JP2014021546A - Safety accelerator and brake - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a driver from erroneously stepping on an accelerator pedal or a brake pedal.SOLUTION: A disturber is placed between an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal. A 15 is a semi-cylindrical vertical plate, and a 16 is a base horizontal plate. A 17 is pressure-sensitive adhesives, such as a double-sided tape applied on the 16. An 18 is a release liner provided in one side of the pressure-sensitive adhesives 17. In order to install the disturber of the present invention composed in this manner, on a floor of a vehicle, the release liner 18 is stripped as an 18', and the pressure-sensitive adhesives 17 is directly adhered to a carpet as shown. As a result, the disturber 15 of the present invention is crimped and fixed between the brake and the accelerator.

Description

  The present invention relates to a safety accelerator brake that prevents an accelerator pedal from being stepped on accidentally when a brake is applied.

Automobiles are often used for shopping and commuting. As the number of cars grows, there are no miserable accidents after the brakes and accelerators are depressed. FIG. 1 is a view showing the arrangement of a known accelerator and brake. In the figure, 2 is an accelerator pedal, 1 is a brake pedal, and 3 is a foot. In the case of an automatic vehicle, since there is no clutch pedal, the accelerator pedal 2 and the brake pedal 1 are used properly.
That is, the accelerator pedal 2 is depressed during traveling, and the brake pedal 1 is depressed when stopped. In this way, driving is performed while alternately depressing the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal. This is not a problem during normal use. However, when the driver panics for some reason, the accelerator pedal 2 and the brake pedal 1 are mistakenly pressed and the accelerator pedal is fully pressed as shown by the arrows.
For this reason, although the brake pedal 2 shown in A is in the state of being depressed, the accelerator pedal 1 may be depressed as shown in B. For this reason, a car that should be stopped would run away and cause a tragic accident.

In order to eliminate such an erroneous depression of the accelerator pedal, various measures are provided. As this type of system, there is the following (Patent Document 1). For the right foot, an accelerator pedal is provided on the front side and a brake pedal is provided on the rear side. Then, a right foot rest pad for placing the right foot is provided. In the right foot rest pad, the distance from the foot to the right foot rest pad is shorter than the distance from the foot to the brake pedal.
With this configuration, if the driver falls asleep, it becomes difficult for his / her feet to apply force to the heel, and the force is transferred to the toes, causing the brake pedal to be inadvertently depressed during travel. Disappear. Accordingly, there is no need to stop running or to depress the pedal.

  The following is another known accelerator brake (Patent Document 2). This device is provided with an accelerator brake pedal in which an accelerator pedal for starting and accelerating a vehicle and a brake pedal for stopping and decelerating are integrated. This accelerator brake pedal has a pedal fulcrum in the middle. According to this invention, unless the accelerator pedal is depressed, the urging force is applied in the braking direction, so that it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an accident due to the sleep driving.

JP 2012-99076 JP 2004-352228 A

In the conventional example described in Patent Document 1 described above, when the driver panics, the accelerator pedal may still be depressed. In addition, in the conventional example described in Patent Document 2, although the risk of depressing the accelerator pedal is reduced when a panic occurs, the structure of the accelerator / brake becomes complicated, lacks reliability, and may cause a failure. come. It will be a problem if a part that requires a certain operation of "run" or "stop" has failed. Moreover, in the conventional example, it is necessary to fundamentally change the pedal structure, which increases the cost and is not popular.
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the pedal has the conventional structure, and the additional work is very simple, and the pedal of the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal, which is simple and inexpensive, is robust. The objective is to provide a safe accelerator and brake that can prevent mistakes reliably.

(1) The invention described in claim 1 is characterized in that a disturber is provided between the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to depress the access pedal by mistake with the brake pedal without changing the conventional accelerator pedal, the brake pedal and the structure thereof, and without changing the vehicle body structure with a very low cost and a simple structure. This can prevent the vehicle from driving safely.

