Patent ID: 7665565

Claim:
A support structure for a vehicle control pedal adapted to be swingingly operated by a driver, comprising: a pedal bracket fixed to a dash panel, and formed with a support hole which has a first support shaft inserted therethrough to extend in a lateral direction of a vehicle body so as to serve as a swing supporting point of said control pedal, and an elongate hole which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and has a pin member inserted therethrough to extend in the lateral direction; a swingable lever pivotally supported by said pedal bracket through a second support shaft extending in the lateral direction, and adapted to, during a vehicle collision, come into interference with a vehicle body member so as to be swingingly moved about said second support shaft while pushing said first support shaft downwardly to allow said first support shaft to drop out of said support hole; and a drop-out restriction member engaged by said pin member and coupled to said swingable lever in a relatively unswingable manner, so as to restrict the drop-out of said first support shaft, wherein said support structure is designed such that, according to the swing movement of said swingable lever during the vehicle collision, the restriction on drop-out of said first support shaft by said drop-out restriction member is removed to allow said first support shaft to drop out of said support hole.