Single-pedal system in motor vehicles and a method for forming such a single-pedal system
AssigneeSafebrake Nomix AB
InventorSven Gustafsson
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Abstract
The invention relates to a single-pedal system for controlling the speed of the engine and the braking effect in a motor vehicle. A pedal holder (1) is mounted for movement from a resting position for effecting braking of the vehicle. A pedal (3) is moveably supported on the pedal holder (1) for controlling the speed of the engine of the vehicle. A returning means is arranged to return the pedal holder (1) to the resting position. A locking means (10) is arranged to hold, in a non-braking state of function of the system, the pedal holder (1) in its resting position and, when passing to a braking state of function of the system, to release the pedal holder (1) from the resting position if a compressive force exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the latter.
Claims19
A single-pedal system for controlling the speed of the engine and the braking effect in a motor vehicle, said system comprising:
- a pedal holder, which is mounted for movement from a resting position for effecting braking of the vehicle, and
- a pedal, which is movably supported on the pedal holder for controlling the speed of the engine of the vehicle;
- and
- a lock arranged to hold, in a non-braking state of function of the system, the pedal holder in its resting position and, for passing to a braking state of function of the system, to permit the pedal holder to be moved from its resting position if a force exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the pedal holder,
- wherein the lock comprises an electromagnet.
A single-pedal system for controlling the speed of the engine and the braking effect in a motor vehicle, the system comprising:
- a pedal holder, which is mounted for movement from a resting position for effecting braking of the vehicle, and
- a pedal, which is movably supported on the pedal holder for controlling the speed of the engine of the vehicle;
- a lock arranged to hold, in a non-braking state of function of the system, the pedal holder in its resting position and, for passing to a braking state of function of the system, to permit the pedal holder to be moved from its resting position if a force exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the pedal holder;
- and
- returning means for returning the pedal holder to the resting position,
- wherein the lock produces a returning effect of the pedal holder to the resting position.
A single-pedal system for controlling the speed of the engine and the braking effect in a motor vehicle, the system comprising:
- a pedal holder, which is mounted for movement from a resting position for effecting braking of the vehicle, and
- a pedal, which is movably supported on the pedal holder for controlling the speed of the engine of the vehicle;
- a lock arranged to hold, in a non-braking state of function of the system, the pedal holder in its resting position and, for passing to a braking state of function of the system, to permit the pedal holder to be moved from its resting position if a force exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the pedal holder;
- and
- a disengaging device which is arranged to facilitate, in a predetermined position of the pedal in relation to the pedal holder, disengagement of the pedal holder.
A method for forming a single-pedal system for controlling the speed of the engine and the braking effect in a motor vehicle, by converting an existing multiple-pedal system comprising an existing accelerator and an existing brake pedal which is separate from the accelerator and which is supported on a pedal holder mounted for movement from a resting position for effecting braking of the vehicle, comprising the following steps:
- removing the existing accelerator,
- removing the existing brake pedal from the pedal holder,
- mounting on the pedal holder a combination pedal to be movably supported on the pedal holder for controlling the speed of the engine,
- mounting a lock which is arranged to hold, in a non-braking state of function of the single-pedal system, the pedal holder in its resting position and, for passing to a braking state of function of the system, to permit the pedal holder to be moved from its resting position if a force exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the pedal holder.
A method for forming a single-pedal system for controlling the speed of the engine and the braking effect in a motor vehicle, by converting an existing multiple-pedal system comprising an existing accelerator and an existing brake pedal which is separate from the accelerator and which is supported on a pedal holder mounted for movement from a resting position for effecting braking of the vehicle, comprising the following steps:
- removing the existing accelerator,
- removing the existing brake pedal from the pedal holder,
- mounting on the pedal holder a combination pedal to be movably supported on the pedal holder for controlling the speed of the engine,
- mounting a lock which is arranged to hold, in a non-braking state of function of the single-pedal system, the pedal holder in its resting position and, for passing to a braking state of function of the system, to permit the pedal holder to be moved from its resting position if a force exceeding a predetermined valve is applied to the pedal holder,
- wherein the lock comprises an electromagnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.