EP2414201A1 - Footwell arranged to protect the foot of the driver of a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Footwell arranged to protect the foot of the driver of a motor vehicle

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EP2414201A1
EP2414201A1 EP10717681A EP10717681A EP2414201A1 EP 2414201 A1 EP2414201 A1 EP 2414201A1 EP 10717681 A EP10717681 A EP 10717681A EP 10717681 A EP10717681 A EP 10717681A EP 2414201 A1 EP2414201 A1 EP 2414201A1
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foot
pedal
motor vehicle
driver
cellar
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Guillaume Godefroy
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PSA Automobiles SA
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Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R2021/003—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks characterised by occupant or pedestian
    • B60R2021/0039—Body parts of the occupant or pedestrian affected by the accident
    • B60R2021/0046—Feet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R2021/0206—Self-supporting restraint systems, e.g. restraining arms, plates or the like
    • B60R2021/0213—Self-supporting restraint systems, e.g. restraining arms, plates or the like mounted on floor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/04—Padded linings for the vehicle interior ; Energy absorbing structures associated with padded or non-padded linings

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  • the present invention relates to a cellar with feet located at the front of the seat for the driver of a motor vehicle, and arranged to protect the foot of the driver. It also relates to a motor vehicle having a cellar with feet in front of the seat for the driver.
  • Pedals typically for the accelerator, the brakes or the clutch, are generally mounted mobile in the cellar with feet at the front of the driver's seat of a motor vehicle, under the dashboard and the steering wheel.
  • These pedals which generally consist of a pad attached to the end of a lever or core, are used to drive the vehicle.
  • the seat belt and airbags can hold the trunk and the head of the driver.
  • Air bags may also be provided in the cellar with feet located at the front of the driver's seat, for example at the knee of the driver, to retain the driver's legs.
  • airbags are not systematically provided. Indeed, they are expensive, occupy a large space and cause an increase in the weight of the vehicle.
  • the driver's feet are projected towards the front of the vehicle. Since the driver generally has at least one of his feet resting on the pad of one of the pedals when the frontal impact occurs, the movement of the foot due to the shock generally causes the depression complete pedal on which is placed the foot, and sliding forward of the foot on this pedal.
  • the front of the foot then leaves the pad of the pedal and is found in support on the lever thereof, which is constituted by a metal rod.
  • This lever being much narrower than the pad of the pedal, and being often bent, it is not sufficient to hold the foot flat, which then has a tendency to tip on one side or the other of the lever of the pedal. pedal while twisting. This tilting and twisting greatly destabilizes the driver's foot and shin, which can lead to injury.
  • the foot thrown forward during a frontal impact may also come into contact with the steering column of the vehicle which is located at the bottom of the cellar feet. This contact with the steering column may result in additional damage to the driver's foot or leg.
  • Damage caused by the frontal impact can be aggravated in case of deformation of the passenger compartment. For example, if the cellar is deformed during the shock, the risk is greater than the foot or the leg of the user is destabilized.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages of the prior art.
  • the invention aims to provide a cellar with feet of a motor vehicle, and a corresponding vehicle, to limit damage to the foot and leg of the driver when the vehicle is subjected to a frontal impact.
  • the invention also aims to provide such a cellar feet and such a vehicle in which the appearance of the pedals and their perception by the user are not modified compared to the previous vehicles.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide such a cellar and such a vehicle at a minimum cost, not bulky and does not increase the weight of the vehicle.
  • a wall element of a cellar with feet intended to be mounted at the front of the driver's seat of a vehicle.
  • the cellar with feet being configured to receive at least one pedal, comprising a pad, the pedal being movable between a raised position and a depressed position, the wall element having, according to the invention, a bearing surface of foot extending to the front of the location provided for the pad of the pedal, and substantially in the continuity of the upper surface of the pad when said pedal is in its depressed position, so as to maintain the foot of the driver to flat on said footrest surface in the event of a frontal impact of the vehicle.
  • This device is advantageous because it makes it possible to stabilize the foot and the leg of the driver in the event of a frontal impact, without implementing an airbag.
  • this wall element has a foot locking element at the front end of said foot support surface.
  • a motor vehicle with a seat for the driver, a cellar with feet at the front of this seat and the less a pedal, comprising a pad, the pedal being movable in the cellar with feet between a raised position and a depressed position, of which, according to the invention, a wall element of the cellar with feet has a foot support surface extending at the front and substantially in continuity with the upper surface of the pad, when the pedal is in its depressed position, so as to keep the foot of the driver flat on the foot support surface in case of impact front of the vehicle.
  • Such a vehicle provides driver's foot protection equivalent to that provided by vehicles with airbags in the driver's legs for lower cost, volume and weight.
  • the foot support surface is located substantially in the same plane as said pad, when said pedal (2, 5) is in its depressed position.
  • the wall element also has a foot locking element at the front end of the foot support surface.
  • this locking element is constituted by a surface extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
  • this wall element also has a cache portion capable of preventing contact of the driver's foot with the steering column of the vehicle.
  • This portion of cover prevents the foot from getting hurt on contact with the steering column in case of impact, especially if the deformation of the front of the vehicle causes the displacement of the steering column.
  • the pedal comprises a lever whose upper surface extends substantially in the continuity of the foot support surface.
  • the width of the pad of the pedal is greater than 50 mm.
  • the wall element forms a foot support block adapted to be fixed on a floor element of the foot cellar.
  • this footrest block comprises a damping element placed at the rear of the wall element.
  • the damping element serves to attenuate the violence of the shock to the driver's foot in the event of a frontal impact of the vehicle.
  • the wall element is integrated with a floor element of the cellar with feet.
  • the floor element comprises a damping element placed at the rear of the wall element.
  • the damping element serves to attenuate the violence of the shock to the driver's foot in the event of a frontal impact of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a cellar with motor vehicle feet according to one embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the cellar with feet of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cellar with motor vehicle feet according to another embodiment of the invention;
  • FIG. 4 is a top view of the bottom of the cellar with feet of Figure 3.
