Patent ID: 8281685

Claim:
A pedal module comprising: a restoring force exerting means for exerting a restoring force; a pedal that is rotated about a rotation axis of the pedal in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force and is rotated about the rotational axis of the pedal in a reverse rotational direction by the restoring force; a supporting body that supports the pedal and which is configured to be fixedly attached to a vehicle body; and a friction means for generating friction between the pedal and the friction means, wherein the friction means includes: a sliding part that slidably engages a surface that is moved integrally with the pedal by rotation of the pedal; and a resiliently deformable part that contacts and is fixed to the supporting body and is resiliently deformable between the supporting body and the sliding part to permit initial rotational displacement of the sliding part together with the pedal relative to the supporting body through dragging of the sliding part on the surface upon rotation of the pedal until the sliding part begins to slide over the surface, wherein the sliding part includes a slidable main body, which is configured as a hollow cylindrical body extending about a central axis of the slidable main body and slidably engages the surface that is moved integrally with the pedal by the rotation of the pedal; and a projection, which outwardly projects from the slidable main body; the supporting body has a fitting hole, in which the projection of the sliding part is held through the resiliently deformable part; and the central axis of the slidable main body generally coincides with the rotational axis of the pedal.