TWI427013B - Foot-pedal device - Google Patents

Description

Foot pedal device

The present invention relates to a footrest device, and more particularly to a footrest device that is mounted on a carrier for stepping on an occupant's foot.

According to the present, the locomotives of the two-person locomotives are provided with pedals for the passengers to place on both sides of the locomotive rear seat, and the pedals can be folded and used for the pedals. At the same time, the foot pedal is pulled out from both sides of the vehicle body of the locomotive for use; therefore, in order to make the conventional pedals have better convenience in use and folding, the current operator Many improvements have been made to the conventional foot pedal.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , as disclosed in the Patent No. I274005 of the Republic of China on the "Push-On Locomotive Rear Foot Pedal" patent, the foot pedal device 9 is mounted on the underside of the locomotive seat by a base 91. On one side of the vehicle body, a recess 911 is disposed on one side of the base 91, and is received in the recess 911 by a latching member 92, and the latching member 92 is pushed by an elastic member 921. The latch member 92 can be latched on one of the positioning holes 931 of a pedal 93 such that the pedal 93 is fixed in position.

The pedal 93 is pivotally connected to a pivot 912 of the base 91 by an assembly portion 932, and a torsion spring 94 and a swing arm 95 are sequentially mounted on the assembly portion 932 of the pedal 93; the torsion spring 94 is A cover plate 96 is disposed between the swing arms 95 for restraining and positioning the torsion spring 94 for providing the elastic force of the pedal 93 to elastically pivot.

A positioning end 951 of the swing arm 95 is abutted against a protrusion 933 of the pedal 93. One positioning hole 952 of the swing arm 95 is pivotally connected to a pivoting member 971 of a cover body 97; Covering the base 91, thereby defining that the pedal 93 is pivotally located between the base 91 and the cover body 97, so that the swing arm 95 in the pedal 93 can rotate with the internal movement of the pedal 93, In order to control the pedal 93 to assume a collapsed or unfolded state.

The conventional foot pedal device 9 is assembled by the above-mentioned members, so that when the pedal 93 is in the folded position, the latch member 92 is caught in the positioning hole 931 of the pedal 93, so that the pedal 93 is stuck. a fixed position; when the pedal 93 of the positioning state is pushed in the folding direction for pivoting, the swing arm 95 in the pedal 93 rotates with the internal movement of the pedal 93, thereby pushing the latch 92 The click positioning of the pedal 93 is released, so that the pedal 93 assumes an unfolded state. Accordingly, by the cooperation of the rotation of the swing arm 95 and the torsion spring 94, in the case where the pedal 93 itself is reversely operated, the pedal 93 in the positioned state can be automatically bounced.

However, in order to achieve the purpose of automatically bounce the pedal 93 in the positioning state, the above-described conventional pedal device 9 must utilize the interaction of the swing arm 95 and the torsion spring 94, and thus, the following problems are easily derived:

1. Since the swing arm 95 is formed by the displacement of the pedal 93 to generate a corresponding rotation, and the swing arm 95 forms a C-type or a semi-circular shape corresponding to the range of the rotary swing, after a long time of use, The swing arm 95 is easy to swing due to excessive rotation, so that the ability of the C-type or semi-circular swing arm 95 to load the rotational strength is reduced, and the swing arm 95 is stuck or even broken, and the pedal 93 can be automatically lost. The function of the pop-up even shortens the service life and convenience of the pedal device 9.

2. In addition, the swing arm 95 must be additionally placed on the assembly portion 932 of the pedal 93 during the assembly process, so that the positioning end 951 of the swing arm 95 abuts against the bump 933 of the pedal 93, and then The positioning hole 952 of the swing arm 95 is correspondingly coupled to the pivoting member 971 of the cover body 97. Thus, the pivoting member 971 can be used to restrict the swing arm 95 from being in the proper position of the assembly portion 932 of the pedal 93. It is often easy to cause assembly inconvenience and relatively a relatively large amount of time.

In view of the above disadvantages, the conventional foot pedal device does have a need for improvement.

The main object of the present invention is to improve the above disadvantages to provide a foot pedal device which can ensure that the pedal can maintain the automatic pop-up function for long-term use, thereby improving the service life of the pedal device. Convenience.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a foot pedal device that can be used with a simple member to reduce the time and manufacturing cost required for assembly.

