Operational pedal support structure of automotive vehicle

An operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle, which is arranged in back of a dash panel constituting a front portion of a vehicle compartment, comprising:

• a fixed pedal support member provided on the side of the dash panel;
• a swing pedal support member supported relative to the dash panel so as to swing in a vertical direction around a front portion thereof and extending obliquely upward and rearward;
• a pedal body supported via a first pivotal axis which is provided at a rear portion of the swing pedal support member and extends in a vehicle width direction so as to swing around the first pivotal axis;
• a vehicle-body side member provided on the side of an instrument panel member in back of and away from the fixed pedal support member and fixed to a vehicle body;
• a rotational lever provided in front of and away from the vehicle-body side member, the rotational lever being supported at the fixed pedal support member via a second pivotal axis extending in the vehicle width direction so as to swing in a vehicle longitudinal direction around the second pivotal axis, the rotational lever contacting the vehicle-body side member and rotating around the second pivotal axis so as to press down the swing pedal support member downward in case the fixed pedal support member moves rearward, the second pivotal axis being positioned above said first pivotal axis and at the same location as the first pivotal axis in the vehicle longitudinal direction or in front of the first pivotal axis;
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• a holding portion which is provided at said rotational lever so as to hold said swing pedal support member in case the rotational lever does not rotate, and to release said holding of the swing pedal support member in case the rotational lever rotates.