Teleflex, Inc.

Technology Holding Company Ii

Comfort Pedals, Inc.

Drivesol Worldwide, Inc.

Comcorp Technologies, Inc.

Christopher A Bortolon

Christopher J Rixon

Christopher Rixon

Jean Munger

Steven John Engelgau

Anthony Markham

Rolf Herbert Reidel

Harry L Redding

An adjustable pedal assembly for controlling step-over between pedal levers () is provided. A first pedal lever () is supported for rotation about an operational axis. A first adjustment mechanism () adjusts the first pedal lever () between a first plurality of adjusted positions. A second pedal lever () is supported for rotation about a second operational axis. A second adjustment mechanism () adjusts the second pedal lever () between a second plurality of adjusted positions. First and second drives () simultaneously move the pedal levers () between the adjusted positions. Linear potentiometers (), each having a wiper () fixed to nut assemblies () of the adjustment mechanisms (), generate control signals that indicate a position of each of the pedal levers (). A controller () is programmed to detect a stall of either of the adjustment mechanisms () based on the control signals to prevent step-over between the pedal levers ().

Adjustable pedal assembly with step-over control

An adjustable pedal assembly ( ) includes two pedal mechanisms ( and ) disposed on a top side ( ) of a carrier plate ( ). Two parallel tracks ( and ) are disposed on a bottom side ( ) of the carrier ( ) for supporting the carrier ( ) for movement between a fore and an aft position. The parallel tracks ( and ) are spaced apart a first distance for minimizing torque when either of the pedal mechanisms ( and ) is actuated. Additionally, the pedal mechanisms ( and ) are within the first distance separating the tracks ( and ). The carrier plate ( ) has a periphery ( ) extending about and spaced from the parallel tracks ( and ) to overlie the peripheral surface ( ) of the floorboard ( ) and limit access to the recess ( ). An adjustment mechanism ( ) for adjusting a fore and an aft position of the carrier ( ) is disposed on the bottom side ( ) of the carrier ( ) between the parallel tracks ( and ).

Adjustable pedal assembly&mdash;floating floor

An adjustable pedal assembly for an automotive vehicle including a plurality of screw members ( and ) interconnected by threads for adjusting the position of q pedal pad ( ) along the adjustment axis A relative to a pedal arm ( .) A first telescoping element ( ) and a second telescoping element ( ) which are in sliding engagement with one another along a telescoping axis for interconnecting the pedal pad ( ) and the pedal arm ( ) for stabilizing the movement of the pedal pad ( ) relative to a pedal arm ( ) along the adjustment axis A.

Guide for adjustable pad on pedal arm

Various adjustable pedal assemblies (,and,) include a pedal support (,or,) slidably supported on a guide rod (,) with a pedal lever (,or,) mounted on the support (,or,) along the guide rod (,). The adjustable pedal assemblies (,and,) are characterized by the screw (,) being external to and parallel to the guide rod (,). In the embodiment of FIGS.,and,, the pedal lever (,or,) is pivotally attached to the support (,or,) whereas in the embodiment of FIG.,, the pedal lever (,) and the support (,) are defined by an integral member and the bracket (,) includes a connection (,) for rotatably supporting the bracket (,) on a vehicle.

Adjustable pedal-parallel screw and rod

An adjustable control pedal assembly for a motor vehicle. The pedal assembly includes an upper hub structure and a pedal arm extending downwardly from the hub structure and mounting the pedal pad. The hub structure is slidably mounted on a single hollow guide rod extending rearwardly from a transmission housing which in turn is rigidly secured to a pivot arm. The pivot arm is pivotally mounted to a bracket secured to the firewall of the vehicle. A nut is positioned slidably within the hollow guide rod and a screw shaft extends rearwardly from the transmission housing for threaded engagement with the nut. The upper end of the pedal arm extends upwardly through a slot in the bottom of the hub structure and through a slot in the bottom of the guide rod and the nut is positioned on the upper end of the pedal arm within the hub so that linear movement of the nut within the hollow rod as generated by rotation of the screw shaft results in forward and rearward movement of the pedal assembly along the guide rod. The adjustable pedal assembly includes an actuating mechanism for remotely controlling the pedal to move the pedal to a desired position. The adjustable pedal assembly also includes a memory control for storing at least one pre-selected pedal position. The memory control can be remotely activated by an actuating mechanism to move the pedal to the pre-selected pedal position.

