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US 12,291,179 B1Granted
Foldable pedal device for vehicles
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsEun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
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Abstract
A foldable pedal device for vehicles enables an accelerator pedal module and a brake pedal module, which have different pop-up strokes, to be simultaneously popped up and hidden by operation of one actuator module and blocks introduction of moisture and foreign substances by shielding a gap between a footrest panel and the pedal module using a shield membrane.
Claims20
A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle, the foldable pedal apparatus comprising:
- an accelerator pedal module and a brake pedal module mounted in a case to be spaced from each other in a leftward-rightward direction of the vehicle and configured to be moved in response to an operation of a driver;
- and
- an actuator module fixedly mounted in the case to be in contact with the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module and configured to simultaneously pop up the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module from the case or hide the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module in the case,
- wherein the case is located inside a footrest panel and includes an open upper portion coupled to and sealed by the footrest panel,
- wherein the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module are mounted through the footrest panel,
- wherein the footrest panel includes shield members mounted in holes formed in the footrest panel to allow the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module to pass through the holes, and
- wherein the shield members shield the holes to block introduction of foreign substances into the case.
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A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle, the foldable pedal apparatus comprising:
- an accelerator pedal module and a brake pedal module mounted in a case to be spaced from each other in a leftward-rightward direction of the vehicle and configured to be moved in response to an operation of a driver;
- and
- an actuator module fixedly mounted in the case to be in contact with the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module and configured to simultaneously pop up the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module from the case or hide the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module in the case,
- wherein each of the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module includes:
- a pedal pad;
- a pedal arm fixed to the pedal pad;
- and
- a pedal housing pivotally coupled to the pedal arm via a hinge pin, and
- wherein the actuator module includes:
- a first motor fixedly mounted in the case;
- a leadscrew connected to the first motor via a gear member and configured to be rotated by power from the first motor;
- a nut configured to allow the leadscrew to pass through the nut while being threadedly engaged with the nut and to move in a longitudinal direction of the leadscrew by rotation of the leadscrew;
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- a first support portion and a second support portion connected to the nut, disposed on left and right of the nut, and configured to move backward along the leadscrew together with the nut to contact with a lower surface of the pedal housing when the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module are popped up and to move forward along the leadscrew together with the nut to be separated away from the pedal housing when the accelerator pedal module and the brake pedal module are hidden.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.