FLOOR STRUCTURE OF DRIVER'S SEAT FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE

• Main Authors: UMETSU DAISUKE, UEMURA HIROKI, TAKEDA YUSAKU, YATSUSHIRO YOJI, OHTSUBO TOMONORI, IWAMOTO ASAMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.10.2010
• Subjects: CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BYMECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY; CONTROLLING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A floor structure of a driver's seat for an automotive vehicle comprises an organ type of accelerator pedal supported swingably at a support point with its lower-end hinge portion, a hanging type of brake pedal provided beside the accelerator pedal and supported swingably at a support point with its upper pivotal portion, a floor mat covering an upper face of a front portion of a floor panel located in front of the driver's seat, and an incline forming member provided at a specified portion of the floor mat located in back of a pressing-face board of the accelerator pedal, the incline forming member forming an incline portion at an upper face of a heel placing area on which a driver's heel is placed, the incline portion being inclined so that its front portion is positioned at a higher level than its rear portion.