Adjustable brake, clutch and accelerator pedals

摘要

An adjustable control pedal for a motor vehicle includes an upper arm and a lower arm carrying a pedal and selectively movable relative the upper arm to adjust the position of the pedal. The upper arm has a vertically extending flat or planar portion and a substantially horizontal slot formed at the planar portion. A drive screw is secured to the upper arm and is laterally spaced apart from the planar portion generally parallel to the slot. A drive nut threadably engages the drive screw and moves axially along the drive screw upon rotation of the drive screw. A motor is connected to the drive screw to selectively rotate the drive screw in one direction or the other. The lower arm has a guide extending into the slot which is connected to the drive nut for linear fore-aft sliding movement of the guide along the slot upon rotation of the drive screw and resulting linear fore-aft movement of the pedal. The drive screw is secured to the upper arm through a first self-aligning ball/socket joint and the drive nut is secured to the lower arm through a second self-aligning ball/socket joint so that the drive screw and the drive nut automatically self align as the drive nut travels along the drive screw. The drive screw is preferably secured to the upper arm by a snap-fit connection.