Pedal assembly for a motor vehicle

A pedal assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a bracket having a first groove,
• a pedal shaft arranged in the first groove,
• a pedal arm with a first end and a second end, the second end comprising a pedal plate and the pedal arm being pivotally coupled to the bracket via the pedal shall at a position distant from the second end,
• an operating device for activation or control of a vehicular function, such as a braking function, a clutching function or the like, and which operating device is pivotally coupled to the pedal arm at an operating device shaft distant from the pedal shaft,
• at least one locking device, for locking of the pedal shaft in an operating position in the first groove, the locking device being coupled to the bracket via a locking device shaft, wherein the locking device is releasable in the event of a collision, to allow movement of the pedal shaft in the first groove from the operating position to a safety position,
• the bracket having a second groove, a locking pin arranged in a locking position in the second groove, in order to prevent the release of the locking device, and which locking pin is movably disposed relative to the bracket along the second groove from its locking position to a release position in which the locking device is released, and
• an actuator device attached to an actuator device shaft and the actuator device is further fastened relative to the bracket at a distance from the actuator device shaft by at least one fastening device, and the actuator device is arranged to rotate around an axis defined by the actuator device shaft in the event of a collision, by means of an external force caused by the collision onto the actuator device, wherein the actuator device is arranged to shear the at least one fastening device and further displace the locking pin from its locking position to the release position, whereby the locking device is allowed to rotate around the axis of the locking device shaft, as the result of the external force, thereby allowing the pedal shaft to move from the operating position to the safety position,
• wherein the actuator device is a fork-like bracket comprising two shanks connected to each other in a first end, and each shank of the two shanks comprises a second end which respective second end is attached to the actuator device shaft.

A pedal assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a bracket having a first groove,
• a pedal shaft arranged in the first groove,
• a pedal arm with a first end and a second end, the second end comprising a pedal plate and the pedal arm being pivotally coupled to the bracket via the pedal shaft at a position distant from the second end,
• an operating device for activation or control of a vehicular function, such as a braking function, a clutching function or the like, and which operating device is pivotally coupled to the pedal arm at an operating device shaft distant from the pedal shaft,
• at least one locking device, for locking of the pedal shaft in an operating position in the first groove, the locking device being coupled to the bracket via a locking device shaft, wherein the locking device is releasable in the event of a collision, to allow movement of the pedal shaft in the first groove from the operating position to a safety position,
• the bracket having a second groove, a locking pin arranged in a locking position in the second groove, in order to prevent the release of the locking device, and which locking pin is movably disposed relative to the bracket along the second groove from its locking position to a release position in which the locking device is released, and
• an actuator device attached to an actuator device shaft and the actuator device is further fastened relative to the bracket at a distance from the actuator device shaft by at least one fastening device, and the actuator device is arranged to rotate around an axis defined by the actuator device shaft in the event of a collision, by means of an external force caused by the collision onto the actuator device, wherein the actuator device is arranged to shear the at least one fastening device and further displace the locking pin from its locking position to the release position, whereby the locking device is allowed to rotate around the axis of the locking device shaft, as the result of the external force, thereby allowing the pedal shaft to move from the operating position to the safety position,
• wherein the locking device has a first end which is arranged to lock the pedal shaft in the operating position, and a second end distant from the first end, which second end comprises a recess arranged to hold the locking pin in its locking position.