A pedal assembly for a vehicle, including a pedal arm moveable between a first position and a second position, and a pivot shaft is operatively attached to the pedal arm. The pivot shaft defines a pivot axis. A housing having a mount adapted for attachment to the vehicle is provided. The housing defines a bore supporting at least a portion of the pivot shaft to permit rotation of the pedal arm about the pivot axis. A debris filtering mechanism is formed in at least one of the pivot shaft and the bore to direct contaminants away from the pedal assembly and out of the bore as the pedal arm moves between the first position and the second position.
G05G 25/04 - Sealing against entry of dust, weather or the like
G05G 1/44 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting
G05G 1/445 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting about a central fulcrum
G05G 1/38 - Controlling members actuated by foot comprising means to continuously detect pedal position
G05G 5/05 - Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops
B60K 20/04 - Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles of initiating means floor-mounted
B60K 26/02 - Arrangement or mounting of propulsion-unit control devices in vehicles of initiating means or elements
A shifter assembly selects a first mode and a second mode of a transmission for a vehicle. The shifter assembly includes a housing and a shift lever movably coupled to the housing and pivotable relative to the housing. The shift lever includes a body and a cap defining an aperture and being coupled to the body. The cap is rotatable relative to the body between a first and a second orientations. The shift lever further includes a toggle device partially received by the cap in the aperture with at least a portion of the toggle device being moveably coupled to the body between a rest and a depressed positions. The shift lever further includes an element mounted to the toggle device and rotatable with the cap between the first and the second orientations. The shift lever further includes a sensor system configured to interact with the element to detect rotation of the cap between the first and the second orientations.
A pedal assembly for a vehicle, including a pedal arm, a pivot shaft operatively attached to the pedal arm and defining a pivot axis, and identical and housing components. The housing components each have a body defining an inner surface and an outer surface, a mount formed on the body and adapted for attachment to the vehicle, a receiver formed on the body extending away from the outer surface, a coupler formed on the body extending away from the outer surface and disposed in spaced relation with the receiver, and a bore defined along the inner surface arranged between the receiver and the coupler to support at least a portion of the pivot shaft. Each respective receiver engages the corresponding coupler in an interlocked configuration with the bores being aligned about the pivot axis to rotatably support the pivot shaft for rotation about the pivot axis.
G05G 5/05 - Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops
B60T 7/04 - Brake-action initiating means for personal initiation foot-actuated
B60K 26/02 - Arrangement or mounting of propulsion-unit control devices in vehicles of initiating means or elements
G05G 1/44 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting
G05G 1/38 - Controlling members actuated by foot comprising means to continuously detect pedal position
A bidirectional pedal assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes a support mounted on the vehicle and a pedal pivotally coupled to the support about a pivot shaft. The pedal pivots between a neutral position and first and second operational positions. A biasing member is mounted within the support and continuously biases the pedal to the neutral position. A control mechanism is coupled to the support and the pedal to retard pivotal movement of the pedal as the pedal returns from the operational positions to the neutral position. A handle can be coupled to the pedal and pivot concurrently with the pedal. A frictional mechanism can be disposed within the support and provide increasing resistance as the pedal moves increasingly away from the neutral position. The biasing mechanism, frictional mechanism, and/or control mechanism are configured to force the pedal to the neutral position with no overshoot within a predetermined period.
G05G 1/44 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting
G05G 5/05 - Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops
G05G 1/445 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting about a central fulcrum
G05G 5/03 - Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of the arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum positionProviding feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce
A shifter assembly selects a first mode and a second mode of a transmission for a vehicle. The shifter assembly includes a housing and a shift lever movably coupled to the housing and pivotable relative to the housing. The shift lever includes a body and a cap defining an aperture and being coupled to the body. The cap is rotatable relative to the body between a first and a second orientations. The shift lever further includes a toggle device partially received by the cap in the aperture with at least a portion of the toggle device being moveably coupled to the body between a rest and a depressed positions. The shift lever further includes an element mounted to the toggle device and rotatable with the cap between the first and the second orientations. The shift lever further includes a sensor system configured to interact with the element to detect rotation of the cap between the first and the second orientations.
