Patent ID: 6840131

Claim:
A pedal supporting structure for supporting a pedal, comprising: a pedal arm; a pedal shaft for swingably supporting an upper end of said pedal arm; a pedal bracket fixed on a first body member being displaced in a backward direction of said vehicle when an external force is applied to a front part of said vehicle; a pin member for detachably mounting said pedal shaft on said pedal bracket; and a separation member fixed to a second body member being hard to be displaced with respect to the first body member when an external force is applied to a front part of said vehicle and provided behind said first body member, for releasing the engagement of said pin member with the pedal shaft by generating a relative displacement between said separation member and said pedal bracket when said external force is inputted and for separating said pedal shaft from said pedal bracket, wherein said separation member has a guide slot for allowing said pin member to relatively travel in a longitudinal direction of said vehicle.