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Accelerator pedals of automobile vehicles

Assignee: Renault SA
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Filing: 1962-11-15
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1982-11-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Peras Lucien

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 19:41
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05G; G05G1/00; G05G1/30; G05G1/40; G05G1/405; B; B60; B60K; B60K26/00; B60K26/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20528; Y10T74/20534; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20888; Y10T74/20894

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
AN ACCELERTOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE ANGLE OF INCLINATION OF THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR CAN BE ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANGLE FORMED BY THE FOOT AND LEG OF A DRIVER WITHOUT CHANGING THE THROTTLE SETTING, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A CRANK-SHAPED LEVER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN A BRACKET FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, THE ARMS OF SAID LEVER NORMALLY LYING IN THE SAME PLANE AS THE AXIS OF PIVOT, ONE ARM OF SAID LEVER EXTENDING FORWARD FROM SAID BRACKET ON THE ENGINE SIDE AND CONNECTABLE TO THE FUEL CONTROL OF SAID ENGINE, THE OTHER ARM OF SAID LEVER EXTENDING FROM SAID BRACKET TOWARD SAID DRIVER, A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ITS UPPER END TO THE END OF SAID OTHER ARM AND DEPENDING THEREFROM, AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF THE HARMONIUM TYPE PIVOTALLY ATTACHED AT ITS UPPER END TO THE LOWER END OF SAID LINK AND MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE LOWER END OF SAID PEDAL FOR SLIDABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID PEDAL TO ADJUST SAID ANGLE OF INCLINATION, COMPRISDING A U-SHAPED ELEMENT, THE SHANKS OF WHICH ARE SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN BEARINGS SECURED TO SAID FLOOR, THE BASE OF WHICH ELEMENT PASSES THROUGH SAID PEDAL LOWER END IN A PIVOTAL MANNER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
AN ACCELERTOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE ANGLE OF INCLINATION OF THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR CAN BE ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANGLE FORMED BY THE FOOT AND LEG OF A DRIVER WITHOUT CHANGING THE THROTTLE SETTING, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A CRANK-SHAPED LEVER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN A BRACKET FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, THE ARMS OF SAID LEVER NORMALLY LYING IN THE SAME PLANE AS THE AXIS OF PIVOT, ONE ARM OF SAID LEVER EXTENDING FORWARD FROM SAID BRACKET ON THE ENGINE SIDE AND CONNECTABLE TO THE FUEL CONTROL OF SAID ENGINE, THE OTHER ARM OF SAID LEVER EXTENDING FROM SAID BRACKET TOWARD SAID DRIVER, A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ITS UPPER END TO THE END OF SAID OTHER ARM AND DEPENDING THEREFROM, AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF THE HARMONIUM TYPE PIVOTALLY ATTACHED AT ITS UPPER END TO THE LOWER END OF SAID LINK AND MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE LOWER END OF SAID PEDAL FOR SLIDABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID PEDAL TO ADJUST SAID ANGLE OF INCLINATION, COMPRISDING A U-SHAPED ELEMENT, THE SHANKS OF WHICH ARE SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN BEARINGS SECURED TO SAID FLOOR, THE BASE OF WHICH ELEMENT PASSES THROUGH SAID PEDAL LOWER END IN A PIVOTAL MANNER.

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