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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshihisa Kato, Nishikamogun, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74512 ; 74560 ; 180274 ;
Abstract
A supporting structure of a pedal device for a vehicle, comprising: a pedal bracket fixed to a vehicle body so as to support a rotating shaft portion of a suspended type pedal device for a vehicle; and a displacement controlling device coupled to a rear end portion of the pedal bracket so as to control the displacement of a stepping surface of the pedal device for a vehicle as a result of displacement of the displacement controlling device substantially in a downward direction of the vehicle by an external force of a predetermined value or greater which is applied to a front portion of the vehicle.