  • Figures 1 and 2 are two partial views of a cellar with feet of a motor vehicle.
  • This cellar with feet is the location for the legs and feet of the person sitting in the driver's seat. It is therefore at the front of the driver's seat, typically under the dashboard and the steering wheel of the vehicle.
  • the cellar 1 is delimited by several wall elements among which can be distinguished, as an indication, a floor 11, an upper wall 12, a substantially vertical bottom wall 13 and an inclined floor wall 14 placed between the floor 11 and the bottom wall 13.
  • Figures 1 and 2 also show a pedal 2 consisting of a shoe 21 and a lever, or core 22, which is pivotable about an axis 23 so as to take, in the foot cell 1, two positions.
  • the first of these positions, called the raised position, is shown in solid lines in FIG. 1.
  • the second of these positions, the depressed position of the pedal, is shown in dashed lines in FIG. 1.
  • the pedal 2 is represented in its depressed position.
  • the inclined wall 14 of the cellar with feet 1 has a bearing block of the foot 3.
  • This block 3, which can be integrated with the inclined wall 14 or reported on it has a foot support surface 31, substantially flat.
  • This foot support surface 31 is substantially in continuity with the upper surface of the pad 21, and in front of the pad 21, when the pedal is in its depressed position.
  • the foot support surface 31 is substantially in the plane defined by the surface upper pad 21 when the pedal 2 is in the depressed position.
  • the foot support surface 31 is close to the pad 21 when the pedal 2 is in the depressed position.
  • close is meant that the space between the shoe 21 and the foot support surface 31 is insufficient for the foot of the user to introduce it.
  • the foot support surface 31 is also close to the lever 22 of the pedal 2, laterally to this lever, when the pedal 2 is in the depressed position, and the upper surface of this lever 22 is substantially in the plane
  • the driver of the vehicle has his foot on the shoe 21 of the pedal 2 at the moment when a frontal impact of the vehicle occurs, this foot, projected forward, will tend to push the pedal 2 into its depressed position, and slide forward, along the pad 21 and then to the front of this pad 21.
  • the forefoot will therefore be supported both on the lever 2 of the pedal 2 and the foot support surface 31.
  • the upper surfaces of the shoe 21 and the lever 22 and the foot support surface 31 being substantially in the same plane, the foot of the user will remain in support of flat and will not be twisted.
  • the foot support block 3 also has a second surface, called the locking surface 32, which limits the foot support surface 31 at the front thereof.
  • This locking surface 32 forms an angle with the foot support surface 31, so as to block the forward sliding of a foot on the foot support surface 31.
  • this surface s' extends substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
  • the blocking surface is a substantially planar surface. Any other surface that can allow blocking of the tip of a sliding foot forward can however be considered, as an alternative, without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show another embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 3 shows a part 4 fulfilling functions of floor, bottom wall and side wall of a cellar with feet. It also shows a pedal 5, comprising a shoe 51, and a lever 52 pivoting about an axis 53 with respect to a pedal support 54 connected to the vehicle.
  • Part 4 has, at the front of the pedal pad, a foot support block 6 having a foot support surface 61 and a locking surface limiting the foot support surface at the front of the pedal. this, and forming an angle with the foot support surface so as to be substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
  • the foot support surface 61 may be extended to the end of the pad. This extension must then remain substantially in the plane of the lever and the pad in depressed pedal position. This extension must also remain close to this lever and pad, that is to say close enough so that the foot does not get caught between this surface and the pad or the pedal lever.
  • the pedal 5 is shown in Figure 3 in its raised position. However, in its depressed position
  • the upper surfaces of the shoe 51 and the lever 52 are in continuity and substantially in the same plane as the foot support surface 61.
  • FIG. 4 is a partial view from above of part 4, showing the foot support block 6.
  • this foot support block 6 is constituted by a plastic shell 64 fixed on the piece 4 and covering a damping element 65, which may be for example made of foam or polystyrene.
  • the presence of this damping element 65 under the plastic shell 64 allows the footrest surface 61 and the blocking surface 62 to be deformed under the effect of a large pressure. These surfaces can thus, by deforming, mitigate the effort inflicted on the foot and the leg of the user, during a frontal impact.
  • the surface of the foot support block can be part of the part 4.
  • the foot support surface 61 and possibly the blocking surface 62 are then defined directly in room 4.
  • FIG. 4 shows that the top of the foot support block 6 is shaped so as to provide a passage 67 facing an opening defined in part 4. This passage is intended to surround the steering column (not shown) of the vehicle leaving a free space around this column.
  • the plastic shell 64 comprises a cover portion 63 intended to partially cover the steering column, and to avoid the direct contact of this steering column with the driver's foot, even in the case of a shock that deforms the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
  • the implementation of the support surfaces according to the invention reduces the damage to the foot and leg of the driver in the event of a frontal impact, even in the absence of air bags in this leg.
  • This implementation can therefore make it possible to manufacture vehicles meeting the safety standards in force by saving the cost of an airbag, as well as its weight and the space that would be necessary to implement this cushion.
  • the embodiments shown have only one pedal in the cellar feet. Of course, several pedals are usually present, and foot support surfaces according to the invention can be implemented at each of these pedals.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a wall element for a footwell designed to be mounted in front of the driver's seat of a motor vehicle, the footwell being configured to accommodate at least one pedal (5) having a pad (51), the pedal (5) being movable between a raised position and a depressed position, the wall element comprising a footrest surface (61) in front of the intended location of the pedal pad (5), and essentially continuous with the upper surface of the pad (51) when the pedal (5) is in its depressed position, in such a way that the driver's foot is kept flat on the footrest surface (61) in the event of a frontal collision of the vehicle.

