Vehicle pedal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10620658-B2
Application number	US-201816142816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2018
Priority date	Nov 28, 2017
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle pedal device includes a housing installed on a floor portion of a vehicle, a support provided behind the housing in a vehicle front-rear direction, and provided for a lower portion of the housing, and a pedal pad disposed while being inclined such that the pedal pad extends in a direction from the support to a position above the housing with a lower end portion of the pedal pad being rotatably supported by the support. The diameter of the largest virtual circle accommodated in a space defined by the pedal pad in a state of being maximally stepped on, the housing, and the support is larger than the diameter of the smallest virtual circle being in contact with the pedal pad in a state of being not stepped on and the housing as seen in a direction toward the pedal pad from a lateral side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle pedal device comprising:
a housing installed on a floor portion of a vehicle, the housing includes a front wall, an upper wall, and a linear rear wall;
a support provided behind the housing in a vehicle front-rear direction and provided for a lower portion of the housing; and
a pedal pad to be stepped on, the pedal pad being disposed while being inclined such that the pedal pad extends in a direction from the support to a position above the housing with a lower end portion of the pedal pad being rotatably supported by the support,
wherein a diameter of a largest virtual circle accommodated in a space defined by the pedal pad in a state of being maximally stepped on, the housing, and the support is larger than a diameter of a smallest virtual circle being in contact with the pedal pad in a state of being not stepped on and the housing as seen in a lateral view of the pedal pad.

2. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 1 , wherein
a portion of an upper surface of the support that defines the space is provided with a recess portion open to an upper side in a vehicle height direction, the recess portion being positioned ahead of a supporting position, at which the lower end portion is connected to the support, in the vehicle front-rear direction.

3. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing includes a facing wall that faces the pedal pad and a protruding portion protruding toward the pedal pad from a predetermined position on the facing wall, the predetermined position being above a position where the smallest virtual circle is formed in a vehicle height direction, the protruding portion being disposed on the facing wall such that the protruding portion extends in a vehicle width direction.

4. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the housing is installed on the floor portion while being disposed behind a floor carpet in the vehicle front-rear direction, the floor carpet being installed on the floor portion in a state of being inclined such that a height of the floor carpet becomes lower toward a rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction; and
the housing includes a front wall projecting upward beyond the floor carpet and inclined such that a height of the front wall becomes lower toward a front side in the vehicle front-rear direction.

5. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 1 , wherein
the pedal pad includes a wall portion disposed outward of the space in a vehicle width direction, the wall portion overlapping the space in the lateral view of the pedal pad.

6. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the support is provided with an insertion groove open to an upper side in a vehicle height direction;
the pedal pad includes a hinge portion provided at the lower end portion of the pedal pad; and
the lower end portion is rotatably attached to the support when the hinge portion is inserted into the insertion groove.

7. A vehicle pedal device comprising:
a housing installed on a floor portion of a vehicle, the housing includes a front wall, an upper wall, a rear wall, an abutting wall, a protruding portion, and a pair of side walls, the upper wall faces the pedal pad;
a support provided behind the housing in a vehicle front-rear direction, the support extends from a lower portion of the rear wall of the housing; and
a pedal pad to be stepped on, the pedal pad being disposed while being inclined such that the pedal pad extends in a direction from the support to a position above the housing with a lower end portion of the pedal pad being rotatably supported by the support,
wherein a diameter of a largest virtual circle accommodated in a space defined by the pedal pad in a state of being maximally stepped on, the rear wall of the housing, and the support is larger than a diameter of a smallest virtual circle being in contact with the pedal pad in a state of being not stepped on and a lower end portion of the upper wall of the housing as seen in a lateral view of the pedal pad, and
wherein the protruding portion protrudes toward the pedal pad from a predetermined position on the upper wall, the predetermined position being above a position where the smallest virtual circle is formed in a vehicle height direction, the protruding portion being disposed on the upper wall such that the protruding portion extends in a vehicle width direction.

8. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 7 , wherein
a portion of an upper surface of the support that defines the space is provided with a recess portion open to an upper side in the vehicle height direction, the recess portion being positioned ahead of a supporting position, at which the lower end portion is connected to the support, in the vehicle front-rear direction.

9. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 7 , wherein:
the housing is installed on the floor portion while being disposed behind a floor carpet in the vehicle front-rear direction, the floor carpet being installed on the floor portion in a state of being inclined such that a height of the floor carpet becomes lower toward a rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction; and
the front wall projects upward beyond the floor carpet and inclined such that a height of the front wall becomes lower toward a front side in the vehicle front-rear direction.

10. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 7 , wherein
the pedal pad includes a wall portion disposed outward of the space in the vehicle width direction, the wall portion overlapping the space in the lateral view of the pedal pad.

11. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 7 , wherein:
the support is provided with an insertion groove open to an upper side in a vehicle height direction;
the pedal pad includes a hinge portion provided at the lower end portion of the pedal pad; and
the lower end portion is rotatably attached to the support when the hinge portion is inserted into the insertion groove.

12. A vehicle pedal device comprising:
a housing installed on a floor portion of a vehicle, the housing includes a front wall, an upper wall, and a linear rear wall, an angle between the linear rear wall and a vertical direction is smaller than an angle between the upper wall and the vertical direction;
a support provided behind the housing in a vehicle front-rear direction and provided for a lower portion of the housing; and
a pedal pad to be stepped on, the pedal pad being disposed while being inclined such that the pedal pad extends in a direction from the support to a position above the housing with a lower end portion of the pedal pad being rotatably supported by the support,
wherein a diameter of a largest virtual circle accommodated in a space defined by the pedal pad in a state of being maximally stepped on, the housing, and the support is larger than a diameter of a smallest virtual circle being in contact with the pedal pad in a state of being not stepped on and the housing as seen in a lateral view of the pedal pad.

13. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 12 , wherein
a portion of an upper surface of the support that defines the space is provided with a recess portion open to an upper side in a vehicle height direction, the recess portion being positioned ahead of a supporting position, at which the lower end portion is connected to the support, in the vehicle front-rear direction.

14. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 12 , wherein
the housing includes a facing wall that faces the pedal pad and a protruding portion protruding toward the pedal pad from a predetermined position on the facing wall, the predetermined p

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kadoi Hironori

Classifications

• G05G1/44 Primary

  pivoting · CPC title

• B60K26/02

  of initiating means or elements · CPC title

• G05G5/05

  Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops (G05G5/28 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K2026/026

  Adjusting of accelerator pedal positions · CPC title

• Y10T74/20534

  Accelerator · CPC title