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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1998
Ruprecht Sinnhuber, Gifhorn, DE;
Frank Vöge, Osnabrück, DE;
Holger Michael Thum, Braunschweig, DE;
Ulrich Knothe, Braunschweig, DE;
Volkswagen AG, , DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle safety arrangement has a pedal mechanism with at least one bearing block and at least one pedal articulated thereon. The bearing block is held by a beam member which extends approximately over the width of the vehicle and is spaced from a bulkhead delimiting the passenger compartment. In order to prevent injury to feet on frontal impact, the beam member is resistant to bending and is uncoupled from the bulkhead. The distance between the member and bulkhead is dimensioned such that, in the event of intrusion of the bulkhead as a result of a collision, the position of the beam member does not vary substantially.