Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Takumi Uno

Toshiro Takeshima

Masayuki Shimizu

Noboru Fujiwara

Hideaki Sakai

Takashi Hayashihara

Hiroaki Tsuzuki

Takuya Inaba

Yoshinobu Fukatsu

Yasuhisa Sakashita

Isao Yagi

Yoshihiro Irie

Yoshihiko Mori

Provided is a resin pedal arm of which strength is further improved. A resin pedal armincludes a hollow arm body. The arm bodyincludes a front wall portion, a rear wall portionfacing the front wall portion, a left wall portionformed between left edgesA,A of the front wall portionand the rear wall portionand having multiple first flat plate portionsarranged to bridge between the left edgesA,A, and a right wall portionformed between right edgesB,B of the front wall portionand the rear wall portion, having multiple second flat plate portionsarranged to bridge between the right edgesB,B, and facing the left wall portion. The multiple second flat plate portionsare each present in multiple left opening areas Seach provided between adjacent ones of the multiple first flat plate portions, as viewed in a direction in which the left wall portionand the right wall portionface each other.

Resin pedal arm

An operating pedal device for a vehicle, includes: an operating pedal disposed at a pedal support fixed to a vehicle so as to be pivotable about an axis of a support shaft, and depressed by a driver; a reaction force member connected to the operating pedal through at least one connecting portion connecting paired members in a manner such that the paired members are relatively pivotable about a connecting pin, an output in accordance with an operating force of the operating pedal being transmitted to the reaction force member, and a reaction force corresponding to the output being applied to the reaction force member; a strain detecting element disposed in an elastic portion deformed by the reaction force, the strain detecting element electrically detecting the operating force by being deformed together with the elastic portion; in one of the paired members connected by one of the at least one connecting portion, an opening provided near the connecting pin to permit the connecting pin to be relatively displaced by the reaction force; and a portion of the one of the paired members, which is elastically deformed due to displacement of the connecting pin, being used as the elastic portion.

Operating pedal device for vehicle

A parking brake operating apparatus (), comprises (a) a supporting member () disposed integral with a vehicle, (b) an operating member () disposed in the supporting member to pivot about a first axis, and actuates a parking brake by a braking operation from an initial position thereof, (c) a ratchet () having many engaging teeth () formed along an arc centering on the first axis, and disposed in the supporting member integrally therewith, and (d) a pawl () disposed in the operating member, riding over the many engaging teeth during the braking operation of the operating member, and engaging with the teeth in the brake actuating position of the operating member to prevent returning pivotal movement of the operating member toward the initial position side for maintaining an actuating state of the parking brake. In such parking brake operating apparatus, (e) a first engaging tooth () in the many engaging teeth of the ratchet over which the pawl rides first during the braking operation of the operating member from the initial position is determined higher in a height than other engaging teeth ().

Parking brake operating apparatus

A parking brake equalizer includes: a main body including side plates and a back plate to have a U shape, and accommodating output members; and a resin member disposed within the main body. The main body has engaging holes provided in the back plate, allowing connecting members connecting the output members and braking devices to extend outwardly of the main body while inhibiting the output members from passing therethrough; inserting holes provided in one of the side plates such that the output members are insertable into the main body therethrough; and slits provided to connect the inserting and engaging holes, for enabling the connecting members to be insertable therethrough. The resin member includes contact-preventing portions preventing contact of the output members with the side plates and gate portions projecting within the inserting holes and elastically deformable to allow insertion of the output members therethrough, while restoring their original shapes to prevent the output members from coming out through the inserting holes after the output members have been seated in the engaging holes.

Parking brake equalizer

A vehicle-pedal-backward-displacement preventing device for preventing a depressable portion of an operating pedal from being displaced toward an operator's seat of the vehicle in the event of displacement of a dash panel of the vehicle toward the operator's seat. The device includes a connecting member which is disposed between a pedal bracket and a reinforcement member of the vehicle and connects the pedal bracket with the reinforcement member, and which is deformable in the event of displacement of the dash panel toward the operator's seat. The connecting member includes a contactable portion which is to be brought into contact with the operating pedal upon deformation of the connecting member, for thereby causing the operating pedal to be pivoted in such a direction that causes the depressable portion of the operating pedal to be displaced in the forward direction of the vehicle.

Vehicle-pedal-backward-displacement preventing device for preventing displacement of depressable portion of operating pedal toward operator's seat

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Takumi Uno