Pedal arrangement for operating a clutch
First Claim
1. A clutch pedal operating arrangement, said arrangement providing a variable force transmission ratio, said pedal arrangement comprising:
- a pedal lever rotatably supported at a pivot axis and having an elongated slot;
an operating member operatively connected with a clutch and slidably received in the pedal lever slot;
wherein the pedal lever slot is disposed to enable radial movement of the operating member relative to the pivot axis; and
wherein the operating member is exclusively guided and supported for movement within the pedal lever slot and within at least one groove in a pedal support member that is spaced laterally from the pedal lever slot.
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Abstract
A clutch pedal arrangement for operating a clutch to provide a variable pedal force transmission ratio. The pedal arrangement includes a pivotally-supported pedal lever that pivots about a pivot axis. An operating member that is in operative engagement with the clutch is connected to the pedal lever for movement along a slotted slide bearing surface carried by the pedal lever to allow radial movement of the operating member relative to the pivot axis. The operating member is guided in and supported by the slide bearing surface of the pedal lever and is movable along at least one curved groove carried by a pedal support member.
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1. A clutch pedal operating arrangement, said arrangement providing a variable force transmission ratio, said pedal arrangement comprising:
- a pedal lever rotatably supported at a pivot axis and having an elongated slot;
an operating member operatively connected with a clutch and slidably received in the pedal lever slot;
wherein the pedal lever slot is disposed to enable radial movement of the operating member relative to the pivot axis; and
wherein the operating member is exclusively guided and supported for movement within the pedal lever slot and within at least one groove in a pedal support member that is spaced laterally from the pedal lever slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- a pedal lever rotatably supported at a pivot axis and having an elongated slot;
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