Adjustable pedal with cable assembly
First Claim
1. An adjustable pedal assembly comprising;
- a support (12) for attachment to a vehicle structure,a pedal carrier (14) movably supported by said support (12) for adjustment along a path between various operational positions,a pedal lever (20) slidably supported by said carrier (14) at a pivotal connection (22) for operational movement relative to said carrier (14) in anyone of said operational positions,said pivotal connection (22) being below said path of movement of said carrier (14) between said adjusted positions,said pedal lever (20) including an actuator portion (38) extending in an upward direction from said pivotal connection (22) and upwardly from said path of movement of said carrier (14),said carrier (14) including an arm (30) extending upwardly from said path of movement of said carrier (14) and in spaced and generally parallel relationship to said actuator portion (38),a conduit (24) having a first end (26) attached to said arm (30) for movement therewith during said adjustment between said operational positions and a second end (28) for attachment to support structure, anda motion transmitting core element (32) slidably supported by said conduit (24) and having a first end (34) extending from said first end (26) of said conduit (24) and attached to said actuator portion (38) a first predetermined distance from said pivotal connection (22) and a second end (36) extending from said second end (28) of said conduit (24) for transmitting motion from said pedal lever (20).
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Abstract
A pedal carrier (14) is movably supported by the support (12) for adjustment between various operational positions. The support (12) includes a rod (16) and the pedal carrier (14) is slidably supported on the rod (16). The carrier (12) includes an arm (30) extending from the support (12) and a fitting defining a first end (26) of a conduit (24) is retained in an aperture in the arm (30). A pedal lever (20) includes an actuator portion (38) extending upwardly from a pivotal pin (22) and a first end (34) of a core element (32) is attached to the actuator portion (38). The pedal lever (20) also includes a pedal portion (40) extending downwardly from the pivotal pin (22) so that the pin (22) acts as a fulcrum in response to a pedal force applied to the pedal portion (40) to place the core element (32) in tension. A boot (46) is disposed between the conduit (24) and the bulkhead (52) through which the conduit passes to seal the conduit (24) to the bulkhead as the conduit (24) is allowed to move longitudinally relative to the bulkhead (52).
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Citations
4 Claims
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1. An adjustable pedal assembly comprising;
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a support (12) for attachment to a vehicle structure, a pedal carrier (14) movably supported by said support (12) for adjustment along a path between various operational positions, a pedal lever (20) slidably supported by said carrier (14) at a pivotal connection (22) for operational movement relative to said carrier (14) in anyone of said operational positions, said pivotal connection (22) being below said path of movement of said carrier (14) between said adjusted positions, said pedal lever (20) including an actuator portion (38) extending in an upward direction from said pivotal connection (22) and upwardly from said path of movement of said carrier (14), said carrier (14) including an arm (30) extending upwardly from said path of movement of said carrier (14) and in spaced and generally parallel relationship to said actuator portion (38), a conduit (24) having a first end (26) attached to said arm (30) for movement therewith during said adjustment between said operational positions and a second end (28) for attachment to support structure, and a motion transmitting core element (32) slidably supported by said conduit (24) and having a first end (34) extending from said first end (26) of said conduit (24) and attached to said actuator portion (38) a first predetermined distance from said pivotal connection (22) and a second end (36) extending from said second end (28) of said conduit (24) for transmitting motion from said pedal lever (20). - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An adjustable pedal assembly comprising;
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a support (12) for attachment to a vehicle structure, a pedal carrier (14) movably supported by said support (12) for adjustment between various operational positions, a pedal lever (20) movably supported by said carrier (14) for operational movement relative to said carrier (14) in anyone of said operational positions, a conduit (24) having a first end (26) attached to said carrier (14) for movement therewith during said adjustment between said operational positions and a second end (28) for attachment to support structure, a motion transmitting core element (32) slidably supported by said conduit (24) and having a first end (34) extending from said first end (26) of said conduit (24) and attached to pedal lever (20) and a second end (36) extending from said second end (28) of said conduit (24) for transmitting motion from said pedal lever (20), a boot collar (44) disposed on said conduit (24) for attachment to a boot (46), and a boot (46) having a collar end attached to said boot collar (44) and a bulkhead end for attachment to the periphery of an aperture in a bulkhead. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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Specification