Brake pedal device

A brake pedal device comprising:

• a casing;
• a brake pedal connected to the casing with a posture changeable by a brake operation of a driver, and including an operation unit that is pressed by the driver when the brake operation is performed;
• a reaction force generating unit provided inside the casing, and the reaction force generating unit being configured to generate a reaction force with respect to the brake pedal in accordance with an amount of change in the posture of the brake pedal during the brake operation, and to cause the brake pedal to return to a reference position when the brake operation is released;
• a sensor unit provided outside the casing, to detect as the amount of change in the posture of the brake pedal;
• and
• a sensor protector provided at the casing in a position away from the brake pedal, and covering at least a part of the sensor unit, wherein
• the brake pedal device is mounted on a vehicle having an accelerator pedal provided on a right side of the brake pedal device in a left-right direction of the vehicle, the accelerator pedal being configured to perform an accelerator operation by the foot of the driver,
• the brake pedal is a pedal on which the brake operation is performed by the foot of the driver,
• the sensor unit is provided at a position between the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, and
• the sensor protector covers at least one of an upper part of the sensor unit in a vertical direction and a rear part of the sensor unit in a vehicle front-rear direction.