Adjustable pedal for motor vehicles
First Claim
1. An adjustable pedal for motor vehicles comprising:
- a first body including a lower end section having a shoe, the first body further including an upper end section coextensive to the lower end section,a second body coupled to a rotating shaft, the second body having a top end and a first section opposite the top end, the first section being telescopically coupled to the upper end section of the first body so that the first body is movable within the second body to alter a distance between the top end of the second body and the shoe of the first body,a control device configured to adjust a position of the pedal, the control device comprising a rotatable screw having external threads and a threaded nut having a threaded internal through hole that cooperates with the external threads of the rotatable screw, the threaded nut being movable along the rotatable screw when the rotatable screw rotates, the rotatable screw being supported at a first end by a support element that is attached to the second body, the threaded nut being coupled directly to the upper end section of the first body in a manner that allows the rotatable screw to rotate with respect to the first body,a third body that rotates with respect to the second body and is movably coupled with respect to the first body, the third body being coupled to an actuator through a coupling, andwherein upon there being a rotation of the rotatable screw the first, second and third bodies are configured to be moved relative to one another to keep a ratio of a distance between the rotating shaft and the shoe and a distance between the rotating shaft and the coupling substantially constant;
the adjustable pedal further comprising a cam attached to the rotating shaft so that the cam pivots with respect to the second body, the cam being movably coupled to the third body, the cam comprising a contact surface that is positioned in an absolute position that is constant with respect to the rotating shaft upon there being the rotation of the rotatable screw, the cam being externally coupled to the third body, the third body comprising a first slot having a length and being enclosed in at least one of first and second sidewalls of the third body, the cam having a projection that is located within the first slot of the third body and movable along the length of the slot of the third body for maintaining the absolute position of the contact surface upon there being the rotation of the rotatable screw.
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Abstract
An adjustable pedal that includes a first body with a shoe, a second body pivotable about a shaft, the first body being movably coupled with respect to the second body, a third body being pivotable with respect to the second body and movably coupled with respect to the first body, the third body being coupled to an actuator through a coupling, and a control device suitable for adjusting the position of the pedal. The first body and the second body are telescopically coupled to one another, the control device controlling the distance between the rotating shaft and the coupling by moving the three bodies relatively to one another, keeping the ratio of the distance between the shaft and the shoe and the distance between the shaft and the coupling substantially constant.
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23 Claims
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1. An adjustable pedal for motor vehicles comprising:
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a first body including a lower end section having a shoe, the first body further including an upper end section coextensive to the lower end section, a second body coupled to a rotating shaft, the second body having a top end and a first section opposite the top end, the first section being telescopically coupled to the upper end section of the first body so that the first body is movable within the second body to alter a distance between the top end of the second body and the shoe of the first body, a control device configured to adjust a position of the pedal, the control device comprising a rotatable screw having external threads and a threaded nut having a threaded internal through hole that cooperates with the external threads of the rotatable screw, the threaded nut being movable along the rotatable screw when the rotatable screw rotates, the rotatable screw being supported at a first end by a support element that is attached to the second body, the threaded nut being coupled directly to the upper end section of the first body in a manner that allows the rotatable screw to rotate with respect to the first body, a third body that rotates with respect to the second body and is movably coupled with respect to the first body, the third body being coupled to an actuator through a coupling, and wherein upon there being a rotation of the rotatable screw the first, second and third bodies are configured to be moved relative to one another to keep a ratio of a distance between the rotating shaft and the shoe and a distance between the rotating shaft and the coupling substantially constant; the adjustable pedal further comprising a cam attached to the rotating shaft so that the cam pivots with respect to the second body, the cam being movably coupled to the third body, the cam comprising a contact surface that is positioned in an absolute position that is constant with respect to the rotating shaft upon there being the rotation of the rotatable screw, the cam being externally coupled to the third body, the third body comprising a first slot having a length and being enclosed in at least one of first and second sidewalls of the third body, the cam having a projection that is located within the first slot of the third body and movable along the length of the slot of the third body for maintaining the absolute position of the contact surface upon there being the rotation of the rotatable screw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An adjustable pedal for motor vehicles comprising:
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a first body including a lower end section having a shoe, the first body further including an upper end section coextensive to the lower end section, a second body coupled to a rotating shaft, the second body having a top end and a first section opposite the top end, the first section being telescopically coupled to the upper end section of the first body so that the first body is movable within the second body to alter a distance between the top end of the second body and the shoe of the first body, a control device configured to adjust a position of the pedal, the control device comprising a rotatable screw having external threads and a threaded nut having a threaded internal through hole that cooperates with the external threads of the rotatable screw, the threaded nut being movable along the rotatable screw when the rotatable screw rotates, the rotatable screw being supported at a first end by a support element that is attached to the second body, the threaded nut being coupled to the upper end section of the first body, the second body having a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are spaced-apart from one another, each of the first and second sidewalls of the second body having an inner surface and an outer surface with the inner surface of the first sidewall of the second body arranged facing the inner surface of the second sidewall of the second body, the rotatable screw residing at least partially inside the second body between the inner surface of the first sidewall of the second body and the inner surface of the second sidewall of the second body; a third body that pivots with respect to the second body and that is movably coupled with respect to the first body, the third body being coupled to an actuator through a coupling, the third body having a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are spaced-apart from one another, each of the first and second sidewalls of the third body having an inner surface and an outer surface with the inner surface of the first sidewall of the third body arranged facing the inner surface of the second sidewall of the third body, at least a portion of each of the threaded nut, first body, second body and rotatable screw being housed inside the third body between the inner surface of the first sidewall of the third body and the inner surface of the second-sidewall of the third body, and wherein upon there being a rotation of the rotatable screw the first, second and third bodies are configured to be moved relative to one another to keep a ratio of a distance between the rotating shaft and the shoe and a distance between the rotating shaft and the coupling substantially constant; the adjustable pedal further comprising a cam attached to the rotating shaft so that the cam pivots with respect to the second body, the cam being movably coupled to the third body, the cam comprising a contact surface that is positioned in an absolute position that is constant with respect to the rotating shaft upon there being the rotation of the rotatable screw; wherein the cam is externally coupled to the third body, the third body comprising a first slot having a length and enclosed in at least one of the first and second sidewalls of the third body, the cam having a projection that is located within the first slot of the third body and movable along the length of the first slot of the third body for maintaining the absolute position of the contact surface upon there being the rotation of the rotatable screw. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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