JP2005262923A - Vehicular pedal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular pedal device capable of controlling displacement of a vehicular pedal in relation to mutual displacement behavior of adjacent vehicular pedals in front collision. <P>SOLUTION: An acceleration pedal 34 is mounted on a dash panel 16 through a mounting bracket 74. A rectangular plate shaped guide plate 84 is fixed on a side surface of a pedal arm 36 of a brake pedal 18. In front collision, when the dash panel 16 is displaced to the vehicle rear side and the vehicle width directional inner side, the acceleration pedal 34 is also displaced to the same direction accompanied by it, and the mounting bracket 74 is abutted to the guide plate 84 of the brake pedal 18 and is slid. Therefore, the displacement behavior set in the brake pedal 18 in advance is not disturbed by the acceleration pedal 34. The acceleration pedal 34 is positioned on the rear side of the brake pedal 18 finally, and thereby a pedal pad 38 of the brake pedal 18 is relatively pushed back to the vehicle front side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle pedal device applied to a structure in which a plurality of vehicle pedals are arranged in parallel in the vehicle width direction.

  When the collision load at the time of a frontal collision is relatively large, the collision load at that time is input from the front bumper to the dash panel via the engine or the like, and the dash panel may be displaced to the vehicle rear side. Usually, since a vehicle pedal such as a brake pedal or an accelerator pedal is attached to the dash panel, when the dash panel is displaced to the rear side of the vehicle, the vehicle pedal tends to be displaced to the rear side of the vehicle accordingly.

Here, various technologies for controlling the displacement (displacement direction, displacement amount) of the vehicle pedal at the time of a frontal collision have been conventionally proposed by paying attention to such displacement behavior of the vehicle pedal (for example, the following) Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-264859

  However, many of the conventionally proposed vehicle pedal displacement control structures are intended to control the displacement of the brake pedal alone. That is, for example, a technique for controlling the displacement of the vehicle pedal by noting the mutual displacement behavior of two types of adjacent vehicle pedals such as a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal has not yet been proposed. The collision mode at the time of a frontal collision varies depending on the collision site, the magnitude of the collision load, the body structure, the layout of parts in the engine room, etc., and the manner of deformation and displacement of the dash panel is also varied accordingly. Therefore, it is desirable to create a technique for controlling the displacement of the vehicle pedal by paying attention to the mutual displacement behavior of the adjacent vehicle pedals as described above.

  In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle pedal device capable of controlling the displacement of a vehicle pedal at the time of a frontal collision in relation to the mutual displacement behavior of adjacent vehicle pedals.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular pedal device according to the present invention. The first vehicular pedal is swingably supported by a dash panel that separates an engine room and a vehicle interior space, and can swing on the dash panel. And a second vehicle pedal disposed adjacent to the first vehicle pedal in the vehicle width direction, an abutment provided on a pedal arm of the second vehicle pedal, 1 is provided on the pedal arm of the vehicle pedal, and comes into contact with the contact object of the second vehicle pedal when the dash panel is displaced in the vehicle rear side and the vehicle width direction, and the contact object is guided along the guide surface. And a guide means for preventing or reducing interference of the second vehicle pedal with the first vehicle pedal by sliding.

  A vehicle pedal device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vehicle pedal device according to the first aspect of the invention, although the pivot center axis of the second vehicle pedal is arranged close to the dash panel. On the other hand, the rocking central axis of the first vehicle pedal is characterized by being spaced apart from the dash panel.

  A vehicle pedal device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the vehicle pedal device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the guide means is provided integrally with the pedal arm of the first vehicle pedal. It is characterized by being comprised with the board | plate material from which a guide surface extends in the vehicle front-back direction.

