Vehicle pedal arrangement
AssigneeBatz, S.Coop.
InventorsArturo Alonso Alonso, Egoitz Anzola Artabe, Iker Totorika Txurruka
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Abstract
A vehicle pedal arrangement according to one embodiment includes a support, a rotating shaft, a pedal that is pivotable with respect to the rotating shaft, a retention member and actuating means. The pedal includes a retaining housing and an opening, such that under normal operating conditions the rotating shaft is arranged in the opening and the retention member is at least partially housed in the retaining housing supported against the rotating shaft, retaining the rotating shaft in the opening. In the event of a head-on collision, the actuating means moves the retention member such that the pedal is no longer retained against the rotating shaft.
Claims20
A pedal assembly for a vehicle, the pedal assembly comprising:
- a support configured to be attached to the vehicle;
- a rotating shaft coupled to the support;
- a pedal having a first end and a second end, the second end including a retaining housing and an opening, under normal operating conditions the rotating shaft being arranged in the opening;
- a retention member that, under normal operating conditions, retains a portion of the pedal against the rotating shaft so that the pedal can pivot with respect to the support on the rotating shaft, a portion of the retention member being at least partially housed in the retaining housing supported against the rotating shaft to retain the rotating shaft in the opening of the pedal;
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- an actuator that, in the event of a head-on collision, is configured to act on the retention member to move the retention member so that the portion of the pedal is no longer retained against the rotating shaft, the pedal being at least partially released from the support.
A motor vehicle comprising a pedal assembly, the pedal assembly including a support configured to be attached to the motor vehicle;
- a rotating shaft coupled to the support;
- a pedal having a first end and a second end, the second end including a retaining housing and an opening, under normal operating conditions the rotating shaft being arranged in the opening;
- a retention member that, under normal operating conditions, retains a portion of the pedal against the rotating shaft so that the pedal can pivot with respect to the support on the rotating shaft, a portion of the retention member being at least partially housed in the retaining housing supported against the rotating shaft to retain the rotating shaft in the opening of the pedal;
- and an actuator that, in the event of a head-on collision, is configured to act on the retention member to move the retention member so that the portion of the pedal is no longer retained against the rotating shaft, the pedal being at least partially released from the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.