Patent ID: 7131348

Claim:
Pedal arrangement in a vehicle cab space, comprising: a support fixed in the cab space; at least one pedal arm having two ends, wherein the pedal arm is journaled in the support for pivoting about a pivot axis spaced between the two ends of the pedal arm; a foot plate fixed to a first portion of the pedal arm on one side of the pivot axis; a motion-transmitting element disposed wholly within the cab space, wherein the motion-transmitting element is joined firstly to a second portion of the pedal arm on the other side of the pivot axis from the foot plate and wherein the motion-transmitting element is joined secondly to a pivotally mounted lever that is configured so that pivotation thereof actuates an operating device; and wherein the motion-transmitting element is disposed so that the distance between the motion-transmitting element's respective attachment points to the pedal arm and the lever is maintained at least substantially constant when there is a tensile force on the element and is allowed to be non-fixedly shortened when there is compressive force on the element; and wherein the motion-transmitting element is rigidly fixed to at least one of the pedal arm and the lever, and is pivotally joined to the other of the pedal arm and the lever.