US 11,755,052 B1
Foldable pedal device for vehicle
Eun Sik Kim, Gwangmyeong-Si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/869,129.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0045302 (KR), filed on Apr. 12, 2022.
Int. Cl. G05G 1/40 (2008.04); G05G 1/44 (2008.04); G05G 5/05 (2006.01); G05G 1/015 (2008.04); B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); B60T 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC G05G 1/40 (2013.01) [G05G 1/015 (2013.01); G05G 1/44 (2013.01); G05G 5/05 (2013.01); B60K 26/02 (2013.01); B60K 2026/026 (2013.01); B60T 7/042 (2013.01); B60T 7/06 (2013.01); G05G 2505/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle, the foldable pedal apparatus comprising:
a pedal housing;
a pedal pad rotatably coupled to the pedal housing and configured to be operated in response to a driver's activation;
a spring module engaged to the pedal pad and configured to provide an elastic force to the pedal pad so that the pedal pad protrudes from the pedal housing by the elastic force of the spring module; and
a moving stopper coupled to an actuator and configured to be linearly moved by power of the actuator fixed to the pedal housing,
wherein the pedal pad rotates in a first direction to be inserted into the pedal housing by movement of the moving stopper, entering a hidden state configured to prevent the driver from operating the pedal pad in an autonomous driving situation of the vehicle, and
wherein the pedal pad rotates in a second direction to protrude from the pedal housing by movement of the moving stopper and the elastic force of the spring module, entering a pop-up state configured to allow the driver to operate the pedal pad in a manual operation mode of the vehicle,
wherein the pedal pad includes:
a pad portion including a pad surface configured to be pressed by the driver, wherein one end portion of the spring module is inserted into and provided in the pad portion, and
a pedal arm portion including a first end portion connected to the pad portion and a second end portion pivotally coupled to the pedal housing.