JPS5936518Y2 - Vehicle driving device for physically disabled people - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vehicle driving device for a physically handicapped person, and more particularly to a vehicle driving device for a physically handicapped person for manually operating the brake and accelerator of a vehicle.

Generally, accelerator and brake operations in automobiles are performed with the right foot, so a person with a lower limb disability cannot operate both the brake and accelerator as they are.

For this reason, various automobile driving devices for physically disabled persons have been proposed.

By the way, in conventional automobile driving devices for physically disabled persons, the brake is operated by pushing a single operating lever pivoted to the steering column or the floor of the driver's seat forward, and the accelerator is operated by pulling it towards you. There were many configurations.

However, it is difficult to apply this method to vehicle models where the stroke of the operating lever is long and the distance between the steering wheel and the dash board is short, and there are other disadvantages such as the driver becoming easily fatigued when operating the accelerator for a long time.

The present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned inconveniences and provide a vehicle driving device for physically disabled persons that is easy to operate.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a vehicle driving device for physically disabled persons according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2, a lever mounting plate 2 is fixed to a steering column 1 with U-bolts 3, and a brake operating lever 5 is pivotally mounted to the lever mounting plate 2 by a fulcrum shaft pin 4. As shown in FIGS.

One end of a brake connecting rod 7 is connected to this brake operating lever 5 via a connecting fitting 6, and the other end of the brake connecting rod 7 is connected by a mounting fitting 8 to a brake lever 10 having a brake pedal 9 at its tip.

In addition, the lever mounting plate 2 has a bracket 1 at the tip.
1 is welded to the support rod 12, and an abbreviated accelerator operating lever 13 is pinned to the bracket 11.

A cable support fitting 14 is welded to the support rod 12,
The accelerator wire cable 1 is attached to this cable support fitting 14.
5 is fixed.

A wire 16 of the accelerator wire cable 15 is fixed to the accelerator operating lever 13.

The accelerator wire cable 15 is further fixedly supported on the lever mounting plate 2 side via a cable guide 17.

The distal end of the wire 16 is attached to an accelerator lever 19 interlocked with an accelerator pedal 18 via a mounting fitting 20.

Note that a turning knob 22 is attached to the handle 21.

In the above configuration, the brake operation can be performed by pushing the brake operation lever 5 as shown by arrow A.
Accelerator operation can be performed by pulling the accelerator operating lever 13 toward you as indicated by arrow B.

According to the above embodiment, the brake and accelerator operations are performed using separate brake operating levers 5 and accelerator operating levers 1, respectively.
3, it is easy to appropriately set the stroke, operating force, etc. of each lever.

Further, the accelerator operating lever 13 can be disposed near the handle 21, and the accelerator operating lever 13 can be operated while gripping the handle 21.

For example, by hooking the thumb of your left hand on the handle 21 and using your index finger, middle finger, etc., to pull the bent portion of the tip of the accelerator operating lever 13, which is bent approximately parallel to the handle, toward you, you can quickly and firmly operate the accelerator. Can be done.

Therefore, the operability is improved, and there is an advantage that the driver does not get tired even when driving for a long time.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention.

In this case, a rod-shaped accelerator operating lever 13A is used.

Other configurations and effects are the same as those of the previous embodiment.

As described above, according to the present invention, a vehicle driving device for physically disabled persons with good operability is obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the vehicle driving device for physically disabled persons according to the present invention, as seen from above the driver's seat, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same as seen from the floor side of the driver's seat, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention. 1... Steering column, 2... Lever mounting plate, 5... Brake operating lever 9... Brake pedal, 10... Brake lever , 11...Bracket, 12...
... Support rod, 13 ... Accelerator operation lever, 15 ... Accelerator wire cable, 16 ...
...Wire, 18...Accelerator pedal, 1
9...Accelerator lever-121...Handle.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) Fix the lever mounting plate 2 to the steering column 1, pivot the brake operating lever 5 to the lever mounting plate 2, and connect the brake operating lever 5 and the brake lever 10 having the brake pedal 9 at the tip. They are connected via a rod 7 so that the brake operation lever 5 can be operated by pushing it toward the dash plate, and a support member 12 is fixed to the lever mounting plate 2 so as to be interlocked with the accelerator pedal 18. The accelerator operating lever 13, 13A that operates the accelerator lever 19 via a wire is connected to the accelerator operating lever 13.13.
The accelerator operating lever 13 is pivotally attached to the tip of the support member 12 so that the tip of A is located near the handle 21, and the handle 21 is used as a fulcrum during one-handed manual operation.
An automobile driving device for a physically handicapped person, characterized in that an accelerator operation is enabled by pulling the handle 13A toward the handle 21. (2) The automobile driving device for physically handicapped persons according to claim 1, wherein the accelerator operating lever 13 has a bent end portion bent approximately parallel to the handlebar.