Patent ID: 7665387

Claim:
A shock absorbing device for brake pedals, comprising: a mounting bracket fastened at a first end thereof to a vehicle body and removably mounted at a second end thereof to the vehicle body; an upper pedal arm rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket using a hinge shaft; a lower pedal arm removably coupled to the upper pedal arm using a locking pin; locking pin removal means to remove the lower pedal arm from the upper pedal arm when a vehicle collision occurs; guide means for serving as a guide for movement of the mounting bracket when the vehicle collision occurs and for providing a reaction force for the locking pin removal means; and a spacer mounted to the lower pedal arm, and comprising a leaf spring, so that, when the vehicle collision occurs, the leaf spring is compressed by the locking pin removal means, thus rotating the lower pedal arm in a direction moving away from a driver using elasticity thereof.