PEDAL SUPPORT WITH COUPLED FUNCTIONS

• Main Author: ATTARD, JEAN-MARC
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 10.10.2007
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BYMECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY; CONTROLLING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; REGULATING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A pedal box for a motor vehicle, comprising clutch ( 1 ), brake ( 2 ), and accelerator ( 3 ) pedals that are mounted to respectively rotate about a corresponding pivots (X 1 , X 2 , X 3 ) between a rest position and a position of maximum actuation after passing through a multitude of intermediate positions. A link ( 4 ) located between the accelerator pedal ( 3 ) and the brake pedal ( 2 ) places the brake pedal ( 2 ) in an intermediate position or a rest position depending on whether or not the accelerator pedal ( 3 ) is in a rest position.