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"Cave à pieds agencée pour protéger le pied du conducteur d'un véhicule automobile" "Cellar with feet arranged to protect the driver's foot of a motor vehicle"
La présente invention concerne une cave à pieds située à l'avant du siège destiné au conducteur d'un véhicule automobile, et agencée pour protéger le pied du conducteur. Elle concerne également un véhicule automobile présentant une cave à pieds à l'avant du siège destiné au conducteur. Des pédales, classiquement pour l'accélérateur, les freins ou l'embrayage, sont généralement montées mobiles dans la cave à pieds située à l'avant du siège conducteur d'un véhicule automobile, sous la planche de bord et le volant. Ces pédales, qui sont généralement constituées d'un patin fixé à l'extrémité d'un levier ou âme, servent à la conduite du véhicule.The present invention relates to a cellar with feet located at the front of the seat for the driver of a motor vehicle, and arranged to protect the foot of the driver. It also relates to a motor vehicle having a cellar with feet in front of the seat for the driver. Pedals, typically for the accelerator, the brakes or the clutch, are generally mounted mobile in the cellar with feet at the front of the driver's seat of a motor vehicle, under the dashboard and the steering wheel. These pedals, which generally consist of a pad attached to the end of a lever or core, are used to drive the vehicle.
Lorsque le véhicule subit un choc frontal, différents systèmes de sécurité permettent de retenir le conducteur afin d'éviter qu'il ne soit projeté vers l'avant sous l'effet de la décélération brutale du véhicule. Ainsi, la ceinture de sécurité et des coussins de sécurité gonflables (ou airbags) permettent de retenir le tronc et la tête du conducteur.When the vehicle is subjected to a frontal impact, various safety systems make it possible to retain the driver in order to prevent it from being thrown forward by the sudden deceleration of the vehicle. Thus, the seat belt and airbags (or airbags) can hold the trunk and the head of the driver.
Des coussins de sécurité gonflables peuvent également être prévus dans la cave à pieds située à l'avant du siège du conducteur, par exemple au niveau du genou du conducteur, pour retenir les jambes du conducteur. Cependant, de tels coussins gonflables ne sont pas systématiquement prévus. En effet, ils coûtent cher, occupent un espace important et engendrent une augmentation du poids du véhicule.Air bags may also be provided in the cellar with feet located at the front of the driver's seat, for example at the knee of the driver, to retain the driver's legs. However, such airbags are not systematically provided. Indeed, they are expensive, occupy a large space and cause an increase in the weight of the vehicle.
En conséquence, en leur absence et lors d'un choc frontal, les pieds du conducteur sont projetés vers l'avant du véhicule. Le conducteur ayant généralement au moins l'un de ses pieds en appui sur le patin de l'un des pédales lorsque survient le choc frontal, le mouvement du pied dû au choc entraîne généralement l'enfoncement complet de la pédale sur laquelle est posé le pied, et le glissement vers l'avant du pied sur cette pédale.As a result, in their absence and during a frontal impact, the driver's feet are projected towards the front of the vehicle. Since the driver generally has at least one of his feet resting on the pad of one of the pedals when the frontal impact occurs, the movement of the foot due to the shock generally causes the depression complete pedal on which is placed the foot, and sliding forward of the foot on this pedal.
L'avant du pied quitte alors le patin de la pédale et se retrouve en appui sur le levier de celle-ci, qui est constitué par une tige métallique. Ce levier étant beaucoup plus étroit que le patin de la pédale, et étant souvent coudé, il n'est pas suffisant pour retenir à plat le pied, qui a alors tendance à basculer d'un côté ou de l'autre du levier de la pédale en se tordant. Ce basculement et cette torsion déstabilisent fortement le pied et le tibia du conducteur, ce qui peut entraîner des blessures .The front of the foot then leaves the pad of the pedal and is found in support on the lever thereof, which is constituted by a metal rod. This lever being much narrower than the pad of the pedal, and being often bent, it is not sufficient to hold the foot flat, which then has a tendency to tip on one side or the other of the lever of the pedal. pedal while twisting. This tilting and twisting greatly destabilizes the driver's foot and shin, which can lead to injury.
Par ailleurs, le pied projeté vers l'avant lors d'un choc frontal peut également entrer en contact avec la colonne de direction du véhicule qui est située au fond de la cave à pieds. Ce contact avec la colonne de direction peut entraîner des dommages supplémentaires au pied ou à la jambe du conducteur.Furthermore, the foot thrown forward during a frontal impact may also come into contact with the steering column of the vehicle which is located at the bottom of the cellar feet. This contact with the steering column may result in additional damage to the driver's foot or leg.
Les dommages causés par le choc frontal peuvent être aggravés en cas de déformation de l'habitacle. Par exemple, si la cave à pieds est déformée lors du choc, le risque est plus important que le pied ou la jambe de l'utilisateur soit déstabilisé.Damage caused by the frontal impact can be aggravated in case of deformation of the passenger compartment. For example, if the cellar is deformed during the shock, the risk is greater than the foot or the leg of the user is destabilized.
On connaît également du document FR 2 862 263 une solution dans laquelle la pédale est recouverte d'un tablier constitué en matériau métallique permettant de stabiliser le pied lors d'un choc frontal. Une butée supérieure permet également de bloquer le pied lors d'un choc. Cette solution est assez complexe à mettre en œuvre. Par ailleurs, elle engendre une modification profonde de l'aspect de la cave à pieds et des pédales, pouvant déconcerter un utilisateur habitué aux véhicules non équipés d'un tel système.Also known from FR 2 862 263 a solution in which the pedal is covered with an apron made of metal material for stabilizing the foot during a frontal impact. An upper stop also allows to block the foot during a shock. This solution is quite complex to implement. Moreover, it causes a profound change in the appearance of the cellar and foot pedals, may disconcert a user accustomed to vehicles not equipped with such a system.
La présente invention a pour objectif de palier ces inconvénients de l'art antérieur.The present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages of the prior art.
