US 12,403,871 B2
Pedal assembly for a vehicle
Marcel Kapocs, Gothenburg (SE); and Mickael Larsen, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/422,413.
Claims priority of application No. 23153766 (EP), filed on Jan. 27, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253601 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B60T 7/04 (2006.01); G05G 1/38 (2008.04); G05G 1/42 (2008.04)
CPC B60T 7/042 (2013.01) [G05G 1/42 (2013.01); G05G 1/38 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pedal assembly comprising,
a mounting bracket comprising a mounting interface for mechanically attaching the pedal assembly to a structural part of a vehicle,
a guide part being fixedly connected to the mounting bracket and comprising a channel extending linearly along a channel axis,
an actuation rod extending along a rod axis and having a first end comprising or being coupled to a pushing surface, wherein at least a portion of the actuation rod is located inside the channel, wherein the rod axis and the channel axis are parallel and wherein the pushing surface is configured to be contacted by a human foot for operating the pedal assembly,
a sensor assembly configured to detect an actuation of the actuation rod along the rod axis; and
wherein the guide part comprises a support element being arranged in the channel, wherein the actuation rod is axially supported on the support element; and
wherein the support element comprises at least one predetermined breaking zone.