ADJUSTABLE PEDALS FOR ROAD CARS

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Application Number
IT102024000012358
Authority / Receiving Office
IT · IT
Patent Type
Patents
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Filing Date
2024-05-30
Publication Date
2026-08-31
Estimated Expiration
2044-05-30

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Technical Problem

Existing road vehicle driving positions with fixed or limited adjustability face challenges in providing optimal dashboard visibility and are bulky, making them unsuitable for two-seater vehicles and costly due to complex mechanisms.

Method used

An adjustable pedal board with a rotatable support frame and pantograph mechanism allows for precise adjustment of pedal positions, simplifying the design and reducing costs.

Benefits of technology

The adjustable pedal board offers enhanced adjustability, compact size, and affordability, ensuring optimal dashboard visibility and ease of use across various driver sizes without requiring seat repositioning.

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P e r o vv i a r e a g l i i n c o n v e n i e n t i sopra d e s c r i tti s o n o s t a t i r e a l i zz a t i p osti d i guida con sedile l o n g i t u d i n a l m e n t e f i ss o e con p e d a l i e r a e v o l a n t e l o n g i t u d i n a l m e n t e m o b i l i i n m o d o d a w v a r i a r n e l a d i s t a n z a d a l s e d i l e s t e ss o . T u tta v i a , l e p e d a l i e r e r e g o l a b i l i note del tipo s o p r a d e s c r i tt o p r e s e n t a n o a l c u n i i n c o n v e n i e n t i p r i n c i p a l m e n t e d i s c e n d e n t i d a l f a tt o c h e t a l i p e d a l i e r e r e g o l a b i l i p r e s e n t a n o u n a c o r s a d i r e g o l a z i o n e r e l a t i v a m e n t e r i d o tt a , e s o n o r e l a t i v a m e n t e c o m p l e ss e e c o s t o s e . S c o p o d e ll a p r e s e n t e i n v e n z i o n e è d i r e a l i zz a r e una p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e p e r v e tt u r e s t r a d a l i c h e s i a esente d a g l i i n c o n v e n i e n t i s o p r a e s p o s t i e c h e s i a d i s e m p l i c e e d e c o n o m i c a r e a l i zz a z i o n e . S e c o n d o l a p r e s e n t e i n v e n z i o n e v i e n e r e a l i zz a t a una p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e p e r v e tt u r e s t r a d a l i c o m e r i v e n d i c a t o n e ll e r i v e n d i c a z i o n i a ll eg a t e . L a p r e s e n t e i n v e n z i o n e v e rr a ora d e s c r i tt a con r i f e r i m e n t o a i d i s e g n i a nn e ss i , c h e n e i ll u s t r a n o u n e s e m p i o d i a tt u a z i o n e n o n l i m i t a t i v o , i n c u i : l e f i g u r e 1 e 2 s o n o d u e v i s t e p r o s p e tti c h e s c h e m a t i c h e , c o n p a r t i a s p o r t a t e p e r c h i a r e zz a , d i una p r e f e r i t a f o r m a d i a tt u a z i o n e d e ll a p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e p e r v e ttu r e s t r a d a l i d e lla p r e s e n t e i n v e n z i o n e i ll u s t r a t a i n d u e d i ff e r e n t i posizion i o p e r a t i v e ; l a f i g u r a 3 è una u l t e r i o r e v i s t a p r o s p e tt i c a s c h e m a t i c a , c o n p a r t i a s p o r t a t e p e r c h i a r e zz a , d e ll a p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e d e lle f i g u r e 1 e 2 ; e l a f i g u r a 4 è u n a v i s t a s c h e m a t i c a i n p i a n t a , con p a r t i a s p o r t a t e p e r c h i a r e zz a , d e ll a p e d a l i e r a d e ll e f i g u r e l e 2 . C o n r i f e r i m e n t o a lle f i g u r e 1 e 2 , con 1 è i n d i c a t a , n e l s u o c o m p l e ss o , u n a p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e p e r v e tt u r e s t r a d a l i ( n o n i llu s t r a t e ) . L a p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e 1 c o m p r e n d e u n p r i m o t e l a i o 2 d i s u pp o r t o d i f o r m a a llu n g a t a , l a quale s i e s t e n d e i n una d i r e z i o n e 3 , p r e s e n t a u na f o r m a s o s t a n z i a l m e n t e a d L, e d è c o n f i g u r a t a p e r c o n s e n t i r e 11 f i ss a gg i o d e ll a p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e 1 a d u n t e l a i o d i s u pp o r t o ( n o n i llu s t r a t o ) d i u n a v e tt u r a s t r a d a l e ( n o n i llu s t r a t a ) . I l t e l a i o 2 s u ppo r t a una v i t e 4 , l a quale s i e s t e n d e n e ll a d i r e z i o n e 3 , è a cc o pp i a t a i n m a n i e r a g i r e v o l e a lle e s t r e m i t a d e l t e l a i o 2 p e r r u o t a r e a tto r n o a d u n p r o p r i o a ss e 5 l o n g i t u d i n a l e p a r a ll e l o a lla d i r e z i o n e 3 , e v i e n e p o s t a i n r o t a z i o n e d a u n m o t o r e 6 e l