Plus précisément, l'invention a pour objectif de fournir une cave à pieds d'un véhicule automobile, et un véhicule correspondant, permettant de limiter les dommages occasionnés au pied et à la jambe du conducteur lorsque le véhicule subit un choc frontal.More specifically, the invention aims to provide a cellar with feet of a motor vehicle, and a corresponding vehicle, to limit damage to the foot and leg of the driver when the vehicle is subjected to a frontal impact.
L'invention a également pour objectif de fournir une telle cave à pieds et un tel véhicule dans lequel l'apparence des pédales et leur perception par l'utilisateur ne soient pas modifiées par rapport aux véhicules antérieurs.The invention also aims to provide such a cellar feet and such a vehicle in which the appearance of the pedals and their perception by the user are not modified compared to the previous vehicles.
Enfin, un autre objectif de l'invention est d'offrir une telle cave à pieds et un tel véhicule à un coût minimum, non encombrant et n'augmentant pas le poids du véhicule.Finally, another object of the invention is to provide such a cellar and such a vehicle at a minimum cost, not bulky and does not increase the weight of the vehicle.
Ces objectifs, ainsi que d'autres qui apparaîtront plus clairement par la suite, sont atteints à l'aide d'un élément de paroi d'une cave à pieds destiné à être monté à l'avant du siège du conducteur d'un véhicule automobile, la cave à pieds étant configurée pour recevoir au moins une pédale, comportant un patin, la pédale étant mobile entre une position relevée et une position enfoncée, l'élément de paroi présentant, selon l'invention, une surface d'appui de pied s 'étendant à l'avant de l'emplacement prévu pour le patin de la pédale, et sensiblement dans la continuité de la surface supérieure de ce patin quand ladite pédale est dans sa position enfoncée, de façon à maintenir le pied du conducteur à plat sur ladite surface d'appui de pied en cas de choc frontal du véhicule.These objectives, as well as others that will become more apparent later, are achieved with the aid of a wall element of a cellar with feet intended to be mounted at the front of the driver's seat of a vehicle. automobile, the cellar with feet being configured to receive at least one pedal, comprising a pad, the pedal being movable between a raised position and a depressed position, the wall element having, according to the invention, a bearing surface of foot extending to the front of the location provided for the pad of the pedal, and substantially in the continuity of the upper surface of the pad when said pedal is in its depressed position, so as to maintain the foot of the driver to flat on said footrest surface in the event of a frontal impact of the vehicle.
Ce dispositif est avantageux car il permet de stabiliser le pied et la jambe du conducteur en cas de choc frontal, sans mettre en œuvre de coussin gonflable de sécurité.This device is advantageous because it makes it possible to stabilize the foot and the leg of the driver in the event of a frontal impact, without implementing an airbag.
De façon préférentielle, cet élément de paroi présente un élément de blocage de pied à l'extrémité avant de ladite surface d'appui de pied. Ces objectifs sont également atteints par un véhicule automobile comportant un siège destiné au conducteur, une cave à pieds à l'avant de ce siège et au moins une pédale, comportant un patin, la pédale étant mobile dans la cave à pieds entre une position relevée et une position enfoncée, dont, selon l'invention, un élément de paroi de la cave à pieds présente une surface d'appui de pied s 'étendant à l'avant et sensiblement dans la continuité de la surface supérieure du patin, quand la pédale est dans sa position enfoncée, de façon à maintenir le pied du conducteur à plat sur cette surface d'appui de pied en cas de choc frontal du véhicule. Un tel véhicule permet d'offrir une protection aux pieds du conducteur équivalent à celle offerte par les véhicules comportant des coussins gonflables de sécurité au niveau des jambes du conducteur, pour un coût, un volume et un poids inférieurs. Préférentiellement , la surface d'appui de pied est située sensiblement dans le même plan que ledit patin, quand ladite pédale (2, 5) est dans sa position enfoncée.Preferably, this wall element has a foot locking element at the front end of said foot support surface. These objectives are also achieved by a motor vehicle with a seat for the driver, a cellar with feet at the front of this seat and the less a pedal, comprising a pad, the pedal being movable in the cellar with feet between a raised position and a depressed position, of which, according to the invention, a wall element of the cellar with feet has a foot support surface extending at the front and substantially in continuity with the upper surface of the pad, when the pedal is in its depressed position, so as to keep the foot of the driver flat on the foot support surface in case of impact front of the vehicle. Such a vehicle provides driver's foot protection equivalent to that provided by vehicles with airbags in the driver's legs for lower cost, volume and weight. Preferably, the foot support surface is located substantially in the same plane as said pad, when said pedal (2, 5) is in its depressed position.
Selon un mode de réalisation avantageux, l'élément de paroi présente également un élément de blocage de pied à l'extrémité avant de la surface d'appui de pied.According to an advantageous embodiment, the wall element also has a foot locking element at the front end of the foot support surface.
Avantageusement, cet élément de blocage est constitué par une surface s 'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement à la direction d'avancement du véhicule . De façon avantageuse, cet élément de paroi présente également une portion de cache capable d'interdire le contact du pied du conducteur avec la colonne de direction du véhicule.Advantageously, this locking element is constituted by a surface extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle. Advantageously, this wall element also has a cache portion capable of preventing contact of the driver's foot with the steering column of the vehicle.
Cette portion de cache permet d'éviter que le pied ne se blesse au contact de la colonne de direction en cas de choc, notamment si la déformation de l'avant du véhicule entraine le déplacement de la colonne de direction .This portion of cover prevents the foot from getting hurt on contact with the steering column in case of impact, especially if the deformation of the front of the vehicle causes the displacement of the steering column.
Selon un mode de réalisation préférentiel, la pédale comporte un levier dont la surface supérieure s'étend sensiblement dans la continuité de la surface d'appui de pied. Préférentiellement , la largeur du patin de la pédale est supérieure à 50 mm.According to a preferred embodiment, the pedal comprises a lever whose upper surface extends substantially in the continuity of the foot support surface. Preferably, the width of the pad of the pedal is greater than 50 mm.
