EP0899646B1 - Pedal for a car - Google Patents

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EP0899646B1
EP0899646B1 EP98115304A EP98115304A EP0899646B1 EP 0899646 B1 EP0899646 B1 EP 0899646B1 EP 98115304 A EP98115304 A EP 98115304A EP 98115304 A EP98115304 A EP 98115304A EP 0899646 B1 EP0899646 B1 EP 0899646B1
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    • Y10T74/20528—Foot operated
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  • the invention relates to a pedal for a motor vehicle, in particular Accelerator pedal, one at one end in a pedal bearing has pivotally held pedal rod on the free end one fastened by means of at least one clip Pedal plate is, the free end of the pedal rod in one a holding area parallel to the plane of the pedal plate with at least one forming the end of the pedal rod Thigh has a closed eye at the back the pedal plate is inserted.
  • Such a pedal is known for example from EP 0 314 108.
  • the pedal rod has an offset and one subsequent bend.
  • the bend runs diagonally below the pedal plate while the bend arranged at right angles to the longest extension of the pedal rod is.
  • the pedal plate protrudes beyond the bend.
  • a disadvantage of the known pedal is that a pressure, for example on the lower part of the pedal plate, to one Tipping moment and thus to release the pedal plate from the pedal rod can lead.
  • the invention is based on the problem of a pedal of the beginning mentioned type so that its pedal plate with a clip connection as safe as possible against loosening held on the pedal rod at high actuation forces is without it having to be elaborately designed and assembly is complex.
  • the pedal plate With such a pedal, the pedal plate is attached to both of them Sides and on their underside in the immediate vicinity its outer edge is supported by the holding area of the pedal rod.
  • the support surface for the pedal plate on the free This will end the pedal rod as close as possible to the edge of the pedal distal axis Pedal plate brought up.
  • the pedal plate is not just that in the main direction of the pedal rod, but also across it supported as broadly as possible. This creates when actuated of the pedal no moments that lead to a loosening of the pedal plate could lead from the pedal rod.
  • the fixation of the Pedal plate by means of an eye and a clip is also very reliable, because to loosen the pedal plate first panning around the axis of the eye and then moving required in the main direction of extension of the pedal rod is. This design excludes that from accidental Contact of the foot with the pedal from the back or underside of the pedal plate forth to loosen the pedal plate can come from the pedal rod.
  • the pedal plate is very despite the low use of materials sturdy and particularly safe against occurrence of tilting moments relative to the pedal rod on the pedal rod kept if according to an advantageous training the invention on its back a circumferential, to the back projecting frame web forming its edge has, which is flush on the underside of the pedal plate the eye has a recess open to the rear for receiving of the leg of the pedal rod when inserted into the eye Has.
  • the clips in which the pedal plate snaps into place after the The free rod end is first inserted into the closed eye and then panned around the eye be placed in an area where it does not have the side contour of the pedal plate must protrude when the Pedal bar on the top of the pedal plate approximately on the Axis of symmetry of the pedal plate runs when the pedal rod behind the pedal plate, one to the edge of the pedal plate has directed bend to which the U-shaped Stopping area connects, and if the clips in the area of Bend is provided.
  • the offset also enables that the pedal plate in the upper area is supported by the pedal rod in the middle, while in the lower one Area where the risk of lateral force from the foot is more likely is, the U-shaped holding area supports the pedal plate on both sides. Because the Clip axis runs at an angle to the axis of the eye, is also a peeling or sliding the pedal plate from the holding area is not possible.
  • the frame web is also capable of increasing the holding forces of the pedal plate contribute to the holding area when the U-shaped holding area against the frame web is applied.
