Brake pedal mechanism for automotive vehicles
AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsJurgen Schonlau, Ralf Harth, Wolfgang Ritter
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Abstract
A brake pedal assembly for automotive vehicles has a pedal mounting support which is attached to a brake force booster or a vehicle body wall. A brake pedal used to actuate the brake force booster is pivotally mounted in the pedal mounting support. To eliminate the risk of foot injury in a collision, the points of support for the pivot axle of the brake pedal take the form of coulisse-type guides, in which the pivot axle is retained by a securing element, which, when moved by the action of a force caused during a collision, releases the pivot axle.
Claims4
Brake pedal assembly for automotive vehicles, comprising:
- a pedal mounting support including two opposed lateral walls, which provide points of support for a pivot axle of a pivotally mounted actuating pedal,
- coulisse-type guides, in which the pivot axle is retained by a securing element having a configuration of a U-profile,
- the pedal mount support including lugs, which are used to fasten the securing element, which, when moved by the action of a force that is caused in a collision, releases the pivot axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.