Patent · US Active

Brake system development tool having a mechanism for setting different pedal ratios

US7788991B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
21References
12Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 26, 2008
Grant dateSep 7, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 26, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

A brake system development tool (10) providing adjustment of pedal ratio in a brake pedal mechanism without having to disassemble the mechanism and replace parts. A positioning mechanism carried by the pedal arm (20) positions the pedal arm and the brake pedal pivot shaft (16) relative to the pushrod shaft (18) to set the distance between the axis of the brake pedal pivot shaft and the axis of the pushrod shaft.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.