  A vehicle pedal device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle pedal device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the interference object slides on the guide surface of the guide means. The second vehicle pedal is located on the rear side of the first vehicle pedal.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, at the time of a frontal collision, the dash panel may be displaced in the vehicle rear side and in the vehicle width direction. In this case, the first vehicle pedal and the second vehicle pedal that are swingably supported by the dash panel tend to be displaced in the displacement direction of the dash panel. At this time, the abutment provided on the pedal arm of the second vehicle pedal contacts the guide surface of the guide means provided on the pedal arm of the first vehicle pedal, and slides on the guide surface. To go. As a result, the second vehicle pedal can be prevented or reduced from interfering with the first vehicle pedal. Therefore, the displacement of the first vehicle pedal is controlled as set in advance during a frontal collision.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, while the swing center axis of the second vehicle pedal is disposed close to the dash panel, the swing center axis of the first vehicle pedal is Is arranged away from the dash panel, the second vehicle pedal is affected earlier by the displacement of the dash panel in the vehicle rear side and in the vehicle width direction. For this reason, it is more practical to provide the first vehicle pedal and the second vehicle pedal by providing the guide means on the pedal arm side of the first vehicle pedal and providing the contact object on the pedal arm side of the second vehicle pedal. Correspondence with the mutual displacement behavior of the vehicle pedals can be taken.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the guide means is integrally provided on the pedal arm of the first vehicle pedal and is constituted by a plate material having a guide surface extending substantially in the vehicle front-rear direction. The guiding means can be established with a simple structure.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the second vehicle pedal is positioned on the rear side of the first vehicle pedal in a state after the interference object slides on the guide surface of the guide means. Even if the first vehicle pedal attempts to displace to the rear side of the vehicle, the second vehicle pedal retains this, and the first vehicle pedal is relatively moved back to the original position by the second vehicle pedal. Pushed back.

  As described above, the vehicular pedal device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes the first vehicular pedal that is swingably supported by the dash panel that separates the engine room and the vehicle interior space; A second vehicle pedal that is swingably supported by the dash panel and arranged adjacent to the first vehicle pedal in the vehicle width direction, and a pedal arm of the second vehicle pedal are provided. The contact object and the contact object provided on the pedal arm of the first vehicle pedal and contacting the contact object of the second vehicle pedal when the dash panel is displaced in the vehicle rear side and the vehicle width direction. And a guide means for preventing or reducing interference between the second vehicle pedal and the first vehicle pedal by sliding along the guide surface. In relation to the front It has an excellent effect that it is possible to control the displacement of the vehicle pedal to collision.

  The vehicle pedal device according to the second aspect of the present invention is the vehicle pedal device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the second vehicle pedal swinging central axis is disposed close to the dash panel. Since the swing center axis of the first vehicle pedal is disposed away from the dash panel, the correspondence between the actual displacement behavior of the first vehicle pedal and the second vehicle pedal As a result, the reliability of the effect of the invention according to claim 1 can be enhanced.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicular pedal device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the guide means is provided integrally with the pedal arm of the first vehicular pedal and is substantially a vehicle. Since it is composed of a plate material having a guide surface extending in the front-rear direction, the guide means can be established with a simple structure, and as a result, it has an excellent effect of not affecting the layout of the vehicle pedal.

  A vehicle pedal device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle pedal device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the interference object slides on the guide surface of the guide means. Since the second vehicle pedal is positioned on the rear side of the first vehicle pedal, the displacement of the first vehicle pedal to the vehicle rear side can be suppressed, and further, the first vehicle pedal is displaced to the vehicle front side. It has an excellent effect of being able to.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle pedal device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, an arrow FR appropriately shown indicates the vehicle front side, an arrow UP indicates the vehicle upper side, and an arrow IN indicates the vehicle width direction inner side.

  FIG. 1 shows a front view of a vehicle pedal device 10 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of the vehicle pedal device 10.

  As shown in these drawings, a dash panel 16 is disposed substantially vertically at a position where the engine room 12 and the cabin 14 are partitioned. The upper end portion of the dash panel 16 is fixed by spot welding or the like to a not-shown cowl inner panel that is disposed with the vehicle width direction as a longitudinal direction and constitutes a part of the cowl. The lower end of the dash panel 16 is fixed to a floor panel (not shown) by spot welding or the like.

  At a predetermined position on the front side of the dash panel 16 described above, a brake booster (treading force enhancing means) for enhancing the occupant's pedaling force applied to a pedal pad 38 (described later) of the brake pedal 18 as the first vehicle pedal. 20, a master cylinder (hydraulic pressure converting means) 22 that converts the pressure increased by the brake booster 20 into hydraulic pressure, and a reservoir tank 24 that stores and replenishes brake fluid following changes in volume of the hydraulic system. Are integrally disposed. The brake booster 20 is attached to a predetermined position on the front side of the dash panel 16 by screwing nuts 28 into a plurality of stud bolts 26 protruding from the rear end face and penetrating the dash panel 16. .