  • the holding plate can consist of two parts from an inexpensive plastic part and a reinforcing one Metal part to achieve sufficient strength against high actuation forces (for brake or clutch pedals) if the Pedal plate has a reinforcing plate on its back and if the eye and of the clips protrude through an opening in this reinforcement plate.
  • the two-part pedal plate is particularly cost-effective to produce, if according to one another development of the invention, the reinforcement plate by a clip connection in the pedal plate is held.
  • the pedal rod is optimally shaped for actuation by the foot when it is between the pedal bearing and the pedal plate a projecting in the actuating direction, bent or cranked area.
  • pedal 1 shows a pedal 1 as a whole, which has a pedal rod 2 which is round in cross section and which is supported at one end in a pedal bearing 3.
  • the latter is designed here as a standardized setpoint generator module which, in a known manner, comprises the pedal pivot bearing, resetting and damping means, electrical signal transmitters (displacement or angle sensors) and the connections required for forwarding the generated electrical position signals.
  • the free end of the vehicle-specific shaped pedal rod 2 carries a pedal plate 4.
  • This has a peripheral frame web 5 on its outer edge, which on the downwards - pointing away from the pedal bearing and only recognizable in Fig. 1 Side has a recess 6 open towards the rear or underside of the pedal 1, the Function will be explained.
  • the pedal plate 4 is by a clip connection on the Pedal rod 2 held.
  • the pedal rod 2 shows an eye 7 and a clip 8 projecting towards the rear of the pedal plate 4.
  • the pedal rod 2 engages with its free end in a bore in this eye 7 and is additionally latched in the clip 8, which for this purpose is partly connected via the two Pedal bar has 2 engaging spring arms.
  • the pedal rod 2 runs between the pedal bearing 3 and the pedal plate 4 with a region 13 bent in the actuation direction.
  • FIG. 3 shows that the pedal rod 2 has at its free end a U-shaped holding area 9, the free end of which leads into the eye 7 and engages over the clips 8 further above.
  • the recess 6 in the frame web 5 can also be seen in FIG. 3.
  • a corresponding recess 10 can also be provided in the upper side of the frame web 5 in order to be able to guide the pedal rod 2 upwards without an offset leading over the frame web 5.
  • the pedal plate 4 shown in FIG. 4 has on its rear side a reinforcing plate 11 which is held in the pedal plate 4 by a latching connection 12 and which has non-positioned openings through which the eye 7 and the clips 8 protrude.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates the design of the pedal 1 in the region of the pedal plate 4. It can be seen that the pedal rod 2 is bent away from the pedal plate 4 before reaching the frame web 5, so that the pedal rod 2 does not have to pass through the frame web 5. However, the pedal rod 2 can also run straight (indicated by dash-dotted lines) or less cranked in this area.
  • Fig. 6 shows that the clip axis is set at an angle to the axis of the eye 7, and that the U-shaped holding area 9 of the pedal rod 2 is formed from two lateral legs 14, 15 and a base 16.
  • the leg 15 engages in the eye 7 and runs exactly like the base 16 and the leg 14 in the immediate vicinity of the frame web 5.
  • the pedal plate is subjected to a thrust parallel to the plane of the U-shaped holding region 9, it is not only the frame web 5 which prevents the Pedal plate, but this is also held in place by wedging the clip against the eye.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Pedal für ein Kraftfahrzeug, insbesondere Fahrpedal, welches eine an einem Ende in einem Pedallager schwenkbar gehaltene Pedalstange hat, auf deren freiem Ende eine mittels zumindest eines Clipses befestigte Pedalplatte ist, wobei das freie Ende der Pedalstange in einer zur Ebene der Pedalplatte parallelen Ebene einen Haltebereich mit zumindest einem das Ende der Pedalstange bildenden Schenkel hat, der in ein geschlossenes Auge an der Rückseite der Pedalplatte eingesetzt ist.The invention relates to a pedal for a motor vehicle, in particular Accelerator pedal, one at one end in a pedal bearing has pivotally held pedal rod on the free end one fastened by means of at least one clip Pedal plate is, the free end of the pedal rod in one a holding area parallel to the plane of the pedal plate with at least one forming the end of the pedal rod Thigh has a closed eye at the back the pedal plate is inserted.

