Pedal unit for a vehicle, particularly a utility vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10908633-B2
Application number	US-201916238669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2019
Priority date	Jul 4, 2016
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

A pedal unit for a vehicle, particularly a utility vehicle, has at least one pedal shaft, at least one control cam, at least one pedal and at least one lever arm. The pedal is rigidly secured to the pedal shaft by the lever arm. The control cam is also rigidly secured to the pedal shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pedal unit for a vehicle, comprising:
at least one pedal shaft;
at least one control cam;
at least one pedal and at least one lever arm,
wherein the pedal is firmly secured by way of the lever arm to the pedal shaft and wherein the control cam is firmly secured to the pedal shaft; and
a pedal plate with a first shaft mount and a second shaft mount,
wherein the pedal shaft is mounted by way of the first and second shaft mounts on the pedal plate, wherein the first shaft mount has a first opening with a cross section that is larger than the cross section of a first pedal shaft bearing section of the pedal shaft, by which the fully assembled pedal shaft is introducible into the first shaft mount during an assembly process, and wherein the cross section of the first opening is oval,
wherein the second shaft mount comprises a second opening which forms a fit with a second pedal shaft bearing section of the pedal shaft and wherein the fit is formed by a bore with a circular cross section.

2. The pedal unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a bearing bushing arranged at one end of the pedal shaft.

3. The pedal unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the pedal shaft with the first pedal shaft bearing section is introducible at a slant into the first opening.

4. The pedal unit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the first pedal shaft bearing section of the pedal shaft in a mounted condition of the pedal unit is held by an insert bushing in the first opening of the first shaft mount.

5. The pedal unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the first pedal shaft bearing section of the pedal shaft in a mounted condition of the pedal unit is held by an insert bushing in the first opening of the first shaft mount.

6. The pedal unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the pedal unit is a utility vehicle pedal unit.

Assignees

• Knorr Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

Inventors

• Rizzi Stefano
• Andreetta Giorgio

Classifications

• B60T7/06

  Disposition of pedal · CPC title

• B60K23/02

  for main transmission clutches · CPC title

• B60T7/04

  foot actuated · CPC title

• B60K26/02

  of initiating means or elements · CPC title

• B60Y2200/14

  Trucks; Load vehicles, Busses · CPC title