  A high-strength instrument panel reinforcement 30 that is configured as a pipe-like member and that has the vehicle width direction as a longitudinal direction is disposed at a position separated from the dash panel 16 by a predetermined distance toward the vehicle rear side. A high-strength support member 32 is fixed to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the instrument panel reinforcement 30 by welding or the like. The lower surface of the support member 32 is a guide surface 32A inclined at a collision angle in a side view. The guide surface 32A need not be a flat surface, and may be a curved surface such as an arc surface.

  On the other hand, the vehicular pedal device 10 according to the present embodiment is disposed on the rear side of the dash panel 16 (below an unillustrated instrument panel). The vehicular pedal device 10 includes a suspension type brake pedal 18 and a pendant type accelerator pedal 34. Hereinafter, it demonstrates in this order.

  The brake pedal 18 is disposed on the vehicle rear side of the brake booster 20 with the dash panel 16 interposed therebetween, and is disposed in a substantially arched shape in a side view, with the vehicle vertical direction being a longitudinal direction. Pedal arm 36, and a pedal pad 38 provided at the lower end of the pedal arm 36 to which the pedaling force of the occupant is applied.

  The brake pedal 18 is swingably supported at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of a pedal bracket (pedal support) 40 having a substantially U-shaped cross-section with an open surface on the vehicle lower side. Although there are various configurations of the pedal bracket 40, as an example, a rectangular flat plate-shaped base portion 40A arranged in parallel to the dash panel 16, and a substantially U-shaped cross section in which both front end sides are fixed to the base portion 40A. The bracket main body portion 40B is included. Bolt insertion holes (not shown) are formed at the four corners of the base portion 40A, and the cylinders 42 are interposed between the base portion 40A and the dash panel 16, respectively. The front end portion of the pedal bracket 40 is attached to the rear surface of the dash panel 16 by passing the stud bolt 26 protruding toward the side and tightening the nut 28 from the base portion 40A side.

  Further, a mounting bracket 44 (which is an element grasped as a slide member in a broad sense) fixed to the rear end upper portion of the pedal bracket 40 in a front view is fixed. On the top wall portion of the mounting bracket 44, a detachment slit 46 is formed which is cut backward from the center of the front edge. Correspondingly, a mounting bracket 48 formed in an angle shape in a side view is fixed to the front end portion of the support member 32 of the instrument panel reinforcement 30 by a bolt 50 and a weld nut 52. Then, the bolt insertion hole formed in the bottom wall portion of the mounting bracket 48 and the closed end of the slit 46 of the mounting bracket 44 are overlapped and fastened with a predetermined tightening torque using the mounting bolt 54 and the mounting nut 56. Thus, the rear end portion of the pedal bracket 40 is supported by the instrument panel reinforcement 30 via the support member 32. Therefore, when a load of a predetermined value or more in the coupling surface direction (shear direction) is input to the fastening portions of the mounting brackets 44 and 48, the mounting bracket 44 on the pedal bracket 40 side comes out of the fastening portion and guides the support member 32. After coming into contact with the surface 32A, the vehicle slides substantially rearwardly and downwardly toward the vehicle.

  In addition, a cylindrical pedal boss 58 (see FIG. 1) as a swinging central axis is disposed in the upper end portion of the pedal arm 36 of the brake pedal 18 so as to penetrate in the plate thickness direction. Are supported rotatably on both sides of the bracket main body 40B. Specifically, resin bushes (not shown) are fitted to both ends of the cylindrical pedal boss 58 in the axial direction, and the pedal boss 58 is inserted between both side portions of the bracket body 40B in this state. Then, the mounting bolt 60 is inserted into the pedal boss 58 from the outside of one side, and the mounting nut 62 is screwed from the outside of the other side, so that the brake pedal 18 can swing around the mounting bolt 60. It is supported by.

  Further, in the vicinity of the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the pedal arm 36 of the brake pedal 18 described above, the distal end portion of a push rod (operating rod) 64 protruding from the shaft core portion of the brake booster 20 toward the vehicle rear side is a clevis. 66 and a clevis pin 68 so as to be relatively rotatable. Thus, when the occupant steps on the pedal pad 38 of the brake pedal 18, the push rod 64 is pressed toward the front of the vehicle by an amount corresponding to the pedal stroke, and the occupant's pedaling force is transmitted to the brake booster 20. Yes.

