Accelerator pedal device for a motor vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans U. Baumann, Carsten-Joerg Mertens
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Abstract
An accelerator pedal device for a motor vehicle is provided with a pedal plate which is swivellably disposed on a pedal holding device in the form of a housing, and an adjusting device is connected with the pedal plate. The pedal holding device consists of an oblong housing comprising two half shells in which components of the adjusting device are held on bearing points molded on to the interior side. On the exterior side of the half shells, transversely extending catch hook strips are arranged, and, on a lower surface of the half shells facing the vehicle body, molded-on common centering domes are provided for the fastening and fixing of the position.
Claims18
Accelerator pedal device for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a pedal plate which is swivellably disposed on a pedal holding device, and
- an adjusting device connected with the pedal plate,
- wherein the pedal holding device includes an oblong housing comprising two half shells fitted together, components of the adjusting device being held on bearing points molded on the interior side of the respective two half shells,
- wherein transversely extending catch hook strips are provided on the exterior side of the half shells for engaging with catch hook strips fixed to a vehicle body to hold the housing in an in use position at a vehicle, and
- wherein molded-on common centering domes are provided on a lower surface of the half shells facing the vehicle body for the fastening and fixing of the position.
A method of making an accelerator pedal device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- molding a first housing half shell from plastic,
- molding a second housing half shell from plastic,
- pre-installing an accelerator pedal adjusting device in said first housing half shell with pivotal members of said adjusting device bearingly supported on molded on bearing parts of said first housing half shell,
- and connecting said first and second housing half shells to form a housing enclosing said adjusting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.