Pedal

US6453768B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Mannesmann VDO AG · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Wehner · Schmitten, DE
• Christian Weis · Scheidegg, DE
• Peter Kohlen · Neu-Anspach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 9, 2001
• Grant date: Sep 24, 2002
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T74/20888
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A pedal (2), in particular for a motor vehicle, has a pedal arm (6) which can be deflected at its first end region (8) by a force (4), in particular a foot force, is mounted at its second end region (10) in a manner such that it can pivot about a pivot spindle (18) mounted in a housing (16), and is acted upon in a manner such that it can be pivoted back into an initial position by a restoring spring element (20) which surrounds the pivot spindle (18). In this arrangement, the restoring spring element (20) is supported on a first lever arm (36) of a pivotably mounted lever (38). The second lever arm (44) of the lever (38) bears via a friction body (50) against a friction surface (56). The friction surface (56) in turn can be pivoted about the pivot spindle (18) of the pedal arm (6) and is arranged on the second end region (10) of the pedal arm (6). This pedal (2) has a particularly low outlay on production and at the same time the coefficient of friction of the friction pairing formed from the friction body (50) and the friction surface (56) is settable within a particularly large range of values. Wherein, the friction surface (56) is part of a friction element (55), and the second …