Patent ID: 7690279

Claim:
A vehicle-pedal backward-displacement preventing device, comprising: a pedal bracket pivotally supporting an operating pedal, the operating pedal having a lower end portion depressed by a vehicle operator, the pedal bracket including a base portion attached to a vehicle dash panel via an upper attachment and a lower attachment, an upper portion, a support portion, and a distal end portion projecting away from the upper and lower attachments toward a vehicle seat; a guide member fixed to one of the pedal bracket and a vehicle body member, the guide member having a sliding surface provided between the distal end portion and the vehicle seat, and facing the distal end portion; a first separation portion provided on the upper portion of the pedal bracket, the first separation portion configured to break upon application of a predetermined load thereto caused by engagement between the distal end portion and the sliding surface resulting from movement of the pedal bracket and the dash panel toward the vehicle seat, thereby bringing the distal end portion into contact with the sliding surface of the guide member, downwardly displacing the distal end portion alone the sliding surface, and preventing movement of the operating pedal toward the vehicle seat; and a second separation portion provided on the base portion of the pedal bracket surrounding the upper attachment, the second separation portion configured to break upon application of a predetermined load thereto, thereby allowing the pedal bracket to pivot about the lower attachment, downwardly displacing the pedal bracket, and preventing movement of the operating pedal toward the vehicle seat.