Patent ID: 7398708

Claim:
A pedal support structure for a vehicle comprising: a toe board; a catcher having a downwardly inclined surface facing said toe board and inclining in a rearward direction of the vehicle; a pedal bracket connected to said toe board and extending in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle; and a pedal including a pedal lever supported on said pedal bracket; said pedal bracket including: a pedal bracket main body supporting said pedal lever and extending in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, a front end of said pedal bracket main body connected to said toe board, a rear end of said pedal bracket main body opposing said downwardly inclined surface of said catcher, and said rear end being spaced apart from said downwardly inclined surface; and a guide member guiding the rear end of said pedal bracket main body toward said downwardly inclined surface of said catcher when an external force is applied from a front part of the vehicle to said toe board so that the rear end of said pedal bracket main body slides downwardly along said downwardly inclined surface of said catcher when the rear end of said pedal bracket main body moves further rearward, wherein said guide member is different from said catcher; and said pedal support structure further comprising: a bulkhead and a pedal bracket support part supported on said bulkhead, said pedal bracket support part having a supporting surface and flanges formed on lateral sides of said supporting surface so as to extend in the lengthwise direction of the vehicle, said supporting surface and said flanges constituting said guide member, said pedal bracket main body having a connecting surface, said supporting surface being superimposed on top of said connecting surface.