Adjustable pedal assembly

An adjustable pedal assembly is adapted to be mounted on a body structure of a motor vehicle and is operative to control a vehicle system, such as a braking system or engine throttle control system, for example. The assembly includes a carrier, a support structure mounting the carrier for fore and aft movement relative to the vehicle body structure, and a drive assembly for providing the fore and aft movement of the carrier along the support structure. A pedal is operatively connected to the carrier for movement relative to the carrier that is independent of the fore and aft movement of the carrier along the support structure. The assembly is characterized by a generator having an input associated with the pedal and an output adapted to be associated with the vehicle system. The generator is operative in response to the movement of the pedal relative to the carrier and generates an electric control signal from the output that varies in magnitude in proportion to the input by the extent of movement of the pedal relative to the carrier. The control signal is proportioned to and indicative of the position of the pedal relative to the carrier.

Electronic adjustable pedal assembly

An adjustable pedal assembly is adapted to be mounted on a body structure of a motor vehicle and is operative to control a vehicle system, such as a braking system or engine throttle control system for example. The assembly includes a carrier, a support structure mounting the carrier for fore and aft movement relative to the vehicle body structure, and a drive assembly for providing the fore and aft movement of the carrier along the support structure. A pedal is operatively connected to the carrier for movement relative to the carrier that is independent of the fore and aft movement of the carrier along the support structure. The assembly is characterized by generator having an input associated with the pedal and an output adapted to be associated with the vehicle system. The generator is operative in response to the movement of the pedal relative to the carrier and generates an electric control signal from the output that varies in magnitude in proportion to the input by the extent of movement of the pedal relative to the carrier. The control signal is proportioned to and indicative of the position of the pedal relative to the carrier.

An adjustable pedal assembly (,) includes a mounting bracket (,) for attachment to a vehicle structure (,), a pedal lever (,), a pedal pad (,), and a driving mechanism (,). The pedal lever (,) has an upper end (,) and a lower end (,) with the upper end (,) being pivotally supported with respect to the mounting bracket (,). The pedal pad (,) is connected to the lower end (,) of the pedal lever (,) and the driving mechanism (,) is operative to move the pedal pad (,) between an extended position and a retracted position. The assembly is characterized by including a control linkage (,) interconnecting the driving mechanism (,) and the pedal pad (,). The driving mechanism (,) drives the control linkage (,) along a guide path defined by the pedal lever (,) to move the pedal pad (,) between the extended and retracted positions. The control linkage (,) is comprised of a first pair of link members (,) mounted on one side of the pedal lever (,) and a second pair of link members (,) mounted on an opposite side of the pedal lever (,). Each pair of link members (,) includes a common pivotal connection (,) that creates a scissor motion on each side of the pedal Lever (,) as the driving mechanism (,) moves the pedal pad (,) between retracted and extended positions.

Pedal assembly with adjustable pad

An adjustable pedal assembly (,) is disclosed for maintaining a constant ratio between the movement of the pad (,) and the movement of the output core element (,) in all adjusted operational positions of the pad (,). A support (,) is included for attachment to a vehicle structure and a pedal lever (,) is rotatably supported by the support structure (,) for rotation about a pivot axis (,) and including an actuator arm (,) extending in a first direction from the pivot axis (,) and a pad arm (,) extending in a second direction from the pivot axis (,). A slide member (,) is slidably supported by the support (,) for adjustment between various operational positions. A conduit (,) has a first end (,) attached to the slide member (,) for movement therewith during the adjustment between the operational positions and a second end (,) for attachment to the vehicle support structure. A motion transmitting core element (,) is slidably supported by the conduit (,) and has a first end (,) extending from the first end (,) of the conduit (,) and operatively attached to the pedal lever (,) and a second end (,) extending from the second end (,) of the conduit (,) for attachment to a control member for transmitting motion from the pedal lever (,) to the control member. The assembly characterized by the slide member (,) being slidably supported by the support (,) and including an extension (,) extending in transverse relationship to the actuator arm (,). The first end (,) of the core element (,) extends from the first end (,) of the conduit (,) and in sliding engagement with the actuator arm (,) of the pedal lever (,).

