US 2019/0294196 A1Published application

Electric pedal for automobiles

AssigneeAnhui Aggeus Auto-tech Co., Ltd.

InventorsQuanfu Liu, Fujing Lai, Kai Hu, Han Xu

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Abstract

Provided is a retractable pedal for an automobile. The pedal comprises a driving support (2), a drive mechanism (4) and a footrest (5), wherein both the driving support (2) and the drive mechanism (4) are installed on the same side of the bottom of an automobile body; the driving support (2) comprises a first transmission mechanism and a first connecting rod (2d), and the front end of the first connecting rod (2d) is fixedly connected to the footrest (5); the first transmission mechanism drives the first connecting rod (2d) to expand and retract; the pedal further comprises at least one driven support (3) which synchronously moves with the driving support (2). According to this pedal, a traditional gear transmission mechanism is omitted so as to reduce manufacturing costs and reduce the generation of abnormal sounds, and the footrest can be ensured to retract in place.

Claims30

Dependent claims

An electric pedal for automobiles, comprising a driving support (2), a driving mechanism (4) and a pedal (5), the driving support (2) and the driving mechanism (4) being mounted on a same side of the bottom of a vehicle body (1), characterized in that the driving support (2) comprises a first transmission mechanism and a first connecting rod (2d), with a front end of the first connecting rod (2d) being fixedly connected to the pedal (5);

the first transmission mechanism drives the first connecting rod (2d) to stretch and retract;
a driving shaft (4c) of the driving mechanism (4) is fixedly connected to the first transmission mechanism directly and drives the first transmission mechanism to unfold and fold so as to allow the first connecting rod (2d) to stretch and retract;
and, when the first connecting rod (2d) transitions from a retracted state to a stretched state, the pedal (5) is driven to move to the underneath of an outer side of the vehicle body (1), wherein, when the pedal (5) is in a retracted state and a stretched state, its upper surface is substantially parallel to the ground.

the first transmission mechanism drives the first connecting rod (2d) to stretch and retract;
a driving shaft (4c) of the driving mechanism (4) is fixedly connected to the first transmission mechanism directly and drives the first transmission mechanism to unfold and fold so as to allow the first connecting rod (2d) to stretch and retract;
when the first connecting rod (2d) transitions from a retracted state to a stretched state, the pedal (5) is driven to move to the underneath of an outer side of the vehicle body (1), wherein, when the pedal (5) is in a retracted state and a stretched state, its upper surface is substantially parallel to the ground;
the electric pedal further comprises at least one driven support (3);
the driven support (3) comprises a second transmission mechanism and a second connecting rod (3d), with a front end of the second connecting rod (3d) being fixedly connected to the pedal (5);
and, the driving support (2) drives the second transmission mechanism to synchronously unfold and fold by the pedal (5) so that the second connecting rod (3d) synchronously stretches and retracts.

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Facts

Application: 16/433,581Filed 6 Jun 2019
Priority: CN 201611128249.69 Dec 2016
Published: 26 Sep 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G05G 1/40
Controlling members actuated by foot: adjustable
B60R 3/02
Arrangements of steps or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle, e.g. running-boards: retractable steps or ladders, e.g. movable under shock
F16H 21/44
All movement being in, or parallel to, a single plane: for conveying or interconverting oscillating or reciprocating motions
G05G 1/30
Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members: controlling members…