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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Hideyuki Kato, Okazaki, JP;
Osamu Kinoshita, Okazaki, JP;
Genta Yamaguchi, Toyota, JP;
Yasuo Adachi, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle pedal device includes: a pedal; a pedal bracket that supports the pedal such that the pedal pivots; and a guide member that guides deformation of the pedal bracket when a load is applied from a front of a vehicle. The guide member is attached to an instrument panel reinforcement. The guide member has a tilted surface tilted downward toward a rear of the vehicle. The pedal bracket is attached to a dash panel. The pedal bracket has a guided portion that is guided by the tilted surface when the load is applied from the front of the vehicle. The guided portion has a brittle portion.