EP2921927B1 - Steuerpedal für Fahrzeug und Herstellungsverfahren dafür - Google Patents

Steuerpedal für Fahrzeug und Herstellungsverfahren dafür Download PDF

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EP2921927B1
EP2921927B1 EP15159629.3A EP15159629A EP2921927B1 EP 2921927 B1 EP2921927 B1 EP 2921927B1 EP 15159629 A EP15159629 A EP 15159629A EP 2921927 B1 EP2921927 B1 EP 2921927B1
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    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
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  • the present invention relates generally to a control pedal for vehicle, such as for example a brake pedal or a clutch pedal, and more specifically to a pedal comprising a pedal arm of plastic material with a tubular structure. According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a control pedal for vehicle as defined above.
  • the pedal arm is obtained by moulding and comprises a plurality of ribs having the function of increasing the moment of inertia, and hence the stiffness, of the pedal arm.
  • This solution offers the advantages of the low cost, of the ease of manufacturing and of the reduced weight.
  • it requires a proper arrangement of the ribs, which is not always possible, or at least not always easy, to obtain, in those cases where the forces acting on the pedal arm have different directions of application.
  • a further known solution consists in adding, by insert moulding, a metal insert (typically an insert of steel or aluminium) to a pedal arm of plastic material provided with stiffening ribs, in order to further increase the stiffness of the pedal.
  • a metal insert typically an insert of steel or aluminium
  • This solution is however affected by the drawbacks of the high cost, since it requires both a mould for moulding the metal insert and a mould for insert-moulding the plastic part of the pedal on the metal insert, as well as of the high weight, due to presence of the metal insert.
  • the required stiffness of the pedal arm is obtained by making the pedal arm as a tubular body.
  • the pedal arm is produced starting from a solid body and removing material from the inside of that body by gas- or water-assisted moulding technique.
  • a pedal arm is thus obtained which has good characteristics in terms of stiffness and mechanical strength.
  • This solution has however several drawbacks, in particular that it is applicable only to certain geometries and shapes of the pedal and that it involves difficulties in ensuring a uniform wall thickness, which may lead to an increase in the overall weight of the pedal.
  • a control pedal for vehicle according to the preamble of independent claim 1 is known from WO2014/019793 , and from EP 2 314 487 A .
  • the invention is based on the idea of providing a control pedal for vehicle wherein the pedal arm is obtained by joining two arm parts having an open cross-section and wherein one of the arm parts forms the whole foot pad of the pedal and, preferably, also the whole hinge bush of the pedal.
  • the manufacturing method of a control pedal for vehicle according to the invention provides, therefore, first for the two arm parts to be obtained by moulding separately from each other, with one of them forming the whole foot pad of the pedal and, preferably, also the whole hinge bush of the pedal, and then for the two arm parts to be joined to each other, preferably by welding.
  • a control pedal for vehicle is generally indicated 10 and basically comprises a pedal arm 12, a foot pad 14 attached to an end (bottom end) of the pedal arm 12 and a hinge bush 16 attached to the opposite end (top end) of the pedal arm 12 to allow mounting of the pedal 10 for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation x.
  • the above-mentioned components of the pedal 10, namely the pedal arm 12, the foot pad 14 and the hinge bush 16; are all made of plastic material, and more in particular of the same plastic material, such as for example polypropylene o polyamide reinforced with glass fibres up to 50%.
  • the pedal arm 12 has a tubular structure, that is to say, it has an inner cavity extending substantially throughout the longitudinal extension of the arm, so as to benefit from the advantages of the reduced weight and of the high stiffness and mechanical strength given by a structure of this kind. More specifically, the tubular structure of the pedal arm 12 is obtained according to the invention by joining, preferably by means of welding, two separate arm parts, indicated 18 and 20, respectively. According to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the arm part 18 has a substantially C-shaped cross-section, which is preferably oriented so as to open laterally, i.e. in the direction of the axis of rotation x.
  • the arm part 20 is a substantially plate-like element, which extends preferably in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation x, i.e. in a vertical plane, and acts as a cover that closes the open side of the arm part 18.
  • both the arm parts 18 and 20 might have a substantially C-shaped cross-section.
  • the arm part (or the arm parts) having the substantially C-shaped cross-section may be provided with stiffening ribs (not shown).
  • the foot pad 14 is wholly formed, preferably in one piece, by one of the two arm parts 18 and 20, namely by the arm part 18.
  • the hinge bush 16 is also wholly formed, preferably in one piece, by one of the two arm parts 18 and 20, in particular by the arm part 18, i.e. by the same arm part forming the foot pad 14.
  • the two arm parts 18 and 20 can be produced by moulding, which allows to obtain a high dimensional precision, in particular in terms of thickness of those parts. It is thus possible to optimize, at the design stage, the thicknesses, and hence the weight, of the two arm parts 18 and 20.
  • the method for manufacturing a control pedal for vehicle according to the invention basically provides for the following steps:
  • a control pedal according to the present invention combines the advantages of high stiffness and mechanical strength of a tubular structure with the advantages of high dimensional precision and resulting possibility of optimizing the thicknesses, and hence the weight, of the pedal arm given by the moulding technique. Moreover, the control pedal according to the invention is easy to manufacture, since it is obtained by simple moulding and welding steps. A control pedal is thus obtained, which is at the same time strong, light and not expensive.

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  1. Steuerpedal (10) für ein Fahrzeug, das einen Pedalarm (12), eine Fußauflage (14), die an einem Ende des Pedalarms (12) angeordnet ist, und eine Scharnierbuchse (16), die an dem gegenüberliegenden Ende des Pedalarms (12) angeordnet ist und eine Drehachse (x) für den Pedalarm (12) definiert, umfasst, wobei der Pedalarm (12), die Fußauflage (14) und die Scharnierbuchse (16) aus einem Kunststoffmaterial hergestellt sind, wobei der Pedalarm (12) eine Rohrstruktur mit einem geschlossenen Querschnitt aufweist und einen ersten Armteil (18) mit einem offenen Querschnitt und einen zweiten Armteil (20) mit einem offenen Querschnitt umfasst, die miteinander verbunden sind, um den geschlossenen Querschnitt des Pedalarms (12) zu definieren,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Fußauflage (14) vollständig durch den ersten Armteil (18) gebildet ist.
  2. Steuerpedal nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Scharnierbuchse (16) ebenfalls vollständig durch den ersten Armteil (18) gebildet ist.
  3. Steuerpedal nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei der erste und der zweite Armteil (18, 20) durch eine Schweißverbindung miteinander verbunden sind.
  4. Steuerpedal nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der erste Armteil (18) einen C-förmigen Querschnitt aufweist und wobei der zweite Armteil (20) als ein plattenartiges Element hergestellt ist, das als eine Abdeckung dient, die die offene Seite des ersten Armteils (18) verschließt.
  5. Steuerpedal nach Anspruch 4, wobei sich der zweite Armteil (20) in einer Ebene erstreckt, die senkrecht zu der Drehachse (x) des Pedalarms (12) ist.
  6. Steuerpedal nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, wobei der erste Armteil (18) mit Versteifungsrippen versehen ist.
  7. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Steuerpedals (10) für ein Fahrzeug nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, das die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    - Erzeugen des ersten und des zweiten Armteils (18, 20) durch ein Gießverfahren, und
    - Verbinden des so erhaltenen ersten und zweiten Armteils (18, 20) miteinander.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, wobei der Schritt des Verbindens des ersten und des zweiten Armteils (18, 20) miteinander durch Schweißen durchgeführt wird.
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