WO2001025869A1 - Ensemble bac de plancher ajustable - Google Patents

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WO2001025869A1
WO2001025869A1 PCT/US2000/027891 US0027891W WO0125869A1 WO 2001025869 A1 WO2001025869 A1 WO 2001025869A1 US 0027891 W US0027891 W US 0027891W WO 0125869 A1 WO0125869 A1 WO 0125869A1
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toepan
adjustable
movable
assembly
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Chantal S. Parenteau
Raj S. Roychoudhury
Minoo Jaswantlal Shah
Brian Norman Orr
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Delphi Technologies, Inc.
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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
    • G05G1/40—Controlling members actuated by foot adjustable
    • G05G1/405—Controlling members actuated by foot adjustable infinitely adjustable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K26/00—Arrangements or mounting of propulsion unit control devices in vehicles
    • B60K26/02—Arrangements or mounting of propulsion unit control devices in vehicles of initiating means or elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
    • B60T7/00—Brake-action initiating means
    • B60T7/02—Brake-action initiating means for personal initiation
    • B60T7/04—Brake-action initiating means for personal initiation foot actuated
    • B60T7/06—Disposition of pedal

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  • the present invention relates generally to toepans for vehicles and, more particularly, to an adjustable toepan assembly for a vehicle.
  • a vehicle body of a vehicle with a floorpan and a fixed toepan extending upwardly at an angle from the floorpan. It is also known to provide the vehicle with movable pedals operatively connected to the toepan. In most vehicles, a gas pedal is mounted on a right side of the toepan and a brake pedal mounted on a left side of the toepan. Also, the vehicle includes a seat spaced longitudinally from the pedals in which a driver of the vehicle sits. In some vehicles, the seat is adjustable longitudinally relative to the pedals and toepan. In other vehicles, the pedals are adjustable longitudinally relative to a fixed seat of the vehicle.
  • driver occupants of vehicles may have different statures ranging from short to tall.
  • short stature driver occupants may tend to sit closer to a steering wheel because of the distance to pedals.
  • an adjustable toepan to increase a distance between the driver occupant and the steering wheel in a vehicle. It is also desirable to provide an adjustable toepan that may help to improve the driver occupant foot position in a vehicle and support the foot better in some instances.
  • the present invention is an adjustable toepan assembly for a vehicle including a movable toepan and a drive mechanism connected to the movable toepan and a source of power to move the movable toepan longitudinally.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly also includes a displacement pad mounted on a right side of the movable toepan to act as a gas pedal and a pressure pad mounted on a left side of the movable toepan to act as a brake pedal.
  • An occupant can activate the drive mechanism to move the movable toepan toward and away from the occupant to allow the occupant to press on the gas displacement pad and the brake pressure pad.
  • an adjustable toepan assembly is provided for a vehicle.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly combines the features of an adjustable toepan with pressure/displacement sensitive pedals for a vehicle.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly increases the distance between a driver occupant and a steering wheel in a vehicle.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly may permit better positioning of the foot for certain driver occupants to rest their heel on the floorpan while braking and accelerating.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly may help to alter the occupant foot position such that loads can be transmitted through the forefoot and the heel for certain driver occupants .
  • adjustable toepan assembly removes linkages of the pedals from being located directly behind the pedal in front of the toepan to behind the toepan.
  • vertical dimension of the gas pedal may be increased to accommodate more foot sizes.
  • Figure 1 is a front elevational view of an adjustable toepan assembly, according to the present invention, illustrated in operational relationship with an occupant in a vehicle.
  • Figure 2 is a fragmentary elevational view of the adjustable toepan assembly of Figure 1 illustrating a first position and a second position.
  • Figure 3 is a front view of the adjustable toepan assembly of Figure 1.
  • FIGS 1 and 2 one embodiment of an adjustable toepan assembly 10, according to the present invention, is shown for a vehicle (partially shown) , generally indicated at 12.
  • the vehicle 12 includes a vehicle body, generally indicated at 14, forming an occupant compartment 15.
  • the vehicle body 14 includes a floorpan 16 and a toepan 18 extending upwardly at an angle from the floorpan 16 and fixed relative thereto.
  • the vehicle 12 also includes an instrument panel 20 extending laterally from the toepan 18 and spaced from the floorpan 16.
  • the vehicle 12 includes a steering wheel 22 mounted to the instrument panel 20.
  • the vehicle 12 also includes a seat 24 mounted by suitable means to the floorpan 16 in the occupant compartment 15 of the vehicle body 14. In this embodiment, the seat 24 is a driver occupant seat of the vehicle 12.
  • a driver occupant 26 is seated in the seat 24 and grasps the steering wheel 22 to operate the adjustable toepan assembly 10 to be described.
  • the vehicle 12 is conventional and known in the art.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly 10 includes an adjustable or movable toepan 28 spaced from the fixed toepan 18 of the vehicle body 14.
