Adjustable control pedal apparatus

An adjustable control pedal apparatus for motor vehicle comprising:

• a generally horizontally extending adjuster member;
• a generally vertically extending pedal arm slidably mounted on the adjuster member and extending downwardly from the adjuster member;
• a cam member pivoted on the adjuster member and including a slot totally bounded by said cam member and a pivot axis pin defining the pivot axis of the adjuster member and pedal arm;
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• a cam pin mounted on said pedal arm beneath the adjuster member, received in said slot, and operative in response to sliding movement of said pedal arm on said adjuster member to pivot said cam member on said adjuster member and adjust the position of said pivot axis pin and thereby of said pivot of the adjuster member and pedal arm.

An adjustable control pedal apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:

• an adjuster member;
• a pedal arm slidably mounted on the adjuster member;
• a cam member pivoted on the adjuster member and including a slot and a pivot axis pin defining the pivot axis of the adjuster member and pedal arm;
• a cam pin received in said slot and operative in response to sliding movement of said pedal arm on said adjuster member to pivot said cam member on said adjuster member and adjust the position of said pivot axis pin and thereby of said pivot axis of the adjuster member and pedal arm;
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• a link pivotally mounted at one end on said pedal arm, said cam pin being mounted on the other end of said link.

An adjustable control pedal apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:

• an adjuster member adapted to be pivotally mounted relative to the vehicle body structure and defining a pair of laterally spaced elongated generally horizontally extending side plates;
• a pedal arm including a lower portion mounting a control pedal and an upper portion positioned between said adjuster member side plates and defining laterally spaced generally vertically extending side walls extending downwardly from said adjuster member;
• a nut positioned between said laterally spaced side walls and including a threaded bore for threaded coaction with a screw drive member;
• an upper pair of guide blocks positioned on opposite sides of said pedal arm upper portion and respectively slidably engaging the upper edges of said adjuster member side plates;
• a lower pair of guide blocks positioned on opposite sides of said pedal arm upper portion and respectively slidably engaging the lower edges of said adjuster member side plates;
• a cam member carrying a pivot axis pin defining a pivot axis of the apparatus and defining a cam slot;
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• a cam pin extending between the side walls of the pedal arm beneath the nut and positioned slidably in said slot.

An adjustable control pedal apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:

• an adjuster member adapted to be pivotally mounted relative to the vehicle body structure and defining a pair of laterally spaced elongated side plates;
• a pedal arm including a lower portion mounting a control pedal and an upper portion positioned between said adjuster member side plates and defining laterally spaced side walls;
• a nut positioned between said laterally spaced side walls and including a threaded bore for threaded coaction with a screw drive member;
• an upper pair of guide blocks positioned on opposite sides of said pedal arm upper portion and respectively slidably engaging the upper edges of said adjuster member side plates;
• a lower pair of guide blocks positioned on opposite sides of said pedal arm upper portion and respectively slidably engaging the lower edges of said adjuster member side plates;
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• a cover of inverted U-configuration fitted over and straddling said adjuster member side plates, whereby to protect the sliding interface of said guide blocks and said side plates, and including portions fixedly secured to the respective outboard faces of said side plates, whereby to rigidify said adjuster member.