ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEVICE

• Main Authors: ISHIGURO SHIGEYUKI, OIKAWA TAKUMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.06.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily incorporate a coil spring provided in an accelerator pedal device. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a housing 10 and a cover 20 for oscillatably supporting a pedal arm 30 and compressive type coil springs 53 and 54 for exerting energizing force on the pedal arm 30. First seat surface 13c and second seat surface 13d for holding end parts 53b and 54b of the coil spring 53 and 54 are provided in a recessed part 13 of the housing 10. First pushing protrusion 28 and second pushing protrusion 29 capable of positioning the end parts 53b and 54b of the coil springs 53 and 54 on the first seat surface 13c and the second seat surface 13d by abutting on outer peripheral regions of the end parts 53b and 54b are provided on the cover 20 for covering the recessed part 13. As a result, the coil springs 53 and 54 are easily incorporated, and at the same time, the coil springs 53 and 54 can be positioned on prescribed seated surfaces. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO