Abstract: In an accelerator pedal module for a motor vehicle comprising an accelerator pedal for controlling an internal combustion engine and an accelerator pedal lever which is subjected to different frictional moments, depending on its pivot position so as to provide a hysteresis, a friction element 4 is provided which engages a friction body on the pivot shaft 2.1 of the pedal lever and is pivotally mounted on the pedal lever and connected to a support structure of the pedal module via a spring element so as to provide position-dependent frictional moments by the frictional engagement forces thereby generating a hysteresis.

Abstract: In a motor vehicle operating pedal unit with a pedal lever pivotally mounted in a pedal housing and a return spring connected to the pedal lever which is pivotally supported by a bearing sleeve inserted into a bearing bore of the pedal housing, a pedal position sensor unit including a sensor housing having integrally formed therewith a slide cylinder is mounted onto the pedal housing such that the slide cylinder is received within the bearing sleeve. The slide cylinder includes a sensor shaft having an end extending into the sensor housing for cooperation with sensor components determining the angular position of the sensor shaft which is interconnected with the pedal lever for movement together with the pedal lever.

Abstract: In a motion transmitting device for controlling an internal combustion engine by means of an accelerator pedal wherein a pedal position transmitter mounted on a support bracket includes a control lever mounted for rotation with a drive shaft extending from the pedal position transmitter, a return coil spring is disposed on the control lever coaxially with the drive shaft and has one end engaged with the control lever and the other with the support bracket and a pull member is attached to the control lever for imparting thereto the motion of the accelerator pedal wherein the pull member is so arranged that a pulling force is applied to the control lever along a line which is parallel to the direction of the force applied to the bracket by the coil spring but is in the opposite direction.

Abstract: In a vehicle control pedal unit comprising a mounting structure having a U-shaped mounting end with spaced parallel leg walls between which one end of a pedal lever having an eyepiece with an opening is pivotally supported, a bearing sleeve is disposed between the leg walls and extends through the eyepiece opening and a slide hub extends through the bearing openings in the leg walls and through the bearing sleeve and is interlocked with the bearing sleeve for retaining the bearing sleeve and the lever arm in position between the leg walls of the mounting structure.

Abstract: In a vehicle control pedal unit comprising a mounting structure having a U-shaped mounting end with spaced parallel legs between which one end of a pedal lever having an eyepiece with an opening receiving a bearing sleeve is pivotally supported and a pedal is attached to the other end, at least one connecting cable having one end attached to the pedal lever at its outside extends into the eyepiece and around the bearing sleeve and and again to the outside of the lever and a return spring which is connected to the other end of the connecting cable is attached under tension to the mounting structure for biasing the pedal lever into an idle end position.

Abstract: In a vehicle control pedal unit comprising a mounting structure having a U-shaped mounting end with spaced parallel leg walls between which one end of a pedal lever is pivotally supported to which a pedal is attached at its other end, a cover is disposed, and pivotally supported with one end, on the spaced parallel leg walls for at least partially closing the space between the leg walls and a return spring having one end attached to the pivot lever is disposed in the space between the parallel leg walls and connected with its other end to the cover for resiliently holding said cover in a closed position in engagement with the leg walls and biasing the pivot lever into an idle end position.

Abstract: In a vehicle control pedal unit comprising a mounting structure having a U-shaped mounting end with spaced parallel walls between which one end of a pedal lever having an eyepiece with an opening is pivotally supported, at least one return spring disposed between the mounting structure walls has one end operatively connected to the pedal lever and the other end mounted on a support wall structure extending across the spaced parallel walls such that the other spring end can be easily inserted into engagement with the support wall structure from outside the spaced parallel walls.

Abstract: In a mounting frame of a vehicle control pedal unit in which a pedal lever is pivotally supported at one end in a pivot support structure arranged at the end of the mounting frame, the mounting frame has at least first and second mounting structures disposed at its back wall and the first mounting structure is disposed at the end of the mounting frame adjacent the pivot support structure and the second mounting structure is disposed at the opposite end of the mounting frame and includes two spaced recesses receiving two tongues projecting from the vehicle body structure and a bolt extending through aligned bores formed in the mounting frame and in the tongues for firmly connecting the mounting frame to the vehicle body structure.

Abstract: In a device for the transmission of motion from an accelerator pedal to a power output control element of an internal combustion engine fitted with an automatic power transmission including a motion transfer lever linked to the accelerator pedal, an operating lever is arranged adjacent to the motion transfer lever such that both are pivotable about the same axis and a kick down spring engages the two levers with one another for movement in unison until the operating lever reaches a full load end position beyond which only the motion transfer lever can be moved against the force of the kickdown spring for engagement with an actuating means for initiating shifting of the transmission.