Adjustable pedal with constant ratio cable assembly

Two embodiments (,and,) of an adjustable pedal assembly are characterized by a first component (,or,) surrounding one half of a worm gear (,or,) and a first length of the worm (,or,) and a second component (,or,) surrounding the other one half of the worm gear (,or,) and a second length of the worm (,or,). A support (,or,) includes a pocket holding the first (,or,) and second (,or,) components in abutting relationship with one another. In the embodiment of FIGS.,, the pocket (,) is defined by and within the support (,) and the support (,) includes flexible tabs (,) for snapping the first (,or,) and second (,or,) components into the pocket (,). In the embodiment of FIG.,, the pocket (,) is defined by a box-like clamp (,) extending about the first (,or,) and second (,or,) covers and attached to the support (,) by a fastener (,).

Adjustable pedal-pocketed gears

A pedal assembly (,) for use in a vehicle (,) comprising a pedal arm that moves in a normal operating range between a rest position and an applied position under a normal operating load and includes a rebound mechanism for moving the pedal arm to an extended position in response to an applied load greater than the normal operating load. The rebound mechanism rebounds the pedal arm to the normal operating range when the applied load is reduced to the normal operating load. In one embodiment, the break away and rebound pedal assembly (,) includes a first arm (,) having a first end (,) with a first pivotal connection (,) to the vehicle (,) for actuating an automotive system and extending to a second end (,). The assembly (,) also comprises a second arm (,) having third (,) and fourth (,) ends with a pad (,) supported on the fourth end (,). The invention is characterized by a rebound mechanism (,) connecting the second end (,) to the third end (,) at a second pivotal connection (,) for pivoting the arms (,) in unison in a normal position about the first pivotal connection (,) under normal loads applied to the pad (,). Further, the rebound mechanism (,) allows the second arm (,) to move relative to the first arm (,) about the second pivotal connection (,) in response to a predetermined load greater than the normal load. The second arm (,) is permitted to rebound back to the normal operating range upon the load falling below the predetermined load. A torsion spring (,) coupled with a friction pad (,) or a hydraulic, pneumatic, or spring loaded cylinder (,) may be used as part of the rebound mechanism.

Break away pedal

A pedal carrier (14) is movably supported by the support (12) for adjustment between various operational positions. The support (12) includes a rod (16) and the pedal carrier (14) is slidably supported on the rod (16). The carrier (12) includes an arm (30) extending from the support (12) and a fitting defining a first end (26) of a conduit (24) is retained in an aperture in the arm (30). A pedal lever (20) includes an actuator portion (38) extending upwardly from a pivotal pin (22) and a first end (34) of a core element (32) is attached to the actuator portion (38). The pedal lever (20) also includes a pedal portion (40) extending downwardly from the pivotal pin (22) so that the pin (22) acts as a fulcrum in response to a pedal force applied to the pedal portion (40) to place the core element (32) in tension. A boot (46) is disposed between the conduit (24) and the bulkhead (52) through which the conduit passes to seal the conduit (24) to the bulkhead as the conduit (24) is allowed to move longitudinally relative to the bulkhead (52).

Adjustable pedal with cable assembly

An electronic adjustable control pedal assembly for a motor vehicle including a carrier, a guide rod adapted to be secured to the dash panel of the vehicle and mounting the carrier for fore and aft movement along the guide rod, a power drive operative to move the carrier along the guide rod, and a pedal structure including a pedal arm pivotally mounted on the carrier and a potentiometer mounted on the carrier and operative to generate an output electrical signal proportioned to the extent of pivotal movement of the pedal arm.

Electric adjustable pedal assembly

An electronic adjustable control pedal assembly for a motor vehicle including a carrier, a guide rod adapted to be secured to the dash panel of the vehicle and mounting the carrier for fore and aft movement along the guide rod, a power drive operative to move the carrier along the guide rod, and a pedal structure including a pedal arm pivotally mounted on the carrier and a potentiometer mounted on the carrier and operative to generate an output electrical signal proportioned to the extent of pivotal movement of the pedal arm. The pedal assembly further includes a feedback apparatus for generating a feel in response to pivotal movement of the pedal arm. The feedback apparatus includes a spring to exert a spring force against the pedal arm that varies in response to the pivotal movement of the pedal arm, a first friction surface on the pedal arm, and a second friction surface on the spring for wiping coaction with the first friction surface in response to the pivotal movement of the pedal arm to provide a hysteresis effect for the pedal assembly.

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Clawson, MI, United States of America

Christopher A Bortolon