Patent ID: 6431304
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B60K,B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A control pedal assembly comprising:(a) a pedal mounting system base component; (b) a first series of slider components and reactor components mounted to said pedal mounting system base component; (c) a first position adjustable control pedal mounted to said first series of slider components and reactor components; (d) wherein said first series of slider components and reactor components is comprised of a first slider component, a first reactor component, a second slider component, and a second reactor component; (e) wherein said first slider component and said first reactor component are constructed and slideably engaged to one another in a manner such that relative translation between said first slider component and said first reactor component is only allowed along a first adjustment curve; (f) wherein said first reactor component is either fixedly engaged to or is a same component as said second slider component; (g) wherein said second slider component and said second reactor component are constructed and slideably engaged to one another in a manner such that relative translation between said second slider component and said second reactor component is only allowed along a second adjustment curve; (h) wherein said first position adjustable control pedal is engaged to said first slider component in a manner preventing any substantial relative motion between said first slider component and said first position adjustable control pedal other than operational motions of said first position adjustable control pedal; (i) wherein said second reactor component is engaged to said pedal mounting system base component; (j) wherein said first slider component, said first reactor component, said second slider component, and said second reactor component are constructed and engaged to one another in an orientation such that said first adjustment curve extends in different directions than said second adjustment curve so that an initial position of said first position adjustable control pedal relative to said pedal mounting system base component is adjustable in at least two directions; (k) a second series of slider components and reactor components which is mounted to said pedal mounting system base component; (l) a second position adjustable control pedal mounted to said second series of slider components and reactor components; (m) wherein said second series of slider components and reactor components is comprised of a third slider component and a third reactor component; (n) wherein said third slider component and said third reactor component are constructed and slideably engaged to one another in a manner such that relative translation between said third slider component and said third reactor component is only allowed along a third adjustment curve; (o) wherein said second position adjustable control pedal is engaged to said third slider component in a manner preventing any substantial relative motion between said third slider component and said second position adjustable control pedal other than operational motions of said second position adjustable control pedal; (p) wherein said third reactor component is engaged directly or indirectly to said pedal mounting system base component; and (q) wherein said first slider component is moveable along said first adjustment curve completely independently of said third slider component which is moveable along said third adjustment curve completely independently of said first slider component such that said initial position of said first position adjustable control pedal is adjustable relative to and independent of an initial position of said second position adjustable control pedal in at least one direction.