EP1074445A2
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System to disengage the brake pedal in case of collision
Assignee: Fiat Auto SpA
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Filing: 1999-12-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-12-20
Abstract
Abstract System to disengage the brake pedal (6) from its joint (7) with the servo brake in case of frontal collision of a motor vehicle in which the pedals are placed on the fireproof wall (5) under the support bracket (9) of the steering column of the steering wheel (10) and in which the joint of the pedal consists of at least to arms (13, 14) and a push rod (15) to control the servo brake (17); the first of the two arms (13) consisting of two adjacent parts and being located in such a way that in case the pedals move backward due to frontal collision, said parts are set apart by a strut with a conical point (20) integral with said support bracket of the steering column of the steering wheel.
Inventors
- 👤 Giorgio Cornacchia
- 👤 Renato Cordero
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:30
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05G; G05G1/00; G05G1/30; G05G1/32; B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/09; B60T; B60T7/00; B60T7/02; B60T7/04; B60T7/06; B60T7/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
System to disengage the brake pedal (6) from its
joint (7) with the servo brake in case of frontal
collision of a motor vehicle in which the pedals are
placed on the fireproof wall (5) under the support
bracket (9) of the steering column of the steering
wheel (10) and in which the joint of the pedal
consists of at least to arms (13, 14) and a push rod
(15) to control the servo brake (17); characterised
in that the first of the two arms (13) is consisting
of two adjacent parts and is located in such a way
that in case the pedals move backward due to frontal
collision, said parts are set apart by a strut with
conical point (20) integral with said support
bracket of the steering column of the steering
wheel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
System as claimed in claim 1 characterised in
that the first arm (13) is connected to the second
arm (14) by means of a through bolt (18) which is
kept in its position by a release spring (19).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
System as claimed in claim 2 characterised in
that the arm (13) is a simple arm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
System as claimed in claim 2, characterised in
that the arm (13) is a double arm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
140 words
System to disengage the brake pedal (6) from its
joint (7) with the servo brake in case of frontal
collision of a motor vehicle in which the pedals are
placed on the fireproof wall (5) under the support
bracket (9) of the steering column of the steering
wheel (10) and in which the joint of the pedal
consists of at least to arms (13, 14) and a push rod
(15) to control the servo brake (17) characterised
in that the first of the two arms (13) is located in
such a way that in case the pedals move backwards
due to frontal collision, said parts rabbet against
a strut (20) integral with said support bracket of
the steering column of the steering wheel the end of
which is shaped in order to clasp the two parts of
the arm (13).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
System as claimed in claim 5, characterised in
that the first arm (13) is connected to the second
arm (14) by means of a through bolt (18) which is
kept in seats consisting of holes (23) on the arm
(13) presenting notching (23a) opened towards the
upper part in order to allow the bolt to get out in
case of a thrust the value of which is higher than a
predetermined threshold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
124 words
System to disengage the brake pedal (6) from its
joint (7) with the servo brake in case of frontal
collision of a motor vehicle in which the pedals are
placed on the fireproof wall (5) under the support
bracket (9) of the steering column of the steering
wheel (10) and in which the pedals and the fulcrum
of the brake pedal are made of plastic,
characterised in that the joint is located in such a
way that in case the pedals move backwards because
of a frontal impact, at least one of its parts
rabbets against the final part of a strut (20) which
is integral with said support bracket of the
steering column of the steering wheel and which
presents a sharp end.
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