Summary of the invention
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the invention provides a kind of clutch pedal assembly, it comprises: pedal arm, described pedal arm comprises the pedal tread that is positioned at its outer end and accepts outside treadle effort; Central rotating shaft, described pedal arm rotates relative to described central rotating shaft, and when accepting described outside treadle effort, described pedal arm is depressed and forward rotation, and when discharging described outside treadle effort, described pedal arm is lifted and rotates backward; And bearing pin, described bearing pin connects Clutch main cylinder push rod; Wherein: also comprise pedal force aid system or pedal resistance system, and in the forward rotation process of described pedal arm, described pedal force aid system or pedal resistance systematic order provide at least two the pedal power-assisted or the pedal resistance that act on described pedal tread.
Alternatively, described pedal resistance systematic order provides pedal resistance described in first, second and third.
Alternatively, described pedal resistance system comprises: be arranged on the resistance stressing device on described pedal arm, and resistance force application apparatus.
Alternatively, corresponding described first, second and third pedal resistance, described resistance stressing device has the stressed camming surface of first, second and third resistance being linked in sequence.
Alternatively, described resistance force application apparatus is the resistance spring acting on the described stressed camming surface of first, second and third resistance, and the forward rotation of the relatively described pedal arm of described resistance spring provides bias force.
Alternatively, described resistance spring has resistance receiving terminal, on described receiving terminal, be provided with pulley, described pulley contacts with the stressed camming surface of described first, second and third resistance, with described first, second and third pedal resistance that acts on described pedal tread applying by the described resistance spring of the corresponding transmission of the stressed camming surface of described first, second and third resistance in the forward rotation process at described pedal arm.
Alternatively, the stressed camming surface of described first, second and third resistance is configured, so that:
The first stage that the corresponding described pedal tread of the stressed camming surface of described the first resistance is operated also produces the first pedal resistance, and described first stage is 0 to 40% part in the whole stroke of described pedal tread;
The subordinate phase that the corresponding described pedal tread of the stressed camming surface of described the second resistance is operated also produces the second pedal resistance, and described subordinate phase is 40 to 80% parts in the whole stroke of described pedal tread; With
The phase III that the corresponding described pedal tread of the stressed camming surface of described the 3rd resistance is operated also produces the 3rd pedal resistance, and the described phase III is 80 to 100% parts in the whole stroke of described pedal tread.
Alternatively, in described first and second and three pedal resistance, described the second pedal resistance is minimum.
Alternatively, rotating backward in process of described pedal arm, described pedal resistance system provides the restoring force that acts on described pedal tread.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present invention provides respectively two schemes for assistance type and resistance-type car.In the type automobile of power-assisted, the invention provides pedal force aid system, this system is in the forward rotation process of described pedal arm, and order provides at least two pedal power-assisteds that act on described pedal tread; And in the automobile of resistance-type, the invention provides pedal resistance system, and this system is in the forward rotation process of described pedal arm, and order provides at least two pedal resistance that act on described pedal tread.
Due at least two power (take resistance as example) being provided; it is corresponding that chaufeur can have the different resistances that change when pedal; various process when this can meet the human body application of force; the operation comfort of navigating mate is increased; vehicle is also had to corresponding different protection, and that pedal lifts is also more reliable and more stable simultaneously.
Simultaneously, the invention provides a kind of method of corresponding control clutch pedal assembly, clutch pedal assembly in the method has aforesaid architectural feature, in use, the forward rotation of described pedal arm comprises at least two sequential stages processes, in first stage process, described pedal resistance system provides the first pedal resistance that acts on described pedal tread; In second stage process, described pedal resistance system provides the second pedal resistance that acts on described pedal tread.
