Pedal module
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorMasahiro Makino
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Abstract
A pedal is rotated in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force applied from a driver and is rotated in a reverse rotational direction by a restoring force exerted from a double coil spring arrangement. A friction member generates friction between the pedal and the friction member. The friction member includes a sliding part, a holding part and a resiliently deformable part. The sliding part slidably engages the pedal, and the holding part is held by a housing. The resiliently deformable part is resiliently deformable between the sliding part and the holding part to permit displacement of the sliding part relative to the holding part.
Claims9
A pedal module comprising:
- a restoring force exerting means for exerting a restoring force;
- a pedal that is rotated about a rotation axis of the pedal in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force and is rotated about the rotational axis of the pedal in a reverse rotational direction by the restoring force;
- a supporting body that supports the pedal and which is configured to be fixedly attached to a vehicle body;
- and
- a friction means for generating friction between the pedal and the friction means, wherein the friction means includes:
- a sliding part that slidably engages a surface that is moved integrally with the pedal by rotation of the pedal;
- and
- a resiliently deformable part that contacts and is fixed to the supporting body and is resiliently deformable between the supporting body and the sliding part to permit initial rotational displacement of the sliding part together with the pedal relative to the supporting body through dragging of the sliding part on the surface upon rotation of the pedal until the sliding part begins to slide over the surface,
- wherein the sliding part includes a slidable main body, which is configured as a hollow cylindrical body extending about a central axis of the slidable main body and slidably engages the surface that is moved integrally with the pedal by the rotation of the pedal;
- and a projection, which outwardly projects from the slidable main body;
- the supporting body has a fitting hole, in which the projection of the sliding part is held through the resiliently deformable part;
- and
- the central axis of the slidable main body generally coincides with the rotational axis of the pedal.
A pedal module comprising:
- a restoring force exerting means for exerting a restoring force;
- a pedal that is rotated in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force and is rotated in a reverse rotational direction by the restoring force;
- a supporting body that supports the pedal and which is configured to be fixedly attached to a vehicle body;
- and
- a friction means for generating friction between the pedal and the friction means, wherein the friction means includes:
- a sliding part that slidably engages a surface that is moved integrally with the pedal by rotation of the pedal;
- and
- a resiliently deformable part that contacts and is fixed to the supporting body and is resiliently deformable between the supporting body and the sliding part to permit initial rotational displacement of the sliding part together with the pedal relative to the supporting body through dragging of the sliding part on the surface upon rotation of the pedal until the sliding part begins to slide over the surface,
- wherein the sliding part includes a slidable main body, which is configured as a hollow cylindrical body and slidably engages the surface that is moved integrally with the pedal by the rotation of the pedal;
- and a projection, which outwardly projects from the slidable main body;
- the supporting body has a fitting hole, in which the projection of the sliding part is held through the resiliency deformable part;
- and
- the projection radially outwardly projects from the slidable main body.
The pedal module according to clam 7, wherein the pedal module is a vehicle accelerator apparatus, and the pedal is an accelerator pedal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.