Embodiments described herein are directed to a pedal assembly. The pedal assembly includes a housing, a pedal arm, a retaining member, and a block. The pedal arm has an upper end. The upper end is pivotally coupled to the housing. The retaining member is slidably engaged within the housing. The retaining member has a first angled portion. A portion of the retaining member in communication with the upper end of the pedal arm. The block is slidably mounted within the housing and perpendicular to the first angled portion of the retaining member. The block has a second angled portion that is complimentary to the first angled portion. Upon an impact, the second angled portion slidably engages with the first angled portion, which causes the retaining member to move and release the upper end of the pedal arm from the housing.

Embodiments described herein are directed to a pedal assembly. The pedal assembly includes a housing, a pedal arm, a retaining member, and a block. The pedal arm has an upper end. The upper end is pivotally coupled to the housing. The retaining member is slidably engaged within the housing. The retaining member has a first angled portion. A portion of the retaining member in communication with the upper end of the pedal arm. The block is slidably mounted within the housing and perpendicular to the first angled portion of the retaining member. The block has a second angled portion that is complimentary to the first angled portion. Upon an impact, the second angled portion slidably engages with the first angled portion, which causes the retaining member to move and release the upper end of the pedal arm from the housing.

Provided is a vehicle operation pedal device comprising: an operation pedal provided with a depressing part; a pair of upper support members anchored to a dash panel; a pair of lower support members anchored to the dash panel and also anchored to the pair of upper support members; an upper center support member bridging the pair of upper support members; and a connection hole for rotatably supporting, relative to the operation pedal, an operating rod protruding from the dash panel toward a vehicle rear side. The upper center support member comprises a sliding receiving part. The pair of upper support members comprise escape holes.

A brake pedal device 1 includes a pedal bracket 10, an operating pedal 20, an intermediate lever 25, a coupling link 30, and a cylindrical member 40. A side plate 11 of the pedal bracket 10 includes an opening for preventing rearward movement 16 and a movement allowing part 17. The opening for preventing rearward movement 16 is located in a separating direction D relative to a second shaft hole 15. The movement allowing part 17 is configured to include a holding protrusion 18 and a cutout 19. When a load caused by a vehicle collision acts, a second support shaft 13 for supporting the intermediate lever 25 moves from the second shaft hole 15 toward the opening for preventing rearward movement 16 through the movement allowing part 17, forcibly causing the operating pedal 20 to pivot toward the vehicle front side about a first support shaft 12.

A vehicle pedal device rearward movement preventing device includes: a sub bracket coupled to a pedal bracket being rotatable about a second axis parallel to a first, and having one end extending beyond the pedal bracket toward a rear of the vehicle; and a support member mounted on a vehicle body-side member located closer to the driver's seat than the dash panel, supporting the one end of the sub bracket, and allowing the one end to be disengaged from the support member when the sub bracket is moved rearward with the rearward movement and displacement of the dash panel. When the one end is disengaged from the support member, the sub bracket is withdrawn and rotated about the second axis so that the one end is displaced toward a vehicle lower side, allowing the operation pedal pedal portion to be mechanically restrained from being moved rearward toward the driver's seat.

A vehicle pedal device rearward movement preventing device includes: a sub bracket coupled to a pedal bracket being rotatable about a second axis parallel to a first, and having one end extending beyond the pedal bracket toward a rear of the vehicle; and a support member mounted on a vehicle body-side member located closer to the driver's seat than the dash panel, supporting the one end of the sub bracket, and allowing the one end to be disengaged from the support member when the sub bracket is moved rearward with the rearward movement and displacement of the dash panel. When the one end is disengaged from the support member, the sub bracket is withdrawn and rotated about the second axis so that the one end is displaced toward a vehicle lower side, allowing the operation pedal pedal portion to be mechanically restrained from being moved rearward toward the driver's seat.

Provided is a brake pedal device for an automotive vehicle that is capable of rotating a lower portion of a brake pedal toward a front side of a vehicle body by using force generated by a collision and suitably preventing disengagement of a link member under normal conditions before the collision.

A brake pedal device includes a brake pedal 6 pivotally supported to be freely rotatable on a rotation center axis (X) provided at a pedal bracket 3 fixed to a vehicle body, and a link member 4 which is rotatably connected to the brake pedal by a connection part 5 and has a master cylinder connection part 44 coupled to a master cylinder 9 through a push rod 8, a collision part 43 which collides with a part of the vehicle body in a frontal collision of a vehicle, and an engagement part 42 which engages with the brake pedal and disengages toward a front side of the vehicle body in the collision between the collision part and the part of the vehicle body. The connection part is positioned on an extended line of the push rod in relation to the master cylinder connection part.

A vehicle operation pedal device includes a pedal bracket, an operation pedal, a rotation lever, and a shear portion. The rotation lever includes a contact portion and a pressing portion. The rotation lever is configured to, by receiving a load greater than or equal to a threshold when the contact portion comes into contact with the vehicle body structural member, rotate about the rotation shaft such that the pressing portion presses the input shaft. The shear portion is configured to fix the rotation lever to the pedal arm when the load applied to the rotation lever from the vehicle body structural member is less than the threshold, and cancel the fixation by being broken when the load is greater than or equal to the threshold.

A vehicle operation pedal device includes a pedal bracket, an operation pedal, a rotation lever, and a shear portion. The rotation lever includes a contact portion and a pressing portion. The rotation lever is configured to, by receiving a load greater than or equal to a threshold when the contact portion comes into contact with the vehicle body structural member, rotate about the rotation shaft such that the pressing portion presses the input shaft. The shear portion is configured to fix the rotation lever to the pedal arm when the load applied to the rotation lever from the vehicle body structural member is less than the threshold, and cancel the fixation by being broken when the load is greater than or equal to the threshold.

A vehicle operation pedal device includes a pedal bracket, an operation pedal, a rotation lever, and a shear portion. The rotation lever includes a contact portion and a pressing portion. The rotation lever is configured to, by receiving a load greater than or equal to a threshold when the contact portion comes into contact with the vehicle body structural member, rotate about the rotation shaft such that the pressing portion presses the input shaft. The shear portion is configured to fix the rotation lever to the pedal arm when the load applied to the rotation lever from the vehicle body structural member is less than the threshold, and cancel the fixation by being broken when the load is greater than or equal to the threshold.