The specific embodiment
As shown in Fig. 1 to 2, the invention provides a kind of clutch pedal assembly 1, it comprises: pedal arm 2, described pedal arm comprises the pedal tread 3 that is positioned at its outer end and accepts outside treadle effort; Central rotating shaft 4, described pedal arm rotates relative to described central rotating shaft, and when accepting described outside treadle effort, described pedal arm is depressed and forward rotation, and when discharging described outside treadle effort, described pedal arm is lifted and rotates backward; With bearing pin 5, described bearing pin connects Clutch main cylinder push rod; Wherein: also comprise pedal force aid system or pedal resistance system, and in the forward rotation process of described pedal arm, described pedal force aid system or pedal resistance systematic order provide at least two the pedal power-assisted or the pedal resistance that act on described pedal tread 3.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present invention provides respectively two schemes for assistance type and resistance-type car.In the type automobile of power-assisted, the invention provides pedal force aid system, this system is in the forward rotation process of described pedal arm, and order provides at least two pedal power-assisteds that act on described pedal tread; And in the automobile of resistance-type, the invention provides pedal resistance system, and this system is in the forward rotation process of described pedal arm, and order provides at least two pedal resistance that act on described pedal tread.
Due at least two power (take resistance as example) being provided; it is corresponding that chaufeur can have the different resistances that change when pedal; various process when this can meet the human body application of force; the operation comfort of navigating mate is increased; vehicle is also had to corresponding different protection, and that pedal lifts is also more reliable and more stable simultaneously.
Corresponding the present invention also provides a kind of method of control clutch pedal assembly 1, and described clutch pedal assembly comprises: pedal arm 2, and described pedal arm comprises the pedal tread that is positioned at its outer end and accepts outside treadle effort; Central rotating shaft 3, described pedal arm rotates relative to described central rotating shaft, and when accepting described outside treadle effort, described pedal arm is depressed and forward rotation, and when discharging described outside treadle effort, described pedal arm is lifted and rotates backward; Bearing pin 4, described bearing pin connects Clutch main cylinder push rod; Also comprise: pedal resistance system;
And the forward rotation of described pedal arm comprises at least two sequential stages processes,
In first stage process, described pedal resistance system provides the first pedal resistance that acts on described pedal tread;
In second stage process, described pedal resistance system provides the second pedal resistance that acts on described pedal tread.
In the method, only take resistance-type automobile as example, owing to being operated process for pedal, a plurality of (at least two) stages have been distinguished, corresponding generation simultaneously a plurality of (at least two) acts on the pedal resistance of pedal tread 3, people can realize different stressed in operation, and by adjusting stressed size, people's operation comfort and processing safety, reliability have obtained guarantee.
It is to be noted pedal resistance system or the pedal force aid system proposing in the present invention, can be various ways combination of the prior art, such as mechanical type, electronic type or hydraulic pressure etc.And improvement provided by the present invention to be this pedal resistance system or pedal force aid system can provide a plurality of resistances or power-assisted, think safe and reliable the providing safeguard of the comfortable and operation that people operate.
As the preferred embodiments of the present invention, following content all be take resistance-type car as main.Because itself and assistance type car have correspondence, therefore technical characterictic of the present invention also can have no creationary being applied on assistance type car through those skilled in the art.Even and in resistance-type car, the change (numerical value is negative) in direction also can occur described resistance, produced the effect of power-assisted.Thisly take resistance as main power-assisted is as auxiliary, or take power-assisted as main resistance be auxiliary designing requirement, can both be understood by those skilled in the art, and adjust direction for technical scheme of the present invention.
Therefore, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, described resistance can be also the power-assisted operation in different phase.
As optimal way of the present invention, described pedal resistance systematic order provides pedal resistance described in first, second and third.These power can be distinguished the corresponding pedal initial stage, pedal mid-term and the later stage of trampling this.For example:
The 1st stage (0-40% pedal stroke): because clutch pedal manipulation initial stage pedal dynamics is less, now allow people easily step on empty sense, this stage obviously should appropriately increase pedal resistance, i.e. the first pedal resistance;
The 2nd stage (40%-80% pedal stroke): treadle effort increases gradually when pedal stroke arrives the intermediary, now needs to reduce treadle effort, now will reduce treadle effort by the present invention, i.e. the second pedal resistance;
In the 3rd stage (80%-100% pedal stroke): during final stage stroke, treadle effort is smaller again, now need again to increase treadle effort and guarantee that pedal possesses certain returning place force, and the 3rd pedal resistance is provided.
