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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Hajime Furuta, Aichi, JP;
Hiroaki Ogawa, Aichi, JP;
Masahiko Murata, Aichi, JP;
Junji Hotta, Nagoya, JP;
Hideyuki Miyajima, Aichi, JP;
Hajime Furuta, Aichi, JP;
Hiroaki Ogawa, Aichi, JP;
Masahiko Murata, Aichi, JP;
Junji Hotta, Nagoya, JP;
Hideyuki Miyajima, Aichi, JP;
Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A pedal device including a base and a pedal plate supported by the base in an inclinable manner and depressed by an operator. An urging mechanism urges the pedal plate in a direction opposite to the depression direction of the pedal plate. A force release mechanism releases the pedal plate from an urging force applied by the urging mechanism. A holding mechanism switches the pedal plate between a state in which the pedal plate is held in an operable manner by applying a resistance force resisting operation of the pedal plate and a state in which the resistance force to operation of the pedal plate is released and the urging force of the urging mechanism is effective.