Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Foot operated
Patent
1997-09-08
1999-04-06
Marmor, Charles A.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Foot operated
74514, G05G 114
Patent
active
058903992
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable control pedal assembly for a motor vehicle. The pedal assembly includes an upper hub structure and a pedal arm extending downwardly from the hub structure and mounting the pedal pad. The hub structure is slidably mounted on a single hollow guide rod extending rearwardly from a transmission housing which in turn is rigidly secured to a pivot arm. The pivot arm is pivotally mounted to a bracket secured to the firewall of the vehicle. A nut is positioned slidably within the hollow guide rod and a screw shaft extends rearwardly from the transmission housing for threaded engagement with the nut. The upper end of the pedal arm extends upwardly through a slot in the bottom of the hub structure and through a slot in the bottom of the guide rod and the nut is positioned on the upper end of the pedal arm within the hub so that linear movement of the nut within the hollow rod as generated by rotation of the screw shaft results in forward and rearward movement of the pedal assembly along the guide rod. The screw shaft is driven by a transmission positioned in the transmission housing and the transmission is in turn driven by a cable driven by an electric motor mounted on the lower end of the pivot arm proximate the mounting location of the guide rod on the pivot arm.
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Bortolon Christopher
Rixon Christopher J.
Battista Mary Ann
Marmor Charles A.
Technology Holding Company II
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