Patent ID: 7497144

Claim:
A brake pedal structure of a vehicle, comprising: a pedal hanger fixed to a dash panel; a brake pedal whose upper end is pivotally installed at said pedal hanger via a pin, said brake pedal being depressible in a forward direction by a driver; a release bracket fixed to a fixing bracket mounted on to a cowl cross bar; a mounting bracket fixed at an upper surface of said pedal hanger, an upper surface of said mounting bracket being placed between said fixing bracket and said release bracket; a triangular link having a right-angled triangular shape with a non-hypotenuse side lying substantially horizontal during normal driving conditions, a right-angled corner of said triangular link being pivotally connected to a push rod of a booster, and a lower corner of said triangular link being pivotally connected to said brake pedal; and a linear link having a lower end pivotally connected to an upper corner of said triangular link and an upper end pivotally coupled to said pin, and said linear link being configured to separate from said pin when a vehicle collision occurs.