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Accelerator Pedal Assembly
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1974-01-04
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Granted: 1975-03-04
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Expires: 1994-01-04
Abstract
Abstract An accelerator pedal assembly for an automotive vehicle having a pedal pad which is pivotable about a horizontal axis to accommodate the angular position of the operator''s foot and in which pivotal movement of the pedal pad can be used to effect throttle opening. The pedal assembly includes a pair of levers mounted to the vehicle body to pivot about a second horizontal axis. The first of the levers is pivotally connected to the pedal pad. The second of the levers at its lower end slidingly engages the back side of the pedal pad at a position spaced from its pivotal connection. The upper end of the second of the levers is connected to a throttle actuating cable or a linkage.
Inventors
- 👤 Delmar C Grimes
- 👤 Raymond Stocker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:22
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05G; G05G1/00; G05G1/30; B; B60; B60K; B60K26/00; B60K26/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20528; Y10T74/20534; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20888
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A pedal assembly suitable for use as an accelerator for an automotive vehicle, said pedal assembly comprising: a first lever, a second lever, mounting means secured to the body of the automotive vehicle or the like, said first and second levers being attached to said mounting means to pivot about a common axis, said first lever being pivotable relative to said second lever, a pedal pad pivotally attached to one end of said first lever, said second lever being connected at one end to motion transfer means to connect the pedal assembly and remote element, said second lever at its other end slidably engaging the pedal pad.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A pedal assembly suitable for use as an accelerator for an automotive vehicle, said pedal assembly comprising: a first lever, a second lever, mounting means secured to the body of the automotive vehicle or the like, said first and second levers being attached to said mounting means to pivot about a common axis, said first lever being pivotable relative to said second lever, a pedal pad pivotally attached to one end of said first lever, said second lever being connected at one end to motion transfer means to connect the pedal assembly and remote element, said second lever at its other end slidably engaging the pedal pad.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A pedal assembly according to claim 1, said pedal pad having a frontside engageable with the foot of the vehicle operator, said other end of the second lever slidably engaging the backside of said pedal pad.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pedal assembly according to claim 1, said first lever depending from said common axis, the portion of said seCond lever slidably engageable with said pedal pad also depending from said common axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
An accelerator pedal assembly according to claim 1, said first lever being pivotally attached to the lower portion of said pedal pad, said other end of said second lever slidingly engaging a portion of the backside of the pedal pad at a position spaced upwardly from the pivotal attachment of the first lever to the pedal pad.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An accelerator pedal assembly according to claim 1, spring means acting between said first lever and said second lever biasing the second lever toward engagement with the backside of said pedal pad.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
An accelerator pedal assembly according to claim 1, said first and second levers having generally U-shaped cross sections, one of said levers being at least partially nestable within the other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
192 words
An accelerator pedal assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising: a mounting bracket secured to the body of the vehicle, a first lever and a second lever attached to said bracket to pivot about a common axis, said first lever being free to pivot relative to said second axis, said first lever having a portion depending from said axis, a pedal pad pivotally attached adjacent the depending end of said first lever, said second lever having a portion depending from said axis, the depending end of said second lever slideably engaging the backside of said pedal pad along a line spaced above the pivotal connection of said pedal pad to the first lever, the backside of said pedal pad being abutable with the end of said first lever to limit the rearward pivotal movement of pedal pad relative to said first lever, said second lever including an upstanding portion from said common axis, motion transfer means connected to said upstanding portion to connect the second lever and a remote element, spring means tending to separate the depending portions of said first and second levers thereby urging said pedal pad toward its rearwardmost position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
192 words
An accelerator pedal assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising: a mounting bracket secured to the body of the vehicle, a first lever and a second lever attached to said bracket to pivot about a common axis, said first lever being free to pivot relative to said second axis, said first lever having a portion depending from said axis, a pedal pad pivotally attached adjacent the depending end of said first lever, said second lever having a portion depending from said axis, the depending end of said second lever slideably engaging the backside of said pedal pad along a line spaced above the pivotal connection of said pedal pad to the first lever, the backside of said pedal pad being abutable with the end of said first lever to limit the rearward pivotal movement of pedal pad relative to said first lever, said second lever including an upstanding portion from said common axis, motion transfer means connected to said upstanding portion to connect the second lever and a remote element, spring means tending to separate the depending portions of said first and second levers thereby urging said pedal pad toward its rearwardmost position.
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