e ttr i c o f i ssa t o a l t e l a i o 2 i n c o rr i s p o n d e n z a d i u n p u n t o c e n t r a l e d e ll a v i t e 4 s t e ss a . L a p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e 1 c o m p r e n d e , i n o l t r e , u n s e c o n d o t e l a i o 7 d i s u ppo r t o , i l quale s u ppo r t a , n e ll a f a tt i s p e c i e , u n p e d a l e 8 d i f r e n a t u r a e d u n p e d a l e 9 d i a cc e l e r a z i o n e , è m o b i l e , r i s p e tt o a l t e l a i o 2 e sott o l a s p i n t a d i u n d i s p o s i t i v o 1 0 d i a z i o n a m e n t o , i n una d i r e z i o n e 11 t r a s v e r s a l e a lla d i r e z i o n e 3 , e v i e n e s p o s t a t o d a l d i s p o s i t i v o 1 0 c o n u n m o t o r e tt i l i n e o a l t e r n a t i v o nell a d i r e z i o n e 11 s t e ss a . I l d i s p o s i t i v o 1 0 c o m p r e n d e l a v i t e 4 e d i l m o t o r e 6 , e c o m p r e n d e , i n o l t r e , u n m e cc a n i s m o 1 2 a p a n t o g r a f o i n t e r p o s t o t r a i d u e t e l a i 2 e 7 . I l m e cc a n i s m o 1 2 c o m p r e n d e una p r i m a m a n o v e lla 1 3 e s t e n d e n t e s i t r a d u e a ss i 1 4 , 1 5 d i r o t a z i o n e p a r a ll e l i f r a l o r o e a d u n a d i r e z i o n e 1 6 s o s t a n z i a l m e n t e o r t o g o n a l e a lle direzioni 3 e 11 , e d i c u i uno è 1’asse d i r o t a z i o n e d e ll a m a n o v e ll a 1 3 r i s p e tt o a l t e l a i o 7 e 1 ’ a l t r o è 1 ’ a sse d i r o t a z i o n e d e ll a m a n o v e ll a 1 3 r i s p e tt o a d una slitta 1 7 a cc o pp i a t a a lla v i t e 4 tramite u n a cc o pp i a m e n t o v i t e - m a d r e v i t e . I 1 m e cc a n i s m o 1 3 c o m p r e n d e , i n o l t r e , una s e c o n d a m a n o v e ll a 1 8 e s t e n d e n t e s i tra d u e a ss i 1 9 , 2 0 d i r o t a z i o n e parall e li f r a l o r o e d a lla d i r e z i o n e 1 6 , e d i c u i uno è l ’ a ss e d i rotazione d e ll a m a n o v e ll a 1 8 r i s p e tt o a l t e l a i o 7 e l ’ a l t r o è l ’ a ss e d i r o t a z i o n e d e ll a m a n o v e ll a 1 8 r i s p e tt o a d w u n a s l i tt a 2 1 a cc o pp i a t a a lla w v i t e 4 tramite u n a cc o pp i a m e n t o v i t e - m a d r e v i t e . I 1 d i s p o s i t i v o 1 0 c o m p r e n d e , 1 i n o l t r e , p e r c i a s c u n a m a n o v e ll a 1 3 , 18, u n r i s p e tt i v o d i s p o s i t i v o 22 d i guida c o n f i g u r a t o p e r a cc o pp i a r e i n m a n i e r a s c o rr e v o l e i l t e l a i o 7 a l t e l a i o 2 . C i a s c u n d i s p o s i t i v o 22 c o m p r e n d e , a s u a v o l t a , una p r i m a g u i d a 2 3 r i c a v a t a s u l t e l a i o 2 p a r a ll e l a m e n t e a lla d i r e z i o n e 11 , u n p r i m o p a tt i n o 2 4 r i c a v a t o s u l t e l a i o 7 , u n s e c o n d o p a tt i n o 2 5 a cc o pp i a t o i n m a n i e r a s c o rr e v o l e a lla g u i d a 2 3 , e d u n a s e c o n d a guida 2 6 r i c a v a t a s u l p a tt i n o 2 5 p a r a ll e l a m e n t e a lla d i r e z i o n e 11 e d i m p e g n a t a i n m a n i e r a s c o rr e v o l e d a l p a tt i n o 2 4 s t e ss o . N e ll a f a tti s p e c i e , 1 p e d a l i 8 , 9 s o n o c o ll e g a t i con a l m e n o u n a c e n t r a l i n a e l e tt r o n i c a d i c o n t r o llo ( n o n i ll u s t r a t a ) c o n f i g u r a t a p e r r i c e v e r e i s e g n a l i g e n e r a t i d a ll ’ a z i o n a m e n t o d e i p e d a l i 8 , 9 e p e r c o n t r o lla r e n s e l e tt i v a m e n t e i l f u n z i o n a m e n t o d i u n d i s p o s i t i v o f r e n a n t e ( n o n i ll u s t r a t o ) e d i u n d i s p o s i t i v o a cc e l e r a t o r e i n f u n z i o n e d e i s e g n a l i r i c e v u t i dai p e d a l i 8 , 9 s t e ss i . L a p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e 1 p r e s e n t a u n i n g o m b r o , m i s u r a t o p a r a ll e l a m e n t e a lla d i r e z i o n e 11, r e l a t i v a m e n t e r i d o tt o , e d è r e l a t i v a m e n t e s e m p l i c e e d e c o n o m i c o . L a p e d a l i e r a r e g o l a b i l e 1 c o n s e n t e , i n o l t r e , d i : c o n t r o ll a r e s e l e tt i v a m e n t e l a d i s t a n z a del t e l a i o 7 d a l t e l a i o 2 e , quind i, dal t e l a i o d i s u pp o r t o ( n o n i ll u s t r a t o ) d e ll a v e ttu r a s t r a d a l e ( n o n i llu s t r a t a ) ; e m a n t e n e r e i l s e d i l e ( n o n i llu s t r a t o ) del c o n d u c e n t e i n p o s i z i o n e f i ss a n e ll a d i r e z i o n e 11 i n m o d o d a g a r a n t i r e l e m e d e s i m e m o d a l i t a d i s a l i t a / d i s c e s a s u ll a / d a ll a v e tt u r a s t r a d a l e ( n o n i ll u s t r a t a ) i n d i p e n d e n t e m e n t e dall e c a r a tt e r i s t i c h e f i s i c h e del c o n d u c e n t e s t e sso .