In order to achieve the foregoing objectives, the technical content of the present invention includes: a foot pedal device comprising: a base having a pivot and an assembly slot, and the assembly slot is provided with a consistent perforation; a card assembly a latching member is received in the assembly slot, one end of the latching member is an abutting end, and the abutting end is extended by the through hole; and a pedal is disposed at one end of the pivoting hole a pivoting portion, wherein the outer peripheral wall of the end portion of the pedal hole has a guiding portion, the guiding portion is provided with a first guiding rail, a second guiding rail and a third guiding rail, and one side wall of the first guiding rail has a side a guiding surface, the other end of the side wall has a locking portion, the first end of the second rail is in communication with the locking portion, and the second end of the second rail is connected to the first end of the third rail, the first The second end of the three rails communicates with the locking portion, the abutting end of the latching member projects into and slides in the three rails, and a reset element is arranged in the end portion of the pedal shaft hole to drive the pedal Rotate.

The foot pedal device of the present invention, wherein the first rail, the second rail and the third rail are respectively recessed into different depths by a surface of the guiding portion, and the first end of the second rail has a depth greater than that of the first rail The depth of the second end of the third rail is less than the depth of the first rail, and the depth of the first end of the third rail is greater than the depth of the second end of the second rail.

In the foot pedal device of the present invention, the pedal may further be provided with a counterbore to accommodate the resetting member, and the resetting member may be a torsion spring, one end of the reset member is fixed to the pivot shaft, and the other end is fixed to the pedal member. pedal.

In the foot pedal device of the present invention, the peripheral wall of the pivot shaft may be provided with a notch, and the pedal may also be provided with a notch, and the two ends of the restoring element are respectively clamped to the notch of the pivot shaft and the notch of the pedal. Moreover, the notch of the pivot preferably faces the assembly groove of the base.

In the pedal device of the present invention, the latch assembly may further include a pivoting member having a pivoting portion and a linking portion rotatably coupled to the base. a seat, the card member is placed in the linkage portion.

In the pedal device of the present invention, the latch assembly may further include an elastic member, one end of the elastic member abuts the base, and the other end abuts the latch member to abut the latch member. The end is maintained to extend out of the through hole.

The foot pedal device of the present invention, wherein the third rail is located above the second rail, the third rail may be a climbing curved surface or a slope, the first end of the third rail is located at a lower position, and the third rail is The two ends are located at a higher position.

In the foot pedal device of the present invention, the base may be provided with a cover plate that closes the assembly groove and the counterbore of the pedal.

In the foot pedal device of the present invention, the cover plate may be provided with a limiting hole for receiving one end of the pivot.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt;

Referring to FIG. 2, the foot pedal device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a base 1, a cassette assembly 2 and a pedal 3. One end of the pedal 3 is pivotally disposed on a pivot 11 of the base 1 , and the base 1 is further provided with an assembly slot 12 for receiving the cassette assembly 2 .

The base 1 is disposed on a carrier, such as a side edge of the vehicle body under the locomotive seat cushion, and the base 1 is respectively formed with a pivot shaft 11 and an assembly slot 12. A notch 111 is disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the pivot shaft 11. In the embodiment, the notch 111 is preferably directed toward the assembly groove 12 of the base 1. Referring to FIG. 3 , the assembly slot 12 has an opening 121 , a continuous through hole 122 , and a first pivot hole 123 . The opening 121 is opposite to and communicates with the through hole 122 and the first pivot hole 123 . The through hole 122 extends through the base 1 , and the first pivot hole 123 can penetrate the base 1 or be in a blind hole pattern.

In addition, the pedestal 1 is covered with a corresponding cover plate 13 having a first wall surface 131 and a second wall surface 132 connected to one end. The first wall surface 131 can cover the base 1 The bottom wall 131 has a limiting hole 133 for receiving one end of the pivot 11; the second wall 132 can cover the opening 121 of the base 1 The second wall 132 has a second pivot shaft bore 134. The cover plate 13 can be fixed to the base 1 in various combinations. In this embodiment, the cover plate 13 can be at least one fixing member 135 via the corresponding positioning hole 136 to be fixed to at least one of the bases 1 . Positioning hole 14.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the cassette assembly 2 is received in the assembly slot 12 of the base 1. When the pedal 3 is rotated relative to the base 1, the cassette assembly 2 can The pedal 3 is formed with a click or a relative displacement with the pedal 3 to release the positioning state. The structure of the cassette assembly 2 is not particularly limited in the present invention. In the embodiment, the cassette assembly 2 may include a pivoting member 21, a latching member 22 and an elastic member 23.

