Adjustable pedal assembly
First Claim
1. An adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a support bracket for attaching the pedal assembly to the vehicle;
an adjustment bracket pivotally mounted to said support bracket at a fixed pivot point, wherein the adjustment bracket includes a pair of outwardly extending side portions having a vertically extending arcuate slot;
a one piece pedal arm, wherein an upper end of said pedal arm is pivotally attached to said adjustment bracket using a pivot pin, such that an end of said pivot pin is slidably disposed within the arcuate slot in said adjustment bracket;
a pedal pad mounted to a lower end of said pedal arm;
a pair of generally planar joining members pivotally connected at one end to said adjustment bracket and pivotally connected at an other end to an upper end of said pedal arm; and
a pedal adjustment mechanism operatively attached to said pedal arm, for adjusting the position of said pedal arm along a predetermined path, wherein said pivot pin is slidably positioned in the arcuate slot relative to the predetermined path of the pedal arm to ergonomically position the pedal pad.
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Abstract
An adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle includes an adjustment bracket adapted for mounting on a vehicle, and the adjustment bracket includes a pair of outwardly extending side portions having a vertically extending arcuate slot. The adjustable pedal assembly also includes a pedal arm pivotally attached to the adjustment bracket using a pivot pin, such that an end of the pivot pin is slidably disposed within the arcuate slot in the adjustment bracket. The adjustable pedal assembly further includes a pedal pad mounted to the pedal arm, and a pedal adjustment mechanism operatively attached to the pedal arm, for adjusting the position of the pedal arm along a predetermined path, such that the pivot pin is slidably positioned in the arcuate slot relative to the predetermined path of the pedal arm to ergonomically position the pedal pad.
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4 Claims
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1. An adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a support bracket for attaching the pedal assembly to the vehicle;
an adjustment bracket pivotally mounted to said support bracket at a fixed pivot point, wherein the adjustment bracket includes a pair of outwardly extending side portions having a vertically extending arcuate slot;
a one piece pedal arm, wherein an upper end of said pedal arm is pivotally attached to said adjustment bracket using a pivot pin, such that an end of said pivot pin is slidably disposed within the arcuate slot in said adjustment bracket;
a pedal pad mounted to a lower end of said pedal arm;
a pair of generally planar joining members pivotally connected at one end to said adjustment bracket and pivotally connected at an other end to an upper end of said pedal arm; and
a pedal adjustment mechanism operatively attached to said pedal arm, for adjusting the position of said pedal arm along a predetermined path, wherein said pivot pin is slidably positioned in the arcuate slot relative to the predetermined path of the pedal arm to ergonomically position the pedal pad. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An adjustable brake pedal assembly for a vehicle, for ergonomically adjusting the position of the brake pedal assembly relative to an operator of the vehicle comprising:
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a support bracket for attaching the pedal assembly to the vehicle, wherein the support bracket includes a mounting surface and a support arm extending from the mounting surface;
an adjustment bracket pivotally attached to the support arm, wherein the adjustment bracket includes a pair of outwardly extending side portions having a vertically extending arcuate first slot and second arcuate slot;
a pair of generally planar joining members pivotally connected at one end to said adjustment bracket;
a one piece pedal arm, wherein an upper end of said pedal arm is pivotally connected to an other end of said joining member using a first pivot pin, and said first pivot pin is slidably supported in the first arcuate slot in said adjustment bracket, and said pedal arm includes a second pin extending perpendicular to said pedal arm and said second pin is slidably supported in the second arcuate slot;
a pedal pad mounted to said pedal arm; and
a brake pedal adjustment mechanism operatively attached to said pedal arm, for adjusting the position of said pedal arm along a predetermined path, wherein said pivot pin is slidably positioned in the arcuate slot relative to the predetermined path of the pedal arm to ergonomically position the pedal. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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