Safety pedal for motor vehicles

Details Safety pedal for motor vehicles Safety pedal for motor vehicles

1995-10-30

1997-05-27

Pitts, Andrea L.

Machine element or mechanism

Control lever and linkage systems

Foot operated

74470, 464169, 403220, G05G 114

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056321848

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle safety pedal apparatus includes a foot engaging portion, a linkage attachment for attaching the pedal apparatus to a vehicle, a pedal linkage coupled between the linkage attachment and the foot engaging portion including first and second sub-linkages and a shock absorber coupled between the first and second sub-linkages to absorb shock during a collision of a person's lower extremity with the pedal apparatus during a motor vehicle accident, the shock absorber including a sleeve on the first sub-linkage forming a cavity, and a pin, the sleeve further including through aligned apertures and the second sub-linkage further including an elongated aperture, the apertures of the sleeve aligned with the elongated aperture, and the pin extending through the aligned apertures, thereby providing limited slidable engagement of the sub-linkages, the cavity containing a resilient shock absorbing material that is capable of restoring its shock absorbing capacity after absorbing an initial shock.

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SAE Technical Paper Series entitled Mechanisms of Fracture in Ankle and Foot Injuries to Drivers in Motor Vehicle Crashes; 36th Stapp Car Crash Conference Seattle, Washington, Nov. 2-4, 1992.

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