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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregor Poertzgen, Koblenz, DE;
Peter Martin, Sutton Coldfield, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries public limited company, West Midlands, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ; B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3031134 ; 60582 ;
Abstract
A brake pedal (1) for actuation of a brake cylinder (10) of a motor vehicle, comprises a lever (2), having at an end portion of one lever (3) a stepping plate (4) for actuation by a driver, and an articulation location (5) for introducing actuation forces into the brake cylinder (10), characterized in that the lever (2) comprises a first rotational axis (6) and a second rotational axis (7), the lever (2) rotating about the first rotational axis (6) during a normal actuation, and the lever (2) rotating about the second rotational axis (7) during an emergency actuation.