Reply Brief in Support of KSR's Motion for Summary ... - Fried Frank

3drve shaf and extendig respectively to the fist and secondped assemblies so as to provide rota cable movement ateach peda assembly in response to acation of the motor,and mea at each pedal assembly operative to convert therota cable movement to rota movement of the screwmember. Ths argement allows a single motor positionedbetween the two pedal assemblies to positively and preselyposition the two pedal assemblies in responsè to actation ofthe motor.BRIF DESCRON OF TI DRAWIGFIG. 1 is a frgmenta perspeve view of a controlpedal appars according to the invention and including, abrae control ped assembly mounte side by side to an 15acclerar control peal assembly;FIG. 2 is a somewhat sèhemac view of the brake controlpedal assembly;FIG. 3 is a cross-sectiona view ta on line 3-3 of FIG.2;FIG. 4 is a fragmenta view of the brae, control pedassembly;FIG. 5 is a deta view of an element of the brae controlpedal assembly;FIG. 6 is a somewhat schematic view of the acceleratorcontrol pedal assembly;FIGS. 7 and 8 are detal views of the aclerator controlpedal assembly;FIG. 9 is a cross-sectiona view taen on line 9-9 of FIG. 306;FIG. 10 is a fragmenta perspective view of å por:on ofthe aceleraor ped assembly;FIG. 11 is 'a perspectve view of an element of the 35accelera ped assembly;FIGS.12-17 are detaled views of a bushing assembly for.use with the invention control pedal appars; andDETAIED DESCRON OF ~PREFED EMODIMSThe invention contrl peal appartu, broady consideredincludes a bra peda assembly 10 an an ~elettorpedal assembly 12. It wi be understood fuat the peassemblies 10 and U ar mounte side by side in conven- 45tiona fahion on the dah panel 14 of th associ motorvehicleurs.and ar simultaeously adjuste to movesothe repetivepedal pads of the pedal assemblies towa or away fromthe drver to selectively acommodate vanous drver sta-ri.Brae pedal assembly,1n (FGS. 1 an 2) includes abrket 16, an adjuster member 18, a pedal an 20, a cammember 22, and a lin 24. Al of the 'members, unlessotherwiseindicàted, ar formd of a suitale ferrus ma- 55Bracket 16 includes a bas porton 16a' adted to befiedly secured to the dash panel of the vehicle and a pai ofspaced side plate portonS 16b extending rearardlyfrmthe base porton. Eah side plate porton ,16b includes an 60arcuat generaly vertcayexrending slot 16e andan arcuategeneíay horizontay extendg slot 16d positionedbelow slot 16e. 'Adjuster member 18 includes a pai of spaced5,460,-061'side plate, portons 18a joined by a rea end wall18b and an upper end 6Swall 18e. A pin 26 seCl,ed,to an upstadig poron 18d ofeach side plate porton'l8aogdes slidalyin a repective4arcuate slot 16d in a respective bracket side plat porton16b. An arcuate slot 18e, correspondig in si:ze and i:onfigurationand generaly algned with the corrpondig slot16d in a respective bracket side plate porton 16b, is pro-S vided in each upstading porton lSd. One of the side plateportons 1Sa of the adjuster member is cr inwardly at18f (FG. 3) so as to enable the forward portons of the sideplate poron of the adjuster member, to be positionedbetween the spac bracket side plate portons 16b whieenabling the reaar porton of the adjuste member to10 assume a more widely spaced confgution to acmmodatethe ped ar 20 and assòciated drve and guide strctues.A brake acnition rod 48 is pivotaly secured to a forwardend portion 18j of one of theadjuste memb~r side plateportons and eah adjuster member side plate portion fuerinludes an upwary and forwardly extendig porton 18k.Pedal an 20 incIudes an upper poon 20a positionedbetween the spac side plat 18a of the adjuster memberand a lower porton 20b defig a lower end 20e mountig20 the brake peda 28. The upper porton 20a of pedal an 20is mounted for adjustable slidig movement along theadjuster member by apai of upper gude shoes Or blocks 30(FG. 3) pivotay mounte on a pin 3t passing though thepeda ar and a pai of lower guide shoès ot blocks 3425 pivotay mounte on a pin 36 passing though ,the pedar Each upper guide shoe 30 include a downwardlyopenig groove 30a slidably embraing the upper edge 18gofarespectiveadjuste member side plat porton 1Sa imdeach lower shoe 34 includes an upwardly openg groove34a slidably engaging the lower edge 18h of a respectiveadjuster membe side plate porton 1Sa. Upper shoes 30 andlower shoes 34 wi be sen to coact to alow the pedal arto be moved slidably fore and ,af along the side pl¡iteportons 18a of the adjuste memj)er so as to selectivelymove the brake pedal 28 fore and af with respect to thedrver. .A plastic generaly rectagular nut 38 (FG. 3) is securedto the side face of ped ar upper porton 20a beteen pins32 and 36 and includes a theaded.centt axal bore 38a40 tldably reiving a screw mèmber 40 compring theoutput sha of a trmission mechasm 42 (FGS. 2and4) sec as by a fastener 44 to one of the side platcableportons 1Sa of the adjuster member and including awet socke 42a receiving a drve cable 46 passing thougha cut-out 18i in .te other side plate porton 18a of theadjuster member. Trsmission member' 42 may, ,forexample, comprise a unt avaiable from Hancok Diviionof m Antomotive of Aubur His, Mich. as Par' No.2.8l219-Xl.A slac adjuster assembly is prvideof upperped ar :Prton 20a andplate portons 18a to prelude unwante andat the interseconadjuster membeè sideindverntanguar movement between the pe an andthe adjustemember. The slac taup assely (FGS. 4 -and 5)includes a lever 52 and an adjuste screw 54. Lever 52 ismounted in strdlg relaton to the upper end lOa of thear with the pe,a passing tlughan apertepedaS2a in the lever. Lever '52 fuer defies a forward upstaiidingporton 52b tlly receivig scrw 54 and a pai offorward toe portons 52c spac apar a distice corrpond-,ing to th spacing of the side plate portons 1Sa of theadjuster member. Lever 52 is pivotaly mounte on theuppepeda ai poron20a by a pivot pi S6 passing thoughthepeda ar The openig 52a in the lever is positioned suchthat the to portons 52c of the lever resptively engage thelower side. edges iSh of the ,adjuste'rimher_ side platporton'lii. Following the'assemblyof the pe,~ to the