EP0983539B1 - Control pedal - Google Patents
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- EP0983539B1 EP0983539B1 EP98917355A EP98917355A EP0983539B1 EP 0983539 B1 EP0983539 B1 EP 0983539B1 EP 98917355 A EP98917355 A EP 98917355A EP 98917355 A EP98917355 A EP 98917355A EP 0983539 B1 EP0983539 B1 EP 0983539B1
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- Prior art keywords
- pedal
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- pedal arm
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
- G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
- G05G1/30—Controlling members actuated by foot
- G05G1/50—Manufacturing of pedals; Pedals characterised by the material used
- G05G1/506—Controlling members for foot-actuation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
- G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
- G05G1/30—Controlling members actuated by foot
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Description
Claims (22)
- A control pedal produced by moulding from plastics material, comprising a longitudinally extending pedal arm (10A,10B) having a hollow closed interior (20) and carrying a foot-receiving part (12), the hollow pedal arm having first and second walls (22,24) which are opposed to each other in the cross-section of the pedal arm, the first and second walls (22,24) being integrally joined by third and fourth walls which are opposed to each other in the cross-section of the pedal arm (10A,10B), characterised in that the third and fourth walls face convexly outwards.
- A pedal according to claim 1, characterised in that each of the third and fourth walls joins one of the first and second walls (22,24) near a respective one of its longitudinal edges to a corresponding place on the other of the first and second walls.
- A pedal according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that each of the first and second walls (22,24) is generally outwardly and longitudinally planar.
- A pedal according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that each of the first and second walls is of outwardly facing longitudinal shallow V-shape.
- A pedal according to any preceding claim, characterised in that along at least part of its length the hollow interior (20) of the pedal arm (10A,10B) is substantially circular in cross-section.
- A pedal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that along at least part of its length the hollow interior (20) of the pedal arm (10A, 10B) is ellipsoidal in cross-section.
- A pedal according to any preceding claim, characterised by grooves (30) running longitudinally of the pedal arm (10A,10B) within the hollow interior (20) and respectively positioned at each junction of each of the third and fourth walls with the respective one of the first and second walls (22,24) so as to reduce the thickness of the plastics material there.
- A pedal according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the hollow interior (20) of the pedal arm (10A, 10B) in cross-section has a shape defined by two opposite rectiliner sides formed by the inside surfaces of the first and second walls (22,24) and joined together by opposite concave sides formed by the inside surfaces of the third and fourth walls.
- A pedal according to any preceding claim, characterised in that the pedal arm (10A,10B) along at least part of its length has a cross-section which progressively increases in size.
- A pedal according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the pedal arm comprises two longitudinal portions (10A,10B) extending in opposite directions from a region (11) where they are integrally connected, the two portions (10A,10B0 extending away from the connecting region (11) at a small angle to each other.
- A pedal according to claim 10, characterised in that the first and second walls of each longitudinal portion (10A, 10B) of the pedal arm progressively diverge away from each other in directions away from the said region (11).
- A pedal according to any preceding claim, characterised in that the pedal arm (10A, 10B) defines one or more transverse through bores (14) for pivotally supporting the pedal arm (10A, 10B).
- A pedal according to any preceding claim, characterised by means (15) integrally supported by the pedal arm (10A, 10B) for connection to an operating member arranged to be moved by pivotal movement of the pedal.
- A pedal according to any preceding claim, characterised by one or more integral reinforcing ribs (26) extending between the first and second walls (22,24) and across and outside the third and fourth walls.
- A pedal according to any preceding claim, characterised in that it is integrally moulded in a single moulding operation.
- A pedal according to claim 15, characterised in that the moulding operation is an injection-moulding operation.
- A pedal according to any preceding claim, characterised in that the internal surfaces of the walls are smooth.
- A pivotally mountable control pedal for a motor vehicle, the pedal being integrally moulded from plastics material in a single moulding operation, comprising a longitudinally extending hollow pedal arm (10A, 10B) supporting a foot-receiving part (12), characterised in that the pedal arm (10A, 10B) has a hollow interior cross-section which is substantially circular or ellipsoidal in cross-section with first and second external walls (22,24) opposed to each other in the cross-section of the pedal arm (10A, 10B) and extending tangentially to opposite sides of the circular or ellipsoidal cross-section to present oppositely outwardly facing wall surfaces which are planar or have planar portions.