G01D 5/14 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
A shifter assembly selects a first mode and a second mode of a transmission for a vehicle. The shifter assembly includes a housing and a shift lever movably coupled to the housing and pivotable relative to the housing. The shift lever includes a body and a cap defining an aperture and being coupled to the body. The cap is rotatable relative to the body between a first and a second orientations. The shift lever further includes a toggle device partially received by the cap in the aperture with at least a portion of the toggle device being moveably coupled to the body between a rest and a depressed positions. The shift lever further includes an element mounted to the toggle device and rotatable with the cap between the first and the second orientations. The shift lever further includes a sensor system configured to interact with the element to detect rotation of the cap between the first and the second orientations.
A pedal assembly for a vehicle, including a pedal arm moveable between a first position and a second position, and a pivot shaft is operatively attached to the pedal arm. The pivot shaft defines a pivot axis. A housing having a mount adapted for attachment to the vehicle is provided. The housing defines a bore supporting at least a portion of the pivot shaft to permit rotation of the pedal arm about the pivot axis. A debris filtering mechanism is formed in at least one of the pivot shaft and the bore to direct contaminants away from the pedal assembly and out of the bore as the pedal arm moves between the first position and the second position.
G05G 1/44 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting
F16C 17/24 - Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement characterised by features not related to the direction of the load with devices affected by abnormal or undesired conditions, e.g. for preventing overheating, for safety
A pedal assembly for a vehicle, including a pedal arm, a pivot shaft operatively attached to the pedal arm and defining a pivot axis, and identical and housing components. The housing components each have a body defining an inner surface and an outer surface, a mount formed on the body and adapted for attachment to the vehicle, a receiver formed on the body extending away from the outer surface, a coupler formed on the body extending away from the outer surface and disposed in spaced relation with the receiver, and a bore defined along the inner surface arranged between the receiver and the coupler to support at least a portion of the pivot shaft. Each respective receiver engages the corresponding coupler in an interlocked configuration with the bores being aligned about the pivot axis to rotatably support the pivot shaft for rotation about the pivot axis.
A pedal assembly for a vehicle, including a pedal arm moveable between a first position and a second position, and a pivot shaft is operatively attached to the pedal arm. The pivot shaft defines a pivot axis. A housing having a mount adapted for attachment to the vehicle is provided. The housing defines a bore supporting at least a portion of the pivot shaft to permit rotation of the pedal arm about the pivot axis. A debris filtering mechanism is formed in at least one of the pivot shaft and the bore to direct contaminants away from the pedal assembly and out of the bore as the pedal arm moves between the first position and the second position.
G05G 1/44 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting
G05G 25/04 - Sealing against entry of dust, weather or the like
F16C 17/24 - Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement characterised by features not related to the direction of the load with devices affected by abnormal or undesired conditions, e.g. for preventing overheating, for safety
A bidirectional pedal assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes a support mounted on the vehicle and a pedal pivotally coupled to the support about a pivot shaft. The pedal pivots between a neutral position and first and second operational positions. A biasing member is mounted within the support and continuously biases the pedal to the neutral position. A control mechanism is coupled to the support and the pedal to retard pivotal movement of the pedal as the pedal returns from the operational positions to the neutral position. A handle can be coupled to the pedal and pivot concurrently with the pedal. A frictional mechanism can be disposed within the support and provide increasing resistance as the pedal moves increasingly away from the neutral position. The biasing mechanism, frictional mechanism, and/or control mechanism are configured to force the pedal to the neutral position with no overshoot within a predetermined period.