Illustration of accelerator and brake Configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention The figure which shows the AA cross section of 1st Example of this invention The figure which shows the 2nd Example of this invention The figure which shows the BB cross section of 2nd Example of this invention. The figure which shows the 3rd Example of this invention The figure which shows the 4th Example of this invention The figure which shows CC cross section of the 4th Example of this invention The figure which looked at 5th Example of this invention from the back side The figure which shows the state in which the disturber of the 5th Example of this invention was attached in a ready-made vehicle

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 3 is a view showing an AA cross section of the embodiment of FIG. 2 and 3, reference numeral 2 denotes an accelerator pedal, 1 denotes a brake pedal, and 4 denotes a disturber of the present invention disposed between the accelerator pedal 2 and the brake pedal 1.
In order to implement the present invention in the process of manufacturing a vehicle, the present disturber 4 is welded to the vehicle floor 5 as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 5 denotes a welded portion. One end of each of the access pedal 2 and the brake pedal 1 is in contact with the vehicle body floor 6, but is in a floating state on the AA section. In each case, the amount of depression is adjusted by depressing the pedal. 7 is a carpet.
The disturber 4 completely separates the accelerator pedal 2 and the brake pedal 1 in a fence shape. Therefore, the foot cannot be freely moved to the left and right. If you want to step on the brake pedal 1 and your foot accidentally moves to the accelerator pedal 2, the disturber 4 will get in the way and your foot will not come on the accelerator 2.
A semicircular shape can also be used as the disturber. A kamaboko cut shape is used as a disturber.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. The plate-shaped disturber bar 4 in FIG. Details of the operation are the same as those described with reference to FIGS. However, if the disturber bar 8 is a bar, the movement of the foot from the brake pedal 1 to the accelerator pedal 2 is limited, but the movement of the foot on the same foot (right foot) (accelerator pedal to brake pedal, (Or movement from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal) becomes easier.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a BB cross section of the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the disturber 8 is threaded and attached with a thread 9 on the vehicle body floor 5.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment shows an example in which a plurality of rods 8 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 are provided. The number of bars is not limited to three, and two or more bars can be used as necessary. According to this example, the function of separating the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal is greater than in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment shows an example in which a U-shaped one is used as a disturber. The operation is the same as in the above-described embodiment. 10 is a U-shaped disturber.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a CC cross section of the embodiment shown in FIG. A stopper 11 is provided at the lower part of the leg 10 of the U-shaped disturber bar, and a screw thread 12 is formed at the lower part thereof. A hole is formed in the vehicle body floor 6, and the lower part of the U-shaped leg 10 is inserted. The nut 14 is used for fixing.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and is a view of the product viewed from the back side for an aftermarket. In the figure, 15 is a kamaboko type vertical plate, and 16 is a base horizontal plate. Reference numeral 17 denotes a pressure-sensitive adhesive such as a double-sided tape stretched on 16. A release liner 18 is provided on one side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive 17.
When mounting the disturber of the present invention constructed as described above to the vehicle floor, the release liner 18 is peeled off like 18 ', and the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface 17 is directly crimped to the carpet 7 as shown in FIG. . As a result, the disturber 15 of the present invention is fixed by pressure between the brake 1 and the accelerator 2.
In the above embodiment, the case where the disturber is attached to the floor surface is taken as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the disturber is lowered from the upper part of the vehicle body between the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal position. As other forms of the disturber than those described above, those having various shapes are within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a safe accelerator / brake that does not cause a mistake in stepping on the accelerator pedal, which is characterized in that a disturber is provided between the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal, can be used for an off-the-shelf vehicle. It can be carried out without modification, and has a great practical effect. Moreover, since the configuration is simple, it can be realized at low cost.

  The present invention is not limited to ordinary passenger cars, and can be realized in the same manner for large vehicles such as trucks and buses, tractors, cranes, ships, and the like, and can be used for everything.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Brake pedal 2 Accelerator pedal 3 Foot 4 Disturber 5 Welding part 6 Car body floor 7 Carpet 8 Distorbar 9 Thread 10 Distorbar 11 Stopper 12 Threading 13 Hole 14 Nut 15 Kamaboko type vertical board 16 Base horizontal board 17 Pressure sensitive adhesive 18 release liner

Claims (1)

A safe accelerator / brake characterized by providing a disturber between the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal.

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