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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Mizuma, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Sadahiro Kawahara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tohru Kobayashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Sunao Gouhara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/14 ; B60K 2/814 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/14 ; B60K 2/814 ;
Abstract
A brake pedal structure for a vehicle disclosed herein includes a pedal bracket provided on a dash panel of the vehicle, a pedal shaft provided on the pedal bracket, a pedal arm pivotally supported by the pedal shaft in a freely rotatable manner around the pedal shaft as a rotational axis, and a push rod connected to the pedal arm for operating a brake system of the vehicle in response to rotation of the pedal arm. The push rod has a portion so as to interrupt the transmission of a load input at the time of collision of said vehicle.