Patent ID: 7984664

Claim:
An accelerator pedal for a vehicle, comprising: a footplate of which one end is fixed to a floor panel provided below a driver's seat; a housing that is spaced apart from the footplate and fixed to a dash panel; and a pedal arm of which a middle portion between both ends thereof is attached to the housing by a first connector so as to elastically rotate and one end facing the footplate is attached to the other end of the footplate by a second connector so as to elastically rotate, wherein the second connector includes: a carrier groove that includes a side groove opened toward one side at one end of the pedal arm facing the footplate, and an upper groove opened upward; plate holes that are formed to pass through flange surfaces formed on both sides of the footplate in a direction toward the carrier groove; a carrier including a ball that is inserted into the side groove, yokes that are provided between the flange surfaces and overlaps the flange surfaces, and a connecting part that connects the ball with the yokes and passes through the upper groove; a footplate return spring of which one end is fitted into the yokes and the other end is supported by the lower surface of the footplate so as to apply an elastic restoring force to the footplate, when being inserted into the yokes; a footplate hinge pin that sequentially passes through the plate holes, the yokes, and the footplate return spring, and serves as a pivot of the footplate; and a cap that closes the side groove.