Patent ID: 7497143

Claim:
An automotive pedal support structure comprising: a pedal bracket fixed to a dashpanel of an automobile; an operating pedal supported to the pedal bracket so as to swing forward and backward; a reinforcing member extended in a widthwise direction of the automobile; and a guide mechanism for changing the position of the pedal bracket to suppress a relative movement of a pedal portion of the operating pedal toward the rear of the automobile when the pedal bracket is moved relatively toward the rear of the automobile, wherein the guide mechanism comprises: a first guide member including a first guide surface that is supported to the reinforcing member, and is inclined obliquely downward to become gradually lowered toward the rear of the automobile; a second guide member including a second guide surface that is supported to the reinforcing member, and is inclined obliquely downward to become gradually lowered toward the rear of the automobile; a first abutment part that is provided at the pedal bracket to abut against and slide along the first guide surface with the relative movement of the pedal bracket toward the rear of the automobile; and a second abutment part that is provided at the pedal bracket to abut against and slide along the second guide surface with the relative movement of the pedal bracket toward the rear of the automobile, and wherein the first and the second guide members are arranged so that the first and second guide surfaces are located apart from each other in a vertical direction, and the first and second abutment parts are arranged apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the automobile; the first abutment part is formed by a hollow or solid cylindrical support shaft through which the operating pedal is supported to the pedal bracket and which extends in a widthwise direction of the automobile; and the second abutment part is formed by a hollow or solid cylindrical pin member provided at the pedal bracket to extend in a widthwise direction of the automobile.