Patent · US Expired

Control pedal unit for a vehicle

US5855146A · kind A · utility

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5References

4Claims

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	Jan 5, 1999
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 leg walls between which one end of a pedal lever having an eyepiece with an opening is pivotally supported, a bearing sleeve is disposed between the leg walls and extends through the eyepiece opening and a slide hub extends through the bearing openings in the leg walls and through the bearing sleeve and is interlocked with the bearing sleeve for retaining the bearing sleeve and the lever arm in position between the leg walls of the mounting structure.

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