Automotive pedal release system
US11247646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05G1/44
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automobile pedal release system that includes a housing having first and second side walls spaced apart by a cleft, where each side wall includes a pocket recessed into an inner surface such that the two pockets oppose one another; a brake pedal assembly having a pivot member disposed in the cleft and defining a pivot axis, first and second bushings, and a brake pedal arm rotatable about the pivot axis relative to the two bushings, where each busing is disposed in a first portion of one pocket and receives one of two ends of the pivot member; and a striker assembly having a striker and two plugs, the striker having an elongated body extending in the cleft between the side walls, where each plug is disposed in a second portion of one pocket and includes a bore that receives one of two ends of the striker.
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