Pedal for motor vehicles, with a safety mechanism for head-on collisions

• Main Authors: LLONA FURUNDARENA, LANDER, AGIRRE PICHEL, INAKI, ALONSO ALONSO, ARTURO, MARTIN VILLAJERO, YALAM DHARMA, BURGUERA ALBIZURI, FERNANDO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.05.2013
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

Pedal for motor vehicles with a safety mechanism for head-on collisions, pivotable around a shaft (2;2') attached to a support piece (10;10'), and the safety mechanism comprising means that release the shaft (2;2') in the event of a head-on collision as a result of the action of activation means (40;40'). The release means comprise a retention member (20;20') that, in normal operating conditions of the pedal (1;1'), is arranged inserted at least partly in the support piece (10;10'), retaining the rotation shaft (2;2') in the support piece (10;10'), and at least one guide surface in the support piece (10;10'), which guides the movement of the retention member (20;20') in relation to said support piece (10;10') in the event of a head-on collision in which the activation means (40;40') act on the retention member (20;20'), releasing the rotation shaft (2;2').