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US 12,124,287 B2Granted
Pedal apparatus for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsEun Sik Kim, Kyung Nam Kim, Dae Yeon Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim
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Abstract
A pedal apparatus for a vehicle, includes a pedal pad rotatably coupled to an upper end portion of a foldable pedal arm so that a contact area may be increased when a driver's foot comes into contact with the pedal pad, which makes it possible to improve convenience and safety for the driver when the driver performs the pedal operation.
Claims19
A pedal apparatus for a vehicle, the pedal apparatus comprising:
- a pedal arm including an upper end portion configured to be rotatable forward or rearward about a hinge pin mounted at a lower end portion of the pedal arm;
- a pedal pad rotatably coupled to the pedal arm;
- and
- a foldable mechanism connected to the pedal arm,
- wherein the pedal arm is configured to switch between a pop-up state, in which the pedal arm protrudes from a footrest panel by operation of the foldable mechanism, and a hidden state in which the pedal arm is inserted into the footrest panel.
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A pedal apparatus for a vehicle, the pedal apparatus comprising:
- a pedal arm including an upper end portion configured to be rotatable forward or rearward about a hinge pin mounted at a lower end portion of the pedal arm;
- a pedal pad rotatably coupled to the pedal arm;
- and
- a damper coupled to a rear surface of the pedal pad and configured to prevent occurrence of noise by coming into contact with the pedal arm when the pedal pad rotates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.