Ein solches Pedal ist beispielsweise aus der EP 0 314 108 bekannt. Dabei hat die Pedalstange eine Abkröpfung und eine sich daran anschließende Abwinklung. Die Abkröpfung verläuft schräg unterhalb der Pedalplatte, während die Abwinklung rechtwinklig zur längsten Erstreckung der Pedalstange angeordnet ist. Die Pedalplatte überragt die Abwinklung.Such a pedal is known for example from EP 0 314 108. The pedal rod has an offset and one subsequent bend. The bend runs diagonally below the pedal plate while the bend arranged at right angles to the longest extension of the pedal rod is. The pedal plate protrudes beyond the bend.

Nachteilig bei dem bekannten Pedal ist, dass ein Druck, beispielsweise auf den unteren Bereich der Pedalplatte, zu einem Kippmoment und damit zum Lösen der Pedalplatte von der Pedalstange führen kann.A disadvantage of the known pedal is that a pressure, for example on the lower part of the pedal plate, to one Tipping moment and thus to release the pedal plate from the pedal rod can lead.

Der Erfindung liegt das Problem zugrunde, ein Pedal der eingangs genannten Art so zu gestalten, dass seine Pedalplatte durch eine Clipsverbindung möglichst sicher gegen Lösen auch bei hohen Betätigungskräften auf der Pedalstange gehalten ist, ohne dass es hierzu aufwändig gestaltet sein muss und die Montage aufwändig ist.The invention is based on the problem of a pedal of the beginning mentioned type so that its pedal plate with a clip connection as safe as possible against loosening held on the pedal rod at high actuation forces is without it having to be elaborately designed and assembly is complex.

Dieses Problem wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass der Haltebereich zwei im Bereich der seitlichen Ränder der Pedalplatte verlaufenden Schenkeln und einer die Schenkel verbindenden, im Bereich des vom Pedallager wegweisenden Randes der Pedalplatte verlaufenden Basis hat und dass der mit Abstand zur Achse des Auges an der Rückseite der Pedalplatte vorgesehene Clips mit der Pedalstange eingerastet ist.This problem is solved according to the invention in that the Holding area two in the area of the lateral edges of the pedal plate extending legs and one connecting the legs, in the area of the edge pointing away from the pedal bearing Pedal plate has trending base and that of the distance to the axis of the eye on the back of the pedal plate Clips with the pedal rod is engaged.

Bei einem solchen Pedal wird die Pedalplatte an ihren beiden Seiten und an ihrer Unterseite jeweils in unmittelbarer Nähe ihres äußeren Randes von dem Haltebereich der Pedalstange abgestützt. Die Auflagefläche für die Pedalplatte auf dem freien Ende der Pedalstange wird auf diese Weise so nahe wie möglich an den von der Pedal-Schwenkachse entfernten Rand der Pedalplatte herangeführt. Die Pedalplatte ist damit nicht nur in der Hauptrichtung der Pedalstange, sondern auch quer dazu möglichst breit abgestützt. Dadurch entstehen bei Betätigung des Pedals keine Momente, welche zu einem Lösen der Pedalplatte von der Pedalstange führen könnten. Die Fixierung der Pedalplatte mittels eines Auges und eines Clipses ist ebenfalls sehr zuverlässig, da zum Lösen der Pedalplatte zunächst ein Verschwenken um die Achse des Auges und dann ein Verschieben in Haupterstreckungsrichtung der Pedalstange erforderlich ist. Diese Gestaltung schließt es aus, dass durch unbeabsichtigten Kontakt des Fußes mit dem Pedal von der Rück- bzw. Unterseite der Pedalplatte her es zu einem Lösen der Pedalplatte von der Pedalstange kommen kann.With such a pedal, the pedal plate is attached to both of them Sides and on their underside in the immediate vicinity its outer edge is supported by the holding area of the pedal rod. The support surface for the pedal plate on the free This will end the pedal rod as close as possible to the edge of the pedal distal axis Pedal plate brought up. The pedal plate is not just that in the main direction of the pedal rod, but also across it supported as broadly as possible. This creates when actuated of the pedal no moments that lead to a loosening of the pedal plate could lead from the pedal rod. The fixation of the Pedal plate by means of an eye and a clip is also very reliable, because to loosen the pedal plate first panning around the axis of the eye and then moving required in the main direction of extension of the pedal rod is. This design excludes that from accidental Contact of the foot with the pedal from the back or underside of the pedal plate forth to loosen the pedal plate can come from the pedal rod.

