Accelerator Pedal: Description and Operation

The brake, clutch and accelerator pedals used in this vehicle are adjustable. All three pedals can have their position in the vehicle adjusted fore-and-aft four inches to accommodate for the length of a drivers legs, when the drivers seat is adjusted to the correct driving position for the drivers upper body. The clockwise rotation of the actuator knob moves the pedals toward the driver, counter-clockwise rotation of the actuator knob will move the pedals away from the driver. The pedals are adjusted using a cable actuated eccentric cam which moves each pedal fore-and-aft when the pedal actuator knob is turned. Each pedal and its eccentric cam is connected through linkage to a second lever controlling that pedals vehicle function. This adjustable pedal system allows the pedals of the vehicle to be adjusted to accommodate the variety of people who will drive the vehicle, without having any affect on or requiring any adjustment to the system on the vehicle which the particular pedal operates. All three pedals of the adjustable pedal system are synchronized to adjust the same amount using a common actuator mounted in the knee blocker trim panel below the steering column.