Referring to FIG. 4, the pivoting member 21 can have a pivoting portion 211 and a linking portion 212. The pivoting portion 211 is provided with a rotating shaft 213 extending through the end surface in the axial direction. The first pivoting shaft hole 123 and the second pivoting shaft hole 134 are respectively rotatably disposed, and the rotating shaft 213 can be integrally formed with the pivoting portion 211, that is, a convex portion is formed by both end faces of the pivoting portion 211 The linking portion 212 is connected to the pivoting portion 211 . The connecting portion 212 can be disposed with a receiving groove 214 . The receiving groove 214 extends axially through the linking portion 212 .

The latching member 22 and the elastic member 23 are disposed in the receiving groove 214 of the linking portion 212. One end of the latching member 22 is an abutting end 221, and the abutting end 221 protrudes from the surface of the linking portion 212. And extending through the through hole 122 of the assembly slot 12, the elastic member 23 abuts against the second wall surface 132 of the cover plate 13 at one end, and the other end abuts the latch member 22 to abut the latch member 22. The end 221 is maintained to extend out of the through hole 122, and the latching member 22 can be linearly reciprocally displaced in the receiving groove 214.

Referring to Figures 2 and 5, the pedal 3 is used for stepping on the foot of the locomotive of the locomotive. One end of the pedal 3 has a shaft hole 31, and the shaft hole 31 is pivotally connected to the base. 1 pivot 11. The pedal 3 has an outer peripheral wall of the end portion of the shaft hole 31 and has a guiding portion 32. The guiding portion 32 preferably has a concentric arc shape according to the shaft hole 31. In addition, the guiding portion 32 is provided with a first guiding rail 321 , a second guiding rail 322 and a third guiding rail 323 formed by recessing the surface, so that the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 can be extended and sequentially The first rail 321 , the second rail 322 , and the third rail 323 are cyclically slipped.

The first guide rail 321 is recessed by a predetermined depth from the surface of the guiding portion 32, and the depth of the entire first rail 321 is preferably maintained the same; one side wall of the first rail 321 has a guiding slope 3211, the first rail The other end of the side wall 321 has a locking portion 3212. The locking portion 3212 is preferably concavely curved so that the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 can be guided by the guiding inclined surface 3211 and stays there. The locking portion 3212 is in the middle. The first end 322a of the second rail 322 is in communication with the locking portion 3212 of the first rail 321 , and the depth of the first end 322 a of the second rail 322 is greater than the depth of the first rail 321 . A step is formed at the first end 322a of the two rails 322.

The third rail 323 is located above the second rail 322 (as shown in FIG. 5), and the third rail 323 is a climbing curved surface or a slope having an infinite radius of curvature. The first end 323a of the third rail 323 is located at a In the lower position, the second end 323b of the third rail 323 is located at a higher position. The first end 323a of the third rail 323 is in communication with the second end 322b of the second rail 322, and the depth of the first end 323a of the third rail 323 is greater than the depth of the second end 322b of the second rail 322. The second end 323b of the third rail 323 is in communication with the locking portion 3212 of the first rail 321 , and the second end 323 b of the third rail 323 has a depth smaller than the depth of the first rail 321 .

The pedal 3 is further provided with a counterbore 33 and a resetting element 34. The counterbore 33 is preferably coaxial with the shaft hole 31, and the counterbore 33 has a diameter larger than the diameter of the shaft hole 31. The resetting member 34 is received in the counterbore 33 and is sleeved on the pivot shaft 11. The restoring member 34 can be a torsion spring. One end of the restoring member 34 is locked in the notch 111 of the pivot 11 and the other end is stuck. There is a notch 35 in the pedal 3; thus, when the latching member 22 no longer prevents the pedal 3 from moving, the resetting member 34 can drive the pedal 3 to rotate.