Cette largeur du patin contribue à assurer un bon maintien du pied en cas de choc frontal du véhicule. Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'élément de paroi forme un bloc d'appui de pied apte à être fixé sur un élément de plancher de la cave à pieds.This width of the pad helps to ensure a good support of the foot in case of frontal impact of the vehicle. According to one embodiment of the invention, the wall element forms a foot support block adapted to be fixed on a floor element of the foot cellar.
Dans ce cas, avantageusement, ce bloc d'appui de pied comporte un élément amortissant placé à l'arrière de l'élément de paroi.In this case, advantageously, this footrest block comprises a damping element placed at the rear of the wall element.
L'élément amortissant permet d'atténuer la violence du choc subi par le pied du conducteur en cas de choc frontal du véhicule.The damping element serves to attenuate the violence of the shock to the driver's foot in the event of a frontal impact of the vehicle.
Selon un autre mode de réalisation possible de l'invention, l'élément de paroi est intégré à un élément de plancher de la cave à pieds.According to another possible embodiment of the invention, the wall element is integrated with a floor element of the cellar with feet.
Ce mode de réalisation permet une fabrication particulièrement facile de l'élément de paroi selon 1 ' invention . Dans ce cas, avantageusement, l'élément de plancher comporte un élément amortissant placé à l'arrière de l'élément de paroi.This embodiment allows a particularly easy manufacture of the wall element according to the invention. In this case, advantageously, the floor element comprises a damping element placed at the rear of the wall element.
L'élément amortissant permet d'atténuer la violence du choc subi par le pied du conducteur en cas de choc frontal du véhicule.The damping element serves to attenuate the violence of the shock to the driver's foot in the event of a frontal impact of the vehicle.
L'invention sera mieux comprise, et d'autres buts, caractéristiques, détails et avantages de celle-ci apparaîtront plus clairement au cours de la description explicative qui va suivre faite en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple illustrant deux modes de réalisation de l'invention et dans lesquels :The invention will be better understood, and other objects, features, details and advantages thereof will appear more clearly in the following explanatory description made with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings given solely by way of example illustrating two embodiments of the invention and in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue de côté schématique d'une cave à pieds de véhicule automobile selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention ;- Figure 1 is a schematic side view of a cellar with motor vehicle feet according to one embodiment of the invention;
- la figure 2 est une vue de face schématique de la cave à pieds de la figure 1 ; - la figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'une cave à pieds de véhicule automobile selon un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention ;- Figure 2 is a schematic front view of the cellar with feet of Figure 1; - Figure 3 is a perspective view of a cellar with motor vehicle feet according to another embodiment of the invention;
- la figure 4 est une vue de dessus du fond de la cave à pieds de la figure 3.- Figure 4 is a top view of the bottom of the cellar with feet of Figure 3.
Les figures 1 et 2 sont deux vues partielles d'une cave à pieds de véhicule automobile. Cette cave à pieds est l'emplacement prévu pour les jambes et les pieds de la personne qui est assise dans le siège conducteur. Elle se trouve donc à l'avant du siège conducteur, classiquement sous le tableau de bord et le volant du véhicule. La cave à pieds 1 est délimitée par plusieurs éléments de paroi parmi lesquels on peut distinguer, à titre indicatif, un plancher 11, une paroi supérieure 12, une paroi de fond 13 sensiblement verticale et une paroi de plancher inclinée 14 placée entre le plancher 11 et la paroi de fond 13.Figures 1 and 2 are two partial views of a cellar with feet of a motor vehicle. This cellar with feet is the location for the legs and feet of the person sitting in the driver's seat. It is therefore at the front of the driver's seat, typically under the dashboard and the steering wheel of the vehicle. The cellar 1 is delimited by several wall elements among which can be distinguished, as an indication, a floor 11, an upper wall 12, a substantially vertical bottom wall 13 and an inclined floor wall 14 placed between the floor 11 and the bottom wall 13.
Les figures 1 et 2 représentent également une pédale 2 constituée d'un patin 21 et d'un levier, ou âme 22, qui est pivotante autour d'un axe 23 de façon à prendre, dans la cave à pieds 1, deux positions. La première de ces positions, appelée position relevée, est représentée en trait continu sur la figure 1. La seconde de ces positions, la position enfoncée de la pédale, est représentée en pointillés sur la figure 1. En figure 2, la pédale 2 est représentée dans sa position enfoncée.Figures 1 and 2 also show a pedal 2 consisting of a shoe 21 and a lever, or core 22, which is pivotable about an axis 23 so as to take, in the foot cell 1, two positions. The first of these positions, called the raised position, is shown in solid lines in FIG. 1. The second of these positions, the depressed position of the pedal, is shown in dashed lines in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the pedal 2 is represented in its depressed position.
Selon l'invention, comme le montrent les figures 1 et 2, la paroi inclinée 14 de la cave à pieds 1 présente un bloc d'appui du pied 3. Ce bloc 3, qui peut être intégré à la paroi inclinée 14 ou rapporté sur celle-ci, présente une surface d'appui de pied 31, sensiblement plane. Cette surface d'appui de pied 31 se trouve sensiblement dans la continuité de la surface supérieure du patin 21, et en avant du patin 21, lorsque la pédale est dans sa position enfoncée. De préférence, comme le montre la figure 1, la surface d'appui de pied 31 se trouve sensiblement dans le plan défini par la surface supérieure du patin 21 quand la pédale 2 est en position enfoncée .According to the invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the inclined wall 14 of the cellar with feet 1 has a bearing block of the foot 3. This block 3, which can be integrated with the inclined wall 14 or reported on it has a foot support surface 31, substantially flat. This foot support surface 31 is substantially in continuity with the upper surface of the pad 21, and in front of the pad 21, when the pedal is in its depressed position. Preferably, as shown in FIG. 1, the foot support surface 31 is substantially in the plane defined by the surface upper pad 21 when the pedal 2 is in the depressed position.
