Patent ID: 7568545

Claim:
A brake pedal apparatus for an automobile, comprising: a pedal bracket fixed to a dash panel; a first link rotatably supported about a first axis by the pedal bracket in such a configuration as to operate a push rod; a vehicle body portion positioned rearward of the pedal bracket in a vehicular body; a second link rotatably supported about a second axis by the pedal bracket; and an engagement portion disposed in the first link, and wherein, when an external force caused by a collision is applied to the dash panel, the brake pedal apparatus is configured to: allow the pedal bracket to move rearward of the vehicular body relative to the vehicle body portion, cause the second link to contact the vehicle body portion as a result of the pedal bracket moving rearward, cause the first link to move relative to the second link, and cause the engagement portion to go from being disengaged to securely engaged with the second link as a result of the first link moving relative to the second link, wherein the first link further includes a rotating lever connected to a pedal arm via a connecting link, wherein in an upper portion of the rotating lever, a contact portion is formed which is located in a substantially vertical direction of the vehicular body when a pedal pad fixed to the first link is not depressed, and wherein the engagement portion is substantially a concave shaped part open toward a lower side of the rotating lever.