Patent ID: 7669896

Claim:
An anti-intrusion pedal system for preventing a pedal from being moved rearward in a vehicle collision, said system comprising: a steering shaft for transmitting a steering force from a steering wheel to road wheels of the vehicle, where the steering shaft is supported by a connecting bracket and the connecting bracket is fixed to an instrument panel member extending in a car width direction; an electric power steering unit assisting a steering force and fixed to a position between the connecting bracket and the pedal in a pivot direction of the steering shaft; a gear set engaged with the steering shaft in the electric power steering unit; an electric motor provided in the electric power steering unit, fixed to a side of the gear set, the side of which is located on a side of the pedal in the car width direction, and arranged between the connecting bracket and the pedal when viewed from a lateral side; the pedal disposed below the connecting bracket and pivotally mounted to a dash panel; an anti-intrusion bracket that extends towards the rear of the pedal so as to abut the pedal pushed rearward to prevent further rearward movement of the pedal in a vehicle collision; and said anti-intrusion bracket being mounted on the electric motor.