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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2015
Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co., Lippstadt, DE;
Claus Viethen, Erwitte, DE;
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Lippstadt, DE;
Abstract
A kick-down element for a vehicle, complete with a housing, an actuator that is fastened in the housing such that it can be moved axially and a force surge element that can be moved axially in the actuator and which is axially loaded by an elastic element. There is a plate-shaped protruding part on at least one housing panel, which runs perpendicular to the movement direction and the upper end of which runs diagonally downward. The force step element interacts with at least one roller, which is located between the protruding part and a wedgeshaped () of the force surge element in a resting position. The kick-down element is intended to allow for a relatively long travel path for the actuator in the most compact design possible. This is achieved by keeping the roller attached to a lower end of the actuator.