Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Foot operated
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-11
2005-01-11
Hannon, Thomas R. (Department: 3682)
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Foot operated
Reexamination Certificate
active
06840132
ABSTRACT:
A pedal unit including a four-bar parallelogram is made up of an upper retainer piece, a lower retainer bracket, with footplate attached and two roughly parallel arms, which are each rotatably mounted at one end on the upper retainer piece and at the other end on the lower retainer bracket. The pedal unit may rotate about a main bearing. An adjuster device for the adjustment of the footplate, predominantly in the X-direction, is provided. The upper retainer piece and a sliding block are mounted on a guide pinion in a displaceable and adjustable manner. A rod bearing is arranged on the guide pinion, whereas the main bearing is arranged on the sliding block and a main bearing tie and a rod bearing tie are provided, one end of each being rotatably connected to a solid bearing block and the other free end rotatably mounted in the main bearing or the rod bearing. A longitudinally adjustable strut is mounted between the arms with both ends rotatably connected to the above arms.
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Gohrbandt Uwe
Heinemann Heinz-Walter
Kizak Ulrich Dipl.-lng
Weyreuther Jürgen
Davidson Davidson & Kappel LLC
Edscha AG
Hannon Thomas R.
Johnson Vicky A.
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