  On the other hand, an accelerator pedal 34 is arranged adjacent to the outside of the brake pedal 18 in the vehicle width direction. The accelerator pedal 34 is arranged with the vertical direction of the vehicle as a longitudinal direction and is formed in a substantially arcuate shape in a side view, and is provided at the lower end of the pedal arm 70 so that the pedal force of the occupant is provided. The pedal pad 72 is provided.

  A mounting bracket 74 as an abutment formed in a substantially box shape is integrally provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the accelerator pedal 34. The mounting bracket 74 is attached to a predetermined position on the rear surface of the dash panel 16 by a bolt 76 and a nut 78. The mounting bracket 74 is rotatably provided with a swing center shaft 80 of the accelerator pedal 34 whose axial direction is the vehicle width direction. The swinging central shaft 80 is wound with a biasing means (not shown) (not shown) that constantly biases the accelerator pedal 34 in the direction of the initial position. A throttle cable wire 82 is engaged with the upper end of the pedal arm 70 of the accelerator pedal 34. In addition, in the case of an electronic throttle, the wire 82 of the throttle cable is unnecessary and does not exist. Instead, a sensor for sensing the operation of the accelerator pedal 34 is disposed in the mounting bracket 74.

  Here, as will be understood from the above description, the swinging central axis 80 of the accelerator pedal 34 is disposed close to the rear surface of the dash panel 16. On the other hand, the pedal boss 58 serving as the pivot center axis of the brake pedal 18 is disposed at a position separated from the rear surface of the dash panel 16 by a predetermined distance.

  Furthermore, a guide plate 84 as a guide means made of metal and formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape is fixed to the side surface of the pedal arm 36 of the brake pedal 18 on the accelerator pedal 34 side by welding or the like. A guide surface 84A, which is the surface of the guide plate 84 on the accelerator pedal 34 side, extends along the vehicle front-rear direction, and the mounting bracket 74, which is an abutting object, is slidable.

  Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  The state shown in FIG. 1 is an assembled state of the vehicle pedal device 10 before the collision in a side view. Moreover, what expanded the brake pedal 18 and the accelerator pedal 34 in this state is the perspective view of FIG. In this state, the brake pedal 18 and the accelerator pedal 34 are held at their initial positions by the urging force of the return springs provided respectively.

  When the occupant applies a pedaling force to the pedal pad 38 of the brake pedal 18 from this state, the brake pedal 18 is swung substantially forward with respect to the vehicle with the pedal boss 58 serving as a swing center axis. As a result, the push rod 64 is pressed substantially toward the front of the vehicle, and the occupant's pedaling force applied to the pedal pad 38 is increased by the brake booster 20, and then converted into hydraulic pressure by the master cylinder 22, and the disc brake device, drum Activate the brake device.

  On the other hand, when the occupant applies a pedaling force to the pedal pad 72 of the accelerator pedal 34, the accelerator pedal 34 is swung about the swing center axis 80 substantially forward of the vehicle. Thereby, the wire 82 of the throttle cable is drawn to the vehicle rear side.

  Here, when a frontal collision occurs from this state, the collision load at that time is input from the front bumper to the engine side. When the collision load is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the collision load is input to the dash panel 16 via the master cylinder 22 and the brake booster 20, and the dash panel 16 is displaced rearward in the vehicle and inward in the vehicle width direction. There is. In this case, the pivot center shaft 80 of the accelerator pedal 34 is set at a position close to the dash panel 16, whereas the pedal boss 58 of the brake pedal 18 is separated from the dash panel 16 by a predetermined distance via the pedal bracket 40. Therefore, the accelerator pedal 34 is more quickly affected by the rearward inward displacement of the dash panel 16. For this reason, normally, the accelerator pedal 34 is displaced in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3 and tries to enter between the dash panel 16 and the brake pedal 18.

  However, in the vehicle pedal device 10 according to the present embodiment, the rectangular flat plate-shaped guide plate 84 having the guide surface 84A extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is set on the side surface of the pedal arm 36 of the brake pedal 18. As shown in FIG. 4, before the mounting bracket 74 of the accelerator pedal 34 interferes with the front end edge of the pedal arm 36 of the brake pedal 18, the mounting bracket 74 of the accelerator pedal 34 abuts against the guide surface 84A of the guide plate 84. Begin to slide in the direction of arrow B.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting bracket 74 of the accelerator pedal 34 slides out of the guide surface 84 </ b> A of the guide plate 84 toward the vehicle rear obliquely upper side (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 5).

