Vehicle pedal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9550477-B2
Application number	US-201314651372-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2013
Priority date	Dec 14, 2012
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle pedal device includes a main bracket with a pair of side plates supporting a pedal and attached to a dash panel, and a sub-bracket coupling a main bracket rear end and reinforcement. Where both ends of a clinching pin inserted through coupling holes formed in side plate rear ends are inserted through insertion holes of sub-bracket side plate portions, the both ends are axially clinchingly compressed, whereby the rear ends are clinchingly attached to the portions to be overlapped, inner peripheral edges of the coupling and insertion holes having a non-circular shape, distances from their centers circumferentially varying, the portions being extended outward to be separated further away from the side plates toward the panel, and the insertion holes formed in the portions having an elongated hole shape whose length allows the both ends protruding from the side plates to pass therethrough where the portions are extended outward.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle pedal device, including a main bracket that comprises a pair of side plates pivotally supporting a pedal and that is attached to a dash panel, and a sub-bracket that couples a rear end of the main bracket and an instrument panel reinforcement, and in which in a state where both ends of a clinching pin inserted through coupling holes formed in rear ends of the pair of side plates are inserted through insertion holes formed in front ends of a pair of side plate portions of the sub-bracket, the both ends of the clinching pin are compressed in an axial direction by clinching, whereby the rear ends of the pair of side plates are attached to the pair of side plate portions of the sub-bracket by the clinching such that the pair of side plate portions of the sub-bracket overlap the rear ends of the pair of side plates,
inner peripheral edges of the coupling holes and the insertion holes having such a non-circular shape that distances from centers of the coupling holes and the insertion holes vary in one circumferential direction about the centers,
the pair of side plate portions being extended outward so as to be separated further away from the pair of side plates toward the dash panel, and
the insertion holes formed in the pair of side plate portions having a shape of an elongated hole having such a length that allows the both ends of the clinching pin which protrude from the pair of side plates to pass therethrough in the state where the pair of side plate portions are extended outward.

2. The vehicle pedal device according to claim 1 , wherein
the clinching pin turnably supports a pivot lever that, when the dash panel moves backward and the sub-bracket is caused to pivot with respect to the main bracket about the clinching pin, pivots together with the sub-bracket to cause the pedal to pivot in a direction in which the pedal is operated.

3. The vehicle pedal device according claim 1 , wherein
a rear end of the sub-bracket is located higher than the insertion holes formed in the front ends of the sub-bracket.

Assignees

• Kitaguchi Kazuaki
• Toyota Tekko Kk

Inventors

• Kitaguchi Kazuaki

Classifications

• G05G1/32

  with means to prevent injury · CPC title

• G05G1/30

  Controlling members actuated by foot · CPC title

• Y10T74/20528

  Foot operated · CPC title

• B60T7/065 Primary

  with means to prevent injuries in case of collision (for vehicle pedals in general by moving them from an operative to an out-of-the way position B60R21/09) · CPC title