Patent ID: 9632525
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B60K,G05G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A vehicle pedal comprising: a pedal housing including an interior housing wall dividing the housing into first and second interior housing chambers, the Interior housing wall defining a through-hole; a pedal arm including a drum extending into the first interior housing chamber of the pedal housing, the drum including a neck projecting outwardly from one of the side faces thereof and defining a recess extending into the other of the side faces thereof, the neck of the drum extending through the through-hole defined in the interior housing wall of the pedal housing for mounting the drum for rotation in the first interior housing chamber relative to the pedal housing; a rotor located in the second interior housing chamber of the pedal housing, the rotor including a base that is secured to the one of the sides of the drum extending through the through-hole defined in the interior housing wall of the pedal housing; a first cover secured to the pedal housing and covering the first interior housing chamber, the cover including a plate with a collar projecting outwardly from an interior surface thereof and extending into the recess in the other of the sides of the drum for mounting the drum for rotation in the first interior housing chamber relative to the pedal housing; a second cover secured to the pedal housing and covering and sealing the second interior housing chamber of the pedal housing; and the base of the rotor defining at least first and second through-holes, the one of the sides of the drum defines at least first and second slots, and the drum defining an interior shoulder, at least a first pin and a clip projecting from a retainer plate and extending respectively through the first and second through-holes defined in the base of the rotor and into the respective first and second slots defined in the drum and the clip engaging with the Interior shoulder in the drum for locking the index position of the rotor on the drum of the pedal arm.