Interrelated power delivery controls – including engine control – Clutch control – With brake control
Patent
1994-09-29
1997-02-18
Marmor, Charles A.
Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control
Clutch control
With brake control
180321, 180333, 74481, 74482, 74484R, 74523, B60K 4120, B60K 4124, G05G 1100
Patent
active
056036744
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The object of the present invention is a set of motor vehicle controls for the assistance of invalid drivers in driving said vehicles, especially persons handicapped in the lower limbs.
Most known systems are designed to be adapted to vehicles provided with an automatic gear box, which substantially increases the cost of the equipped vehicle and restricts the choice of models and even makes.
The object of the invention is to provide a system which can be easily adapted to cars with a mechanical gear box and pedal assembly, without altering the structural elements.
Another object of the invention is to provide a system which is modular and can therefore equip both vehicles with a mechanical gear box as well as vehicles with an automatic gear box.
Another object of the invention is to provide a system which allows the invalid user to experience sensations identical to those of driving a normal vehicle.
The invention also aims to provide a system that allows all the flexibility and performance of the vehicle to be maintained, and which enables normal driving with pedals by a non-invalid person, or driving by an invalid, which makes the thusly equipped vehicle universal.
To this end, the system according to the invention is essentially characterized in that it comprises: brake, the protective cover of the gear shift lever for the clutch and the brake, respectively controlling one of the pedals of the pedal assembly or any other element enabling control, wheel controls,
The command transmitting members can be wired or be of any known wire-free type.
According to yet another arrangement of the invention, the set of motors thereof comprises as many motors as there are pedals in the pedal assembly, or elements to be actuated.
According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the second set of controls is mounted on the protective cover of the gear shift lever and comprises a clutch control trigger and a brake control button, said triggers and button being connected to the electronic unit controlling the motors by any wired or wire-free means.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the set of steering wheel controls for the accelerator and the brake is constituted: the accelerator, the brake, the sensors, and at least one radio-receiving member in connection with the electronic control circuit which transmits the commands to the motor concerned.
According to another characteristic of the invention, the steering wheel is equipped with a rotating internal hoop bearing two concentric annular sensors, one for the accelerator, and one for the brake. This rotation of the hoop with respect to the steering wheel and vice versa enables the driver to maneuver the steering wheel and maintain contact with the sensors.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following description of an embodiment of the invention, provided as a non-limiting example and illustrated by the attached drawings wherein:
FIGS. 1A-D are schematic representations of the system according to the invention,
FIG. 2 is a view of the set of controls at the steering wheel,
FIGS. 3-4-5 are views along sections AA-BB and CC of FIG. 2,
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the protective cover of the gear shift lever with brake and clutch control,
FIG. 7 is another sectional view of the protective cover of the gear shift lever according to FIG. 6,
FIG. 8 is a top view of the steering wheel according to a new embodiment of the invention,
FIGS. 9 and 10 are partial views of the steering wheel according to FIG. 8,
FIGS. 11, 12, 13 and 14 represent a pedal assembly protection device,
FIG. 15 represents a sectional view of an embodiment of the controls at the protective cover of the gear shift lever.
As represented in FIG. 1, the system according to the invention comprises a first set of controls for the accelerator and the brake on steering wheel 1.
Accelerator control 2 is constituted by a hoop 3 (FIG. 3) of a smaller diameter than the steering wheel, and which is mounted inside the latter.
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Rivas Francisco
Santa-Lucia Michel
Marmor Charles A.
Rodriquer Saul
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