  Finally, as shown in FIG. 6, the accelerator pedal 34 is positioned on the rear side (back) of the brake pedal 18 to prevent the brake pedal 18 from displacing to the rear side of the vehicle. Specifically, the pedal pad 38 of the brake pedal 18 is pushed back by the accelerator pedal 34 to the original position side (the arrow D direction side in FIG. 6 and substantially the vehicle front side).

  In the present embodiment, since the rear end portion of the pedal bracket 40 that supports the brake pedal 18 so as to be swingable is detachably attached to the support member 32 of the instrument panel reinforcement 30, the brake pedal 18 itself is also located on the vehicle front side. Attempts to rotationally move to. Briefly, since the instrument panel reinforcement 30 and the support member 32 are high-strength members, the instrument panel reinforcement 30 and the support member 32 are hardly moved toward the vehicle rear side even if the dash panel 16 is displaced toward the vehicle rear side at the time of a frontal collision. Does not displace. For this reason, the relative distance between the dash panel 16 and the support member 32 is reduced, and thereby, the fastening portion between the mounting bracket 44 of the pedal bracket 40 and the mounting bracket 48 of the support member 32 in the coupling surface direction (shear direction). Load is input. If this load is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the mounting bracket 44 at the rear end of the pedal bracket 40 is detached using the slit 46, abuts against the guide surface 32A of the support member 32, and slides in the inclination direction (guide direction). It moves. As a result, a rotational displacement of the rear end portion of the pedal bracket 40 about the front end portion (base portion 40A) toward the vehicle lower side (arrow E direction side in FIG. 2) occurs, and the brake pedal 18 also moves forward of the vehicle. It is rotationally displaced to the side. An opening or a bead is set on both sides of the bracket body 44 of the pedal bracket 44 so that the rotational displacement is likely to occur.

  As described above, in the vehicle pedal device 10 according to the present embodiment, the guide plate 84 is provided on the side surface of the pedal arm 36 of the brake pedal 18, and guides the mounting bracket 74 of the accelerator pedal 34 when the dash panel 16 is displaced rearward inside. Since the interference with the brake pedal 18 of the accelerator pedal 34 is avoided by contacting the guide surface 84A of the plate 84 and sliding on the guide surface 84A, the brake pedal 18 is set in advance at the time of a frontal collision. It can be displaced (displacement direction and displacement amount) as described. That is, the pedal displacement control structure for a vehicle that attempts to rotationally displace the pedal pad 38 of the brake pedal 18 substantially toward the front side of the vehicle when the pedal bracket 40 is detached from the support member 32 and rotationally displaced as in the present embodiment. Can be prevented from being hindered by the displacement behavior of the accelerator pedal 34. As a result, according to the present embodiment, the displacement of the brake pedal 18 can be reliably controlled at the time of a frontal collision in relation to the mutual displacement behavior of the adjacent brake pedal 18 and the accelerator pedal 34.

  Further, in the vehicle pedal device 10 according to the present embodiment, the swing center shaft 80 of the accelerator pedal 34 is disposed close to the dash panel 16, whereas the pedal boss 58 of the brake pedal 18 is a dash panel. Therefore, the accelerator pedal 34 is more quickly affected by the displacement of the dash panel 16 toward the vehicle rear side and the vehicle width direction. For this reason, the actual brake pedal 18 and the accelerator pedal 34 are provided by providing the guide plate 84 on the pedal arm 36 side of the brake pedal 18 and providing the mounting bracket 74 as a contact object on the pedal arm 70 side of the accelerator pedal 34. Correspondence with the mutual displacement behavior of can be taken. As a result, according to this embodiment, the reliability with respect to the above effect can be enhanced.

  Further, in the vehicle pedal device 10 according to the present embodiment, the guide plate 84 is integrally formed on the pedal arm 36 of the brake pedal 18 and is configured by a plate material having a guide surface 84A extending substantially in the vehicle front-rear direction. Therefore, the guiding means can be established with a simple structure. As a result, the layout of the brake pedal 18 and the accelerator pedal 34 is not affected.

