Accelerator pedal module
OwnerDirk Meyerinventor
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Abstract
In a gas pedal not pivotably connected to the passenger compartment floor, there has been the problem until now that the pivoting motion of the gas pedal is not perceived as being as comfortable as when a gas pedal pivotably connected to the passenger compartment floor is actuated. In the drive pedal module (1) proposed here, it is attained that the pedal lever (10) together with the footrest surface (20) lends the same sensation to the driver's foot as if the pedal lever (10) were secured to the passenger compartment floor (26). The drive pedal module is intended for controlling the travel speed of a vehicle.
Claims8
An drive pedal module for controlling a travel speed of a motor vehicle, having a retaining structure (2), a first lever (6), a second lever (8), and a pedal lever (10), the first lever (6) being rotatably supported on the retaining structure (2) via a first lever pivot joint (11), the second lever (8) being rotatably supported on the retaining structure (2) via a second lever pivot joint (12), and the pedal lever (10) being supported on the first lever (6) via a first pedal pivot joint (21) and on the second lever (8) via a second pedal pivot joint (22), and the retaining structure (2) being secured to a vehicle part (24) of the motor vehicle, characterized in that at a desired point outside the pedal lever (10), a pivot point (30) is provided, and an at least conceivable straight orientation line (33) of the pedal lever (10) passes essentially through the pivot point (30) in every position of the pedal lever (10).
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