Patent ID: 8726760

Claim:
An adjustable pendant and organ accelerator pedal device in a vehicle, the device comprising: a main housing affixed to a dash panel below a driver's seat; a lower mounting bracket affixed to a floor panel and disposed within a carpet; a lower bracket slidably coupled to the lower mounting bracket; an electric motor mounted in the main housing; a lead screw installed in the main housing to move in linear forward and backward directions by motive power of the electric motor; and a pedal assembly operably coupled to the main housing and the lower bracket to horizontally move forwards and backwards with respect to the main housing and the lower mounting bracket by motive power of the electric motor; wherein the pedal assembly includes a movable housing which is slidably coupled to the main housing and horizontally movable from the main housing by the motive power of the electric motor; and wherein the lower bracket covers the lower mounting bracket to seal the lower mounting bracket within the carpet; wherein the main housing includes an integrally formed housing groove that has elongated guide holes extending horizontally forward and backward and penetrating left and right side surfaces parallel to the lead screw; wherein a bracket groove integrally formed in the lower mounting bracket includes a space opening backwards and upwards accommodating linear forward and backward motion, and a pair of elongated guide grooves extending forward and backward on opposing side surfaces of the bracket groove; wherein a bracket protrusion inserted into the bracket groove moves forwards and backwards along the bracket groove and integrally protrudes on the bottom of the lower bracket, a protrusion hole penetrating both side surfaces in left and right directions is formed in the bracket protrusion, a bracket roller is installed to penetrate the protrusion hole, and both ends of the bracket roller are inserted into the guide grooves, respectively; and wherein the lower bracket moves parallel to the elongated guide holes, and in the same linear direction as the lead screw.