Die Pedalplatte ist trotz geringen Materialeinsatzes sehr stabil ausgeführt und besonders sicher gegen das Auftreten von Kippmomenten relativ zur Pedalstange auf der Pedalstange gehalten, wenn sie gemäß einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung an ihrer Rückseite einen umlaufenden, zur Rückseite hin vorspringenden, ihren Rand bildenden Rahmensteg aufweist, der an der Unterseite der Pedalplatte fluchtend zu dem Auge eine zur Rückseite hin offene Ausnehmung zum Aufnehmen des Schenkels der Pedalstange beim Einschieben in das Auge hat. The pedal plate is very despite the low use of materials sturdy and particularly safe against occurrence of tilting moments relative to the pedal rod on the pedal rod kept if according to an advantageous training the invention on its back a circumferential, to the back projecting frame web forming its edge has, which is flush on the underside of the pedal plate the eye has a recess open to the rear for receiving of the leg of the pedal rod when inserted into the eye Has.

Der Clips, in welchen die Pedalplatte einrastet, nachdem das freie Stangenende zunächst in das geschlossene Auge eingeschoben und anschließend um das Auge geschwenkt wurde, kann in einem Bereich angeordnet werden, wo er nicht über die seitliche Kontur der Pedalplatte vorspringen muss, wenn die Pedalstange an der Oberseite der Pedalplatte in etwa auf der Symmetrieachse der Pedalplatte verläuft, wenn die Pedalstange hinter der Pedalplatte zunächst eine zum Rand der Pedalplatte gerichtete Abkröpfung aufweist, an die sich der u-förmige Haltebereich anschließt, und wenn der Clips im Bereich der Abkröpfung vorgesheen ist. Die Abkröpfung ermöglicht es zudem, dass die Pedalplatte im oberen Bereich von der Pedalstange mittig abgestützt wird, während im weiter unten liegenden Bereich, wo die Gefahr einer seitlichen Krafteinleitung durch den Fuß wahrscheinlicher ist, der u-förmige Haltebereich die Pedalplatte beidseitig abstützt. Weil die Clipsachse im Winkel zur Achse des Auges verläuft, ist auch ein Abziehen oder Abgleiten der Pedalplatte vom Haltebereich nicht möglich.The clips in which the pedal plate snaps into place after the The free rod end is first inserted into the closed eye and then panned around the eye be placed in an area where it does not have the side contour of the pedal plate must protrude when the Pedal bar on the top of the pedal plate approximately on the Axis of symmetry of the pedal plate runs when the pedal rod behind the pedal plate, one to the edge of the pedal plate has directed bend to which the U-shaped Stopping area connects, and if the clips in the area of Bend is provided. The offset also enables that the pedal plate in the upper area is supported by the pedal rod in the middle, while in the lower one Area where the risk of lateral force from the foot is more likely is, the U-shaped holding area supports the pedal plate on both sides. Because the Clip axis runs at an angle to the axis of the eye, is also a peeling or sliding the pedal plate from the holding area is not possible.

Der Rahmensteg vermag zusätzlich zur Erhöhung der Haltekräfte der Pedalplatte auf dem Haltebereich beizutragen, wenn der u-förmige Haltebereich gegen den Rahmensteg anliegt.The frame web is also capable of increasing the holding forces of the pedal plate contribute to the holding area when the U-shaped holding area against the frame web is applied.

