Abstract: An accelerator pedal for a vehicle, which has a hysteresis generation structure, may be provided. The accelerator pedal includes: a housing which includes a pivot shaft; a pedal unit which includes a hinge connected pivotably to the housing; a first spring which is positioned under the pedal unit in such a manner as to be pressed downward when the pedal unit is pivoted; a friction member which is pivotably connected to the housing and contacts the hinge; a second spring which provides an elastic force to the friction member; and a force transmitting member which is positioned between the friction member and the second spring and transmits the elastic force of the second spring to the friction member.

Abstract: A pedal includes a pedal effort adjuster configured to generate pedal effort in response to an increase in stroke of a pedal arm, where the pedal effort adjuster includes a detent spring for generating the pedal effort by load of the detent spring that is decreased after being increased in response to a change in reaction force caused by the increase in stroke and a return spring for generating the pedal effort by load of the return spring that is increased by maintaining reaction force caused by the increase in stroke.