- A pedal according to claim 18, characterised in that the pedal arm externally presents two oppositely and outwardly facing convex surfaces extending between the first and second walls (22,24).
- A pedal according to claim 18 or 19, characterised by a plurality of reinforcing ribs (26) extending between distal edges of the first and second walls (22,24) at respective positions along the length of the pedal arm (10A, 10B) and positioned over and externally of the hollow interior (20).
- A pedal according to any one of claims 18 to 20, characterised in that the pedal arm is in two longitudinal portions (10A, 10B) which extend in opposite directions away from each other and at an angle to each other from an integral connecting portion (11).
- A pedal according to claim 21, characterised in that the substantially planar walls diverge progressively from each other in the directions away from the connecting region.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9710576 | 1997-05-22 | ||
GB9710576A GB2325511B (en) | 1997-05-22 | 1997-05-22 | Control pedal |
PCT/GB1998/001081 WO1998053380A1 (en) | 1997-05-22 | 1998-04-14 | Control pedal |
Publications (2)
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EP0983539A1 EP0983539A1 (en) | 2000-03-08 |
EP0983539B1 true EP0983539B1 (en) | 2001-09-26 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP98917355A Expired - Lifetime EP0983539B1 (en) | 1997-05-22 | 1998-04-14 | Control pedal |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP0983539B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69801819T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2165158T3 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2325511B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998053380A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP3855282A4 (en) * | 2018-09-21 | 2022-06-29 | Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd. | Resin pedal arm |
Families Citing this family (8)
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US6513407B1 (en) | 1999-09-24 | 2003-02-04 | Lattimore & Tessmer, Inc. | Integrated lever assembly |
ES2176071B1 (en) * | 2000-03-01 | 2003-11-01 | Tubsa Automocion Sl | PROCEDURE FOR MANUFACTURING A BRAKE PEDAL BODY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. |
FR2809197B1 (en) * | 2000-05-17 | 2002-10-11 | Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa | CONTROL PEDAL OF A FUNCTIONAL MEMBER, ESPECIALLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE |
DE10058362A1 (en) * | 2000-11-24 | 2002-05-29 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag | Motor vehicle pedal for operating with a rod to be distorted or compressed during an accident, has thin-walled structure for the rod forming a distortable section with hollow area filled with a non-compressible, low-shear medium. |
WO2008120586A1 (en) * | 2007-03-29 | 2008-10-09 | Infec Corporation | Pedal for vehicle |
ES2405154B1 (en) | 2011-10-21 | 2014-08-04 | Batz, S.Coop. | Method of manufacturing a pedal for a motor vehicle, and pedal obtained according to the manufacturing method |
DE102012213665A1 (en) * | 2012-08-02 | 2014-02-06 | Zf Friedrichshafen Ag | Operating pedal for a motor vehicle |
JP6609703B2 (en) * | 2016-06-29 | 2019-11-27 | 大塚工機株式会社 | Operation pedal |
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DE3909941A1 (en) * | 1989-03-25 | 1990-09-27 | Porsche Ag | PEDAL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE |
US5047163A (en) * | 1990-03-16 | 1991-09-10 | Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco, Inc. | Activation of bleach precursors with sulfonimines |
DE4442122A1 (en) * | 1994-11-26 | 1996-05-30 | Porsche Ag | One-piece pedal |
GB2295352A (en) * | 1994-11-26 | 1996-05-29 | Ford Motor Co | A pedal |
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1997
- 1997-05-22 GB GB9710576A patent/GB2325511B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1998
- 1998-04-14 EP EP98917355A patent/EP0983539B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-04-14 WO PCT/GB1998/001081 patent/WO1998053380A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-04-14 DE DE69801819T patent/DE69801819T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-04-14 ES ES98917355T patent/ES2165158T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP3855282A4 (en) * | 2018-09-21 | 2022-06-29 | Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd. | Resin pedal arm |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB9710576D0 (en) | 1997-07-16 |
ES2165158T3 (en) | 2002-03-01 |
DE69801819T2 (en) | 2002-05-29 |
EP0983539A1 (en) | 2000-03-08 |
GB2325511A (en) | 1998-11-25 |
DE69801819D1 (en) | 2001-10-31 |
WO1998053380A1 (en) | 1998-11-26 |
GB2325511B (en) | 2000-11-22 |
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