  • the adjustable toepan 28 is generally planar and rectangular in shape but many other shapes are possible.
  • the pressure sensitive adjustable toepan assembly 10 also includes at least one, preferably a plurality of guides 30, 32 and 34 to support the adjustable toepan 28 and stabilize its trajectory as it moves longitudinally. It should be appreciated that the guides 30,32,34 act as a track to guide the translational movement of the adjustable toepan 28. It should also be appreciated that the guides 30,32,34 are fixed by suitable means to the fixed toepan 18 of the vehicle body 14.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly 10 includes a drive mechanism, generally indicated at 36, to move the adjustable toepan 28 along the guides 30,32,34.
  • the drive mechanism 36 includes a telescoping screw 38 extending longitudinally between the adjustable toepan 28 and the fixed toepan 18 of the vehicle body 14.
  • the drive mechanism 36 includes a revolute joint 40 interconnecting one end of the telescoping screw 38 and the adjustable toepan 28.
  • the drive mechanism 36 also includes a rotatable nut 42 disposed about and cooperating with the other end of the telescoping screw 38 to convert rotational motion into translational motion.
  • the drive mechanism 36 includes a motor 44 and a cable 46 interconnecting the motor 44 and the nut 42 to rotate the nut 42.
  • the drive mechanism 36 also includes a pin joint member 48 connected to the nut 42.
  • the drive mechanism 36 further includes a pin 50 connecting the pin joint member 48 to the fixed toepan 18 of the vehicle body 14.
  • the drive mechanism 36 includes an actuator 52 connected to the pin 50 for releasing the pin 50 from the pin joint member 48 to disconnect the pin joint member 48 from the fixed toepan 18 of the vehicle body 14.
  • the motor 44 and actuator 52 are connected to a source of power in the vehicle 12.
  • the actuator 52 is triggered by an electrical signal from an impact sensor (not shown) to release the pin 50.
  • the adjustable toepan 28 moves longitudinally closer to the occupant 26.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly 10 also includes at least a pair of pedals or pads 54 and 56 mounted to the adjustable toepan 28.
  • a first or gas displacement pad 54 is mounted on a right side of the adjustable toepan 28 to act as a gas pedal and a second or brake pressure pad 56 is mounted on a left side of the adjustable toepan 28 to act as a brake pedal.
  • the gas displacement pad 54 is preferably longer than the brake pressure pad 56 and the brake pressure pad 56 is preferably thicker than the gas displacement pad 54 so that they are similar to existing gas and brake pedals.
  • the pads 54 and 56 are interconnected by a potentiometer or Hall effect switch (not shown) to activate a signal which is fed to throttle or brake computer modules (not shown) , respectively.
  • the pads 54 and 56 are pressure sensitive and can identify the pressure applied by the occupant 26 irrespective of the location of application by the occupant 26. It should also be appreciated that a vertical dimension of the pads 54 and 56 may be increased or decreased to accommodate a variety of foot sizes such that the heel of the foot can rest on the floorpan 16 of the vehicle body 14.
  • the adjustable toepan assembly 10 is illustrated in a first or current position in solid lines in Figure 1.
  • the occupant 26 can press either the gas displacement pad 54 or the brake pressure pad 56 with their foot.
  • the pressure is transformed into control signals, such as voltage or digital waveform, which, in turn, is used to activate either the throttle or brake computer modules.
  • the occupant 26 actuates a switch (not shown) to activate the motor 44 of the drive mechanism 36 to move the adjustable toepan 28 from the first position to a second position in phantom lines in Figure 2. It should be appreciated that the occupant 26 can activate the switch to move the adjustable toepan 26 away from the occupant 26.
  • a switch (not shown) to activate the motor 44 of the drive mechanism 36 to move the adjustable toepan 28 from the first position to a second position in phantom lines in Figure 2. It should be appreciated that the occupant 26 can activate the switch to move the adjustable toepan 26 away from the occupant 26.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un ensemble bac de plancher ajustable (10) pour un véhicule (12), comprenant un bac de plancher mobile (28), un mécanisme d'entraînement (36) connecté au bac de plancher mobile (28), et une source d'énergie servant à déplacer longitudinalement le bac de plancher mobile (28). Ledit ensemble bac de plancher ajustable (10) comporte également une plaquette de déplacement (54) montée sur le côté droit du bac de plancher mobile (28), destinée à servir de pédale d'accélérateur, et une plaquette de pression (56) montée sur le côté gauche du bac de plancher mobile (28), destinée à servir de pédale de frein. Le mécanisme d'entraînement (36) peut être actionné par un occupant (26) afin de rapprocher et d'éloigner le bac de plancher mobile (28) de l'occupant (26), pour permettre à ce dernier d'appuyer sur la plaquette de déplacement (54) et la plaquette de pression (56).
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FR2837758A1 (fr) * 2002-03-28 2003-10-03 Renault Dispositif electrique de commande de freinage comportant au un capteur d'effort integre au repose-pied
DE10347838A1 (de) * 2003-10-10 2005-03-10 Daimler Chrysler Ag Fußplatte für Kraftwagen
DE10347845A1 (de) * 2003-10-10 2005-05-12 Daimler Chrysler Ag Pedalanordnung im Fußraum von Kraftwagen
DE10358227A1 (de) * 2003-12-12 2005-07-14 Audi Ag Vorrichtung zum Beschleunigen oder Verzögern eines Kraftfahrzeuges
CN112061091A (zh) * 2020-07-31 2020-12-11 盐城工学院 新能源汽车制动系统

