Pedal coupling pin
AssigneesNissan Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Kato Hatsujo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiyuki Tanaka, Masaharu Kobori
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Abstract
A pedal coupling pin for rotatably coupling a coupling member to a pedal including a cylindrical portion, a flange whose diameter is greater than the diameter of a coupling pin insertion holes formed in the coupling part, said flange being provided on one end of the cylindrical portion and an elastic retaining member provided on another end of the cylindrical portion. The elastic retaining member includes at least one pair of arms which extend outwardly toward the flange end and whose free ends extend outwardly a distance greater than the diameter of the coupling pin insertion holes.
Claims1
A pedal coupling pin to be inserted through coupling pin insertion holes in a coupling member and a pedal for rotatably coupling said coupling member to said pedal comprising:
- a pin portion made from metal, said pin portion comprising:
- a cylindrical portion;
- a flange whose diameter is greater than a diameter of said coupling pin insertion holes formed in the coupling member, said flange being provided on one end of the cylindrical portion;
- a small diameter shaft projecting from the other end of said cylindrical portion;
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- a circular plate provided on the end of said small diameter shaft;
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- an elastic retaining member made from plastic provided on the circular plate, said retaining member comprising a head portion whose diameter is substantially the same as the diameter of said cylindrical portion integrally molded on said circular plate and at least one pair of resilient arms molded integrally with said head portion which extend outwardly toward the flange end and whose free ends extend outwardly a distance greater than the diameter of the coupling pin insertion holes whereby said pedal coupling pin may be installed by inserting it through said coupling pin insertion holes and retained in position only by said flange and said elastic retaining member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.