Pedal device for a vehicle

A pedal device for a vehicle including a first link that is pivotally supported by a support member at one end so as to be pivotable about a first axis of a pivot shaft inserted into at least one hole and receives a pedaling force of a driver at a portion on the other end side with respect to the first axis, and a return spring that biases the first link about the first axis toward a standard position in which a pivot angle of the first link is zero, wherein

• the pedal device for a vehicle further includes a second link pivotally supported by the support member so as to be pivotable about a second axis parallel to the first axis, and a third link configured to pivot the second link about the second axis in a direction opposite to that of the first link by transmitting force and displacement between the first link and the second link,
• the return spring is a spring that generates a tensile force by being elastically extended as compared with a free state, and has a first end connected to the first link on the side of the first axis with respect to a position at which force and displacement are transmitted between the first link and the third link and a second end connected to the second link at a position spaced from the second axis, and
• a moment in which a tensile force of the return spring pivots the first link toward the standard position via the second and third links is greater than a moment in which the tensile force of the return spring pivots the first link away from the standard position via the first end.