Patent ID: 8546676

Claim:
A pedal device for an electronic percussion instrument, comprising: a base placed on a floor surface; a foot board supported at a first end portion thereof with respect to the base and configured to pivot by a depressing operation; an arm rotatably supported at a first end thereof at a pivot point which is located at a position of the foot board near to a second end portion of the foot board, the arm being configured to be pivotable about the pivot point; a mass portion provided at a position of the arm near to a second end of the arm; a regulating portion configured to regulate a locus of displacement of the mass portion when the foot board is moved from a depression start position to a depression end position; and a stopper portion provided on the base and configured to define the depression end position of the foot board by contacting the mass portion in a forward stroke of depression of the foot board, wherein the regulating portion is configured to regulate the locus of the displacement of the mass portion so as not to contain a downward component in the forward stroke of depression of the foot board.