公开(公告)号：US06499376B2

公开(公告)日：2002-12-31

申请号：US09742662

申请日：2000-12-21

Applicant: John Stuart Thistleton ,  Colin Anthony Barnes ,  Christopher Andrew Jagger

Inventor： John Stuart Thistleton ,  Colin Anthony Barnes ,  Christopher Andrew Jagger

IPC: G05G114

CPC classification number: G05G1/30 ,  B60K23/02 ,  G05G1/327 ,  Y10T74/20528

Abstract: A pedal box for a vehicle (V), comprises a pedal (E) pivotally mounted intermediate its end on a pedal pin (PP) carried by the pedal box, so as to have, beyond each side of the pedal pivot (PP), a lower pedal part carrying a footpad (FP), and an upper pedal part; an abutment surface (S) provided in or on the upper pedal part and so located with respect to the pedal pivot axis (PP) that the abutment surface (S) is beyond a top dead center position of the pedal pivot (PP) at the driver/passenger compartment (PC) side; and an activation device (C, D) adapted, in use, to be secured between a portion (Q) of the vehicle (V) designed to deform upon frontal impact, and a portion (P) of the vehicle (V) designed for minimal deformation upon frontal impact and, upon activation, to engage the abutment surface (S) such that the upper pedal part is rotated towards the driver/passenger compartment (PC), and the lower pedal part is rotated away from the driver/passenger compartment (PC).

Abstract translation: 一种用于车辆（V）的踏板箱，包括一个踏板（E），该踏板（E）在其脚踏板（PP）的中心位置上枢转地安装在脚踏板（PP）上，以便超出踏板枢轴（PP）的每一侧， 携带脚踏板（FP）的下踏板部件和上踏板部件; 设置在所述上​​踏板部分中或所述上踏板部分上并且相对于所述踏板枢转轴线（PP）定位的邻接表面（S），所述邻接表面（S）超过所述踏板枢轴（PP）的上止点位置 司机/乘客舱（PC）侧; 以及在使用中适于被固定在设计成在正面撞击时变形的车辆（V）的部分（Q）与车辆（V）的部分（P）之间的活动装置（C，D） 在正面冲击时的最小变形，并且在启动时，接合邻接表面（S），使得上部踏板部分朝向驾驶员/乘客室（PC）旋转，并且下部踏板部分被旋转远离驾驶员/乘客舱 （PC）。