Position adjustable pedal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9296371-B2
Application number	US-201414312150-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2014
Priority date	Dec 3, 2013
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

A position adjustable pedal may include a pedal member configured to be fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and have a front end with a hinge shaft and a plurality of insertion holes formed around the hinge shaft, a switch bracket configured to be rotatably mounted on the hinge shaft of the pedal member, provided with at least one fixing hole corresponding to the plurality of insertion holes, and fixed to the pedal member by a fixing pin inserted into any one of the plurality of insertion holes and any one of the at least one fixing hole, and a pedal arm configured to be rotatably mounted on the same hinge shaft as the switch bracket, provided with a plurality of clevis holes corresponding to a clevis extending from a booster, and connected to the booster by a clevis pin inserted into any one of the plurality of clevis holes and the clevis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A position adjustable pedal, comprising:
a pedal member configured to be fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and to have a front end with a hinge shaft and a plurality of insertion holes formed around the hinge shaft along a rotating radial direction with respect to the hinge shaft;
a switch bracket configured to be rotatably mounted on the hinge shaft of the pedal member, provided with at least one fixing hole corresponding to the plurality of insertion holes, and fixed to the pedal member by a fixing pin inserted into any one of the plurality of insertion holes and any one of the at least one fixing hole; and
a pedal arm configured to be rotatably mounted on the hinge shaft, provided with a plurality of clevis holes corresponding to a clevis extending from a booster, and connected to the booster by a clevis pin inserted into any one of the plurality of clevis holes and the clevis.

2. The position adjustable pedal of claim 1 , wherein the fixing pin inserted into the any one insertion hole of the pedal member and the any one fixing hole of the switch bracket is disposed at a predetermined distance from the pedal arm so that the fixing pin is not disposed within a rotating range of the pedal arm.

3. The position adjustable pedal of claim 1 , wherein:
a temporary assembling hole is formed at a front surface portion of the switch bracket in a front and back direction, and
a first end of the pedal arm is provided with a temporary assembling part protruding forward to be inserted into the temporary assembling hole of the switch bracket, and the temporary assembling part is provided with a support hole penetrating in a substantially horizontal direction to the front surface portion of the switch bracket.

4. The position adjustable pedal of claim 3 , wherein the temporary assembling part of the pedal arm protrudes into the temporary assembling hole of the switch bracket so that the support hole is exposed to an outside of the switch bracket when the temporary assembling hole of the switch bracket is inserted from a back of the switch bracket toward a front of the switch bracket.

5. The position adjustable pedal of claim 1 , wherein:
a first end of the switch bracket is mounted on the hinge shaft of the pedal member and a second end of the switch bracket is provided with a stop switch, and
the pedal arm is fixedly provided with a connection member corresponding to the stop switch of the switch bracket.

6. The position adjustable pedal of claim 5 , further comprising:
an elastic member having a first end connected to the pedal arm or the connection member fixedly mounted on the pedal arm and a second end connected to the switch bracket to provide an elastic restoring force to the pedal arm.

7. The position adjustable pedal of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of clevis holes of the pedal arm is formed along a rotating radial direction with respect to the hinge shaft.

8. The position adjustable pedal of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of clevis holes of the pedal arm is repeatedly provided at a predetermined interval along a rotating radial direction with respect to the hinge shaft.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Min Jeong Seon

Classifications

• H01H1/26

  with spring blade support · CPC title

• B60T7/06 Primary

  Disposition of pedal · CPC title

• G05G1/44

  pivoting · CPC title

• Y10T74/20528

  Foot operated · CPC title

• G05G1/40

  adjustable · CPC title