Adjustable accelerator and brake pedal mechanism
First Claim
1. A pedal assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a support, a threaded shaft, pedal lever mounting means threadably mounted to the threaded shaft, a pedal lever pivotably mounted on the pedal lever mounting means, and an actuator, characterized by the actuator having an elongate threaded bore, a threaded rod connected to the pedal lever and engaged within the bore, and power means operatively connected to the threaded shaft and the actuator for rotating the shaft and the actuator to move the pedal lever mounting means and the threaded rod relative to the support while maintaining the angular orientation of the pedal lever relative to the support.
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Abstract
A mechanism for adjusting the fore and aft positions of motor vehicle pedal assemblies is provided. The assembly includes a pair of parallel, threaded shafts, each of which is connected to a gear assembly for simultaneous rotation. A cross rod is threadably mounted to each shaft and one or more pedal assemblies are pivotably mounted to the cross rod. The pedal assemblies and cross rod move in a direction which is parallel to the threaded shafts upon rotation of these shafts. A pulley assembly is also threadably mounted to one of the shafts and moves in the same directions as the cross rods during shaft rotation. The pulley cable is connected at one end to an accelerator pedal assembly and at the opposite end to the vehicle throttle. An elongate housing is connected to the booster input for the vehicle braking system while a threaded rod extending therefrom is connected to a brake pedal assembly. The housing is rotated in unison with the threaded shafts, thereby causing the threaded rod to move in the same direction as the brake pedal assembly.
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4 Claims
- 1. A pedal assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a support, a threaded shaft, pedal lever mounting means threadably mounted to the threaded shaft, a pedal lever pivotably mounted on the pedal lever mounting means, and an actuator, characterized by the actuator having an elongate threaded bore, a threaded rod connected to the pedal lever and engaged within the bore, and power means operatively connected to the threaded shaft and the actuator for rotating the shaft and the actuator to move the pedal lever mounting means and the threaded rod relative to the support while maintaining the angular orientation of the pedal lever relative to the support.
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