Patent · US Expired

Control pedal unit for vehicles

US5794490A · kind A · utility

2Cited by

4References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

Dieter Papenhagen · Waiblingen, DE
Manfred Lochle · Stuttgart, DE
Thorsten Meyer · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 1996
Grant date	Aug 18, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20888
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a vehicle control pedal unit comprising a mounting structure having a U-shaped mounting end with spaced parallel walls between which one end of a pedal lever having an eyepiece with an opening is pivotally supported, at least one return spring disposed between the mounting structure walls has one end operatively connected to the pedal lever and the other end mounted on a support wall structure extending across the spaced parallel walls such that the other spring end can be easily inserted into engagement with the support wall structure from outside the spaced parallel walls.

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