Vehicle foot pedal stroke limiting tool
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorWilliam T. Pepe
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Abstract
A vehicle pedal stroke limiting tool is configured for testing applications within a host vehicle which includes a conventional brake, clutch and/or throttle pedal assembly disposed between the operator's seating position and a vehicle cabin bulkhead, wherein the pedal assembly is manually displaced by operator foot action between a released position and an extended position. The pedal stroke limiting tool includes a base member which is temporarily mounted on the foot pad of the pedal assembly for travel therewith. A stop arm is affixed to the base member and is selectively adjustable to extend toward the cabin bulkhead for stopping travel of the pedal assembly before it reaches its extended position. Force and displacement sensors are mounted to the stroke limiting for obtaining test data.
Claims20
A vehicle pedal stroke limiting tool adapted for application within a host vehicle including a pedal assembly disposed intermediate a vehicle operator position and a vehicle cabin bulkhead, said pedal assembly manually operable between a released position and an engaged position, said pedal stroke limiting tool comprising:
- a base member adapted for mounting with said pedal assembly for travel therewith;
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- a stop arm carried with said base member and selectively adjustable to extend toward said cabin bulkhead for limiting displacement of said pedal assembly toward said engaged position.
A vehicle pedal stroke limiting tool adapted for application within a host vehicle including a brake pedal assembly disposed intermediate a vehicle operator position and a vehicle cabin bulkhead, said brake pedal assembly manually operable between a released position and an engaged position, said pedal stroke limiting tool comprising:
- a base member adapted for mounting with said brake pedal assembly for travel therewith, said base member comprising a substantially horizontally disposed base portion adapted for mounting, in application, to a foot pad of a host vehicle, and a flange portion extending downwardly adjacent said vehicle foot pad;
- an elongated stop arm carried with said base member and selectively adjustable to extend toward said cabin bulkhead to limit displacement of said pedal assembly toward said engaged position, said stop arm comprising an elongated slot adjacent one end thereof and an abutment end distal said elongated slot;
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- a fastener operative to enable relative rotational and axial repositioning of said stop arm with respect to said base member and to selectively affix said stop arm to said base member at any of a range of relative positions, said fastener comprising a threaded member extending through said elongated slot and a through formed in said base member flange portion.
A vehicle pedal stroke limiting tool comprising:
- a base member adapted for mounting with a host vehicle pedal assembly for travel therewith between a released position and an engaged position;
- an elongated stop arm carried by said base member and extending toward a host vehicle cabin forward bulkhead;
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- a fastener releasably interconnecting said stop arm to said base member and operable to enable relative axial and rotational repositioning of said stop arm with respect to said base member to establish a stop for said pedal assembly at a location intermediate said released position and said engaged position wherein said elongated stop arm abuts said forward bulkhead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.