Referring to FIG. 2, during assembly, the pedal 3 is sleeved on the pivot 11 of the base 1 by the shaft hole 31, and the reset element 34 is continuously received in the counterbore 33 of the pedal 3 and sleeved. The pivot shaft 11 is disposed, and the two ends of the resetting member 34 are respectively clamped to the notch 35 of the pedal 3 and the notch 111 of the base 1. Referring to FIG. 3, the latch assembly 2 is received in the assembly slot 12, and the end of the rotating shaft 213 of the pivoting member 21 is positioned into the first pivoting shaft hole 123, and the cover is further 13 The assembly slot 12 is closed, so that the other end of the rotating shaft 213 of the pivoting member 21 is positioned into the second pivoting shaft hole 134, and the elastic member 23 is abutted against the second wall surface 132 of the cover plate 13. The latching member 22 can be pushed by the elastic member 23 so that the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 protrudes from the through hole 122 and enters the first guide rail 321 of the pedal 3 and stays at In the locking portion 3212 (as shown in FIG. 6), at this time, the pedal 3 is concealed on the side edge of the locomotive body to form a folded unused state, and the reset element 34 is compressed. status.

Referring to Figures 7 and 8, when the foot pedal device of the present invention is to be used, the user can press the pedal 3 toward the direction of the locomotive body (as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 7) by an external force. The pedal 3 is caused to rotate in a first direction (clockwise direction according to the drawing) with respect to the pivot 11 of the base 1 to cause the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 to leave the first The latching portion 3212 of the guide rail 321 causes the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 to fall into the deeper first end 322a of the second rail 322 by the thrust of the elastic member 23.

Referring to Figures 9 to 12, when the force of the pedal 3 is moved toward the direction of the locomotive body, the pivoting of the pedal 3 relative to the base 1 can be driven by the elastic reset of the restoring member 34. 11 generates a rotation in a second direction (counterclockwise according to the drawing) and is turned toward the side of the locomotive body; therefore, the rotating pedal 3 can follow the guide of the second guide 322 Leading (as shown in FIG. 10), moving the second end 322b of the second rail 322 to a position opposite to the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22, and entering and staying at the third rail 323 One end 323a (as shown in Fig. 12) is used to limit the pedal 3 to a positioning angle. Accordingly, the pedal 3 can be pivoted about 90 degrees with respect to the base 1 and perpendicular to the side edge of the locomotive body, thereby causing the pedal 3 to assume an unfolded state for the user to step on.

Referring to Figures 13 and 14, if the pedal 3 is to be returned to the collapsed state, the user can directly push the pedal 3 to the clockwise direction of the locomotive body (in accordance with Figure 13); At this time, the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 is movable along the third rail 323, and when the second end 323b of the third rail 323 is moved, the latch is pushed by the elastic member 23. The member 22 causes the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 to fall into the deeper first guiding rail 321 and then moves back and stays in the locking portion 3212 of the first rail 321 to complete the pedal 3 The retraction is performed and the reset element 34 is returned to the compressed state.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, if the pedal 3 is folded too much, the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 is not directly displaced when the second end 323b of the third rail 323 is displaced. When the phenomenon of slipping in the first rail 321 is generated in the locking portion 3212 of the first rail 321 , the pedal device of the present invention can also be guided by the inclined surface 3211 of the first rail 321 . The abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 is guided toward the latching portion 3212 to be stably retained in the latching portion 3212. Accordingly, the abutting end 221 of the latching member 22 can be prevented from directly entering the second rail 322 by the third rail 323, so that the pedal 3 is not surely folded and popped out.

As described above, only a preferred embodiment and description of a pedal 3 disposed on one side of the locomotive body is used. However, the pedal 3 is used in a symmetrical design on the other side of the locomotive body. Can be expected and understood, there should be no need to repeat.

The invention can only achieve the effect of the automatic bounce of the pedal 3 under the operation of the user only by the structural design of the guiding portion 32 of the pedal 3 and the operation of the latching assembly 2.

Thus, the foot pedal device of the present invention does not need to be limited by the service life of the additional member, so that the pedal can be automatically bounced for a long time, and the service life of the pedal device can be further improved. And convenience.

Furthermore, the foot pedal device of the present invention has a simple component design, and therefore, the foot pedal device of the present invention can achieve the effect of reducing assembly time and cost.