G05G 1/445 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting about a central fulcrum
G05G 5/05 - Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops
An adjustable control apparatus is used with a vehicle and includes a mounting bracket and a movable component coupled to and movable relative to the mounting bracket between rest and operational positions. The movable component has an engagement surface defining a first configuration. The apparatus includes an adjustment arm coupled to and movable relative to the movable component between first and second positions and having an engagement surface defining a second configuration. The apparatus includes a locking member having first and second sections complimentary in configuration with the first and second configurations, respectively. The locking member is movable between locked and unlocked positions. Both of the first and second sections of the locking member engage the respective engagement surfaces when in the locked position. Only one of the first and second sections of the locking member engage the respective engagement surfaces when in the unlocked position.
A shifter assembly for use in a vehicle includes a support having a pivot axis and a gate coupled to the support with the gate having a channel defining a channel length and at least one seat spaced from the channel relative to the pivot axis of the support. A lever is pivotally coupled to the support and moveable between a plurality of positions relative to the gate and the support for transferring user input to control a component of the vehicle. A plunger is coupled to the lever and moveable along a longitudinal axis to define a locked mode, a limited movement mode, and an unlocked mode of the lever such that the lever is, respectively, held in one position, moveable through a portion of the positions corresponding with the length of the channel, and capable of moving into all of the positions.
G05G 5/06 - Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member for holding members in one or a limited number of definite positions only
G05G 5/00 - Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member
G05G 5/04 - Stops for limiting movement of members, e.g. adjustable stop
G05G 1/04 - Controlling members for hand-actuation by pivoting movement, e.g. levers
A pedal apparatus for a vehicle. The pedal apparatus includes a support defining an axis. The pedal apparatus further includes a brake pedal assembly movable about the axis between a first position and a second position. The brake pedal assembly includes a latch movable between unlocked and locked positions. The pedal apparatus includes an accelerator pedal assembly movable about the axis between initial and displaced positions. The pedal apparatus includes an intermediate device disposed about the axis and having a plurality of first and second teeth. The latch is engageable with the first teeth when in the locked position. The braking apparatus further includes a retainer disposed about the axis. The retainer has a hub mounted to the support and at least one actuating device selectively engaging at least one of the second teeth of the intermediate device to couple the intermediate device to the retainer and the support.
G05G 1/44 - Controlling members actuated by foot pivoting
B60T 7/04 - Brake-action initiating means for personal initiation foot-actuated
G05G 5/06 - Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member for holding members in one or a limited number of definite positions only
B60W 10/04 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units
A pedal apparatus for a vehicle. The pedal apparatus includes a support defining an axis. The pedal apparatus further includes a brake pedal assembly movable about the axis between a first position and a second position. The brake pedal assembly includes a latch movable between unlocked and locked positions. The pedal apparatus includes an accelerator pedal assembly movable about the axis between initial and displaced positions. The pedal apparatus includes an intermediate device disposed about the axis and having a plurality of first and second teeth. The latch is engageable with the first teeth when in the locked position. The braking apparatus further includes a retainer disposed about the axis. The retainer has a hub mounted to the support and at least one actuating device selectively engaging at least one of the second teeth of the intermediate device to couple the intermediate device to the retainer and the support.
The present invention relates to a pedal assembly comprising a pedal lever (10) pivotally mounted in a housing and a spring mechanism (20, 21) for biasing the pedal lever to a rest position with respect to the housing, wherein the pedal lever has a substantially cylindrical end portion (12) which is received in a complementary shaped bearing space portion (7) in the housing, wherein the housing comprises a first (1) and a second housing part (2) which divide the housing in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical bearing space and which comprise connecting means for connecting the first and second housing parts, the first housing part (1) having a stop surface (6) against which the pedal lever (10) abuts in the rest position.
The present invention relates to a method for assembling a pedal assembly for a motor vehicle, the method including: - pivotally mounting a pedal lever (10) by inserting a cylindrical end portion (12) thereof through an opening in a first housing part (1) to be at least partially received in a complementary shaped first cylindrical bearing space portion (7) provided in the first housing part.