Claims

1 .- Adjustable pedal assembly for road vehicles comprising a first support frame (2); a second support frame (7); a brake pedal (8) and an acceleration pedal (9) mounted on the second support frame (7); and an actuating device (10) for moving the second support frame (7) relative to the first support frame (2) and selectively controlling a distance of the brake and acceleration pedals (8, 9) from the first support frame (2) itself; and characterised in that the actuating device (10) comprises a pantograph mechanism (12) interposed between the first support frame (2) and the second support frame (7). 2 .- Adjustable pedal unit according to claim 1, wherein the second support frame (7) is slidably coupled to the first support frame (2) to perform, with respect to the first support frame (2), rectilinear movements in a forward direction (11). 3 .- Adjustable pedal board according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pantograph mechanism (12) comprises a first crank (13) rotatably coupled to said first and second support frames (2, 7) and a second crank (18) rotatably coupled to said first and second support frames (2, 7). 4 .- Adjustable pedal according to claim 3, wherein the actuation device (10) further comprises a screw (4) substantially transversal to a direction of advancement (11) of the second support frame (7), an electric motor (6) to rotate the screw (4) and, for each said crank (13, 18), a respective slide (17, 21) coupled to the screw (4) via a relative screw-nut coupling. 5 .- Adjustable pedal set according to claim 4, wherein each said crank (13, 18) has a first free end rotatably coupled to the relative slide (17, 21) and a second free end rotatably coupled to the second support frame (7). 6 .- Adjustable pedal set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the actuation device (10) comprises at least one guide device (22) for slidingly coupling the second support frame (7) to the first support frame (2); each guide device (22) comprising, in turn, a first guide (23) obtained on the first support frame (2) and a first shoe (24) obtained on the second support frame (7). 7 .- Adjustable pedal set according to claim 6, wherein each guide device (22) further comprises a second shoe (25) coupled in a sliding manner to the first guide (23) and a second guide (26) obtained on the second shoe (25) and engaged in a sliding manner by the first shoe (24).