board member in accordance with the longitudinal position of the seat cushion at least in the specified area within said adjustable longitudinal range of the seat cushion of the driver's seat in such a manner that the height of the movable floor portion becomes higher depending on the inclination of the board member becoming smaller as the seat cushion of the driver's seat is moved forward.