| 20100043592 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING A SAFETY DEVICE - A pedal support for a vehicle includes a bracket which is secured in a bulkhead disposed in the vehicle between the passenger compartment of the vehicle and the engine room; a first shaft secured in the bracket and horizontal and transversely directed in relation to the direction of travel of the vehicle; a pedal arm provided with a footplate and pivotal about the first shaft; an operating device which is secured in the arm a distance from the first shaft and which is disposed for manoeuvring or controlling a vehicle function, for example a braking function. The first shaft is movably disposed in the bracket in the direction of travel of the vehicle, the first shaft having a normal position locked by means of a locking device, and the locking device being, in the event of a collision, openable for permitting displacement of the first shaft to a safety position where the footplate is displaced away from the legs/feet of the vehicle driver but where the function of the operating device is at least partly retained. | 02-25-2010 |