En outre, comme le montre la figure 2, la surface d'appui de pied 31 est proche du patin 21 quand la pédale 2 est en position enfoncée. Par "proche", on entend que l'espace entre le patin 21 et la surface d'appui de pied 31 est insuffisante pour que le pied de l'utilisateur s'y introduise .In addition, as shown in Figure 2, the foot support surface 31 is close to the pad 21 when the pedal 2 is in the depressed position. By "close" is meant that the space between the shoe 21 and the foot support surface 31 is insufficient for the foot of the user to introduce it.
Enfin, avantageusement, la surface d'appui de pied 31 est également proche du levier 22 de la pédale 2, latéralement à ce levier, quand la pédale 2 est en position enfoncée, et la surface supérieure de ce levier 22 est sensiblement dans le plan de la surface d'appui de pied 31. Ainsi, si le conducteur du véhicule a le pied sur le patin 21 de la pédale 2 au moment où survient un choc frontal du véhicule, ce pied, projeté vers l'avant, aura tendance à pousser la pédale 2 dans sa position enfoncée, et à glisser vers l'avant, le long du patin 21 puis à l'avant de ce patin 21. L'avant du pied se retrouvera donc en appui à la fois sur le levier 2 de la pédale 2 et sur la surface d'appui de pied 31. Les surfaces supérieures du patin 21 et du levier 22 et la surface d'appui de pied 31 étant sensiblement dans le même plan, le pied de l'utilisateur restera en appui à plat et ne subira pas de torsion.Finally, advantageously, the foot support surface 31 is also close to the lever 22 of the pedal 2, laterally to this lever, when the pedal 2 is in the depressed position, and the upper surface of this lever 22 is substantially in the plane Thus, if the driver of the vehicle has his foot on the shoe 21 of the pedal 2 at the moment when a frontal impact of the vehicle occurs, this foot, projected forward, will tend to push the pedal 2 into its depressed position, and slide forward, along the pad 21 and then to the front of this pad 21. The forefoot will therefore be supported both on the lever 2 of the pedal 2 and the foot support surface 31. The upper surfaces of the shoe 21 and the lever 22 and the foot support surface 31 being substantially in the same plane, the foot of the user will remain in support of flat and will not be twisted.
Le pied étant en appui à plat, il subira des dommages moins importants, y compris en cas de déformation de la paroi de la cave à pieds sous l'effet du choc.With the foot resting flat, it will suffer less damage, including in case of deformation of the wall of the cellar to feet under the effect of the shock.
Le bloc d'appui de pied 3 présente également une seconde surface, dite surface de blocage 32, qui limite la surface d'appui de pied 31 à l'avant de celle-ci. Cette surface de blocage 32 forme un angle avec la surface d'appui de pied 31, de façon à bloquer le glissement vers l'avant d'un pied sur la surface d'appui de pied 31. De façon avantageuse, cette surface s'étend sensiblement perpendiculairement à la direction d'avancement du véhicule.The foot support block 3 also has a second surface, called the locking surface 32, which limits the foot support surface 31 at the front thereof. This locking surface 32 forms an angle with the foot support surface 31, so as to block the forward sliding of a foot on the foot support surface 31. Advantageously, this surface s' extends substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
Ainsi, en cas de choc frontal, si le pied du conducteur glisse vers l'avant sur la surface d'appui de pied 31, ce glissement sera bloqué par le contact du bout de ce pied avec la surface de blocage 32, et le pied du conducteur ne sera pas entraîné jusqu'à la paroi de fond 13 du véhicule. Il est à noter que le patin 21 de la pédale 2 peut également participer à ce blocage en se bloquant contre le talon de la chaussure du conducteur.Thus, in the event of a frontal impact, if the driver's foot slides forward on the foot support surface 31, this sliding will be blocked by the contact of the end of this foot with the blocking surface 32, and the foot the driver will not be driven to the bottom wall 13 of the vehicle. It should be noted that the shoe 21 of the pedal 2 can also participate in this blocking by locking against the heel of the driver's shoe.
Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, la surface de blocage est une surface sensiblement plane. Toute autre surface pouvant permettre le blocage de la pointe d'un pied coulissant vers l'avant peut cependant être envisagée, à titre d'alternative, sans sortir du cadre de 1 ' invention .In the embodiment shown, the blocking surface is a substantially planar surface. Any other surface that can allow blocking of the tip of a sliding foot forward can however be considered, as an alternative, without departing from the scope of the invention.
Les figures 3 et 4 présentent un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention. La figure 3 montre une pièce 4 remplissant des fonctions de plancher, de paroi de fond et de paroi latérale d'une cave à pieds. Elle montre également une pédale 5, comportant un patin 51, et un levier 52, pivotant autour d'un axe 53 par rapport à un support de pédale 54 lié au véhicule.Figures 3 and 4 show another embodiment of the invention. Figure 3 shows a part 4 fulfilling functions of floor, bottom wall and side wall of a cellar with feet. It also shows a pedal 5, comprising a shoe 51, and a lever 52 pivoting about an axis 53 with respect to a pedal support 54 connected to the vehicle.
La pièce 4 présente, à l'avant du patin de la pédale, un bloc d'appui de pied 6 comportant une surface d'appui de pied 61 et une surface de blocage limitant la surface d'appui de pied à l'avant de celle-ci, et formant un angle avec cette surface d'appui de pied de façon à être sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction d'avancement du véhicule. Dans le cas de véhicules comportant des pédales avec un patin d'une petite largeur, par exemple d'une largeur inférieure à 50 millimètres, la surface d'appui de pied 61 peut être prolongée jusqu'à l'extrémité du patin. Cette prolongation doit alors rester sensiblement dans le plan du levier et du patin en position de pédale enfoncée. Cette prolongation doit aussi rester à proximité de ce levier et du patin, c'est-à-dire suffisamment près pour que le pied ne se coince pas entre cette surface et le patin ou le levier de pédale.Part 4 has, at the front of the pedal pad, a foot support block 6 having a foot support surface 61 and a locking surface limiting the foot support surface at the front of the pedal. this, and forming an angle with the foot support surface so as to be substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle. In the case of vehicles having pedals with a small width pad, for example of a width less than 50 millimeters, the foot support surface 61 may be extended to the end of the pad. This extension must then remain substantially in the plane of the lever and the pad in depressed pedal position. This extension must also remain close to this lever and pad, that is to say close enough so that the foot does not get caught between this surface and the pad or the pedal lever.