While the invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments described above, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The technical scope of the invention is protected, and therefore the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

[this invention]

1. . . Pedestal

11. . . Pivot

111. . . gap

12. . . Assembly slot

121. . . Opening

122. . . Through hole

123. . . First pivot shaft hole

13. . . Cover

131. . . First wall

132. . . Second wall

133. . . Limit hole

134. . . Second pivot shaft hole

135. . . Fastener

136. . . Positioning hole

14. . . Positioning hole

2. . . Card assembly

twenty one. . . Pivot

211. . . Pivot

212. . . Linkage department

213. . . Rotating shaft

214. . . Locating slot

twenty two. . . Card assembly

221. . . Abutting end

twenty three. . . Elastic component

3. . . pedal

31. . . Shaft hole

32. . . Guide

321. . . First rail

3211. . . Bevel

3212. . . Clamping part

322. . . Second rail

322a. . . First end

322b. . . Second end

323. . . Third rail

323a. . . First end

323b. . . Second end

33. . . Counterbore

34. . . Reset element

35. . . gap

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9. . . Foot pedal device

91. . . Pedestal

911. . . Groove

912. . . Pivot

92. . . Card assembly

921. . . Elastic component

93. . . pedal

931. . . Positioning hole

932. . . Assembly department

933. . . Bump

94. . . Torsion spring

95. . . Swing arm

951. . . Positioning end

952. . . Positioning hole

96. . . Cover

97. . . Cover

971. . . Pivot

Figure 1: An exploded perspective view of a conventional foot pedal device.

Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a top cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4: A cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a diagram (1) of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view (1) of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a diagram (2) of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view (2) of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a diagram (3) of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view (3) of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a diagram (4) of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view (4) of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14 is a diagram (5) of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15 is a diagram (6) of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1. . . Pedestal

11. . . Pivot

111. . . gap

12. . . Assembly slot

121. . . Opening

122. . . Through hole

123. . . First pivot shaft hole

13. . . Cover

131. . . First wall

132. . . Second wall

133. . . Limit hole

134. . . Second pivot shaft hole

135. . . Fastener

136. . . Positioning hole

14. . . Positioning hole

2. . . Card assembly

twenty one. . . Pivot

211. . . Pivot

212. . . Linkage department

213. . . Rotating shaft

214. . . Locating slot

twenty two. . . Card assembly

221. . . Abutting end

twenty three. . . Elastic component

3. . . pedal

31. . . Shaft hole

32. . . Guide

321. . . First rail

3211. . . Bevel

3212. . . Clamping part

322. . . Second rail

323. . . Third rail

33. . . Counterbore

34. . . Reset element

35. . . gap

Claims (8)

A foot pedal device comprising: a base having a pivot and an assembly slot, wherein the assembly slot is provided with a consistent perforation; a latch assembly comprising a latch member and received in the assembly slot, One end of the latching member is an abutting end, and the abutting end is extended by the through hole; and a pedal is provided with a pivot hole at one end thereof pivotally connected to the pivot of the base, and the pedal is provided with an outer peripheral wall of the end of the shaft hole The guiding portion is provided with a first guiding rail, a second guiding rail and a third guiding rail. One side wall of the first guiding rail has a guiding slope, and the other sidewall end has a locking portion. The first end of the second rail is in communication with the locking portion, and the second end of the second rail is connected to the first end of the third rail, and the second end of the third rail is in communication with the locking portion, The abutting end of the latching member extends into and slides in the three guide rails, and a resetting member is disposed in the end portion of the pedaling shaft hole to drive the pedal to rotate; wherein the latching assembly further comprises a pivoting member and An elastic member having a pivoting portion and a linking portion, the pivoting portion being rotatably Cooperating with the base, the latching member is received in the linking portion, one end of the elastic member abuts the base, and the other end abuts the latching member, so that the abutting end of the latching member is extended The through hole. The foot pedal device of claim 1, wherein the first rail, the second rail and the third rail are respectively recessed by different surfaces of the guiding portion, and the first end of the second rail The depth of the second rail is greater than the depth of the first rail, and the depth of the second end of the third rail is smaller than that of the first rail The depth of the first end of the third rail is greater than the depth of the second end of the second rail. The footrest device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the pedal is further provided with a counterbore for accommodating the restoring element, the restoring element is a torsion spring, and one end of the restoring element is fixed to the pivot The shaft has the other end fixed to the pedal. The pedal device of claim 3, wherein the outer peripheral wall of the pivot is provided with a notch, the pedal is provided with a notch, and the two ends of the reset element are respectively clamped to the notch of the pivot and the The gap of the pedal. The footrest device of claim 4, wherein the notch of the pivot faces the assembly groove of the base. The footrest device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the third rail is located above the second rail, the third rail is a climbing curved surface or a sloped surface, and the first end of the third rail is at a lower position Wherein the second end of the third rail is located at a higher position. The footrest device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the base is provided with a cover that closes the assembly slot and the counterbore of the pedal. The footrest device of claim 7, wherein the cover is provided with a limiting hole for one end of the pivot.