Those skilled in the art can be according to described triphasic application target and people's operating habit, adjusts described pedal resistance described in first, second and third.
Be understandable that equally, pedal resistance can be by machinery, hydraulic pressure or electronic mechanism described in first, second and third described in the present invention, or its combination, provides.As preferred the present invention, adopt comparatively easy mechanical system to provide.
As preferred version of the present invention, described pedal resistance system comprises: be arranged on the resistance stressing device on described pedal arm, and resistance force application apparatus.
As further improvement, corresponding described first, second and third pedal resistance, described resistance stressing device has the stressed camming surface 8 of stressed camming surface stressed camming surface 7, the three resistance of 6, the second resistance of the first resistance being linked in sequence.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, the present invention is based on and above-mentioned the power of clutch pedal manipulation process is carried out to labor, by pedal stroke, divide a plurality of stages, for different phase treadle effort, design, adopt different resistance lever ratios (for example adopting the design of different camming surface to realize), can solve the poor and boosting mechanism pedal of handling comfort that resistance pedal causes and cause the slower problem of pedal return.
As preferred embodiment, described resistance force application apparatus is the resistance spring 9 acting on the described stressed camming surface of first, second and third resistance, and the forward rotation of the relatively described pedal arm of described resistance spring 9 provides bias force.
As further improving, described resistance spring 9 has resistance receiving terminal, on described receiving terminal, be provided with pulley 10, described pulley contacts with the stressed camming surface of described first, second and third resistance, with described first, second and third pedal resistance that acts on described pedal tread applying by the described resistance spring of the corresponding transmission of the stressed camming surface of described first, second and third resistance in the forward rotation process at described pedal arm.
As further improving, the stressed camming surface of described first, second and third resistance is configured, so that:
The first stage that the corresponding described pedal tread of the stressed camming surface of described the first resistance is operated also produces the first pedal resistance, and described first stage is 0 to 40% part in the whole stroke of described pedal tread;
The subordinate phase that the corresponding described pedal tread of the stressed camming surface of described the second resistance is operated also produces the second pedal resistance, and described subordinate phase is 40 to 80% parts in the whole stroke of described pedal tread; With
The phase III that the corresponding described pedal tread of the stressed camming surface of described the 3rd resistance is operated also produces the 3rd pedal resistance, and the described phase III is 80 to 100% parts in the whole stroke of described pedal tread.
Wherein preferred, in described first, second and third pedal resistance, described the second pedal resistance is minimum.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, by adopting different camming surface designs to realize, the stressed camming surface of first, second and third resistance produces different lever ratios relatively, and the bias force by resistance spring 9 arranges simultaneously, with this, produces first, second and third different pedal resistance.
Compared with prior art, the variable lever ratio clutch pedal being combined to form by parts such as newly-increased " face cams " and " Leaf spring ", can realize and realize stage by stage resistance, meet handling comfort demand on the one hand, meet the performance requirement of clutch pedal return simultaneously.Clutch pedal provided by the invention can solve the poor and boosting mechanism pedal of handling comfort that resistance pedal causes simultaneously and cause the slower problem of pedal return.
As the optimal way of resistance-type, rotating backward in process of described pedal arm, described pedal resistance system provides the restoring force that acts on described pedal tread.
Should be appreciated that invention which is intended to be protected is not limited to non-limiting embodiments, should be appreciated that non-limiting embodiments describes as just example.The protection domain of the essence that the application will require is more embodied in the scope that independent claims provide, with and dependent claims.