1. 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 first pivotal axis provided at a rear portion of the swing pedal support member and extending in a vehicle width direction;
a pedal body supported at the swing pedal support member via the first pivotal axis so as to swing around the first pivotal axis which constitutes a pedal-operation swing axis in a normal pedal-operational state;
a vehicle-body side member provided 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, thereby moving the front pivotal axis downward, in case the fixed pedal support member moves rearward;
a downward-move restricting means to allow a downward move of the first pivotal axis only in case the rotational lever rotates; and
a pressing portion provided at the rotational lever so as to press down the swing pedal support member, thereby allowing the downward move of the first pivotal axis and enabling the pedal body to be compulsively moved downward, the pressing portion being positioned in front of the second pivotal axis.
2. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 1, wherein said swing pedal support member has a receiving portion which is slant or curves in the vehicle width direction so as to contact said pressing portion.
3. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 2, wherein said downward-move restricting means comprises 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 so that the swing pedal support member cannot swing downward, and to release said holding of the swing pedal support member in case the rotational lever rotates so that said downward move of the first pivotal axis can be allowed.
4. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 3, wherein said second pivotal axis is 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.
5. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 4, wherein said downward-move restricting means restricts the downward move of the first pivotal axis in case a downward load acting on the swing pedal support member is less than a specified magnitude, and allows the downward move of the first pivotal axis in case the downward load is the specified magnitude or greater.
6. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 5, wherein said downward-move restricting means comprises an opening which opens from a first-pivotal-axis support portion to support said first pivotal axis in a different direction from a direction of an operational load which is applied to the first pivotal axis in case said pedal body is operated, and a restricting portion which is formed between said opening and the first-pivotal-axis support portion and deforms so as to allow the first pivotal axis to pass therethrough in case the downward load is the specified magnitude or greater.
7. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 6, wherein said opening comprises a slit portion which extends from the first-pivotal-axis support portion more downward than the direction of the operational load which is applied to the first pivotal axis in case the pedal body is operated.
8. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 7, wherein said pressing portion of the rotational lever contacts a specified portion of said swing pedal support member which is positioned in front of said first pivotal axis in case the rotational lever rotates.
9. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 1, wherein said downward-move restricting portion holds said swing pedal support member in case the rotational lever does not rotate so that the swing pedal support member cannot swing downward, and releases said holding of the swing pedal support member in case the rotational lever rotates so that said downward move of the first pivotal axis can be allowed.
10. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 1, wherein said downward-move restricting means restricts the downward move of the first pivotal axis in case a downward load acting on the swing pedal support member is less than a specified magnitude, and allows the downward move of the first pivotal axis in case the downward load acting is the specified magnitude or greater.
11. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 10, wherein said downward-move restricting means comprises an opening which opens from a first-pivotal-axis support portion to support said first pivotal axis in a different direction from a direction of an operational load which is applied to the first pivotal axis in case said pedal body is operated, and a restricting portion which is formed between said opening and the first-pivotal-axis support portion and deforms so as to allow the first pivotal axis to pass therethrough in case the downward load is the specified magnitude or greater.
12. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 11, wherein said opening comprises a slit portion which extends from the first-pivotal-axis support portion more downward than the direction of the operational load which is applied to the first pivotal axis in case the pedal body is operated.
13. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 1, wherein said pressing portion of the rotational lever contacts a specified portion of said swing pedal support member which is positioned in front of said first pivotal axis in case the rotational lever rotates.
14. The operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle of claim 1, wherein said downward-move restricting means comprises 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 so that the swing pedal support member cannot swing downward, and to release said holding of the swing pedal support member in case the rotational lever rotates so that said downward move of the first pivotal axis can be allowed, the holding portion deforming in case a downward load acting on the swing pedal support member is the specified magnitude or greater so as to release said holding of the swing pedal support member.
15. 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 which constitutes a pedal-operation swing axis in a normal pedal-operational state;
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, thereby moving the first pivotal axis 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; and
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, thereby allowing the downward move of the first pivotal axis and enabling the pedal body to be compulsively moved downward.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for acquiring additional information of an electronic device including a camera, the method comprising:
displaying a preview image when the camera is driven and collecting information and situation information about a subject;
extracting shutter attribute information according to the collected information;
displaying a shutter button corresponding to the shutter attribute information; and
storing the preview image received from the camera, the situation information, and the shutter attribute information in response to a selection of a user for the shutter button.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the situation information and the shutter attribute information are stored in a field separately generated in additional information Exchangeable image file format (Exif) of the image received from the camera.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the shutter attribute information is extracted according to at least one of a weighted value assigned to the information and the situation information about the subject.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the situation information includes at least one of a piece of weather information at a display time of the preview image, brightness information, sound information, Social Networking Service (SNS) information about the subject, and shared sensor information of the subject.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the shutter button includes adjusting the shutter button when the adjustment of the shutter button is detected and displaying the adjusted shutter button.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing includes storing the preview image received from the camera in at least one of a gallery and a folder according to the shutter attribute information.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein when the subject is a person, the shutter attribute information is emotion information, and when the subject is an object, the shutter attribute information is object information.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein when the shutter attribute information is emotion information, the shutter button according to the emotion information is displayed by analyzing at least one of a facial expression of the person, SNS information about the person, and shared sensor information of the person.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein when the shutter attribute information is object information, the shutter button according to the object information is displayed.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the shutter button is a button to which at least one of an icon and an emoticon corresponding to the shutter attribute information is applied.
11. An apparatus for acquiring additional information of an electronic device including a camera, the apparatus comprising:
a display unit configured to display a preview image; and
a controller configured to:
collect information and situation information about a subject included in the preview image displayed on the display unit when the camera is driven,
extract shutter attribute information according to the collected information,
display a shutter button corresponding to the shutter attribute information, and
store the preview image received from the camera, the situation information, and the shutter attribute information in response to a selection of a user for the shutter button.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller generates a field for the situation information and the shutter attribute information in additional information Exchangeable image file format (Exif) of the preview image received from the camera and stores the situation information and the shutter attribute information.
13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller extracts the shutter attribute information according to a weighted value assigned to at least one of the information and the situation information about the subject.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the controller collects at least one of a piece of situation information among weather information at a display time of the preview image, brightness information, sound information, Social Networking Service (SNS) information about the subject, and shared sensor information of the subject.
15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller adjusts the shutter button when the adjustment of the shutter button is detected and controls the display unit to display the adjusted shutter button.
16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller stores the preview image received from the camera in at least one of a gallery and a folder according to the shutter attribute information.
17. The apparatus of claim 11,
wherein, when the subject is a person, the controller determines that the shutter attribute information is emotion information, and
wherein, when the subject is an object, the controller determines that the shutter attribute information is object information.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein when the shutter attribute information is emotion information, the controller analyzes at least one of a facial expression of the person, SNS information about the person, and shared sensor information of the person, and controls the display unit to display the shutter button according to the emotion information.
19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein when the shutter attribute information is object information, the controller controls the display to display the shutter button according to the object information.
20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the controller displays the shutter button to which at least one of an icon and an emoticon corresponding to the shutter attribute information is applied.