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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Noriyasu Kihara, Takahama, JP;
Inventor:
Noriyasu Kihara, Takahama, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/30 (2008.04); G05G 1/38 (2008.04); G05G 1/44 (2008.04);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/44 (2013.01); G05G 1/30 (2013.01); G05G 1/38 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20528 (2015.01);
Abstract
A pedal device includes a housing; a pedal arm rotatably supported by the housing; a biasing portion biasing the pedal arm; and a stopper having a contact face to contact an edge of an opening of the housing. The pedal arm passes through the opening of the housing. The stopper has a groove extending from the contact face, and the groove is inclined downward in a gravity direction, when the housing is mounted to a vehicle and when the contact face of the stopper contacts the edge of the housing.