La pédale 5 est représentée, sur la figure 3, dans sa position relevée. Cependant, dans sa position enfoncéeThe pedal 5 is shown in Figure 3 in its raised position. However, in its depressed position
(non représentée) , les surfaces supérieures du patin 51 et du levier 52 sont dans la continuité et sensiblement dans le même plan que la surface d'appui de pied 61.(not shown), the upper surfaces of the shoe 51 and the lever 52 are in continuity and substantially in the same plane as the foot support surface 61.
La figure 4 est une vue partielle de dessus de la pièce 4, montrant le bloc d'appui de pied 6. On peut voir sur cette figure que ce bloc d'appui de pied 6 est constitué par une coque en matière plastique 64 fixée sur la pièce 4 et recouvrant un élément amortissant 65, qui peut être par exemple constitué de mousse ou de polystyrène. La présence de cet élément amortissant 65 sous la coque plastique 64 permet à la surface d'appui de pied 61 et la surface de blocage 62 d'être déformées sous l'effet d'une pression importante. Ces surfaces peuvent ainsi, en se déformant, atténuer l'effort infligé au pied et à la jambe de l'utilisateur, lors d'un choc frontal.FIG. 4 is a partial view from above of part 4, showing the foot support block 6. It can be seen in this figure that this foot support block 6 is constituted by a plastic shell 64 fixed on the piece 4 and covering a damping element 65, which may be for example made of foam or polystyrene. The presence of this damping element 65 under the plastic shell 64 allows the footrest surface 61 and the blocking surface 62 to be deformed under the effect of a large pressure. These surfaces can thus, by deforming, mitigate the effort inflicted on the foot and the leg of the user, during a frontal impact.
Il est à noter que, selon un autre mode de réalisation possible de l'invention, la surface du bloc d'appui de pied peut faire partie de la pièce 4. La surface d'appui de pied 61 et éventuellement la surface de blocage 62 sont alors définies directement dans la pièce 4.It should be noted that, according to another possible embodiment of the invention, the surface of the foot support block can be part of the part 4. The foot support surface 61 and possibly the blocking surface 62 are then defined directly in room 4.
On voit sur la figure 4 que le haut du bloc d'appui de pied 6 est conformé de façon à ménager un passage 67, en face d'une ouverture définie dans la pièce 4. Ce passage est destiné à entourer la colonne de direction (non représentée) du véhicule en laissant un espace libre autour de cette colonne. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté, la coque plastique 64 comprend une portion de cache 63 destinée à recouvrir partiellement la colonne de direction, et à éviter le contact direct de cette colonne de direction avec le pied du conducteur, même dans le cas d'un choc qui déformerait l'habitacle du véhicule .FIG. 4 shows that the top of the foot support block 6 is shaped so as to provide a passage 67 facing an opening defined in part 4. This passage is intended to surround the steering column ( not shown) of the vehicle leaving a free space around this column. According to the embodiment shown, the plastic shell 64 comprises a cover portion 63 intended to partially cover the steering column, and to avoid the direct contact of this steering column with the driver's foot, even in the case of a shock that deforms the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
La mise en œuvre des surfaces d'appui selon l'invention permet de réduire les dommages subis par le pied et la jambe du conducteur en cas de choc frontal, même en l'absence de coussins gonflables de sécurité au niveau de cette jambe. Cette mise en œuvre peut donc permettre de fabriquer des véhicules répondant aux normes de sécurité en vigueur en économisant le coût d'un coussin gonflable de sécurité, ainsi que son poids et l'espace qui serait nécessaires pour mettre en œuvre ce coussin .The implementation of the support surfaces according to the invention reduces the damage to the foot and leg of the driver in the event of a frontal impact, even in the absence of air bags in this leg. This implementation can therefore make it possible to manufacture vehicles meeting the safety standards in force by saving the cost of an airbag, as well as its weight and the space that would be necessary to implement this cushion.
Les modes de réalisation représentés ne présentent qu'une seule pédale dans la cave à pieds. Bien entendu, plusieurs pédales y sont habituellement présentes, et des surfaces d'appui de pied selon l'invention peuvent être mise en œuvre au niveau de chacune de ces pédales.The embodiments shown have only one pedal in the cellar feet. Of course, several pedals are usually present, and foot support surfaces according to the invention can be implemented at each of these pedals.
De même, même si les modes de réalisation représentés mettent en œuvre la surface d'appui de pied à gauche du levier de la pédale, il est bien entendu possible de mettre en œuvre une telle surface d'appui de pied à droite de ce levier, ou indépendamment de ce levier, par exemple si celui-ci ne s'étend pas à l'avant du patin de la pédale. Des améliorations notables de la sécurité du conducteur ont été observées en cas de mise en œuvre de l'invention, comme par exemple une diminution de l'ordre de 15% du moment de force subi par le tibia du conducteur lors d'un choc frontal du véhicule. Le fonctionnement de l'invention est optimal avec un patin de pédale large. Ainsi, il a été observé qu'une largeur supérieure à 50 mm permet au pied du conducteur d'être protégé de façon optimale. Similarly, even if the embodiments shown implement the foot support surface to the left of the lever of the pedal, it is of course possible to implement such foot support surface to the right of the lever , or independently of this lever, for example if it does not extend to the front of the pad of the pedal. Significant improvements in the safety of the driver have been observed in the case of implementation of the invention, such as for example a reduction in the order of 15% of the moment of force experienced by the shin of the driver during a frontal impact. of the vehicle. The operation of the invention is optimal with a wide pedal pad. Thus, it has been observed that a width greater than 50 mm allows the driver's foot to be optimally protected.

