US Patent Issued to TOYODA IRON WORKS on Oct. 28 for "Pedal device for vehicle" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,587, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to TOYODA IRON WORKS Co. LTD. (Toyota, Japan).

"Pedal device for vehicle" was invented by Masataka Nakane (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle pedal device includes a hollow pedal and a pin. The pin extends through a first hole and a second hole formed in the hollow pedal. The first hole is formed to have an inner diameter that corresponds to an outer diameter of the pin. The second hole includes an inner surface that includes a contact surface. The contact surface is configured to receive a reaction force from the pin when a user depresses the hollow pedal, thereby aligning a l...