  In addition, in the vehicle pedal device 10 according to the present embodiment, the accelerator pedal 34 is braked in a state after the mounting bracket 74 that is an abutting object slides on the guide surface 84A of the guide plate 84 that is the guide means. Since the brake pedal 18 is positioned rearward of the pedal 18, the accelerator pedal 34 stops when the brake pedal 18 tries to displace to the rear of the vehicle, and the brake pedal 18 is relatively pushed back to the original position by the accelerator pedal 34. . As a result, it is possible to suppress the displacement of the brake pedal 18 toward the vehicle rear side, and further to displace (relatively push back) the vehicle toward the vehicle front side.

(Supplementary explanation of the embodiment)
In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied in relation to the brake pedal 18 and the accelerator pedal 34. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also applied between adjacent vehicle pedals including a clutch pedal and a parking brake pedal. May be applied.

  Moreover, in this embodiment mentioned above, since the attachment bracket 74 suitable as a contact thing is originally installed in the pedal arm 70 side of the accelerator pedal 34, in order to utilize this, the pedal arm 36 side of the brake pedal 18 is used. The guide plate 84 is provided with the guide plate 84. However, it is not always necessary to set the guide plate 84, and the pedal arm 36 of the brake pedal 18 is provided with a guide means corresponding to the guide plate 84 on the pedal arm 70 side of the accelerator pedal 34. You may take the structure which provides the convex part etc. which correspond to an abutting object in the side. In order to enhance the mutual interference avoidance effect, a dedicated contact object may be set on the pedal arm 70 of the accelerator pedal 34 independently of the mounting bracket 74.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment described above, when the amount of displacement of the dash panel 16 toward the vehicle rear side reaches a predetermined amount, the mounting bracket 44 at the rear end portion of the pedal bracket 40 is attached to the mounting bracket 48 of the support member 32 of the instrument panel reinforcement 30. Detaching means and guide for displacing the pedal pad 38 of the brake pedal 18 toward the vehicle front side by rotating and displacing the rear end portion toward the vehicle lower side while plastically deforming both sides of the bracket main body 44B. Although the means is added, the present invention is also applicable to a vehicle pedal device that does not include such a vehicle pedal displacement control structure.

It is a front view of the pedal device for vehicles concerning this embodiment. It is a side view of the pedal device for vehicles concerning this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state of the brake pedal and accelerator pedal of the state before front collision. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the mounting bracket of the accelerator pedal contact | abutted to the guide plate of the brake pedal at the time of front collision. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the mounting bracket of an accelerator pedal slides on the guide surface of the guide plate of a brake pedal. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the pedal pad of the accelerator pedal got on the pedal pad of a brake pedal.

Explanation of symbols

10 Vehicle Pedal Device 12 Engine Room 14 Cabin (Vehicle Interior Space)
16 Dash panel 18 Brake pedal (first vehicle pedal)
34 Accelerator pedal (second vehicle pedal)
36 Pedal arm 58 Pedal boss (oscillation center axis)
70 Pedal arm 74 Mounting bracket (abutment)
80 Oscillation center shaft 84 Guide plate (guide means)
84A Information surface

Claims (4)

A first vehicle pedal swingably supported by a dash panel that separates an engine room and a vehicle interior space;
A second vehicle pedal that is swingably supported by the dash panel and that is disposed adjacent to the first vehicle pedal in the vehicle width direction;
An abutment provided on the pedal arm of the second vehicle pedal;
Provided on the pedal arm of the first vehicle pedal, when the dash panel is displaced in the vehicle rear side and in the vehicle width direction, the abutting object contacts the second vehicle pedal and moves along the guide surface. Guiding means for preventing or reducing interference with the first vehicle pedal by sliding the second vehicle pedal;
A vehicular pedal device comprising: The swing center axis of the second vehicle pedal is disposed close to the dash panel, whereas the swing center axis of the first vehicle pedal is spaced from the dash panel. Arranged,
The vehicular pedal device according to claim 1. The guide means is formed of a plate material provided integrally with a pedal arm of the first vehicle pedal and having a guide surface extending substantially in the vehicle front-rear direction.
The vehicular pedal device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicular pedal device is provided. In a state after the interference object has slid on the guide surface of the guide means, the second vehicle pedal is positioned on the rear side of the first vehicle pedal.
The vehicular pedal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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