Footrest for motor vehicle

• US 20030127882A1
• Filed: 11/27/2002
• Published: 07/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated), Peugeot Citroen Automobile SA (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated), Peugeot Citroen Automobile SA (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Sauvonnet, Franck, Orr, Brian N., Gmurowski, Waldemar W.
• Granted Patent: US 6,834,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/75
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/063 with adjustment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/405 infinitely adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/60 Foot rests or foot guides

Abstract

The invention relates to an adjustable footrest (1) connected to the floor of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, comprising a framework structure (2) of which at least one face (23), intended to accommodate the foot of a driver, is inclined toward the front of the vehicle and to the rear of which is fixed a mechanism for moving this face, the mechanism itself being fixed to the floor.

According to the invention, the mechanism (3) is a mechanism for linear displacement along the axis of the vehicle.

Claims

1. An adjustable footrest (1) connected to the floor of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, comprising a framework structure (2) of which at least one face (23), intended to accommodate the foot of a driver, is inclined toward the front of the vehicle and to the rear of which is fixed a mechanism for moving this face, the mechanism itself being fixed to the floor, characterized in that the mechanism (3) is a mechanism for linear displacement along the axis of the vehicle.

2. The footrest as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the linear movement mechanism (3) consists of a slide (32) and of an angle reduction gearbox (6) designed to move the female part (34) of the slides.

3. The footrest as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the angled reduction gearbox (6) is fixed to the male part (33) of the slide.

4. The footrest as claimed in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the male part of the slide is fixed to the floor of the vehicle.

5. The footrest as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the terminal part (4) of the output shaft from the reduction gearbox (6) is a worm designed to transmit the rotary movement to a nut (35) connected to the female part of the slide.

6. A motor vehicle comprising a footrest as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.