Patent · US Expired

Brake pedal mechanism for automotive vehicles

US6112616A · kind A · utility

24Cited by

3References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES LLC · US

Inventors

Jürgen Schonlau · Eltville am Rhein, DE
Ralf Harth · Darmstadt, DE
Wolfgang Ritter · Düsseldorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 18, 1999
Grant date	Sep 5, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20528
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake pedal assembly for automotive vehicles has a pedal mounting support which is attached to a brake force booster or a vehicle body wall. A brake pedal used to actuate the brake force booster is pivotally mounted in the pedal mounting support. To eliminate the risk of foot injury in a collision, the points of support for the pivot axle of the brake pedal take the form of coulisse-type guides, in which the pivot axle is retained by a securing element, which, when moved by the action of a force caused during a collision, releases the pivot axle.

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