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1. Elément de paroi d'une cave à pieds destiné à être monté à l'avant du siège du conducteur d'un véhicule automobile, la cave à pieds étant configurée pour recevoir au moins une pédale (2, 5), comportant un patin (21, 51) et un levier (22, 52), ladite pédale (2, 5) étant mobile entre une position relevée et une position enfoncée, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de paroi présente une surface d'appui de pied (31, 61) s 'étendant à l'avant de l'emplacement prévu pour le patin de ladite pédale (2, 5), et sensiblement dans la continuité de la surface supérieure dudit patin (21, 51) et dudit levier quand ladite pédale (2, 5) est dans sa position enfoncée, de façon à maintenir le pied du conducteur à plat sur ladite surface d'appui de pied (31, 61) en cas de choc frontal du véhicule.1. Wall element of a cellar with feet intended to be mounted at the front of the driver's seat of a motor vehicle, the cellar with feet being configured to receive at least one pedal (2, 5), comprising a pad (21, 51) and a lever (22, 52), said pedal (2, 5) being movable between a raised position and a depressed position, characterized in that said wall element has a foot support surface (31). , 61) extending in front of the location provided for the pad of said pedal (2, 5), and substantially in continuity with the upper surface of said pad (21, 51) and said lever when said pedal ( 2, 5) is in its depressed position, so as to keep the driver's foot flat on said footrest surface (31, 61) in the event of a frontal impact of the vehicle.
2. Elément de paroi selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il présente un élément de blocage de pied (32, 62) à l'extrémité avant de ladite surface d'appui de pied (31, 61) .2. Wall element according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a foot locking element (32, 62) at the front end of said footrest surface (31, 61).
3. Véhicule automobile comportant un siège destiné au conducteur, une cave à pieds à l'avant de ce siège, et au moins une pédale (2, 5), comportant un patin (21, 51), ladite pédale (2, 5) étant mobile dans ladite cave à pieds entre une position relevée et une position enfoncée, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément de paroi de ladite cave à pieds présente une surface d'appui de pied (31, 61) s 'étendant à l'avant et sensiblement dans la continuité de la surface supérieure dudit patin (21, 51), quand ladite pédale (2, 5) est dans sa position enfoncée, de façon à maintenir le pied du conducteur à plat sur ladite surface d'appui de pied (31, 61) en cas de choc frontal du véhicule et en ce que ladite pédale (2, 5) comporte un levier (22, 52) dont la surface supérieure s'étend sensiblement dans la continuité de ladite surface d'appui de pied (31, 61) .3. Motor vehicle comprising a seat intended for the driver, a cellar with feet at the front of this seat, and at least one pedal (2, 5), comprising a pad (21, 51), said pedal (2, 5) being mobile in said cellar with feet between a raised position and a depressed position, characterized in that a wall element of said foot cell has a foot support surface (31, 61) extending to the front and substantially in continuity with the upper surface of said shoe (21, 51), when said pedal (2, 5) is in its depressed position, so as to keep the driver's foot flat on said foot support surface ( 31, 61) in the event of a frontal impact of the vehicle and in that said pedal (2, 5) comprises a lever (22, 52) whose upper surface extends substantially in the continuity of said foot support surface (31, 61).
4. Véhicule automobile selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que ladite surface d'appui de pied (31, 61) est située sensiblement dans le même plan que ledit patin (21, 51), quand ladite pédale (2, 5) est dans sa position enfoncée.4. Motor vehicle according to claim 3, characterized in that said foot support surface (31, 61) is located substantially in the same plane as said shoe (21, 51), when said pedal (2, 5) is in its depressed position.
5. Véhicule automobile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de paroi présente un élément de blocage de pied (32, 62) à l'extrémité avant de ladite surface d'appui de pied (31, 61) .A motor vehicle according to any one of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that said wall member has a foot blocking member (32, 62) at the front end of said footrest surface (31). , 61).
6. Véhicule automobile selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de blocage de pied (32, 62) est constitué par une surface s'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement à la direction d'avancement du véhicule.6. Motor vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that said foot locking element (32, 62) is constituted by a surface extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
7. Véhicule automobile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 6, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de paroi présente une portion de cache (63) capable d'interdire le contact du pied du conducteur avec la colonne de direction du véhicule.7. Motor vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that said wall member has a cover portion (63) capable of prohibiting contact of the driver's foot with the steering column of the vehicle.
8. Véhicule automobile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la largeur dudit patin (21, 51) de ladite pédale (2, 5) est supérieure à 50 mm.8. Motor vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the width of said pad (21, 51) of said pedal (2, 5) is greater than 50 mm.
9. Véhicule automobile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 8, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de paroi forme un bloc d'appui de pied (3, 6) apte à être fixé sur un élément de plancher (4, 14) de ladite cave à pieds .9. Motor vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that said wall element forms a foot support block (3, 6) adapted to be fixed on a floor element (4, 14). of said cellar with feet.
10. Véhicule automobile selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que ledit bloc d'appui de pied (3, 6) comporte un élément amortissant (65) placé à l'arrière dudit élément de paroi.10. Motor vehicle according to claim 9, characterized in that said foot support block (3, 6) comprises a damping element (65) placed at the rear of said wall element.
11. Véhicule automobile selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 8, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de paroi est intégré à un élément de plancher de ladite cave à pieds .11. Motor vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that said element wall is integrated with a floor element of said foot cellar.
12. Véhicule automobile selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de plancher comporte un élément amortissant placé à l'arrière dudit élément de paroi . 12. Motor vehicle according to claim 11, characterized in that said floor element comprises a damping element placed at the rear of said wall element.
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