Die Halteplatte kann zweiteilig aus einem kostengünstigen Kunststoffteil und einem verstärkenden Metallteil zum Erzielen einer ausreichenden Festigkeit gegen hohe Betätigungskräfte (bei Brems- oder Kupplungspedalen) zusammengesetzt sein, wenn die Pedalplatte auf ihrer Rückseite eine Armierungsplatte aufweist und wenn das Auge und der Clips durch jeweils eine Durchbrechung dieser Armierungsplatte ragen.The holding plate can consist of two parts from an inexpensive plastic part and a reinforcing one Metal part to achieve sufficient strength against high actuation forces (for brake or clutch pedals) if the Pedal plate has a reinforcing plate on its back and if the eye and of the clips protrude through an opening in this reinforcement plate.

Besonders kostengünstig ist die zweiteilige Pedalplatte herzustellen, wenn gemäß einer anderen Weiterbildung der Erfindung die Armierungsplatte durch eine Clipsverbindung in der Pedalplatte gehalten ist.The two-part pedal plate is particularly cost-effective to produce, if according to one another development of the invention, the reinforcement plate by a clip connection in the pedal plate is held.

Die Pedalstange ist für die Betätigung durch den Fuß optimal geformt, wenn sie zwischen dem Pedallager und der Pedalplatte einen in Betätigungsrichtung vorspringenden, gebogen oder gekröpft verlaufenden Bereich hat.The pedal rod is optimally shaped for actuation by the foot when it is between the pedal bearing and the pedal plate a projecting in the actuating direction, bent or cranked area.

Infolge der stabilen Ausführung und Halterung der geclipsten Pedalplatte sind derartige Pedale nicht nur als Fahr- oder Gaspedale, sondern auch als Kupplungs- oder Bremspedale verwendbar.Due to the stable design and mounting of the clipped pedal plate are such Pedals not only as accelerator or accelerator pedals, but also as clutch or brake pedals usable.

Die Erfindung läßt zahlreiche Ausführungsformen zu. Eine davon ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird nachfolgend beschrieben. Die Zeichnung zeigt in

Fig. 1
eine Vorderansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Pedals,
Fig. 2
eine Seitenansicht des Pedals,
Fig. 3
eine perspektivische Ansicht des Pedals, schräg von hinten gesehen,
Fig. 4
einen Querschnitt durch eine Ausführungsform einer Pedalplatte des Pedals,
Fig. 5
eine Seitenansicht eines unteren Bereichs des Pedals,
Fig. 6
eine Rückansicht des in Fig.5 gezeigten unteren Pedalbereichs.
The invention allows numerous embodiments. One of them is shown in the drawing and is described below. The drawing shows in
Fig. 1
2 shows a front view of a pedal according to the invention,
Fig. 2
a side view of the pedal,
Fig. 3
a perspective view of the pedal, seen obliquely from behind,
Fig. 4
3 shows a cross section through an embodiment of a pedal plate of the pedal,
Fig. 5
a side view of a lower portion of the pedal,
Fig. 6
a rear view of the lower pedal area shown in Figure 5.

Fig. 1 zeigt als Ganzes ein Pedal 1, welches eine im Querschnitt runde Pedalstange 2 hat, die mit einem Ende in einem Pedallager 3 gelagert ist. Letzteres ist hier als standardisierter Sollwertgeber-Modul ausgebildet, der in bekannter Weise die Pedal-Schwenklagerung, Rückstell- und Dämpfungsmittel, elektrische Signalgeber (Weg- oder Winkelaufnehmer) und die zum Weiterleiten der erzeugten elektrischen Stellungssignale benötigten Anschlüsse umfaßt. 1 shows a pedal 1 as a whole, which has a pedal rod 2 which is round in cross section and which is supported at one end in a pedal bearing 3. The latter is designed here as a standardized setpoint generator module which, in a known manner, comprises the pedal pivot bearing, resetting and damping means, electrical signal transmitters (displacement or angle sensors) and the connections required for forwarding the generated electrical position signals.

