US 11,858,462 B2
Electric pedal for automobile
Jiancheng Li, Shanghai (CN); and Guilan Zhou, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Shanghai Essenway Technology Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed by Shanghai Essenway Technology Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/344,776.
Application 18/344,776 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2022/092242, filed on May 11, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202210478403.1 (CN), filed on May 5, 2022; and application No. 202221042429.3 (CN), filed on May 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356660 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 3/02 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric pedal for an automobile, comprising
a driving support (100),
a driven support (200), and
an automobile pedal (300),
wherein the driving support (100) comprises
a first automobile connecting rod (110),
a driving motor (120),
a second automobile connecting rod (130),
a gear box (140), and
a rotating mechanism (150);
the first automobile connecting rod (110), the driving motor (120), and the second automobile connecting rod (130) are separately fixed to the automobile to which the electric pedal is mounted;
the first automobile connecting rod (110) and the second automobile connecting rod (130) are separately and fixedly connected to the gear box (140);
the gear box (140) is connected to the driving motor (120), and the driving motor (120) is fixed on the gear box (140);
the rotating mechanism (150) is connected to the gear box (140) by a rotating rod (141), the rotating rod (141) is arranged below the second automobile connecting rod (130),
the rotating mechanism (150) is connected to the automobile pedal (300),
the rotating mechanism (150) comprises
a lower supporting wall (152), and
an upper supporting wall (153),
an angle between the lower supporting wall (152) and a horizontal plane is 0 to 10°,
one end, away from the rotating rod (141), of the rotating mechanism (150) is provided with a connecting end surface (155), an angle between the connecting end surface (155) and a vertical plane is set to 0 to 5° such that the automobile pedal (300) tilts towards a top of an automobile roof by 0 to 5°,
the connecting end surface (155) is internally provided with a connecting column (156) fixed to the automobile pedal (300) in a matching manner, and the connecting column (156) is vertically arranged in the connecting end surface (155),
one end, away from the rotating mechanism (150), of the rotating rod (141) is connected to the gear box (140) by a driving shaft (142),
a lower end of the rotating rod (141) is provided with a rotating rod supporting arm (143), the rotating rod supporting arm (143) and the rotating rod (141) are arranged in parallel,
a front end of the rotating rod supporting arm (143) is provided with a fixing arm (145) perpendicular to the rotating rod (141), and one side of the rotating rod (141) protrudes outwards and is fixedly connected to the rotating rod supporting arm (143) by means of a fixing pin (146);
the driven support (200) comprises
a driven automobile fixing plate (230), and
a driven rotating mechanism (250),
one end of the driven automobile fixing plate (230) is fixed to the automobile to which the electric pedal is mounted, another end of the driven automobile fixing plate is fixedly connected to a driven connecting member (232),
the driven rotating mechanism (250) is connected to the driven connecting member (232) by a driven rotating rod (241), the driven rotating rod (241) is arranged below the driven automobile fixing plate (230),
the driven rotating mechanism (250) is connected to the automobile pedal (300),
the driven rotating mechanism (250) comprises
a driven lower supporting wall (252), and
a driven upper supporting wall (253),
an angle between the driven upper supporting wall (253) and a horizontal plane is set to 0 to 5° such that the automobile pedal (300) tilts towards the top of the automobile roof by 0 to 5°,
an angle between the driven lower supporting wall (252) and the horizontal plane is 0 to 10°,
one end, away from the driven rotating rod (241), of the driven rotating mechanism (250) is provided with a driven connecting end surface (255), the driven connecting end surface (255) is internally provided with a driven connecting column (256) fixed to the automobile pedal (300) in a matching manner, the driven connecting column (256) is vertically arranged on the driven connecting end surface (255),
one end, away from the driven rotating mechanism (250), of the driven rotating rod (241) is connected to the driven connecting member (232) by a driven driving shaft (242), a lower end of the driven rotating rod (241) is provided with a driven rotating rod supporting arm (243),
the driven rotating rod supporting arm (243) and the driven rotating rod (241) are arranged in parallel, an edge of the driven rotating rod supporting arm (243) is provided with a driven fixing arm (245) perpendicular to the driven rotating rod (241), and one side of the driven rotating rod (241) protrudes outwards and is fixedly connected to the driven rotating rod supporting arm (243) by a driven fixing pin (246);
the second automobile connecting rod (130) is fixedly connected to the gear box (140) by fixing rods (132), and at least two fixing rods (132) are arranged and in parallel to each other;
the second automobile connecting rod (130) is fixedly connected to a fixing plate (133) and the fixing rods (132) in a welded manner, and at least two fixing rods (132) are arranged and in parallel to each other;
the driven automobile fixing plate (230) is provided with the driven connecting members (232), the driven automobile fixing plate (230) is fixedly connected to the driven connecting members (232) in a welded manner, and at least two driven connecting members (232) are arranged and in parallel to each other;
when the electric pedal for an automobile is switched into a fixed side pedal, the driving motor (120) is to be switched off, or the driving motor (120) or the gear box (140) fails;
wherein under a first situation when the rotating rod (141) and the driven rotating rod (241) rotate to enable the pedal (300) to reach an extended state, first bolts (A1) reserved for the rotating rod (141) on the driving support are rotated, taken down and aligned with first holes (A2) of the fixing rods (132), and then the rotating rod (141) and the fixing rods (132) are fixed by making the first bolts (A1) pass through the first holes (A2); second bolts (B1) reserved for the driven rotating rod (241) are rotated and, taken down and aligned with third holes (B2) of the driven connecting members (232), and then the driven rotating rod (241) and the driven connecting members (232) are fixed by making the second bolts (B1) pass through the third holes (B2);
wherein under a second situation when the rotating rod (141) and the driven rotating rod (241) rotate to enable the pedal (300) to reach a retracted state, the first bolts (A1) reserved for the rotating rod (141) on the driving support are rotated, taken down and aligned with second holes (A3) of the fixing rods (132), and then the rotating rod (141) and the fixing rods (132) are fixed by making the first bolts (A1) pass through the second holes (A3); and the second bolts (B1) reserved for the driven rotating rod (241) are rotated, taken down and aligned with fourth holes (B3) of the driven connecting members (232), and then the driven rotating rod (241) and the driven connecting members (232) are fixed by making the second bolts (B1) pass through the fourth holes (B3).