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JPS6334254A (ja) * 1986-07-28 1988-02-13 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 自動車用足踏み操作装置
DE9206865U1 (de) * 1992-05-20 1992-07-30 Ito Design Und Marketing Gmbh Gerät zur Bedienung und Steuerung von Vorrichtungen mittels der unteren Extremitäten
US5927154A (en) * 1998-02-11 1999-07-27 General Motors Corporation Adjustable brake and clutch pedals
DE19811268A1 (de) * 1998-03-11 1999-09-16 Helke Lob Fußbetätigte Bedienungsvorrichtung an einem Kraftfahrzeug

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1034025A (en) * 1964-05-25 1966-06-29 Gen Motors Corp Adjustable control pedal mechanisms
JPS6334254A (ja) * 1986-07-28 1988-02-13 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 自動車用足踏み操作装置
DE9206865U1 (de) * 1992-05-20 1992-07-30 Ito Design Und Marketing Gmbh Gerät zur Bedienung und Steuerung von Vorrichtungen mittels der unteren Extremitäten
US5927154A (en) * 1998-02-11 1999-07-27 General Motors Corporation Adjustable brake and clutch pedals
DE19811268A1 (de) * 1998-03-11 1999-09-16 Helke Lob Fußbetätigte Bedienungsvorrichtung an einem Kraftfahrzeug

Cited By (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2837758A1 (fr) * 2002-03-28 2003-10-03 Renault Dispositif electrique de commande de freinage comportant au un capteur d'effort integre au repose-pied
DE10347838A1 (de) * 2003-10-10 2005-03-10 Daimler Chrysler Ag Fußplatte für Kraftwagen
DE10347845A1 (de) * 2003-10-10 2005-05-12 Daimler Chrysler Ag Pedalanordnung im Fußraum von Kraftwagen
DE10358227A1 (de) * 2003-12-12 2005-07-14 Audi Ag Vorrichtung zum Beschleunigen oder Verzögern eines Kraftfahrzeuges
EP1541404A3 (fr) * 2003-12-12 2006-01-18 Audi Ag Dispositif pour accélérer ou décélérer une automobile
CN112061091A (zh) * 2020-07-31 2020-12-11 盐城工学院 新能源汽车制动系统
CN112061091B (zh) * 2020-07-31 2023-04-07 盐城工学院 新能源汽车制动系统

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