Das freie Ende der fahrzeugspezifisch geformten Pedalstange 2 trägt eine Pedalplatte 4. Diese hat an ihrem äußeren Rand einen umlaufenden Rahmensteg 5, welcher an der nach unten -vom Pedallager weg- weisenden und in Fig. 1 ausschließlich zu erkennenden Seite eine zur Rück- bzw. Unterseite des Pedals 1 hin offene Ausnehmung 6 hat, deren Funktion noch erläutert wird. Die Pedalplatte 4 ist durch eine Clipsverbindung auf der Pedalstange 2 gehalten.The free end of the vehicle-specific shaped pedal rod 2 carries a pedal plate 4. This has a peripheral frame web 5 on its outer edge, which on the downwards - pointing away from the pedal bearing and only recognizable in Fig. 1 Side has a recess 6 open towards the rear or underside of the pedal 1, the Function will be explained. The pedal plate 4 is by a clip connection on the Pedal rod 2 held.

In Fig. 2 erkennt man jeweils zur Rückseite der Pedalplatte 4 vorspringend ein Auge 7 und einen Clips 8. Die Pedalstange 2 greift mit ihrem freien Ende in eine Bohrung dieses Auges 7 und ist zusätzlich in dem Clips 8 verrastet, welcher hierzu zwei teilweise über die Pedalstange 2 greifende Federarme hat. Zwischen dem Pedallager 3 und der Pedalplatte 4 verläuft die Pedalstange 2 mit einem in Betätigungsrichtung gebogenen Bereich 13. 2 shows an eye 7 and a clip 8 projecting towards the rear of the pedal plate 4. The pedal rod 2 engages with its free end in a bore in this eye 7 and is additionally latched in the clip 8, which for this purpose is partly connected via the two Pedal bar has 2 engaging spring arms. The pedal rod 2 runs between the pedal bearing 3 and the pedal plate 4 with a region 13 bent in the actuation direction.

Die perspektivische Darstellung gemäß Fig. 3 läßt erkennen, daß die Pedalstange 2 an ihrem freien Ende einen u-förmigen Haltebereich 9 hat, dessen freies Ende in das Auge 7 hineinführt und über den weiter oberhalb der Clips 8 greift. Zu erkennen ist in Fig. 3 weiterhin die Ausnehmung 6 im Rahmensteg 5. Eine entsprechende Ausnehmung 10 kann auch in der oberen Seite des Rahmensteges 5 vorgesehen sein, um die Pedalstange 2 ohne eine über den Rahmensteg 5 hinwegführende Abkröpfung nach oben führen zu können. 3 shows that the pedal rod 2 has at its free end a U-shaped holding area 9, the free end of which leads into the eye 7 and engages over the clips 8 further above. The recess 6 in the frame web 5 can also be seen in FIG. 3. A corresponding recess 10 can also be provided in the upper side of the frame web 5 in order to be able to guide the pedal rod 2 upwards without an offset leading over the frame web 5.

Die in Fig. 4 gezeigte Pedalplatte 4 hat auf ihrer Rückseite eine Armierungsplatte 11, welche durch eine Rastverbindung 12 in der Pedalplatte 4 gehalten wird und die nicht positionierte Durchbrechungen hat, durch die hindurch das Auge 7 und der Clips 8 ragen.The pedal plate 4 shown in FIG. 4 has on its rear side a reinforcing plate 11 which is held in the pedal plate 4 by a latching connection 12 and which has non-positioned openings through which the eye 7 and the clips 8 protrude.

Fig. 5 verdeutlicht die Gestaltung des Pedals 1 im Bereich der Pedalplatte 4. Zu sehen ist, daß die Pedalstange 2 vor Erreichen des Rahmensteges 5 von der Pedalplatte 4 weg gebogen verläuft, so daß die Pedalstange 2 nicht durch den Rahmensteg 5 führen muß. Die Pedalstange 2 kann jedoch auch in diesem Bereich gerade (strichpunktiert angedeutet) oder schwächer gekröpft verlaufen. Fig. 5 illustrates the design of the pedal 1 in the region of the pedal plate 4. It can be seen that the pedal rod 2 is bent away from the pedal plate 4 before reaching the frame web 5, so that the pedal rod 2 does not have to pass through the frame web 5. However, the pedal rod 2 can also run straight (indicated by dash-dotted lines) or less cranked in this area.

Fig. 6 zeigt, daß die Clipsachse winklig zur Achse des Auges 7 angestellt ist, und daß der u-förmige Haltebereich 9 der Pedalstange 2 aus zwei seitlichen Schenkeln 14, 15 und einer Basis 16 gebildet ist. Der Schenkel 15 greift in das Auge 7 ein und verläuft genau wie die Basis 16 und der Schenkel 14 in unmittelbarer Nähe des Rahmensteges 5. Bei einer Schubbeaufschlagung der Pedalplatte parallel zur Ebene des u-förmigen Haltebereichs 9 verhindert nicht nur der Rahmensteg 5 ein Abgleiten der Pedalplatte, sondern diese wird auch durch Verkeilen des Clipses gegen das Auge in ihrer Stellung festgehalten. Fig. 6 shows that the clip axis is set at an angle to the axis of the eye 7, and that the U-shaped holding area 9 of the pedal rod 2 is formed from two lateral legs 14, 15 and a base 16. The leg 15 engages in the eye 7 and runs exactly like the base 16 and the leg 14 in the immediate vicinity of the frame web 5. When the pedal plate is subjected to a thrust parallel to the plane of the U-shaped holding region 9, it is not only the frame web 5 which prevents the Pedal plate, but this is also held in place by wedging the clip against the eye.

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  1. Pedal for a motor vehicle, in particular an accelerator pedal, which has a pedal bar (2) which is retained pivotably in a pedal support (3) at one end and at the free end of which is a pedal plate (4) which is fastened by means of at least one clip (8), it being the case that, in a plane parallel to the plane of the pedal plate (4), the free end of the pedal bar (2) has a retaining region (9) with at least one leg (15), which forms the end of the pedal bar and is introduced into a closed eyelet (7) on the rear side of the pedal plate (4), characterized in that the retaining region (9) has two legs (14, 15), running in the region of the lateral borders of the pedal plate (4), and a base (16) which connects the legs and runs in the region of that border of the pedal plate (4) which is oriented away from the pedal support (3), and in that the clip (8) which is provided on the rear side of the pedal plate (4) at a distance from the axis of the eyelet (7) is latched to the pedal bar (2).
  2. Pedal according to Claim 1, characterized in that, on its rear side, the pedal plate (4) has a peripheral frame web (5) which protrudes towards the rear side and forms the outer border of the pedal plate and in that, on the underside of the pedal plate (4), flush with the eyelet (7), said frame web (5) has a recess (6) which is open towards the rear side and is intended for receiving the leg when it is pushed into the eyelet (7).
  3. Pedal according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, on the top side of the pedal plate (4), the pedal bar (2) runs approximately centrally with respect to the pedal plate (4), in that, behind the pedal plate (4), the pedal bar (2) first of all has an angled section (17) which is directed towards the border of the pedal plate (4) and which is adjoined by the u-shaped retaining region (9), and in that the clip (8) is provided in the region of the angled section (17).
  4. Pedal according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the u-shaped retaining region (9) rests against the frame web (5).
  5. Pedal according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pedal plate (4) has a reinforcement plate (11) on its rear side, and in that the eyelet (7) and the clip (8) project through in each case one through-passage in said reinforcement plate (11).
  6. Pedal according to Claim 5, characterized in that the reinforcement plate (11) is retained in the pedal plate (4) by a clip connection (12).
  7. Pedal according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, between the pedal support (3) and the pedal plate (4), the pedal bar (2) has a bent region (13) which protrudes in the direction of actuation.
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